Forest Investment Program Burkina Faso

A STRONGER ANALYSIS OF THE DRIVERS OF DEFORESTATION • The drivers of deforestation: Direct Drivers Agricultural expansion Overgrazing Wood removal from forests - fuel wood consumption Bush fire Overexploitation of Non-Timber Forest Products Mining Indirect Drivers Rapid increase of the rural population Weaknesses in Land use management Low technical capacity (in forestry, agro- forestry, or agriculture) Poor fire management Weaknesses in Forest governance (law enforcement) Lack of financial capacity Direct drivers depend strongly upon climatic zones and social contexts, which requires to adapt the approach to the targeted areas.

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