Deforestation, declining rainfall and drought in West Africa

Since the turn of the century up to 90% of the once extensive belt of coastal rainforests in West Africa has been cleared for farming, mining and the timber industry. A new study has now revealed that this destruction of rainforests may have caused...

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
Format: News Item
Language:Inglés
Published: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation 1997
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/48729
Description
Summary:Since the turn of the century up to 90% of the once extensive belt of coastal rainforests in West Africa has been cleared for farming, mining and the timber industry. A new study has now revealed that this destruction of rainforests may have caused...