Impacts of Terrorism on Biodiversity Management in West Africa Sahel: A Review

Fletcher, Nyarko Lawrence; Bawa, Sakina Maman; Soulé, Moussa

doi:10.30564/re.v4i3.4930

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“…This can only have been detrimental to bustards. Moreover, wars, rebellions, and insurgencies have affected all five Nubian Bustard range states since the 1960s, placing firearms in the hands of thousands of people (Fletcher et al 2022;numerous correspondents in litt. 2023).…”

Section: Local Huntingmentioning

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The conservation status of the Nubian Bustard Nubotis nuba: a review and prognosis

Collar,

Wacher

2023

Bird Conservation International

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Summary Records of the Nubian Bustard Nubotis nuba range across the drier northern component of the Sahel zone in Africa from Mauritania through Mali, Niger, and Chad to Sudan. Reports of significant hunting pressure have caused it to be treated as IUCN “Near Threatened” for almost 40 years, but information relating to distribution and population trends remains scattered, anecdotal, and unevaluated. All accessible evidence bearing on its conservation is therefore assembled and reviewed here. The lack of records from Mauritania since 1984, Mali since 1974, and Sudan since 1988 suggests that populations there may now be very small and perhaps entirely extinguished. Records from Niger and Chad remain many, thanks largely to the assiduous reporting of observations on the West African Bird DataBase (WABDaB) by researchers involved in ungulate conservation. The national nature reserves of Aïr and Ténéré (RNNAT) and Termit and Tin-Toumma (RNNTT) in Niger and the Ouadi Rimé–Ouadi Achim Faunal Reserve (RFOROA) in Chad emerge as vital to the long-term survival of the Nubian Bustard, given the accumulating evidence in both countries of (1) widespread habitat degradation and conversion, as human populations and their livestock expand in numbers and range in the Sahel, and (2) intensifying persecution, as highly mobile and well-armed local poachers plus Gulf state hunters gain increasing vehicular access to the remotest regions, depleting all huntable wildlife (a Sahel-wide bird study, 2011–2019, encountered just 16 bustards of four species – none Nubian – in 487 observation days). Populations of Nubian Bustard must now be greatly fragmented and depleted, with many entirely lost, so targeted programmes to minimise disturbance, persecution, and damage to habitat in the three key reserves (including the exclusion of powerlines) are urgently needed. Ultimately however the survival of this and other endemic Sahelian species can only be secured via a huge programme of ecologically and economically sustainable management practices.

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Section: Local Huntingmentioning

confidence: 99%

The conservation status of the Nubian Bustard Nubotis nuba: a review and prognosis

Collar,

Wacher

2023

Bird Conservation International

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Armed conflict as an underappreciated driver of conservation outcomes in frankincense (Boswellia spp.)

Johnson,

Bongers

2024

Trees, Forests and People

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Potential consequences for rising temperature trends in the Oti River Basin, West Africa

Kwawuvi,

Mama,

Agodzo

et al. 2023

Front. Clim.

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IntroductionOne of the ways that climate change manifest itself is through temperature changes. Though the Oti River basin has been grappling with drought incidents, there has been little or no emphasis on analyzing temperature fluctuations in the basin. This study aimed to analyze the mean annual and seasonal temperature for the observed (1981–2010) and future periods (2021–2050) over the Oti River basin.MethodsHistorical data were obtained from meteorological stations and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Prediction of Worldwide Energy Resources (NASA POWER). Data quality assessment was conducted, and the NASA POWER temperature was validated against the stations' temperature. Ensemble of eight models acquired from the Coordinated Regional Climate Downscaling Experiment (CORDEX–Africa) under two Representative Concentration Pathways (RCP4.5 and RCP8.5), were used for the future projection. The mean annual and seasonal temperatures were analyzed for 1981–2010 and 2021–2050 (under RCPs 4.5 and 8.5 scenarios). The Modified Mann–Kendall test was used for trend analysis at 5% significant level.Results and discussionIn the near-future, temperature is anticipated to increase at the mean monthly scale in the ranges of +0.88°C in October to +2.65°C in January under the RCP4.5 scenario, while the RCP8.5 predicts increases between +2.71°C in July and +6.48°C in January. The annual mean temperature change for the entire basin is projected at +1.47°C (RCP4.5) and +4.2°C (RCP8.5). For the rainy season period, the RCP4.5 projects annual mean temperature changes in the ranges of −0.72°C and +1.52°C while the RCP8.5 predicts changes between +1.06°C and +4.45°C. Concerning the dry season period, the anticipated changes in the annual mean temperature under the RCP4.5 would range from −0.43°C to +2.78°C whereas that of RCP8.5 would be between +1.97°C and 7.25°C. The Modified Mann–Kendall test revealed significantly increasing trends for temperature projections in the basin under both the RCPs 4.5 and 8.5 in the basin. The study provides significant contribution to the comprehension of temperature patterns in time and space which is necessary for the sustenance of rainfed agriculture and water resources within the basin.

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Impacts of Terrorism on Biodiversity Management in West Africa Sahel: A Review

Cited by 4 publications

References 18 publications

The conservation status of the Nubian Bustard Nubotis nuba: a review and prognosis

The conservation status of the Nubian Bustard Nubotis nuba: a review and prognosis

Armed conflict as an underappreciated driver of conservation outcomes in frankincense (Boswellia spp.)

Potential consequences for rising temperature trends in the Oti River Basin, West Africa

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