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Reshaping the terrain: Forest and landscape restoration in Burkina Faso

Policy Papers & Briefs
August 2018
Western Africa
Burkina Faso
Forest Landscape Restoration
environment
forest conservation
forest management plans
land governance
land policies
land use
natural resources management
sustainable development

Land degradation poses a major challenge to sustainable development in Burkina Faso. Against this backdrop, the fact sheet explores relevant Forest and Landscape Restoration approaches as well as enabling factors to overcome pertaining constraints for the country to achieve its varied international FLR commitments.

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Système d’Aménagement Foncier porté par les acteurs : cas de la région de Dosso au Niger

Reports & Research
July 2018
Western Africa
Niger
agricultural and rural legislation
land investments
land management
land policies
land tenure
land tenure systems
land use

Date: 2018

Source: Foncier& Développement

Ce document de capitalisation présente le processus d’élaboration du schéma d’aménagement foncier (SAF) de la région de Dosso au Niger.

Land Use Scenario Modeling Based on Local Knowledge for the Provision of Ecosystem Services in Northern Ghana

Peer-reviewed publication
June 2018
Western Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
climate change
land use
agriculture

The understanding of multiple effects by possible future development is essential for adapted land use planning. This study assessed the potential of land use scenarios for the provision of ecosystem services using local knowledge in two districts of northern Ghana.

FAO VGGT Documentary

Videos
April 2018
Western Africa
Sierra Leone
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
agriculture
fisheries
food security
forestry
land governance
land rights
land tenure
tenure security
sustainable development
VGGT

Sierra Leone's first documentary on Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGGT) and the New Land Policy of Sierra Leone produced by Culture Radio 104.5 FM in cooperation with Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Land Degradation Assessments Using Multiscale Hierarchical Approaches for Agroecosystem Restoration and Improved Food Security: The Case for Kenya and Burkina Faso

Reports & Research
March 2018
Burkina Faso
Africa
Western Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Land & Food Security
food security
land degradation

This report provides a synthesis on land degradation assessments conducted for two countries (Kenya and
Burkina Faso) at different scales. The task mainly involved identifying hotspot areas of degradation that require priority management interventions. The approach involves modelling, stakeholder engagement and field validation.

Carrying water may be a major contributor to disability from musculoskeletal disorders in low income countries: a cross-sectional survey in South Africa, Ghana and Vietnam

Journal Articles & Books
February 2018
South Africa
Vietnam
Ghana
Asia
Western Africa
Africa
Southern Africa
South-Eastern Asia
Land & Gender
water management
women

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