ARIDnet: Assessment, Research,
and Integration of Desertification research
network
Drylands Development
Paradigm (DDP)
Miscellaneous
Research Coordination Networks in Biological Sciences (RCN)
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ARIDnet Workshops: Land Degradation in Arid/Semiarid Regions of the Americas
| June 1 - June 6 (2004) |  San Luis
Potosi, MEXICO |
 The
Amapola (Mexico) Case Study |
| Oct 31 - Nov 5 (2004) |  Mendoza, ARGENTINA |
 Abstracts |
| Nov 13 - Nov 20 (2005) |  Guarita and Candelaria, HONDURAS |
  The Quesungual (Honduras) Case Study |
| Nov 27 - Dec 3 (2006) |  Salar de Uyuni, BOLIVIA |
 The Salar de Uyuni (Bolivia) Case Study |
| 18 - 22 June (2007) | Tegucigalpa, HONDURAS |
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| Dec 9 - Dec 15 (2007) | Huasteca Sur, Sierra Madre Oriental, Huichihuayan, MEXICO |
 Campo Experimental of INIFAP Huichihuayan, Huehuetlan, S.L.P. The Huasteca Sur (Mexico) Case Study |
| Apr 21 - Apr 25 (2008) | Nochixtlán (Mixteca Alta), MEXICO |
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| July 26 - July 31 (2008) | La Sepultura (Chiapas) MEXICO |
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| Sept 25 - Oct 1 (2008) |  Coquimbo Region, Chile |
The Coquimbo Region Case Study [coming soon]  |
| Other meetings of interest | ||
| Sept 18-22, 2008 |  Valenzano, Bari, Italy |
5th International Conference on Land Degradation "Movin ahead from assessments to actions: Could we win the struggle with land degradation?" |
 December 14-17, 2008 |
 Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boqer Campus |
The second conference at the Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, "Drylands, Deserts and Desertification" From conference overview: "The recently published scientific framework for global desertification, called the Drylands Development Paradigm (DDP) provides a useful tool. It calls for a comprehensive response requiring expertise in a wide range of disciplines. The strengths and weaknesses of the DDP for analyzing degradation of soil and vegetation will be one of the key themes of the 2008 conference. " |
| Miscellaneous Meetings |  Bonn, Germany |
Secretariat for the Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). Check here for Meetings Menu Click here for Latin America and The Carribean meetings |
