Valuable lessons can be learned from smallholder farmers who have successfully protected and regenerated tree cover across agricultural landscapes in Senegal, with minimal reliance on tree nurseries, seedling distribution or tree planting. In the process, they have restored soil fertility to sustainably increase agricultural production.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2020Senegal, Western Africa
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2020Senegal, Western Africa
In the above initiatives, self-motivated populations increased food security and reduced vulnerabilities to climatic shocks by restoring and sustainably managing local forest resources. To regenerate agroforestry parklands, farmers built on traditional systems to increase on-farm tree density and convert degraded lands to densely wooded savannas. These actions increased crop yields and produced new sources of livestock browse. The population of Sambandé restored the local forest and managed it to sustainably produce fuel and fruit.
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La Grande Muraille verte : état de mise en œuvre et perspectives à l’orée 2030 a été lancée le 7 septembre 2020.
Reports & ResearchSeptember, 2020Africa, SenegalElle évalue la mise en œuvre d'un projet des plus ambitieux le long de la pointe sud du désert saharien en Afrique.Le rapport, qui a été présenté lors d'une réunion virtuelle des ministres de l'environnement des pays participants, fait le point sur les progrès réalisés pour restaurer les terres, créer des emplois et générer des revenus dans onze pays de la Grande Muraille Verte (GGW): Burkina Faso, Tchad, Djibouti, Érythrée, Éthiopie, Mali, Mauritanie, Niger, Nigéria, Sénégal et Soudan. Le GGW est une initiative dirigée par l'Afrique -
Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2010Cameroon, Senegal
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2010Cameroon, Senegal
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2010Cameroon, Senegal
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2016Benin, Nigeria, Mozambique, Zambia, Mali, Namibia, Ghana, Congo, Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa, Togo, Tanzania, Senegal, Sudan, Gabon, Kenya
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 1969Algeria, France, Rwanda, Canada, Germany, Denmark, Morocco, United Kingdom, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Malawi, Niger, Cameroon, Kenya, Liberia, Uganda, Gabon, Botswana, Senegal, Chad, Togo, Côte d'Ivoire
Meeting Name: African Forestry Commission
Meeting symbol/code: FO-AFC/69/REP.
Session: Sess. 2
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