Office to Combat Desertification and Drought (UNSO) - Works in the overall framework of UNDP's sustainable human development mandate to support dryland development and the implementation of the CCD.

Kubota/The Sahil Greenbelt Plan - Limited information and photos about an experimental effort to combat desertification in Africa's Sahil region.

Deserts and Desertification - More than 70% of earth's drylands is affected by desertification, and other facts.

Desertification - United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization - FAO has been active for decades in the fight against desertification by regular monitoring and normative programmes as well as field projects. Site has general information on desertification and describes FAO activities related to preserving fragile ecosystems in arid, semi-arid and dry-subhumid regions.

Desertification and Drought - Internet links to sites relating to desertification, maintained by University of Arizona.

Desertification Information Network - The objective of the network is to provide data and information services on the subject of desertification, particularly in African and the Mediterranean basin.

The Sahara and the Sahel Observatory (OSS) - An international association whose mission is to serve as a liaison and forum for partnership and consultation. It is composed of legal entities devoted to drought and desertification control and to the development of the arid and semi-arid zones of the African continent.

The Arid Lands Newsletter Home Page - Published by the Office of Arid Lands Studies at the University of Arizona.

Adaptive Strategies for Sustainable Livelihoods in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) Project - The project focuses on agropastoralists in arid and semi-arid areas with the view of using the lessons learned from this experience to develop similar initiatives in other regions and socio-ecological systems.

Cameleo Project - Satellite watch of desertification in Northern Africa. The objective of the project is to develop a comprehensive method for monitoring desertification in the south of the Mediterranean basin.

International Arid Lands Consortium - Group's vision is to transform arid lands into more habitable environments to advance the well-being of the people who inhabit the areas.

Saharan dust and climate; remote sensing of the Fezzan - Describes research into interactions between dust and climate in the Sahel and Sahara, as well as radar remote sensing in the Fezzan region of the Sahara.

Desertification: Serious Threat or Global Myth - A paper that looks at the implications of desertification on less developed countries.

Beijing's Desert Storm - 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.

Experiences of Developed Countries in Combatting Desertification - Discussions about desertification in Australia, Iceland, Spain, and the U.S.

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification - Provides access to the official documents maintained or received by the secretariat and is a general source of information on the topic of desertification for the interested public.

Desertification - FAO website on the topic, with technical and scientific data and information available at FAO, plus internet links.

The Land Degradation and Desertification Website - International Union of Soil Sciences working group site offers conference reports, technical papers and links to other organizations.

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification -Africa - Regional site for UNCCD in Africa.