Marine plastic debris represents a relatively new and increasingly abundant substrate for colonization by microbial organisms, although the total functional potential of these organisms is yet to be uncovered. The exponential ...

Stabilising the global temperature within the predicted 2°C rise, it is necessary to provide accurate information to policymakers on the current state, temporal and spatial changes of CO2 emission from land use and land ...

Crops such as millet and sorghum constitute the key production assuring food security in Sahel, but recurrent drought due to climate change in this area has severe consequences and increase populations’ vulnerability to ...

This research investigated rice farmers’ adaptation strategies to climate change in two rice production zones in Benin, Malanville in the extreme North zone and Glazoué in the Centre zone of the country, basing on a ...

The role of human activities in degradation of estuarine resources has been well documented. Besides the effects of climate change, activities such as clearing of mangroves for tourism, use of inappropriate fishing gear ...

Studying the vertical distribution of aerosol particles is essential for understanding their influence on the climate system. One way to evaluate this aspect of aerosols is to discriminate their source and optical properties ...

There are very few African regional inventories providing biofuel and fossil fuel emissions. Within the framework of the DACCIWA project, we have developed an African regional anthropogenic emission inventory including ...

Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation with other benefits (REDD+) mechanism is supposed to address the reversal of forest-based land degradation, conservation of existing carbon stocks, and enhancement ...

Savanna ecosystems in tropical West Africa undergo severe land use pressure, resulting in ecosystem degradation and biogenic carbon emissions. In such context, highlighting the key ecological attributes of land degradation ...