Information About the Earth's Drylands

  • Smithsonian Institution

    • The Bright Edges of the World exhibit is hosted by the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum.

  • United Nations Environment Programme

    • Sources of information about drylands

  • United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

    •  This site includes the text of the Convention to Combat Desertification.

  • International Arid Lands Consortium

    • This site includes an extensive list of arid lands links.

  • Office of Arid Lands Studies, University of Arizona

    •  OALS publishes the Arid Lands Newsletter in electronic format. The Fall/Winter 1995 issue contains an article about the Bright Edges of the World exhibit.

  • United Nations Conference on Environment and Development

    •  The UNCED collection is a set of documents produced for the 1992 Earth Summit.

  • Linkages

    • This site, maintained by the International Institute for Sustainable Development, offers information on past and future international environmental meetings.
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