Authors:
IUCN
Publication Date:
2005
Abstract/Summary:
Forest Landscape Restoration is not a new approach in West Africa; a number of initiatives already exist in the region. One example is the flooded forest of Youwarou in the north of Mali. It is the largest wetland in West Africa and an ecosystem with tremendous ecological and socio- economic value. A combination of nature-related changes, such as climate variation and sedimentation, and human activities, such as collecting firewood and building materials, virtually destroyed this unique ecosystem, leaving less than 40 hectares of the forest intact.
Resource Type:
Technical Document
Source:
IUCN
Link:
https://www.iucn.org/content/forest-landscape-restoration-broadening-vision-west-african-forests