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Agroforestry in the Sahel

West African farmers adjust tree cover to realize the co-benefits of agroforestry, according to analyses of remote sensing data.

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Fig. 1: Sahelian agroforestry.

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Hanan, N.P. Agroforestry in the Sahel. Nature Geosci 11, 296–297 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-018-0112-x

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