Citizens and urban greening: Do Bobo Dioulasso dwellers participate in greenhouse gas mitigation through urban forestry and greening?

ABSTRACT: Urban trees and forests play a vital role in maintaining the balance of urban ecosystems and mitigating global warming. However, due to the lack of data and information on the potential of urban forests, their importance remains largely unknown. This study aims to describe citizens' perceptions of trees and assess the forest community's density, diversity, and carbon stock in the residential area of Bobo-Dioulasso, the second-largest city in Burkina Faso. To carry out the study, tree inventories, and interviews were conducted on 240 selected dwellinghouses using a two-stage stratified sampling approach. The sample was allocated proportionally to three strata based on their population size: the center town (20 %), pericenter (20 %), and periphery (60 %). Trees were found in 86 % ± 0.5 % of

SUBMITTER: Derra H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10632691 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature