Opportunities for Participatory Rangeland Management (PRM) in the Great Green Wall Initiative in Mali and SenegalPublished2022StatusOpen AccessLanguageenCountriesMaliSenegalILRI ProgramsSustainable livestock systemsReporthttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/119174CitationFlintan F., Diop A. and Coulibaly M. 2022. Opportunities for Participatory Rangeland Management (PRM) in the Great Green Wall Initiative in Mali and Senegal. ILRI Project Report. Nairobi, Kenya: ILRI.Tagsclimate changepastoralismrangelands
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