Tree planting at Lake Oursi

© Image courtesy of NATURAMA

On 1 August 2008, NATURAMA (Fondation des Amis de la Nature, BirdLife Partner in Burkina Faso) started working on a reforestation project at Lake Oursi. This work is supported by Vogelbescherming Nederland (Dutch BirdLife Partner). The heads of the local authorities and representatives of the different ethnic groups at Oursi (Sonrai, Touareg and Peulh) as well as the Site Support Group (Oursi Bird Club) are participating in this important work for improving the habitat. This coincides with the celebrations in August of "The Month of the Tree" in Burkina Faso. Tree planting plays an important role in the fight against desertification in the Sahelian country and in improving bird habitats. The 10,000 trees to be planted have been reared from a tree nursery that the Oursi Site Support Group is running. For more information, see here (in French).