Carbon Sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions in (agro) Sylvopastoral Ecosystems in the Sahelian CILSS States

Project: Research

Project Details

Description

Objectives of the project is to improve the assessment of carbon footprint of Sahelian agro-silvopastoral ecosystems in order to better quantify their impacts on climate change for the development of livestock policies adapted to the Sahel, strengthen the capacities of involved actors and support the changes of practices and policies.
AcronymCaSSECS
StatusFinished
Effective start/end date2020/01/012023/12/31

Collaborative partners

  • Lund University
  • Senegalese Institute Of Agricultural Research (ISRA) (lead)
  • Cheikh Anta Diop University
  • Centre de Suivi Ecologique (CSE)
  • Agricultural research for develompent (CIRAD) Centre de Recherche de Montpellier
  • University of Copenhagen
  • Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (INRAE)
  • Centre International de Recherche sur l'Environnement et le Développement (CIRED)
  • Catholic University of Louvain