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Global Land Outlook

… rocks in the Kata Tjuta mountain range in Australia are “desert varnish,” part mineral, part microbial coating typical … Cambridge, MA, USA. 23 Merton, T. 1960. The Wisdom of the Desert: Saying of the desert fathers in the 4th century. New Directions Publishers, …
25 May 2026 Literature

GEO yearbook 2003

… rights and promotion of democratic governance in Kenya.” DESERT LOCUST INVASION A locust invasion across much of … in more than 10 countries with food insecurity (Figure 1). Desert locusts periodically invade Northern Africa and the … ideal weather conditions for the locusts to multiply. The desert locust has been described as a pest of unusually …
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Water in drylands - Adapting to scarcity through integrated management

… of the world. Growing grapes on the edge of the Atacama Desert, Chile © James Dalton 8 Water in drylands Applying an …
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The greening of water law: Managing freshwater resources for people and the environment

… former Soviet masters to develop a cotton industry in a desert climate with limited precipitation.232 In Libya, the … from a non-recharging fossil aquifer underlying the Sahara Desert in the southern region of the country through pipes … the Colorado River delta, once one of the world’s great desert river deltas spanning nearly 1.5 million acres, now …
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Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability

… USA Las Vegas, Nevada, USA is situated in the Sonora Desert and has an annual rainfall of 4.2 inches (110 mm). It … For example, the district encourages “xeriscaping” (i.e. desert landscaping) to replace commercial and residential …
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Spring: Managing groundwater sustainability

… Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia. In the Sahara desert, for example, deep groundwater was formed when … and Blind Cave Fish (Astyanax mexicanus) in Mexico. In desert environments, groundwater may be the only source of …
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The Joensuu negotiation: A mulitlateral simulation exercise: The UN Framework Convention on Transboundary Aquifers

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Flow : The essentials of environmental flows

… In order to mitigate for this negative impact, native desert vegetation can be replanted. Responsibility for this …
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