Bio-diversity

L shaft karit is a natural resource of North B nin d great importance in the life social, cultural and economic populations. In particular, women, coat the more v n saddle of the soci t, shoot, in this region of the nin B r, 60 90% of their revenue collection, processing nuts and the transformation of karit butter almond. The karit resource, once submitted to cultural taboos which sacralisaient this this g v esp tale, is, our days, e threatened by the action of l man despite the existence d legislation which the ge prot. The practice of the wild Cup the karit for diverse reasons, the destructive effects of the incontr s l lights are the main causes to which must be added (to be complete) l action of insect borers and other pests, to a lesser extent, which however, are not n neglect. The sustainable management of the resource in the commune of N Dali karit proposed to implement the major axes of the plan d actions labor s by the main actors are; read them premises, producers, womens groups and services support the State and private, during the workshop on l emergency sector better protect the resource karit in the commune of N Dali, held on 23 and 24 may 2012 in the joint conference room. The project aims: - r reduction in the practice of the wild l tree karit cuts - l tree karit protection against the effects of fires incontr l s. - the renewal of the settlement of karit through replacement of feet attacked by parasites or slaughtered. The project aims to inform and sensitize populations on the legislative provisions and the cultural taboos that gent prot l tree karit and get their accession the need d n the karit resource better protection. The draft pr sees r achieve 30 ha of plantations d Acacia auriculiformis as a sustainable alternative to the karit for satisfaction of needs in energy of the populations. L support of producers for maintaining trees karit l and l d itin routes technical adoption am s lior int grant l agrofesterie to increase the yields of crops (my s, Yam, cassava) are results that r will conduct the project to reduce mani re significant l impact of man on this resource. Women, main RES int es with the sustainable management of the karit are closer es project in their capabilities collect, process and market better almond and butter of karit. An environment institutional closer by creating and building capacity of Committee local management of the karit s will allow, gr this a participatory approach, create and manage sustainably community karit parks. This pilot project is an opportunit d reverse a trend threatening aunt and who seems, las h, irr irreversible, if measures are not taken time.

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