Bio-diversity

In l Atacora, almost all of the population (98%) lives mainly from rural activities. The strong propensity of the agricultural and pastoral activities in village lands entered only the decline in training v g tales. This anthropic pressure on the land causes the disappearance of some esp these various useful purposes including the traditional medicine m. Aware of this fact, the villagers have jug by them-m my urgent pr server esp those threatened are endangered. Creating village Botanical Garden is a walk that am not the villagers express their will to create their own prot g area in their terroir. A such d market has company t since 1999 in the village of Papatia North-West of B nin 33 miles south of the city of Natitingou, head of the Department of l Atacora D. The goal of the project is the action cr and l am management d aires prot g es school. It will help to educate the population of the region r, and especially the young (schoolboys and l ves), on the environment and the importance of its protection, for the sustainable management of natural resources and the virtues of plants. For the adult population, it will offer in addition to the s possibility of training courses or workshops on practical topics such as reforestation, l economy of fuelwood, awareness in mati re bushfires etc. The p res pini; the hives for honey and pollination more l ecotourism, will contribute to the success of the program through the enhancement of local plants and traditional knowledge. They offer more locals in the s possibility of income

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