Research Coordination Networks in Biological Sciences (RCN)

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NSF	National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Coordination Networks (RCN)
United Nations:	Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
FAO	FAO web site on desertification: "aims to assist national, regional and international stakeholders and networks involved in sustainable development of drylands and in particular in the implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)"
Desert*Net:	The German Competence Network for Research to Combat Desertification
IFAD	International Fund for Agricultural Development: Tackling Land Degradation and Desertification
MEDALUS	MEDALUS is an European Union project on desertification in the Mediterranean regions.
Aridlands Newsletter	Web resources on desertification: an excellent source for many programs concerning desertification
CIESIN	CIESIN: Center for International Earth Science Information Network: Land Degradation and Desertification