Location: Burkina Faso's Rainforests are located in the country's South (see map) along it's border with Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire.
The Resource: "Almost all Burkina Faso is covered by tree or wooded savannah with mixed forest and grass formations, generally very open, poor in commercial species and having suffered extensive human encroachment. In the southern part of the country there are some remains of closed forest; patches of dry closed forest, gallery forest, etc." - FAO
Cause of Problem: Deforestation of tropical rainforest mainly due to mining and extensive subsistence agriculture.
Other Envirnmental Issues: "recent droughts and desertification severely affecting agricultural activities, population distribution, and the economy; overgrazing; soil degradation; deforestation." - CIA
Rhett A. Butler's Assessment : "The forests of Burkina Faso are most directly threatened by the mining industry, which is especially damaging due to inadequate mining techniques; and slash-and-burn agriculture and tree-cutting for fuelwood to sustain a rapidly growing population." Read More
