Combating desertification in Asia, Africa and the Middle East : proven practices

Editors Preface Foreword Chapter 1 Introduction to Deserts and Desertified regions in China G.A. Heshmati Chapter 2 Controlling Sand Movement through Mechanical Measures: China's Experience G.A. Heshmati Chapter 3 Successful Biological methods for combating desertification at degraded areas of China G.A. Heshmati Chapter 4 Libya: Reversal of land degradation and desertification through better land management Ali M Saad, Noresh M Shariff and S. Gariola Chapter 5 Desertification and its control in Morocco Y. Hammouzaki Chapter 6 Egypt: Land degradation issues with special reference to the impact of Climate Change Kh. Darwish, M. Safaa, A. Momou and S.A. Saleh Chapter7 Combating Desertification in Kenya P.M. Nguru and D.K. Rono Chapter 8 Lesotho: desertification control program S. Moshoeshoe. and M. Sekantsi Chapter 9 Desert Environments of Republic of Chad Hakim Djibril Chapter 10 Desertification Control in Niger: The medium Term Action Plan 2006-2011 Ibrahim Abdou Chapter 11 Mongolia: Country Features, the Main Causes of Desertification and Remediation Efforts O. Dorj, M. Enkhbold, S. Lkhamyanjin, Kh. Mijiddorj, A. Nosmoo, M. Puntsagnamil, U. Sainjargal Chapter 12 Arid Land Development and Combating Desertification in Pakistan M.Shahbaz, Muhammad Khalid Rafiq, Taj Naseeb Khan Chapter 13 Uzbekistan: Rehabilitation of Desert Rangelands affected by Salinity, to Improve Food Security, Combat Desertification and maintain the Natural Resource Base K.N. Toderich, E.V.Shuyskaya T.F Rajabov, Shoaib Ismail, M. , Shaumarov, Yoshiko Kawabata , LI E.V. Chapter 14 Review of efforts to Combat Desertification and arrest and reverse land degradation in Myanmar N.N.O. Weine Chapter15 The Philippines Action Plan to Combat Desertification, Land Degradation, Drought and Poverty/a G. M. Castro Jr. Chapter 16 Managing Arid Areas and Sand Dunes in Sri Lanka R. P.M. Weerasinghe Chapter 17 Indigenous plant species from the drylands of Iran, distribution and potential for habitat maintenance and repair G.A Heshmati Chapter 18 Soil and Water Conservation for Desertification control in Iran Najafi Nejad Chapter 19 Land Degradation in The Sultanate of Oman: Reasons and Interventions Measures H. Al-Hashmi Chapter 20 Desert Development: how does it relate to anti desertification measures? Victor R. Squires Chapter 21 Replication and scaling up: where to from here? Victor R. Squires Appendix List of the full botanical names of plants with authorities Index