The LADA project aims to assess causes, status and impact of land degradation in drylands in order to improve decision making for sustainable development in drylands at local, national, subregional and global levels. LADA responds to the needs of all stakeholders concerned by land degradation, and in particular the ones involved in the implementation of the action programmes of the Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).

The LADA Virtual Centre is more than a normal project website. It is designed to serve as an information exchange platform for all stakeholders involved in the LADA project. All its functions are explained in the LADA Virtual Centre user guide at the page footer. You can upload or link your document/statistics/maps/data related to land degradation in drylands as well as news/events related to LADA here: [Logon] (for external users: please use the guest log on).

Do not hesitate to upload or link your information. It will contribute to the wealth of ideas within the LADA project. Please note that all information included in the various web sections can also be searched in the 'Virtual Library - Documents, Data, Maps' section.