Pour le bien de l'homme et de l'environnement
Category: Themes
Global Support Initiative to territories and areas conserved by Indigenous Peoples and local communities: COVID-19 Response Initiative
The Global Support Initiative to territories and areas conserved by Indigenous Peoples and local communities (ICCA-GSI) launched its COVID-19 response initiative in late 2020 to support Indigenous Peoples and local communities in 45 countries to cope with and recover from the impacts of this new challenge. This publication presents diverse examples from around the world
Sustainable agriculture: NATUDEV for the popularization of ANR around protected areas
NATUDEV supports farmers working around protected areas by encouraging them to apply the modern technique of assisted natural regeneration (ANR) in their agricultural holdings. It is an agricultural technique that allows cultivation while preserving the plant cover in the field. According to the ANR technique, the maintenance of trees, large and small, is done while
Promotion of NTFPs: an effective means of conservation-local development integration
Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) are products of trees and shrubs except wood. So these are fruits, leaves, bark, etc. NTFPs benefiting from NATUDEV support initiatives are those that the populations it supports intend to promote in the long term. The promotion of NTFPs is justified by their function as alternative sources of food and income
Without trees, no bees, and human life will be compromised, faith of Abdoul Razack BOULIOU
NATUDEV conducted an interview with one of its partner beekeepers in the person of Abdoul Razack BOULIOU, from the village of Tiakané (commune of Po) in the province of Nahouri. He is a beekeeper satisfied with his activity and especially with the support of NATUDEV that we met. On the menu of this interview: the
NATUDEV, the benchmark NGO in promoting ICCAs in Burkina Faso
NATUDEV is the benchmark NGO in promoting ICCAs in Burkina Faso. An ICCA is a natural site conserved by a local community or a group of local communities (villages or groups of villages) and meeting the following three globally agreed criteria: governance is community (the site belongs to the community or group of communities concerned
ICCAs in Burkina: NATUDEV takes stock
Based on bibliographic research and field surveys, the number of ICCAs in Burkina Faso was estimated at fifty-three thousand four hundred and twelve (53,412) in 2017. 99% of them are made up of all sacred groves (53,412 sites), 0.18% of sacred ponds (99 sites), 0.14% of community pastoral spaces (77 sites), 0.13% of Zovic (68
Village areas of hunting interest (ZOVIC): an original experience of community wildlife conservation
Under Law No. 003-2011 / AN of April, 5th 2011 relating to the forest code in Burkina Faso, “A village area of hunting interest is part of the land of a basic community, affected by it for exploitation hunting resources. Its creation is proposed by the minutes of a meeting of the competent village body
Sacred woods in Burkina Faso: of particular importance for communities and biodiversity
Sacred woods gather here the natural sites designated under this name or under the name of sacred groves, sacred forests, wooded sanctuaries. They also include the sacred hills. They are relics of original forests protected by local communities as an important support for their religious life, their identity and their social cohesion. They benefit from
Sacred water points: NATUDEV identifies 99 sites
Sacred water points in Burkina Faso concern sacred ponds, wells and rivers. They cover areas of 1.52 ha on average, or around 150 ha for the ninety-nine (99) sites identified to date (NATUDEV, Surveys, 2017).
Community pastoral spaces: NATUDEV counts 77 sites
In Burkina Faso, community pastoral spaces contain grazing areas, rest areas and corridors for the passage of livestock. They are very diverse in terms of their area. Areas varying between 2 ha and 95,000 ha with an average of 2,662 ha. The total area of the seventy-seven (77) sites listed is 159,741 ha.