Identification of driving factors of land degradation and deforestation in the Wildlife Reserve of Bontioli (Burkina Faso, West Africa)

Identification of driving factors of land degradation and deforestation in the Wildlife Reserve of Bontioli (Burkina Faso, West Africa)

In Africa, protected areas can play an important role in mitigating the effects of climate change through carbon sequestration but they are threatened due to increasing land degradation and deforestation (LDD). The Total Wildlife Reserve of Bontioli (TWRB) in Burkina Faso is one of the country’s ref...

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Main Authors: Kangbéni Dimobe, Amadé Ouédraogo, Soungalo Soma, Dethardt Goetze, Stefan Porembski, Adjima Thiombiano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-07-01
Series:Global Ecology and Conservation
Subjects:
Bontioli reserve
Land use
Diachronic analysis
Land degradation drivers
Biodiversity conservation
Sustainable use
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235198941500102X

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