In order to achieve these objectives, the working plan of the Commission is as follows: • to promote and coordinate interdisciplinary research on land degradation and desertification in our changing global environment; • to study the effects of environmental change, both natural and human induced, and their implications for land degradation and desertification; • to conduct regional case studies u. [...] Members will be sent emails on an irregular basis advising of meetings and other relevant matters including messages from the IGU II MEETINGS & ACTIVITIES COMLAND continues to be an active IGU Commission, and since the 2008 IGU Congress in Tunis has been productive from the standpoint of the organization of meetings, publications, awards, and in the addition of new Members and Steering Committee M. [...] Other IGU Commissions: COMLAND has an active working relationship with the Commission on Hazard and Risk and is developing such relationship with the Commission on Land Use and Land Cover Change. [...] Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ): Following the successful Tasmanian Meeting and field trip (October 2014), COMLAND has maintained irregular liaison with the EIANZ with the view to investigating the potential for future collaborative events. [...] At the request of the IGU Executive Committee, it has identified specific Goals and Targets where COMLAND can and could contribute.
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