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T1 Inventory and Monitoring of Sahelian Pastoral Ecosystems Annex 7: Woody Vegetation in the Sahel - GEMS Sahel Series No. 7
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A1 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 
A1 Senegal, 
K1 agriculture
K1 agroforestry
K1 arid zone
K1 climate change
K1 biomass
K1 drought
K1 ecology
K1 environmental monitoring
K1 human ecology
K1 livestock industry
K1 reforestation
K1 transport
K1 vegetation
K1 wildlife
YR 1988
FD 1988
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/29638
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/29638
NO This document is a supplement to the main report on the Inventory and Monitoring of Sahelian Pastoral Ecosystems. As the seventh installment in the GEMS Sahel Series, this annex provides a comprehensive review of the status and trends of woody plant cover in the Sahel. It uses the region's climatic history to contextualize recent droughts and examines the ecological changes to woody vegetation caused by both human activities and climatic shifts. The document discusses potential methods for rehabilitating the Sahel's woodlands, emphasizing the critical need to involve rural populations in decision-making and to implement appropriate legislative changes. To support its findings, the annex presents data from case studies in the Ferlo region of northern Senegal, offering recommendations for future research and action aimed at reversing the severe deforestation currently afflicting this vast and vital ecosystem..
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 18, 2026