Initiative to restore forest landscapes through household-managed fenced plots in Burkina Faso

Faced with the large scope of deforestation and forest and farmland degradation,Burkina Faso is implementing a policy to restore ecosystems. Various ecosystems restoration initiatives have been put in place with different levels of success. Amongthese, is an initiative based on household-managed fenced plots (from the French acronym MED (Mise en défens)). They strengthen resilience of rural communities byensuring various additional income sources and access to medicinal plants. Moreover, they help protect biodiversity through the natural regeneration of species and theplanting of a large variety of local species.