Message-ID: <2.2.16.19960710095746.831fb836@pop.igc.org> Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1996 09:57:59 -0700 From: GreenLife Society <mailto:pcis@IGC.APC.ORG> Subject: Occasional Papers on Desertification To: Multiple recipients of list DEVEL-L <mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU>
Announcement of Publications: GLSNA International Environmental Law Occasional Paper Series Convention To Combat Desertification
The GreenLife Society - North American Chapter (formerly the Pacific Center For International Studies), a US-based think tank focusing on international environmental law and policy issues, and an INCD accredited NGO, has recently released the first two of several planned occasional papers addressing the issue of desertification as part of its International Environmental Law & Policy Occasional Paper Series.
The first paper in this series is entitled: "The Convention To Combat Desertification: Drawing A Line In The Sand?" ( author: William C. Burns, Director, GreenLife Society - North America) The paper focuses on the prospective effectiveness of the recently drafted United Nations Convention To Combat Desertification, and includes an extensive discussion of past anti-desertification initiatives. The forty page paper is available for $15.00, which includes shipping and handling, add $2.00 per foreign order. Request GLSNA International Environmental Law Occasional Paper Series, No. 8.
The second paper, entitled "Desertification In The East And Southern Africa Sub-Regions: Lessons For The Convention To Combat Desertification." (authored by Charles Amuyunzu of the International Institute For Aerospace Surveys And Earth Sciences in the Netherlands) constitutes a synthesis of the presentations made by conferees at the first meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiations Committee For Elaboration of an International Convention to Combat Desertification session held in Nairobi. Topics covered by the paper include: the political and socio-economic dynamics Of desertification; past Interventions to combat desertification, the linkage between desertification, climate change and biodiversity, and how communities can be supported in their efforts to battle the phenomenon. The 28 page paper is available for $13.00, including shipping and handling, add $2.00 per foreign order. Request GLSNA International Environmental Law Occasional Paper Series, No. 9.
Orders may be faxes, mailed or e-mailed. Orders from academic institutions, governmental or nongovernmental organizations may be invoiced. GreenLife Society - North America, 700 Cragmont Ave., Berkeley, CA 94708, USA, Phone/Fax: (510) 558-0620, e-mail: mailto:pcis@igc.apc.org William C. Burns Director, GreenLife Society - North American Chapter 700 Cragmont Ave. Berkeley, CA 94708 USA Phone/Fax: (510) 558-0620 WWW site: http://nceet.snre.umich.edu/greenlife/index.html
GLSNA Affiliations:
Union of Concerned Scientists, Sound Science Initiative The EarthAction Network The Galapagos Coalition Reseau International d'ONG sur la Desertification (RIOD) Accredited NGO Observer, International Whaling Commission European Social Science Fisheries Network
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