a simmering crisis in the nigerian agriculture today involves labour and the crisis manifests itself in the degree of labour availability, labour demand and labour productivity. one of the major products of this crisis is the increased participation of children in paid, non-familiar agricultural jobs. agriculture ranks as one of the three most dangerous work activities, along with mining and co...

desertification is the consequence of series of processes in which climate change and human activities are more important factors than others. arid and semi-arid areas have occupied most parts of iran. sistan region is one of arid areas of iran where wind erosion is an important factor of land degradation and soil deterioration. for classification of desertification intensity, several methods h...

sistan plain is affected by desertification and this phenomenon has serious impacts on roads and socio- economic activities of local people of this region. the main purpose of this study is estimating the current and potential desertification intensity of niatak region of sistan based on micd method. that, through it the working units of this region were prepared as the base map for evaluating ...

Since its origins, the concept of desertification has been shrouded in controversy and ambiguity. As a result, no single definition term acceptable; there is agreement on extent or seriousness; solutions proposed are often disparate counterproductive. This essay suggests all this due to being permanent ‘prisoner history’, historical process led by United Nations Convention Desertification (UNCC...

This paper provides an overview of linkages between the phenomena of land degradation and desertification and food insecurity. It reviews the basic concepts linked to food security and records main coping strategies, policy challenges and fields or action. It describes the approach taken by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (one of the three multilateral environmental agre...