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29 June 2020

Jean-Luc Chotte, new CSFD Chair

Jean-Luc Chotte, Senior Scientist at IRD, has been appointed Chairman of the French Scientific Committee on Desertification by the French Ministry of Higher Education,

3 June 2020

English version of the last CSFD dossier on gender issues in drylands areas

Women’s resource access rights more precarious, under-rated and -valued work, under-representation in decision-making and leadership structures… Yet women are active in defending their rights

23 October 2019

The African Great Green Wall project : publication of a new CSFD Topic Brief

The African Great Green Wall initiative has reopened discussions on this concept, its significance with respect to combating desertification, as well as its effectiveness

5 September 2019

The French Scientific Committee on Desertification at UNCCD COP14

Jean-Luc Chotte, a CSFD member, will be part of the French delegation, in order to give scientific advice to the negotiators. He will also

3 July 2019

Desertif’actions 2019: near 400 actors in combating desertification met in Burkina Faso

The 4th international civil society Summit (Desertif’actions, D’a19) was held for the first time in Africa (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso) from 19 to 22 June

28 March 2019

Publication of a new dossier dedicated to desertification monitoring by remote sensing

This Dossier begins with a presentation of a few physics concepts that are essential for understanding remote sensing, and a description of the main

19 April 2018

Publication of “Ecological engineering for sustainable agriculture in arid and semiarid West african regions”

Based on the authors’ and contributors’ experience, West Africa is focused on to illustrate the ecological intensification to agricultural production in the broad sense.

2 June 2016

Publication of a new CSFD topical issue on Land degradation Neutrality

This CSFD factsheet reviews the concept of “land degradation neutrality” (LDN): operational and socioeconomic aspects, governance, stakeholders, implementation, risks, etc. A French version is

10 February 2013

The African Great Green Wall project: what advice can scientists provide?

Building a ‘Great Green Wall’ across the Sahel has been recognized as a powerful political slogan to strengthen the fight against desertification, but how

20 January 2013

CSFD announces the publication of the “Dossier thématique” on Pastoralism in drylands…

This dossier reviews sub-Saharan pastoral systems, their relevance and roles as well as existing interactions between pastoralism and natural resources. This dossier also considers

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