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unced


The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, also known as the Rio Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. It promoted a new, integrated approach to the problem of desertification emphasizing action to promote sustainable development. It recommended that the United Nations General Assembly establish an Intergovernmental Negoti [..]
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about the collection


Knowledge products
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library catalogue


UN Research Tools
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unccd publications


Land related libraries and collections
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ad hoc panel


The Conference of the Parties may appoint ad hoc panels on the recommendation of the Committee on Science and Technology (CST), whose function is to provide advice and information on specific issues, regarding scientific and technical matters. Its members are experts, whose names are taken from a roster of government-nominated experts, considering [..]
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affected countries/areas


According to 1992 United Nations estimates, over 110 countries in all continents are affected by desertification, which is defined as land degradation in arid, semi-arid and/or dry sub-humid areas.
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agenda


A programme of work that the Conference of the Parties adopts and uses to guide its work; the annotated agenda contains a more detailed explanation of each agenda item.
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agenda item


Specific issue listed in the Agenda to be addressed by a given meeting.
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arab maghreb union


Established in 1989, UMA is a sub-regional intergovernmental organisation that, amongst other attributions, assists North African countries to implement the Convention. UMA’s members include Algeria, Lybia, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia.
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arid


Areas, other than polar and sub-polar regions, in
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