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Burkina Faso reforestation initiatives

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Burkina Faso has initiated several reforestation campaigns aimed at restoring vegetation cover and combating desertification. Early efforts in August 2026 included communal planting in Toécé, where authorities targeted the planting of 2,500 trees, Toécé and a private sector initiative by Hage Materials in Ouagadougou to establish a three-hectare green belt. Following these localized efforts, the Ouagadougou. The country subsequently expanded its scope through regional initiatives under the theme ‘One institution, one grove’. In the Guiriko region, the campaign commenced grove’, including projects at Nazi-Boni University University, in Bobo-Dioulasso. Governor Mariama Konaté noted the site would serve as a “natural laboratory for scientific research and student training,” setting a survival target of at least 75% for the new plants. In Ioba province, over 510 trees were planted in the Goran provincial grove in Guéguéré. Further community-led efforts emerged in and the Bindé commune, where the Tigré primary school alumni association planted approximately 100 plants to honor Saïdou Kouda. commune. By late August and early September 2026, activities expanded into the Boulgou province, including tree planting by youth in Zonsé and participants from the mandatory patriotic immersion program in Zabré. In early September 2026, reforestation efforts continued in the Bougouriba/Dolo region, where region saw the departmental Water and Forests service planted planting 150 trees at Gnonnan Kam departmental high school and the Saptan General Education College to compensate for vegetation lost during road construction. Simultaneously, This operation involved support from teachers, students, parents, and local volunteers. To support the national 2026-2027 reforestation efforts and the presidential initiative ‘L’heure patriotique pour reverdir le Faso’, the Centre de Formation Professionnelle aux Métiers Émergents Bangr Nooma (CFP-MEB) launched a plant sale running through September 30, 2026. The center is offering indigenous various species starting at 500 FCFA, including indigenous types like baobab and neem, alongside and exotic types species such as teak, to make reforestation more accessible to families teak and businesses. flamboyant. CFP-MEB president Salif Nikiéma noted the center’s nursery holds over one million plants representing approximately 100 different species, with a specific focus on preserving threatened local species to protect regional biodiversity.

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