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1) The development of desert conditions as a result of human activity or climatic changes. 2) The process of land damage which allows the soil to spread like a desert in arid and semi-arid regions. There is a loss of vegetative cover and the soil deteriorates in texture, nutrient content and fertility. Desertification affects the lives of three-quarters of the world's population, 70% of all drylands and one quarter of the total land area of the planet. There are many reasons for desertification, but the majority are caused by human activities, overgrazing, deforestation, poor land management and over-exploitation. Agenda 21 states that the priority in combating desertification should be establishing preventive measures for lands that are not yet, or are only slightly, degraded. (Source: LBC / WRIGHT)
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2001. Zonobiom III: Die Namib-Wüste im südwestlichen Afrika (Namibia, Südafrika, Angola). In: Sustainable land use in deserts. Sustainable land use in deserts
441-498
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| Die Namib Wueste im SW Afrika_Teil1_2001.pdf | 42.96 MB |
2004. Site-species matching and planting technique for arid-zone forestry in Namibia.
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| Site_species matching and planting technique for arid_Zone forestry in Namibia.pdf | 257.58 KB |
1955. The Pleistocene in South-West Africa. The third Pan-African Congress on Prehistory, Pan-African Society of Prehistory. 14-22
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| The Pleistocene in South_West Africa.pdf | 5.27 MB |
2001. Proceedings of the Stakeholders Workshop, Interactive Environmental Learning and Action in the Kuiseb (ELAK), Gobabeb Training and Research Centre (GTRC), Gobabeb.
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| Proceedings of the Stakeholders Workshop_Interactive Environmental Learning and Action.pdf | 28.93 MB |
2013. Indigenous peoples and climate change in Africa - Report on case studies of Namibia's Topnaar and Hai||om Communities.
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| Indigenous peoples and climate change in Africa.pdf | 1.65 MB |
2016. An assessment of the economics of land degradation related to bush encroachment in Namibia.
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| An assessment of the economics of land degradation related to bush encroachment in Namibia_2016.pdf | 1.21 MB |
2011. On the Road to Adaptation: Understanding Climate Change in Karas Region.
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| On the Road to Adaptation_Understanding Climate Change in Karas Region_Poster English.pdf | 11.63 MB |
2001. Role and potential of Community-Based Organisations in the implementation of the National Programme to combat desertification in Namibia.
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| Role and Potential of Community_Based Organisations.pdf | 1017.06 KB |
2009. The practicalities of implementing the NRMPS from a legal perspective.
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| The practicalities of implementing the NRMPS from a legal perspective.pdf | 159.61 KB |
Livelihood Security - Climate Change, Migration and Conflict in the Sahel.
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| UNEP_Sahel_EN.pdf | 15.07 MB |
2010. National Policy on Climate Change for Namibia, September 2010.
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| National Policy on Climate Change for Namibia_2010.pdf | 722.18 KB |
1999. An overview of Namibia's vulnerability to climate change (Namibia's country study on climate change).
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| Namibias Country Study on Climate Change_An Overview of Namibias Vulnerability to Climate Change_1999.pdf | 54.64 MB |
2000. A preliminary assessment of the land cover and biomass variations in the Huab catchment.
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| A preliminary Assessment of the Land Cover and Biomass Variations in the Huab Catchment_2000.pdf | 21.47 MB |
2006. Perception or deception: Vegetation degradation and desertification processes in northwest Namibia. Poster Symposium 17, Managed ecosystems
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| Vegetation degradation and desertification processes in northwest Namibia.pdf | 111.19 KB |
2007. A changing climate is eroding the geographical range of the Namib Desert tree Aloe through population declines and dispersal lags. Diversity and Distributions
13 (5) 645-653
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| A changing climate is eroding the geographical range of the Namib Desert tree Aloe through population declines and dispersal lags.pdf | 523.32 KB |
2009. Adaptations to climate change, drought and desertification: local insights to enhance policy in southern Africa. Environment: Science and Policy 12 (7) 748-765
2007. Can information circulation contribute to combating desertification?. AIDCCD – Active exchange of experience on indicators and development of perspectives in the context of UNCCD: Role of information circulation systems in scientific and practical approaches to combat desertification. Proceedings of the International Seminar
14-23
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| Can information circulation contribute to combating desertification.pdf | 5.18 MB |
2006. Integrated approach for use of desertification benchmarks and indicators: an example from Namibia. AIDCCD – Active exchange of experience on indicators and development of perspectives in the context of UNCCD, Local and regional desertification indicators in a global perspective: seminar proceedings
65-73
2005. State of the art on existing indicators and their use for desertification monitoring and CCD implementation in southern Africa. AIDCCD active exchange of experience on indicators and development of perspectives in the context of UNCCD: Report on the state of art on existing indicators and CCD implementation in the UNCCD Annexes
95-139
2007. Community driven local level monitoring: recording environmental change to support multi-level decision-making in Namibia. Sécheresse 18 (4) 336-341
2008. Advances in desertification and climate change research: are they accessible for application to enhance adaptive capacity?. Global and Planetary Change 64 (3-4) 236-243
1999. A fence-line contrast reveals effects of heavy grazing on plant diversity and community composition in Namaqualand, South Africa. Plant Ecology 142 (1-2) 169-178
2001. Remarkable Differences in Desertification Processes in the Northern and Southern Richtersveld (Northern Namaqualand, Republic of South Africa). Sustainable Land Use in Deserts 177-187
2008. General Conclusions – Sand Dune Deserts, Desertification, Rehabilitation and Conservation. Arid Dune Ecosystems 200 441-459
2009. The Unmet Challenge of Connecting Scientific Research with Community Action. The Future of Drylands 687-697
Water Conservation in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions.
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| Water Conservation in Arid and Semi_Arid Regions.pdf | 225.76 KB |
1993. Exploring the links between Desertification and Climate Change. Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development 35 (6) 4-45
2007. Global Desertification: Building a Science for Dryland Development. Science 316 (5826) 847-851
2004. Monitoring deserti?cation and land degradation over sub-Saharan Africa. International Journal of Remote Sensing
25 (3) 573-592
2002. Presence/absence of a keystone species as an indicator of rangeland health. Journal of Arid Environments 50 (3) 513-519
2002. Land-use intensity affects range condition in arid to semi-arid Namibia. Journal of Arid Environments
52 (3) 389-403
1999. Plant Induced Fertile Islands as Possible Indicators of Desertification in a Succulent Desert Ecosystem in Northern Namaqualand, South Africa. Plant Ecology 142 (1/2 The Plant Ecology of Namaqualand, South Africa (Jun., 1999)) 161-167
Website link:http://www.jstor.org/stable/20050782
1998. Monitoring 20 years of increased grazing impact on the Greek island of Crete with earth observation satellites. Journal of Arid Environments 39 165-178
2001. Desertification in reverse? Observations from northern Burkina Faso. Global Environmental Change
11 (4) 271-282
2001. Monitoring land-cover changes in semi-arid regions: remote sensing data and field observations in the Ferlo, Senegal. Journal of Arid Environments
48 (2) 129-148
2002. Desertification in the Arab Region: analysis of current status and trends. Journal of Arid Environments
51 (4) 521-545
1998. On our failure to control desertification: implications for global change issues, and a research agenda for the future. Environmental Science and Policy 1 (2) 71-78
2004. Land Degradation Monitoring in Namibia: A First Approximation. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
99 (1 - 3) 5 - 21
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| Land Degradation Monitoring in Namibia_A First Approximation.pdf | 1.52 MB |
1997. Sub-regional action programme to combat desertification in southern Africa.
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| Sub_regional action programme to combat desertification in southern Africa.pdf | 99.14 KB |
1998. Combating desertification in the southern Kalahari: Connecting science with community action in South Africa. Journal of Arid Environments 39 (2) 285 - 297
2004. Connecting Community Action and Science to Combat Desertification: Evaluation of a Process. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 99 (1 - 3) 33 - 55
2004. How Community Action, Science and Common Sense can Work Together to Develop an Alternative Way to Combat Desertification. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
99 (1 - 3) 161 - 168
2000. Are Namibia's grasslands desertifying?. Journal of Range Management 53 138 - 144
Website link:http://www.jstor.org/pss/4003273