Screen LibraryFighting sand encroachment：lessons from Mauritania
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,
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| Publisher Address: | Rome |
| Publication Dates: | 2010. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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FAO forestry paper ; 158 |
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| Carrier Form: | ix, 74 p.: ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. |
| Publication Frequency: | Also available online. |
| ISBN: |
9789251065310 9251065314 |
| Index Number: | S288 |
| CLC: | S288 |
| Call Number: | S288/B537 |
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Donation. Includes bibliographical references (p. 43). Introduction -- Understanding sand encroachment -- Sand dune fixation techniques -- An experience in sand dune fixation : rehabilitating and extending the Nouakchott Green Belt -- Participatory approach -- Management and harvesting of plantations -- Institutional aspects. "One of the main challenges of desertification is encroachment of moving sands, which has devastating environmental and socio-economic impacts. It reduces arable land, grazing land and availability of water resources, threatening agricultural productivity and yields and the food security and standard of living of local populations. Mauritania, as one of the most severely affected countries in sub-Saharan Africa, has accumulated a great deal of experience in combating sand encroachment over the past several decades."--Publisher's description. |