The main topics of the conference will be:

• Multidisciplinary assessment of land degradation and desertification at local, national, regional and global scales.
• Interaction between natural ecosystem components (land, water, biodiversity) and socioeconomic indicators and their overall impact on land degradation.
• Impacts of human mismanagement on natural resources and examples of best management practices in reducing land degradation effects.
• State and development of policy options, management strategies, and guidelines for sustainable natural resources use and management.