@article{fdi:010094675,
  title = {{A} cost-benefit analysis of ecosystem services from restoring degraded soils to forest ecosystems in the {S}ahel},
  author = {{K}abor{\'e}, {S}.{A}. and {Q}uill{\'e}rou, {E}. and {M}aiga-{Y}aleu, {S}. and {K}air{\'e}, {M}. and {M}oussa, {I}.{B}. and {M}alam {I}ssa, {O}umarou and {H}auswirth, {D}. and {N}acro, {H}.{B}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}echniques of degraded ecosystems restoration in the {S}ahel have largely contributed to slowing down desertification process. {H}owever, they are often very costly, requiring important manpower and financial resources. {T}he economic benefits of such cases of land restoration are under-documented,


especially in scientific literature. {T}he aim of this study is to estimate the ecosystem benefits (market and non-market, direct and indirect) associated with changes in biodiversity induced by forest and landscape restoration ({FLR}) interventions in the {S}ahel, and to compare them with the costs


of these interventions. {D}ata has been compiled using individual and group surveys, floristic inventory, and existing literature. {E}cosystem services framework has been used to structure the analysis. {F}inancial and economic cost-benefit analysis have been compiled, based on the historical case of


the managed {G}ourga forest ({O}uahigouya, {N}orth {B}urkina {F}aso), to estimate whether {FLR} brings benefits greater than it costs. {T}he results show that restoration of the site is profitable over the first ten years thanks to farming activities, becoming unprofitable in years 11-45 after farming is completely stopped. {T}his study opens up new prospects for improved design of {FLR} in the {S}ahel.},
  keywords = {{SAHEL} ; {BURKINA} {FASO} ; {OUAHIGOUYA} ; {GOURGA} {FORET}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal for {N}ature {C}onservation},
  volume = {81},
  numero = {},
  pages = {126685 [9 ]},
  ISSN = {1617-1381},
  year = {2024},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.jnc.2024.126685},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010094675},
}