International Year of Deserts and Desertification
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International Year of Deserts and Desertification
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The year 2006 was declared the International Year of Deserts and Desertification by the United Nations General Assembly.
The Year aims to raise $20 million from industry and governments and will spend half on co-funding research, and half on "outreach" activities. It will be the biggest ever international effort to promote the Earth sciences.
Apart from researchers, who are expected to benefit under the Year's Science Programme, the principal target groups for the Year's broader messages are:
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Year_of_Deserts_and_Desertification
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2006-06-01T17:34:39Z
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2024-09-10T11:37:20Z
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