18 Oct 2011: William Dar: A global partnership is needed to tackle the desertification that degrades more than 12m hectares of arable land every year, affecting some of the poorest and most food-insecure people
Ice islands in the Atlantic, blocked river valleys in Pakistan and salt lakes in the outback were among the images captured by Nasa satellites last month
Sound water management has put the border town on the Rio Grande leagues ahead of its neighbours, but robust growth rates mean local farmers and ranchers are still losing out, as Suzanne Goldenberg reports
IPS:Libya's enormous aquatic reserves could potentially become a new weapon of choice if government forces opt to starve coastal cities that heavily rely on free flowing freshwater
The UNCCD international photo contest 2009 is part of a global effort to raise awareness about the issues of land degradation and desertification in drylands, and their social consequences
7 Sep 2010: Letters: All the Bushmen of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve want is to be able to use a borehole which they used before they were illegally evicted from their lands