Kaboré S.A. auteur aut IRD Quillérou E. auteur aut IRD Maiga-Yaleu S. auteur aut IRD Kairé M. auteur aut IRD Moussa I.B. auteur aut IRD Malam Issa Oumarou auteur aut IRD Hauswirth D. auteur aut IRD Nacro H.B. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf reformatted digital access Techniques of degraded ecosystems restoration in the Sahel have largely contributed to slowing down desertification process. However, they are often very costly, requiring important manpower and financial resources. The economic benefits of such cases of land restoration are under-documented, especially in scientific literature. The 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 Sahel, and to compare them with the costs of these interventions. Data has been compiled using individual and group surveys, floristic inventory, and existing literature. Ecosystem services framework has been used to structure the analysis. Financial and economic cost-benefit analysis have been compiled, based on the historical case of the managed Gourga forest (Ouahigouya, North Burkina Faso), to estimate whether FLR brings benefits greater than it costs. The 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. This study opens up new prospects for improved design of FLR in the Sahel. specialized SAHEL BURKINA FASO 082 094 021 81 126685 [9 ] 2024 1617-1381 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010094675 10.1016/j.jnc.2024.126685 1617-1381 [F B010094675] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010094675 https://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/2025-09/010094675.pdf IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2025-08-19 2025-11-06 fdi:010094675 fre