...Samira Omar Asem Plants Deserts Biodata Land Kuwait Global warming Article Type: 2011 Awards for Excellence From: International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, Volume 4, Issue 1 The following article was selected for this year’s Outstanding Paper...

...Gargi Banerji; Sejuti Basu Purpose Climate change affects the natural resource base and poses enormous difficulty for the natural resource‐dependent indigenous population of the cold desert region in the high altitude Himalayas. The interplay of climatic and eco‐hydrological processes...

...Nasiru Idris Medugu; M. Rafee Majid; Foziah Johar; I.D. Choji Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine the extent to which an afforestation programme as spelt out in the Forestry II programme has checked the encroachment of desert in the arid and semi‐arid zone of northern Nigeria...

...; monitoring key species; ex situ conservation using living collection and ensuring representation in conservation collection; in situ conservation and increase in protected areas; education and public awareness programs; networking; and sharing knowledge. The effect of desert environmental...