print email comment close Desertification URL: http://www.fao.org/desertification/default.asp?lang=en Description: 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. Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN) Library of Congress Subject Headings: Arid regions Desertification LII Database Information: Record 9559 created by Maria Brandt on 06/16/2005 Last modification on 06/23/2005 Published: 06/16/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/9559