P128 C A8@d@2,8@TPj@4n@Hic %2vk1/&2    L   Q O ANTI-DESERTJFICATJON PACT IN FORCE A +N pact deuignjd to prevent the creation of new desert areas has come into force. Convention to Combat Desertification was the third ttiaty agreed at the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit in 1992O The encroaching desert i; said to cost d43bn annually in lost arable and grazing land and living space, UN Secretary-General Boutros Bouttos- Ghali described the convention as a turning point in environmental terms. Headliner 101 Index 102 Sport 300 Religion CBBC T xt TV/Radio M in Min