The Department of Anthropogenic Deserts and Combat Desertification:

Which carried out studies of desert, desertification affective factors, new methods of combat desertification, wind and water erosion, methods of soil conservation, watershed management, range management, geomorphology of arid zones, hydrology and climatology and so on.

Head of Department:

Mohammad Akhavan Ghalibaf

Ph.D. of Soil Science, Assistant Professor in Natural Resources and Kevir Faculty, Yazd University, Iran.

The other Members of the Department:

Mohammad Ali Juia , Engineer of Hydrology

Ali Baghian , PhD of Earth Science

Ali Reza Khavaninzadeh, Engineer of Range Lands Management

Department of Desert Ecology:

which pursues studies of environment, air and water pollution, wild life of desert and arid zones, sewage filtering and recycling, land use planning,
The Institute has a library with 2000 book and a reading room