17.06.2011

Today is the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

This year is the International Year of Forests and while we may all know about temperate and tropical forests, we may not know about the forests of the drylands which cover cover 18% of the land in arid zones. Forests are critical to the eradication of poverty in the drylands and they are also the first step towards healing the drylands and protecting them from desertification and drought.



This is an excerpt of the official information provided by the United Nations. To view the full text, click here.
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