In this issue: The Governing Council Decision 12/10 - Desertification; Back to the war; Summary of the Activities and Output of the General Assessment of Progress in the Implementation of the plan of action to combat desertification, 1978-1984; The man who planted trees; Desertification control training course in China and its relevance to anti-desertification activites in Kenya; The UNEP/USSR desertification control training course and applications in Morocco; etc.