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January 11, 2023
Radio: Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso: Efforts To Rehabilitate Land and Communities Affected by Illegal Gold Mining (French)
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A look at initiatives to rehabilitate land and communities affected by illegal gold mining
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The village of Bobi, not far from the town of Séguéla, in the Worodougou region was formerly a stronghold of artisanal diamond mining. The degraded land has been transformed into vast forestry and fish farming operations thanks to a structuring ecological and community rehabilitation project. The initiative includes a dam, irrigation systems, agro-pastoral training, and supervision for local communities.
In this major report, the journalist looks back at this initiative.
This story was produced by Soro Sita with support from the Rainforest Journalism Fund in partnership with the Pulitzer Center and republished in many community radios.
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