Innovation, traditional knowledge and awareness lead to good practices for avoiding biodiversity loss in the Sahara

摘要: The creation and sound management of large protected areas in the Sahara is a sure means to addressing biodiversity loss. However, achieving this goal rarely accepted by all stakeholders involved can generate confusion instability: leading land degradation instead sustainable use natural resources. Water key resource desert governments, supported donors development partners, are willing multiply boreholes provide free water maximum number herders ignoring that lead overgrazing, habitat loss desertification. Over years, several innovative conservation projects eastern Niger have been undertaken, run NGO Conservation Fund (SCF), with support local population. Amongst these initiatives, committee composed leaders, community game guards project staff was set up assist protection Termit Massif: last stronghold for an amazing array species includin...