This list contains 24 entry(ies).
Over 20 years ago, concerned farmers’ groups in Kenya and Burkina Faso began to adopt new measures to conserve soil and water and to re-establish trees in their fields.
Organization(s):
- Centre Technique de Coopération Agricole et Rurale, NL
- IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development)
- International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), IT
- United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Secretariat
- Vrije Universiteit
Films included in this compilation are "Mekong: Watch That River!" (2009); "Small Islands, Big Impact" (2009); "South Asia: Crowded Land, Drying Rivers" (2009); and "Yellow River Blues" (2009).
Dirt, soil, call it what you want--it's everywhere we go. It is the root of our existence, supporting our feet, our farms, our cities. This fascinating yet disquieting book finds, however, that we are running out of dirt, and it's no laughing matter.
Organization(s):
- European Environment Agency, DK
- UNEP, Regional Office for Europe
Organization(s):
- Regional Soil Conservation Unit (RSCU)
- Sweden, SIDA
Organization(s):
- IUCN Commission on Ecology, Study Group for World Soil Conservation
Author(s):
- Chleq, Jean-Louis
- Dupriez, Hugues
Organization(s):
- IUCN Conservation for Development Centre
Organization(s):
- IUCN Conservation for Development Centre
Organization(s):
- IUCN Commission on Ecology
Organization(s):
- University of Arizona, Office of Arid Lands Studies, US
- Unesco, U.S. Man and Biosphere Program
- United States, AID
Organization(s):
- International Council for Science (ICSU), Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE)
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Society for the Promotion of Nature Reserves
