This is a two-way process. Unit activities in the applied research domain focus on global land cover mapping, tropical forest mapping and deforestation monitoring, time-series analysis and development of an operational global fire monitoring system. Key issues associated with challenges are land use, water quality, the timing and distribution of freshwater into coastal water bodies and the preservation of coastal habitats. Useful is the ICAM related web sites providing many more links on coastal area management. Aside from the official documents, there are sections to introduce technical terms and desertification-related events.
Information is available by world regions as well.
There is a link page, connecting mostly UN-related programs and websites. There is a section of related links . This site also pertains to our New Agricultural Techniques section. The bibliography also includes useful links on the subject. The site is very well organized and informative.