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TRAINING AND RESEARCH

: Few governments have initiated activities in this area. Finland"s planned activities include a scientist assistance programme, with particular emphasis on building forest research capacities of young forestry scientists in developing countries. The Russian Federation, with assistance from UNEP, has started training specialists in the area of space monitoring of desertification. Sudan has undertaken a GIS survey in the affected areas and is hoping to start a scientific survey.