DESERT AND DESERTIFICATION - 10 interactive quizzes for the Year of Desertification 2006

<body background='images/rotekurve2.gif' repeat='norepeat' bgcolor='#ffffcc'> <table valign='center' width='3000'> <tr valign='bottom'> <td width='30'> </td> <td height='200'> <a NAME='waechst'></a> <a href='http://www.visumsurf.ch/cgi-bin/htmlearn.cgi?lesson=jd_quiz_waechst_i_en.dat' title='Goals of the International Year on desertification and major causes of desertification '> <img src='images/waechst.jpg' width='200' height='132' border='0' alt='Goals of the International Year on desertification and major causes of desertification '></a></td> <a NAME='klima'></a> <a href='http://www.visumsurf.ch/cgi-bin/htmlearn.cgi?lesson=jd_quiz_klima_i_en.dat' title='climate change as cause and result of desertification'> <img src='images/klima.jpg' width='200' height='132' border='0' alt='climate change as cause and result of desertification'></a></td> <a NAME='nomaden'></a> <a href='http://www.visumsurf.ch/cgi-bin/htmlearn.cgi?lesson=jd_quiz_nomaden_i_en.dat' title='sustainable land use in traditional pastoralism and nomadism'> <img src='images/nomaden.jpg' width='200' height='132' border='0' alt='sustainable land use in traditional pastoralism and nomadism'></a></td> <a NAME='leben'></a> <a href='http://www.visumsurf.ch/cgi-bin/htmlearn.cgi?lesson=jd_quiz_leben_i_en.dat' title='plant and animal life in deserts'> <img src='images/leben.jpg' width='200' height='132' border='0' alt='plant and animal life in deserts'></a></td> <a NAME='sauber'></a> <a href='http://www.visumsurf.ch/cgi-bin/htmlearn.cgi?lesson=jd_quiz_sauber_i_en.dat' title='How can water be used more economically? '> <img src='images/sauber.jpg' width='200' height='132' border='0' alt='How can water be used more economically? '></a></td> <a NAME='zankapfel'></a> <a href='http://www.visumsurf.ch/cgi-bin/htmlearn.cgi?lesson=jd_quiz_zankapfel_i_en.dat' title='water conflicts and politics'> <img src='images/zankapfel.jpg' width='200' height='132' border='0' alt='water conflicts and politics'></a></td> <a NAME='tourismus'></a> <a href='http://www.visumsurf.ch/cgi-bin/htmlearn.cgi?lesson=jd_quiz_tourismus_i_en.dat' title='water management in hotels and tipps for desert travelers '> <img src='images/tourismus.jpg' width='200' height='132' border='0' alt='water management in hotels and tipps for desert travelers '></a></td> <a NAME='essen'></a> <a href='http://www.visumsurf.ch/cgi-bin/htmlearn.cgi?lesson=jd_quiz_essen_i_en.dat' title='water in agriculture'> <img src='images/essen.jpg' width='200' height='132' border='0' alt='water in agriculture'></a></td> <a NAME='baumwolle'></a> <a href='http://www.visumsurf.ch/cgi-bin/htmlearn.cgi?lesson=jd_quiz_baumwolle_i_en.dat' title='irrigation techniques in cotton production'> <img src='images/baumwolle.jpg' width='200' height='132' border='0' alt='irrigation techniques in cotton production'></a></td> <a NAME='weise'></a> <a href='http://www.visumsurf.ch/cgi-bin/htmlearn.cgi?lesson=jd_quiz_weise_i_en.dat' title='about deserts in literature and philosophy and the importance of water in religion'> <img src='images/weise.jpg' width='200' height='132' border='0' alt='about deserts in literature and philosophy and the importance of water in religion'></a></td></tr> <tr valign='top'> <td width='30'> </td> <td height='20'> the desert is growing<br> </a> </td> <td></td> <td height='20'> climate and desertification<br> </a> </td> <td></td> <td height='20'> deserts and nomads<br> </a> </td> <td></td> <td height='20'> plant and animal life in deserts<br> </a> </td> <td></td> <td height='20'> clean water is scarce<br> </a> </td> <td></td> <td height='20'> water politics<br> </a> </td> <td></td> <td height='20'> deserts and water in tourism<br> </a> </td> <td></td> <td height='20'> water in agriculture<br> </a> </td> <td></td> <td height='20'> cotton and water<br> </a> </td> <td></td> <td height='20'> deserts, water and wisdom <br> </a> </td> <td></td> </a></td> <tr><td ></td></tr> <tr><td></td><td class='grey' colspan='12'><i></i> </td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td valign='top' colspan='2' width='520'> <b>10 Quiz for the «International Year on Deserts and Desertification 2006&raquo</b><br><br> <br><br> Every week you can solve a new quiz on an international desert issue such as «the deserts are growing» or «whom does water belong to?» and win one or the 500 prizes, which illustrate different aspects of water use. The quiz are offered in two levels: Level 1 for students between 10 and 16 years, level 2 for all those who wish to know more. <br><br> The series is funded by SDC (Swiss Developement Cooperation) and Coop Switzerland and supportet by many prize sponsors. It was developed by Gammarus Environmental management consulting as part of VISUMtourism - an elearning plattform on sustainable management in Tourism.</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign='top'> <table> </td><tr><td valign=top width='180'><b>patronage:</b></td><td> UNESCO Commission of Switzerland and <a href='http://www.helvetas.ch' target='_blank'>Helvetas</a> </td><tr><td valign=top><b>financial support:</b></td><td> <a href='http://wwv.deza.admin.ch' target='new'>Swiss Developement Cooperation SDC</a> und <a href='http://www.coop.ch/naturaline' target='new'>Coop</a> </td><tr><td valign=top><b>concept / authors:</b></td><td> <a href='http://www.gammarus.ch' target='_blank'>Gammarus environmental communication</a>: <a href='mailto:mechthild.malash@globaleducation.ch'>mechthild.malash@gammarus.ch</a> und <a href='mailto:tania.schellenberg@gammarus.ch'>tania.schellenberg@gammarus.ch</a> </td><tr><td valign=top><b>sponsors of prizes</b><br><br><br></td><td><a href='http://www.globetrotter.ch' target='_blank'>Globetrotter Travel Service</a> (main prize), Coop, Helvetas, Aqua Art AG, Verkehrshaus Luzern, Spielwerkstatt Murmel, Animan Publications SA. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </body> </html>