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spelling okr-10986-108302021-06-14T11:03:47Z Nurturing the Environment on Senegal's West Coast World Bank COMMUNITIES COMPOST DEFORESTATION ECOLOGY EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LEARNING MIGRATION NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT NGOS PARTNERSHIP PUBLIC HEALTH SCHOOL LEAVERS WASTE WOOD YOUNG PEOPLE YOUTH NATURE RESERVES COASTAL ECOLOGY ENDANGERED ANIMAL SPECIES ENDANGERED PLANT SPECIES DROUGHT PRONE AREAS GRAZING ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION TOURISM DEVELOPMENT WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS DONOR FINANCE TRAINING NEEDS ALTERNATIVE ENERGY RESOURCES MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT COOPERATIVE ARRANGEMENTS NURSERIES FOREST CONSERVATION COMPOST COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION ACCESS TO CREDIT BANKING SERVICES YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROTECTED AREAS The natural reserve of Ker Cupaam, is located along the Atlantic coast in Senegal, a fragment of a former national forest, basically for the protection of endangered species. Both the flora, and fauna had been severely damaged as a result of drought, grazing, and firewood harvest. Though constitution of the nature reserve in the 1980s, helped control further environmental degradation, the region's vegetation had been so severely damaged, that clearly intensive efforts were needed to restore its ecology, and attract tourism to benefit the local population. The creation of the Association of Women of Popenguine for the Protection of the Environment, took place in 1988, which used its own resources, and later additional donor assistance. Measures included the constitution of green firebreaks around the perimeter, replanting native species, and organizing workshops to learn about nature conservation in order to perform the required labor. This lead to measures for the provision of alternate sources of energy, and to achieve commercial self-sufficiency to obtain cooking fuel; a cooperative network would distribute wood, charcoal, and gas, and, regulate consumption; a village tree nursery, and forest conservation efforts begun; and, collection of household wastes for composting was established. Soon, surrounding villages were participating, and, new dimensions included credit and banking; tourist and training infrastructure; and, youth employment. The reserve now covers fifty square miles, and provide economic opportunities for bordering communities. 2012-08-13T13:13:46Z 2012-08-13T13:13:46Z 1999-05 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/05/1671260/nurturing-environmet-senegals-west-coast-nurturing-environment-senegals-west-coast http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10830 English Indigenous Knowledge (IK) Notes; No. 8 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa Senegal
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topic COMMUNITIES
COMPOST
DEFORESTATION
ECOLOGY
EMPLOYMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
LEARNING
MIGRATION
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
NGOS
PARTNERSHIP
PUBLIC HEALTH
SCHOOL LEAVERS
WASTE
WOOD
YOUNG PEOPLE
YOUTH NATURE RESERVES
COASTAL ECOLOGY
ENDANGERED ANIMAL SPECIES
ENDANGERED PLANT SPECIES
DROUGHT PRONE AREAS
GRAZING
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION
TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS
DONOR FINANCE
TRAINING NEEDS
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT
COOPERATIVE ARRANGEMENTS
NURSERIES
FOREST CONSERVATION
COMPOST
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
ACCESS TO CREDIT
BANKING SERVICES
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
PROTECTED AREAS
spellingShingle COMMUNITIES
COMPOST
DEFORESTATION
ECOLOGY
EMPLOYMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
LEARNING
MIGRATION
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
NGOS
PARTNERSHIP
PUBLIC HEALTH
SCHOOL LEAVERS
WASTE
WOOD
YOUNG PEOPLE
YOUTH NATURE RESERVES
COASTAL ECOLOGY
ENDANGERED ANIMAL SPECIES
ENDANGERED PLANT SPECIES
DROUGHT PRONE AREAS
GRAZING
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION
TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS
DONOR FINANCE
TRAINING NEEDS
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT
COOPERATIVE ARRANGEMENTS
NURSERIES
FOREST CONSERVATION
COMPOST
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
ACCESS TO CREDIT
BANKING SERVICES
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
PROTECTED AREAS
World Bank
Nurturing the Environment on Senegal's West Coast
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Senegal
relation Indigenous Knowledge (IK) Notes; No. 8
description The natural reserve of Ker Cupaam, is located along the Atlantic coast in Senegal, a fragment of a former national forest, basically for the protection of endangered species. Both the flora, and fauna had been severely damaged as a result of drought, grazing, and firewood harvest. Though constitution of the nature reserve in the 1980s, helped control further environmental degradation, the region's vegetation had been so severely damaged, that clearly intensive efforts were needed to restore its ecology, and attract tourism to benefit the local population. The creation of the Association of Women of Popenguine for the Protection of the Environment, took place in 1988, which used its own resources, and later additional donor assistance. Measures included the constitution of green firebreaks around the perimeter, replanting native species, and organizing workshops to learn about nature conservation in order to perform the required labor. This lead to measures for the provision of alternate sources of energy, and to achieve commercial self-sufficiency to obtain cooking fuel; a cooperative network would distribute wood, charcoal, and gas, and, regulate consumption; a village tree nursery, and forest conservation efforts begun; and, collection of household wastes for composting was established. Soon, surrounding villages were participating, and, new dimensions included credit and banking; tourist and training infrastructure; and, youth employment. The reserve now covers fifty square miles, and provide economic opportunities for bordering communities.
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title Nurturing the Environment on Senegal's West Coast
title_short Nurturing the Environment on Senegal's West Coast
title_full Nurturing the Environment on Senegal's West Coast
title_fullStr Nurturing the Environment on Senegal's West Coast
title_full_unstemmed Nurturing the Environment on Senegal's West Coast
title_sort nurturing the environment on senegal's west coast
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/05/1671260/nurturing-environmet-senegals-west-coast-nurturing-environment-senegals-west-coast
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