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DESIREproject

  1. Vulnerability of Worldwide Pastoralism to Global Changes and Interdisciplinary Strategies for Sustainable Pastoralism awe.sm/5tEDk
  2. Climate Science, Development Practice, and Policy Interactions in Dryland Agroecological Systems awe.sm/5tEDU
  3. Anticipating Vulnerability to Climate Change in Dryland Pastoral Systems: Using Dynamic Systems Models for the Kalahari awe.sm/5tED7
  4. Resilient or Vulnerable Livelihoods? Assessing Livelihood Dynamics and Trajectories in Rural Botswana awe.sm/5tECx
  5. Rebuilding Resilience in the Sahel: Regreening in the Maradi and Zinder Regions of Niger awe.sm/5jEkk
  6. Watch a video about @UNCCD Land For Life semi-finalist @DESIREproject vimeo.com/19738629 (language versions here vimeo.com/desireproj/vid…)
  7. Assessing Vulnerability to Climate Change in Dryland Livelihoods: Conceptual Challenges and Interdisciplinary Solutions ecologyandsociety.org/vol16/iss3/art…
  8. We've reached the semi-finals of the @UNCCD Land For Life Award!
  9. Prize-winning Dryland Farming Special Feature of Ecology & Society ecologyandsociety.org/issues/view.ph… via @AndyDougill
  10. Leo Stroosnijder uncovers 3 myths related to #land #degradation and #development in farewell speech fb.me/1ZRUKJyGA via @stephanmantel
  11. “@SfEP: Rehydrating the land naturally: ecosystem approach to water retention explored in our new special issue: goo.gl/sedKl"
  12. Participatory environmental assessment in drylands: Introducing a new approach awe.sm/5pyLq
  13. New DESIRE publication on "A structured multi-stakeholder learning process for Sustainable Land Management" out today awe.sm/5pyFO
  14. “@UNCCD: Check out UNCCD goals for #Rioplus20: zero net land degradation, new protocol on land and soil, science forum unccd.int/en/media-cente…