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Management of Dry Forests and Livestock in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Drylands, defined as arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas cover one third of the earth’s surface. They are home to one billion people, nearly one fifth of the world population. It is estimated that 72% of the population in dryland regions are agricultural, 7% animal based and 21% urban (Ffolliott et al. 1995). Semi-arid lands in Sub-Saharan Africa cover 1.2 bill, ha, more than half of the semi-arid areas in the tropics (DANIDA 1988) and support two thirds of Africa’s population. Although the region is diverse in history and socio-political systems, there are similarities in terms of increased pressure on resources, high population growth and poverty (World Bank 1996).

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Semesi, A.K. (1999). Management of Dry Forests and Livestock in Sub-Saharan Africa. In: Palo, M., Uusivuori, J. (eds) World Forests, Society and Environment. World Forests, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4746-0_16

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