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Approximately 30% of the world’s terrestrial surface is covered by drylands, namely the arid, semiarid and dry sub-humid areas (FAO, 1997). The extent of the area and the fact that 900 million people live in these environments are the main reasons for the priority given by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) to the sustainable development of drylands.
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Porto, M.C.M. (2001). FAO, Plants and Sustainable Development in Drylands. In: Pasternak, D., Schlissel, A. (eds) Combating Desertification with Plants. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1327-8_39
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