Perception locale de la dynamique du peuplement ligneux des vingt dernières années au Sahel burkinabé

West African Sahel suffered negative narrations about its environmental dynamic since the 1970s drought. Many conducted researches were mainly based on drivers and impacts of ecosystems degradation. Despite some ethno-botanic studies on environment dynamic in the Sahel area of Burkina Faso, there is...

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Main Authors: Pounyala Awa Ouoba, Evariste Constant Da Dapola, Souleymane Pare
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Language:French
Published: Éditions en environnement VertigO 2014-09-01
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/vertigo/15131
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author Pounyala Awa Ouoba
Evariste Constant Da Dapola
Souleymane Pare
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description West African Sahel suffered negative narrations about its environmental dynamic since the 1970s drought. Many conducted researches were mainly based on drivers and impacts of ecosystems degradation. Despite some ethno-botanic studies on environment dynamic in the Sahel area of Burkina Faso, there is a gap of knowledge on farmers’ perceptions. Using a survey of 194 household, this study analyzes the perceptions of woody vegetation dynamic by farmers in three villages sites located in the sahelian zone of Burkina Faso. In general, results show that the majority of household perceive land cover degradation. Some of the respondents reported an increasing of vegetation cover with a statistically significant difference among the three study sites. Based on these results it is important to take into account individual perceptions to support the sustainability of the natural resources conservation and management.
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spelling doaj-art-db7967f91a2d46ab823e6e15b5ac080e2025-06-27T09:50:12ZfraÉditions en environnement VertigOVertigO1492-84422014-09-0114210.4000/vertigo.15131Perception locale de la dynamique du peuplement ligneux des vingt dernières années au Sahel burkinabéPounyala Awa OuobaEvariste Constant Da DapolaSouleymane PareWest African Sahel suffered negative narrations about its environmental dynamic since the 1970s drought. Many conducted researches were mainly based on drivers and impacts of ecosystems degradation. Despite some ethno-botanic studies on environment dynamic in the Sahel area of Burkina Faso, there is a gap of knowledge on farmers’ perceptions. Using a survey of 194 household, this study analyzes the perceptions of woody vegetation dynamic by farmers in three villages sites located in the sahelian zone of Burkina Faso. In general, results show that the majority of household perceive land cover degradation. Some of the respondents reported an increasing of vegetation cover with a statistically significant difference among the three study sites. Based on these results it is important to take into account individual perceptions to support the sustainability of the natural resources conservation and management.https://journals.openedition.org/vertigo/15131Burkina FasoSaheldroughtlocal perceptionwoody vegetation dynamic
spellingShingle Pounyala Awa Ouoba
Evariste Constant Da Dapola
Souleymane Pare
Perception locale de la dynamique du peuplement ligneux des vingt dernières années au Sahel burkinabé
VertigO
Burkina Faso
Sahel
drought
local perception
woody vegetation dynamic
title Perception locale de la dynamique du peuplement ligneux des vingt dernières années au Sahel burkinabé
title_full Perception locale de la dynamique du peuplement ligneux des vingt dernières années au Sahel burkinabé
title_fullStr Perception locale de la dynamique du peuplement ligneux des vingt dernières années au Sahel burkinabé
title_full_unstemmed Perception locale de la dynamique du peuplement ligneux des vingt dernières années au Sahel burkinabé
title_short Perception locale de la dynamique du peuplement ligneux des vingt dernières années au Sahel burkinabé
title_sort perception locale de la dynamique du peuplement ligneux des vingt dernieres annees au sahel burkinabe
topic Burkina Faso
Sahel
drought
local perception
woody vegetation dynamic
url https://journals.openedition.org/vertigo/15131
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