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DIS4ME: Desertification Indicators System for Mediterranean Europe

The desertification indicators system for Mediterranean Europe has been developed by the DESERTLINKS project. It gives access to around 150 indicators of relevance to Mediterranean desertification. It has been designed to provide a tool to enable users from a wide range of backgrounds (including scientists, policymakers and farmers) to:

  • identify where desertification is a problem,
  • assess how critical the problem is,
  • better understand the processes of desertification.

The work is scheduled for completion by the end of March 2005, and until then it should be treated as a prototype, subject to continued development and improvement. However, already around 100 indicators have been fully described, their use at local and regional scales has been demonstrated, and tools to calculate composite indices of desertification status and risk have been completed.

You are welcome to access the indicator system and give us your comments and feedback. To obtain the necessary password, please contact us by email.

desertlinks@medalus.demon.co.uk

If you already have the password click here.

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