Introduction to desertification and ways to combat desertification, details of activities undertaken and contact information. A site by Canadian International Development Agency.

International Union of Soil Sciences working group site offers conference reports, technical papers and links to other organizations.

Information about international project, funded by the European Union, to investigate the effects of desertification on land use in Mediterranean Europe.

Maps providing monthly updated, near real time, distributed information on rainfall, actual evapotranspiration, radiation, drought and desertification indices, and crop yield forecasts for Africa and Europe. Includes methodology discussions and links to similar resources.

Details about mission, objectives and structure of OSS, an organization striving to build up an African arena for cooperation and exchange to combat desertification and poverty. Available in English and Freanch.

Internet links to sites related to desertification, maintained by University of Arizona.

Text and video reports about remote monitoring in the arid southwest region of United States. General details about desertification, forcasting, desert plants and a photo gallery is also there.

Description of ASALs Project in Africa, along with outputs, findings, significance and bibliography.

Information about intergovernmental organizations, national/regional activities,non-governmental organizations in the field of desertification. Also related reports/news/information sources.

Article and photos describe desertification in China, where the desert is on the move. With dunes already 75 kilometers from Beijing, environmentalists fear the sand could swallow the capital in a few years.