Zinder: farmer-managed natural regeneration of Sahelian parklands in Niger

There is little doubt that a remarkable re-greening has taken place in part of the Sahel in recent decades. After severe episodes of drought and famine in the 1970s and 80s, that caused massive crop and livestock losses, and human migration and mortality, a process of agroforestry on more than 5 million hectares of farmlands has re greened the southern part of Niger. This has had major positive consequences in improving crop and livestock productivity, and it has enhanced the resilience of these agricultural systems to drought and temperature extremes in the face of climate change.