This study examined long-term land-use and Bakin Birji pond dynamics together with the seasonal pattern of confirmed malaria cases in a semi-arid setting of Zinder Region, Niger. Land-use maps were prepared from Landsat imagery for 1993, 2008 and 2023; climatic data for 1993-2022...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2026/v45i94751
Conventional soil tillage can alter soil organisms and soil functions, yet field evidence from semi-arid West Africa remains limited. This exploratory study assessed farmers' perceptions of soil fauna and compared selected soil and crop indicators under tilled and untilled millet...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i94460
Southwestern Niger, a densely settled corridor of the West African Sahel centred on the Niamey region, has become one of the most intensively studied landscapes for understanding dryland soil erosion. Four decades of hydrological monitoring, wind-tunnel and field experimentation,...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i86200
Wetlands in the Sahel provide important ecosystem services for rural communities, but their functioning is increasingly influenced by land-use change and climate variability. This study assessed land-use dynamics, rainfall patterns, and perceived ecosystem services in the rural m...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i75535