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Eckholm, Erik; Brown, Lester R. – 1977
The report identifies regions in which deserts and arid zones are increasing; discusses social and climatic causes of deserts; and suggests ways to cope with and reverse problems of famine, malnutrition, and drought. Increasingly, land is being sapped of its ability to sustain agriculture and human habitation north and south of the Sahara, in…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Agronomy, Animal Husbandry, Climate