Report in Benin: how to protect nature and local populations in the Sitatunga Valley?

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A fisherman in Benin in a protected area, the Sitatunga Valley Community Nature Reserve in Benin.

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By: Raphaëlle Constant Follow |

Emmanuelle Bastide

1 min

Located about thirty kilometers from Cotonou, this protected area extends over nearly 67,000 hectares, includes 11 districts, and is managed by and for the communities.

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This initiative of

was created in 2005 with the idea of ​​partnering with the local population to find sustainable solutions for nature conservation. and the economic development of the populations.  

Overhunting, fishing, depletion of forest resources, urbanization, demographic explosion or global warming... This area is experiencing multiple pressures.

So how to support and involve local elected officials and the inhabitants of the territory for a sustainable and concerted management of their natural resources?

What are the solutions put in place, the changes in habits adopted but also the conflicts that this management can generate?

How does the government provide access to land so that people protect it? 

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This show is a rerun from October 22, 2021

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