BURKINA FASO The forests of Burkina Faso are most directly threatened by the mining industry, which is especially damaging due to archaic mining techniques, and by slash-and-burn agriculture and tree-cutting for fuelwood to sustain a rapidly growing population.

Burkina Faso has no primary tropical forests and limited biodiversity. World Resources Institute notes 1,100 species of plants, 452 birds, and 147 mammals in the country.

Suggested reading - Books

• Burkina Faso Country

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Last updated: 4 Feb 2006