International Year of Deserts and Desertification
The year 2006 was declared the International Year of Deserts and Desertification by the United Nations General Assembly.[1]
Objectives
The Year's Objective is to spread awareness about the desert areas of the world and especially the problem of desertification.
Themes
The Year’s research themes are deserts and especially the problem of desertification.
See also
- United Nations International Years
- 2007:International Year of Planet Earth
- World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
- United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
References
- United Nations General Assembly Session 58 Resolution 211. International Year of Deserts and Desertification, 2006 A/RES/58/211 page 2. 23 December 2003. Retrieved 2007-11-19.
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