Global deserts outlook / 
[produced by Division of Early Warning and Assessment (DEWA),  United Nations Environment Programme ; editor, Exequiel Ezcurra]. 
 - Nairobi, Kenya :  United Nations Environment Programme,  c2006. 
 - xiii, 148 p. :  col. ill., col. maps ;  30 cm. 
<br/><br/> "UNEP Job No. DEW/0839/NA"--T.p. verso. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/> Foreword --  Executive summary --  Reader's guide --  Natural history and evolution of the world's deserts --  People and deserts --  Deserts and the planet : linkages between deserts and non-deserts --  State and trends of the world's deserts --  Challenges and opportunities : change, development, and conservation --  Desert outlook and options for action --  Appendix 1 --  Appendix 2 --  List of authors, reviewers and contributors --  Collaborating centres --  Acknowledgements.  ch. 1.  ch. 2.  ch. 3.  ch. 4.  ch. 5.  ch. 6. 
<br/><br/> The world's deserts represent unique ecosystems which support significant plant and animal biodiversity.  Various human societies have also been established in deserts throughout history, and today they are an important part of the world's natural and cultural heritage.  They are also diverse landscapes, contrary to the common notion of vast swathes of endless sand. This report shows that they are more than landscapes which are the end result of the process of desertification.  It urges policy-makers to consider the development potential of deserts, and their conservation needs.--Publisher's description. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9280727222 9789280727227 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007380877 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Deserts.<br/>Nature conservation.<br/>Watersheds.<br/>Natural areas.<br/>Dâeserts.<br/>âEcologie des dâeserts.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label> / .G562 2006 
<br/><br/><label>National Agricultural Library Call No.: </label>GB611  / .G56 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Gov. Doc. Class. No.: </label>DEW/0839/NA