Environmental Change in the West African Sahel

Environmental Change in the West African Sahel

		Acknowledgements
		Preface
		Introduction
		Environmental profile
		Late Quaternary Environmental Change in the Sahel
		Climate and Man in the Sahel During the Historical Period
		The Impact of Human Activity on Sahelian Ecosystems
		Environmental Rehabilitation: Discussion and Recommendations
		Appendixes

Environmental Change in the West African Sahel

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOR ARID AND SEMIARID REGIONS

Edited in 1984

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