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COMBATTING DESERTIFICATION

"Combating Desertification," Institute of Desert Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (word doc)

"Combating Desertification in China," WorldChanging

"Desertification: How to stop the shifting sands," CNN

ACADEMIC RESEARCH

Desertification in China: An Assessment

Remote Sensing Monitoring of Desertification in China

.. Project News & Events

Sean Gallagher's "China's Growing Sands" receives honorable mention in Earth Journalism Awards competition

Review of Sean Gallagher's "Desertification in China" presentation at American U.

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"China's Growing Sands," an audio slideshow

9 June 2009

The Desertification Train

Science vs. The Desert

The Taklamakan Desert

Environmental Refugees

Desert Playground

Disappearing Water

Abandoned Cities

The Black Disaster

Yellow Skies

.. Articles/Interviews

Sean Gallagher interviewed about desertification in China, BBC World Service

18 December 2009

Sean Gallagher's "China's Growing Sands" featured on NYT Photography Blog

8 December 2009

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BACKGROUND

United Nations to combat desertification

Facts on desertification

Center for International Earth Sciences - Desertification of Arid Lands

NEWS

UN Issues Desertification Warning - BBC

“The Gathering Sandstorm," The Independent

“China Faces Challenge of Desertification," People's Daily

.. Dispatches from the field / Project blogs

China's Growing Sands