In Senegal, the peri-urban Niayes region has biophysical and socio-economic potential to contribute to national food security. Peri-urban agriculture highly contributes to the local food supply, but one potential constraint ...

Balanites aegyptiaca, a forest species of socio-economic interest for rural people, was chosen to be planted in the frame-work of the Great Green Wall project in Senegal. Although in vastly demand during food scarcity ...

The Djoudj Birds National Park (DBNP) is facing a threatening environmental problem. These include mainly the proliferation of invasive plants (especially herbaceous) that affect the functioning of the DBNP aquatic ...

Knowledge of the dendrochonology of Sahelian species is very limited. However, dendrochronology may be a way of furthering the knowledge of the growth dynamics the African dry area species. The purpose of the study was ...

The objective of this study was to develop allometric models for estimating the biomass of Sclerocarya birrea (A.Rich) Hoscht and Boscia senegalensis (Pers.) Lam. ex Poir. The inventory of these ligneous was carried out ...

The temporary ponds at Ferlo constitute wetlands whose pastoral activity is of paramount importance in the economy of Senegal. These zones are characterized by a fairly specific microclimate (soft and humid), a shallow ...

Cette étude se propose d’établir la variabilité floristique de la végétation herbacée dans les plantations de Acacia senegal (L.) Willd de la zone de Dahra à la limite sud du Ferlo sableux. Des relevés phytosociologiques ...

The objective of this work is to evaluate the morphological variability of the population of Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Del. for a better valorization of its resources in a semi-arid zone of Senegal where the species plays ...

La zone des Niayes fournit l’essentiel de la production maraîchère du Sénégal. Cependant, son potentiel agricole a été sérieusement réduit par la dégradation des terres dont les aléas climatiques de ces dernières décennies ...

The combined effects of climate change and human pressure has led to the progressive degradation of natural resources in semi-arid regions. Woody taxa in these regions play an important role in the functioning and services ...