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9 juin 2020
- doi: 10.4000/books.irdeditions.12340
- isbn: 9782709924245
- eisbn: 9782709924252
https://www.openedition.org/12554 , info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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Cécile Dardel et al., « Chapter 6. Between desertification and regreening of the Sahel », IRD Éditions, ID : 10.4000/books.irdeditions.12340
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Introduction This chapter is aimed at reviewing the ‘desertification’ of the Sahel, a source of polemic for several decades, and its ‘regreening’, a term that appeared with the first satellite observations of plant cover in the 1970s. The debate between the backers of these two diametrically opposed theories is real, and particularly important because this part of the world is known for its high sensitivity to climatic events. The specific contribution of this work lies in the combined use of...