Burkina Faso is a landlocked country, located in the middle of the West African Sahel region and occupying over 274,000 square kilometers (sq km). With limited natural resources and a highly variable climate, Burkina Faso struggles to provide its dense population with food security and economic opportunities. One of the smallest economies in the world, Burkina Faso is highly dependent on agriculture, with roughly 80 percent of the country's employment linked to subsistence farming.
INVESTING IN BURKINA FASO
CIF's investment in Burkina Faso is through its Forest Investment Program (FIP). Based on Burkina Faso’s Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) priorities and partnerships, the country's $32-million FIP investment plan includes two complementary projects that cover a range of national and local-level activities. They include creating a single, coordinated strategy and piloting concrete actions for limiting deforestation and forest degradation in both state- and community-owned forests.
Burkina Faso Projects
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