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Desertification
Desertification is "the degradation of land in arid, semi-arid, and dry sub-humid areas." This site "contains technical and scientific data and information, available at FAO, as well as links to a number of highly informative Web sites on desertification ... [and] on sustainable development and drylands management." Also find a searchable database of maps and statistics, photos, videos, and text documents. Available in several languages. From the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN). Note: some dead links.
http://www.fao.org/desertification/default.asp?lang=en

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