This paper places forestry in the larger context of rural development and therefore in the current debates on poverty and inequality. While Africa has high levels of natural and human capital it is the poorest and most unequal region in the world. In order for natural assets to contribute to envi...
Anderson, J.
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Benjamin, C.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Tiveau, D.
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[Forests, poverty and equity in Africa: new perspectives on policy and practice]
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Forests, poverty and equity in Africa: new perspectives on policy and practice
Fuel characteristics, fire behaviour and temperature were studied in relation to grazing, dominant grass type and wind direction in West African savanna–woodland by lighting 32 prescribed early fires. Grazing significantly reduced the vegetation height, total fuel load, and dead and live fuel fra...
Savadogo, P.
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Zida, D.
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Sawadogo, L.
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Tiveau, D.
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Tigabu, M.
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Oden, P.C.
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[Fuel and fire characteristics in savanna–woodland of West Africa in relation to grazing and dominant grass type]
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Fuel and fire characteristics in savanna–woodland of West Africa in relation to grazing and dominant grass type
In West Africa policies for prescribed early fire and livestock grazing in the savanna woodlands are rarely based on long-term experimental studies. The inherently different management characteristics and their effects on the vegetation dynamics make landscape degradation a contentious issue. The...
Savadogo, P.
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Sawadogo, L.
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Tiveau, D.
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[Effects of grazing intensity and prescribed fire on soil physical and hydrological properties and pasture yield in the savanna woodlands of Burkina Faso]
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Effects of grazing intensity and prescribed fire on soil physical and hydrological properties and pasture yield in the savanna woodlands of Burkina Faso
Dry forests in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) cover approximately 43% of the continent. They are inhabited by nearly 236 million people, many of these the poorest in the world. A majority of the population of these regions is dependent on traditional energy sources (i.e., firewood, charcoal and organic...
Petheram, L.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Marunda, C.T.
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Tiveau, D.
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Shackleton, S.
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[The wealth of the dry forests: can sound forest management contribute to the millennium development goals in Sub-Saharan Africa?]
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The wealth of the dry forests: can sound forest management contribute to the millennium development goals in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Le bois énergie et le charbon de bois couvrent une bonne partie des besoins en énergie domestique dans les pays du Sahel : 92% au Burkina, 86% au Mali, 80% au Niger, 47% au Sénégal, 96% au Tchad, selon une étude de la Fao (1986). Les formations arborées (principalement des savanes) sont, de fait,...
Picard, N.
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Ballo, M.
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Dembele, F.
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Gautier, D.
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Kaire, M.
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Karembe, M.
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Mahamane, A.
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Manlay, R.
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Ngom, D.
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Ntoupka, M.
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Ouattara, S.
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Savadogo, P.
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Sawadogo, L.
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Seghieri, J.
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Tiveau, D.
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[Evaluation de la productivite et de la biomasse des savanes seches africaines: l’apport du collectif savator]
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Evaluation de la productivite et de la biomasse des savanes seches africaines: l’apport du collectif savator
This study examines challenges associated with early stages of decentralizing the administration and management of forest resources in the Centre-West Region of Burkina Faso. It is based on fi eldwork using rapid rural appraisal, focus group discussions and interviews with key stakeholders, metho...
Bouda, H.
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Savadogo, P.
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Tiveau, D.
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Ouédraogo, B.
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[State, forest and community: challenges of democratically decentralizing forest management in the Centre-West Region of Burkina Faso]
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State, forest and community: challenges of democratically decentralizing forest management in the Centre-West Region of Burkina Faso
Smoke generated by burning of plant materials has widely been recognized as a germination cue for some species from both fire prone and fire-free ecosystems. It is an important factor for the understanding of vegetation dynamics and could have potential use for ecological management and rehabilit...
Dayamba, Sidzabda Djibril
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Sawadogo, L.
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Tigabu, M.
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Savadogo, P.
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Zida, D.
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Tiveau, D.
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Oden, P.C.
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[Effects of aqueous smoke solutions and heat on seed germination of herbaceous species of the Sudanian savanna-woodland in Burkina Faso]
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Effects of aqueous smoke solutions and heat on seed germination of herbaceous species of the Sudanian savanna-woodland in Burkina Faso
The potential of forest to regenerate after harvesting is a key element for sustainability of the ecosystem. For semi-arid tropical savanna environments, managing resprouts after tree cutting is ideally suited because of the natural ability of many indigenous species to regenerate vegetatively. R...
Dayamba, Sidzabda Djibril
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Savadogo, P.
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Sawadogo, L.
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Zida, D.
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Tiveau, D.
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Oden, P.C.
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[Dominant species' resprout biomass dynamics after cutting in the Sudanian savanna-woodlands of West Africa: long term effects of annual early fire and grazing]
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Dominant species' resprout biomass dynamics after cutting in the Sudanian savanna-woodlands of West Africa: long term effects of annual early fire and grazing