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۵.                      Conclusion:

Despite the number of human resources and facilities involved in the desertification control of extensive dry lands of the country, the considerable quality and quantity of activities carried out in research and administrative sectors indicate the hard work and cooperation among the experts and researchers of both sectors. More than half of the deserts of the country (more than 30 times of the sum of areas of 5 countries namely, Singapore, Bahrain, Malta, Maldives and Granada), have been included in the work area of administrative sector during the past 4 decades and in spite of its limited resources, the research sector have also carried out research in almost all work areas of implementation units with the purpose of inefficiency percentage reduction of administrative activities by implementation of 100 research projects. However, it seems that the ascending rate of the land productivity reduction process is proceeding with a considerable pace and the actions taken lack the necessary ability to hinder the desertification process. Some factors which have been effective in the occurrence of this situation are as follows:

                1)  Focus on preventive actions inside the natural limits of the deserts wrong attitude [1];

                2)  Domination of sectoral and centralized outlook regarding desertification control;

                3)  Excessive emphasis on structural management and boastful belief in engineering abilities in desertification control activities;

                4)  Downgrading environmental matters in administrative considerations of the country

                5)  Lack of unique guidance and coordination among organizations and administrative sectors of the country regarding desertification control;

                6)  Domination of attitude of crisis management in encountering natural disasters, especially droughts and floods.

[1] Effort for forestation of one million hectares of Yazd deserts or creating a green belt around the Central Desert (Sand Dune Fixation and Desertification Control Department, 1996), are examples of the said mistakes.