Introduction to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

Download or read book Introduction to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United Nations Secretariat of the Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), based in Bonn, Germany, presents the full text of a fact sheet entitled "An Introduction to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification," published in July 2000. The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification promotes a new approach to managing dryland ecosystems. The fact sheet details the causes of desertification, the action programs of the convention, funding of the programs, and desertification as a problem of sustainable development.