Regeneration of sylvopastoral lands in the Sahel zone under village management conditions

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 95-106

  Kessler, J J ^a   Slingerland, M A ^b   Savadogo, M ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Antenne Sahelienne   (Burkina Faso)

Author keywords

Land degradation; Land rehabilitation; Regeneration; Restoration; Sahel zone; Stabilization; Sylvopastoral; Village protected area

Indexed keywords

LAND DEGRADATION; LAND REHABILITATION; LAND REHABILITIATION; SILVOPASTORALISM; STABILIZATION; SYLVOPASTORAL LAND; VILLAGE MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA, SAHEL; BURKINA FASO;

EID: 0031822741     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-145X(199803/04)9:2<95::AID-LDR289>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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