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and objectives. Measures are now included in the new (2012) program of the
government. In fact The new program is now called Program of Economic and
Social Development (PDES 2012-2015 in French). Those strategies mainly focus
on the protection of the natural resources and sustainable management. Finally, the
government's recent declaration underlined this priority and particularly the urgent
need to translate into fact the adopted orientations and objectives in the Strategy for
Sustainable Development and Inclusive progress 2035 (SDDCI in French).
At the institutional level, many reforms have been made and others are underway
in order to strengthen the mobilization of the population and improve the efficiency
of the public services and civil society organizations relating to environment.
Among these efforts, the adaptation of land laws and the support to the emergence
of local and private initiatives should be particularly underlined That is why the
government in 2012 adopted a policy called i.3N (les Nigeriens Nourrissent les
Nigeriens meaning 3N initiative: The Nigeriens feed Nigeriens) and created the
higher commission to 3N initiative. Under this initiative which is the third axis
of the PDES and SDDCI the policy of combating desertification is involved. The
following are part of this program:
Niger: Management and conservation of Badaguichiri's Basin (2010-2014)
Niger: Oasis micro-basin sand invasion control in the Goure and Maine-Soroa
Provinces (PLECO)
Niger: Integrated Ecosystem Management (IEM) of the transboundry areas
between Niger and Nigeria (see Obi 2012 )
Niger: Pilot Project of Climate Residences' (PPCR)
Niger: Community Actions Projects (CAP II)
Niger: Promoting Local Initiative Development Project
Niger: Lake Chad Basin Development Project (2010-2014)
Niger: Green wall Initiative (2010-2015)
Niger: Sustainable Co-management of the Natural Resources of the Air-Tenere
Complex.
4.2
At the Operational Level
Significant efforts have been made during the last 30 years in order to reduce the
impacts of the environmental scourges and reverse the tendency to the deterioration
of natural resources. The efforts are increasing since 1984 following the national
debate on the desertification control and particularly during the first 5 years of the
new century with the effective engagement of the highest authorities the under 3N
program initiative
Many projects have been carried out with the support of friendly countries and
international institutions in various areas such as:
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Soil recuperation;
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Reforestation;
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