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April 1, 2015

The Need for Biodiversity – Traditional Plant Use in Burkina Faso

Alexander ZizkaUniversity of Gothenburg Marco SchmidtGoethe University Frankfurt

The people living in the savanna belt of West Africa are currently facing profound social and landscape changes. Traditional lifestyles and agricultural practices, such as agroforestry with multipurpose trees or the semi-nomadic pastoralism of the Sahel, are challenged by the needs of a growing population, intensified agriculture and climate change. Despite positive aspects of ...
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