Special Initiatives

IALC special initiatives are to be considered workshops, conferences, symposiums, Websites, technical training, and related projects [not specified as research or demonstration]. Each proposed initiative is evaluated by the Board of Directors on a case-by-case basis. The IALC actively participates with other organizations in support of such activities.

Outcomes of completed special initiatives are listed when available after the project's abstract.

• Fourth International Conference on Drylands, Deserts and Desertification: Implementing Rio+20 for Drylands and Desertification November 12-15 2012 , Sede Boqer campus of Ben Gurion University  

• ConferenceTitled: Afforestation and Sustainable Forests as a Means to Combat Desertification (06S-01) (Funded in 2006)
• Biodiversity and Management of the Madrean Archipelago II Conference (04S-01) (Funded in 2004)
• Santa Rita Experimental Range: One-Hundred Years (1903-2003) of Accomplishments and Contributions (02S-02) (Funded in 2002)
• IALC Conference: Assessing Capabilities of Soil and Water Resources in Drylands: The Role of Information Retrieval and Dissemination Technologies (02S-01) (Funded in 2002)
• Enhancing the BRDP Library, Jordan (01S-01) (Final Report Abstract)
• IALC Land Management Workshop: A 10th Anniversary Celebration of USFS, CSREES, Israel, and IALC Partnerships (98D-16, Funded in 1999) Reno NV
• Badia's Center for Ecological Education (BCEE) (00D-06) (Funded in 2000)
• Biodiversity in Drylands: Research, Management and Demonstration Needs (99D-10) (Funded in 1999)
• Technical Training Course on Mitigating Risks to Conservation and Sustainable Use of Water and Other Natural Resources (30 May - 11 June 1999, Jordan and Israel) (97D-08A - FY98) (Final report abstract)
• An International Management Training Workshop on Arid & Semiarid Ecological Systems (Nov - Dec 1995, Israel) (95D-09) (Funded in 1995)
• International Symposium on Sustainable Water Management in Arid and Semiarid Regions (15 - 19 May 1995, Israel) (94D-19) (Final report abstract)
• International Workshop on Arid Lands Management: Towards Ecological Sustainability (19 - 24 June 1994, Israel) (93R-RAC) (Funded in 1993)