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President calls on population to fight desertification

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    President Mamadou Tandja of Niger has urged the public to plant trees and maintain them so as to help curb desertification, PANA reported. More than half the country is already desert and that area is growing. Deforestation and desertification are exacerbated by the use of wood for fuel in more than 90 percent of households. Reforestation programmes were implemented during a major drought in the 1970s, but many have failed due to lack of public involvement, poor supervision and unfavorable weather, PANA reported.

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