Spreading Deserts--the Hand of Man, Volume 45, Issue 1This booklet looks at the problem of desertification. |
Contents
Livelihoods in Jeopardy | 5 |
Food Prospects in Desert Lands | 19 |
Social Causes and Social Solutions 27 | 37 |
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