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Global Land Outlook: West Africa Thematic Report: Land Degradation Neutrality: Benefits for Human SecurityTitleGlobal Land Outlook: West Africa Thematic Report: Land Degradation Neutrality: Benefits for Human Security Corporate author Place of publicationBonn (Germany) PublisherUNCCD Year of publication2019 Pagination56 Materialebook Accompanying materialmaps, tables, graphs, glossaries, bibliography SeriesGlobal Land Outlook ISBN978-92-95110-78-6 NotesThe Global Land Outlook (GLO), the UNCCD flagship publication, underscores land system challenges, showcases transformative policies and practices, and points to cost-effective pathways to scale up sustainable land and water management. Abstract Located in the arid and semi-arid areas of West Africa, the Sahel has undergone profound changes over the past 50 years. Known for the prevalence of land degradation processes, the Sahel is suffering from the combined negative effects of population growth, human activities and climate variability, resulting in recurrent droughts and the continued decline of natural resources and land productivity. While agriculture, livestock and forestry provide income and employment for more than 80% of the population, overexploitation of natural resources and unsustainable water and agro- and silvo-pastoral land management practices threaten rural livelihoods and economic development. This has direct and persistent impacts on food, water and energy security as well as amplifying social inequalities, conflicts over access to land and resources, and forced migration. While the situation in the region seems critical, solutions exist to reverse these trends.
Keywordsland degradation neutrality, sustainable land management, gender and access to land, water management, land tenure security Geographical keywordBurkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, West Africa
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