This Proceedings documents the deliberations of the First UNCCD (United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification)
Scientific Conference on ‘Understanding Desertification and Land Degradation Trends’, held in Buenos Aires, Argentina,
from 22 to 24 September 2009. It includes introductory and keynote presentations, summaries by Session Chairs,
conference recommendations, and poster summaries. The Proceedings were edited by members of the Dryland Science for
Development consortium, the body that organized the scientific format of the Conference.JRC.H.7-Land management and natural hazard