I. CAN DESERTIZATION BE HALTED? by H.N. Le Houérou, International Livestock Center for Africa, Ethiopia
II. SHELTERBELTS - FUNCTIONS AND USES by C.P. Bhimaya, India
III. ARID ZONE EXAMPLES OF SHELTERBELT ESTABLISHMENT AND MANAGEMENT by E. Costin, FAO, People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
IV. MANAGEMENT AND REGENERATION OF DEGRADED CATCHMENTS AND ERODED PASTORAL LAND WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO RANGE RESEEDING by K. Fitzgerald, Australia
V. HARVESTING SURFACE RUNOFF AND EPHEMERAL STREAMFLOW IN ARID ZONES by J. Medina, Mexico
VI. VEGETATION MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES FOR INCREASING WATER YIELDS IN A SEMI -ARID REGION: AN ARIZONA CASE STUDY by M.M. Fogel, University of Arizona
VII. A REVIEW OF SOME DUNE AFFORESTATION PROCEDURES by A. M. Jensen, Denmark
VIII. SIMPLE VISUAL METHODS FOR IDENTIFICATION OF CRITICAL WATERSHEDS by Forest Resources Division, FLO, Rome
IX. RESTORATION AND PROTECTION OF DEGRADED SLOPES by L. Bostanoglu, FAO, Afghanistan