Combatting Forest Fires in the Drylands of Sub-Saharan Africa : Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Burkina Faso (Inglés)

Forest fires are among the main drivers of deforestation and forest degradation in the drylands of Sub-Saharan Africa. This paper uses remote sensing data on forest fires and remaining tree cover to estimate the effectiveness of a project targeted at reducing fire incidences in twelve protected forests in arid Burkina Faso. The project consisted of two components that were implemented in the villages surrounding the target forests: a campaign aimed...
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  • Nguyen Huy,Tung;
    Adjognon,Guigonan Serge;
    van Soest,Daan;

  • 2023/03/01

  • Documento de trabajo sobre investigaciones relativas a políticas

  • WPS10336

  • 1

  • Burkina Faso,

  • Western and Central Africa,

  • 2023/03/01

  • Disclosed

  • Combatting Forest Fires in the Drylands of Sub-Saharan Africa : Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Burkina Faso

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