A global initiative, giving future to drylands.

CBD Geneva Negotiations

By Ana Di Pangracio, environmental lawyer. She works at FARN, a Drynet member. From March 14 to 29 in Geneva, Switzerland, the Convention on Biological…

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Iran’s Nature Lost a Loving and Kind Mother!

Dr. Khadija Catherine Razavi passed away on April 15 2022. Defenders of the environment, nature conservation and indigenous and local communities of Iran, have lost…

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Organic wild rooibos in South Africa’s dryland “South Africa is the home of rooibos, an ancient, health giving herbal infusion, discovered thousands of years ago…

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30 anos por el Manejo Forestal Comunitario

This article looks at developments during the last 30 years at the Manejo Communal Forest in Peru, where AIDER has been active. Initiatives are centred on…

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Development of sustainable rangeland management practises in the communal lands of Namibia

Degradation of rangelands in drylands is occurring at an alarming rate worldwide both in developed and developing countries. Conventional rangeland management assumes overstocking to be the main cause of degradation and thus frequently recommends reducing stock numbers to fixed stocking rates as the primary management intervention. However, …

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Identification, demonstration and adoption of appropriate eco-technologies to ensure sustainable resource management in Kwazulu Natal, Limpopo and Mpumalanga Provinces 

Identification, demonstration and adoption of appropriate eco-technologies to ensure sustainable resource management in Kwazulu Natal, Limpopo and Mpumalanga Provinces

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