European Tropical Forest Research Network

Rehabilitation of degraded lands in Sub-Saharan Africa

Drylands discussion theme I: The current status of dry lands

• Current status of dry lands from an ecological viewpoint (use, productivity, conservation status), Ben Chikamai, KEFRI;
  • Discussion paper (Word 25 kb, PDF 11 kb)
  • Summary: ecological aspects
• Current status of dry lands from an economic viewpoint (current management, uses of dry land forests, income generation), ElNour ElSiddig, Univ. of Khartoum;
  • Discussion paper (Word 27 kb, PDF 12 kb)
  • Summary: economic aspects
• Current status of dry lands from a climatic and meteorological viewpoint, including trends, Frank Berninger, Univ. of Helsinki;
  • Discussion paper (Word 25 kb, PDF 12 kb)
  • Summary: climatic aspects
• Current status of dry lands from a social viewpoint (demography, livelihoods, poverty), Alice Kaudia, KEFRI;
  • Discussion paper: Trees, Agroforestry and Climate Change in Dryland Africa: Sociological Perspectives by Alice Kaudia, (Word 21kb, PDF 12 kb)
  • Summary: sociological perspectives

For more information on Climate change and forests, see this ETFRN topic page

Case studies

Restoring the Vegetation and Improving the Livelihood of the Kamba and Maasai People in Kenya (Word 33 kb, PDF 34 kb)

Gum and resin resources and their economic contributions in Liban, Southeast Ethiopia, Mulugeta Lemenih, (Word 35 kb, PDF 24 kb)