This monthly international journal publishes original scientific and technical research articles and reviews on climate, geomorphology, geology, geography, botany, zoology, anthropology, sociology, and technical development in arid, semi-arid, and desert environments. As a forum for multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary dialogue, it is addressed to research workers interested in all aspects of the desert environment and the problems they pose. It is an authoritative work of reference for administrators and government officials in arid and developing countries.