"The Second International Conference: Climate, Sustainability and Development in Semiarid Regions (ICID 2010) is an opportunity for researchers, technicians, politicians and society to review concepts and build a new pact to combat desertification", said the executive secretary of the Brazilian Ministry of the Environment, José Machado, on Monday (August 16) at the opening of the conference, in Fortaleza (CE).
Combating deforestation through inspections and sustainable activities are combined measures which can help to curb desertification. "The forest degradation is leading the world to desertification. And desertification means losing richness", stressed Machado. "We lose every year thousands of hectares of land because of unsustainable practices", he added.
Also at the opening of ICID 2010, the executive secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Luc Ganacadja, launched the UN Decade for Deserts and the Fight against Desertification. For him, this is a long-term initiative to combat desertification around the world.
The ICID 2010 gathers around 2,000 people, including researchers, experts on climate change, social scientists and policy makers from over 90 countries, until Friday (August 20).
For further information, visit the ICID's website: www.icid18.org
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