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223. Deuse, J.P.L. "La contamination de l'impact sur 1'environment caus6e
par l'emploi des pesticides et les cons6quences pour la sant6 de
l'homme dans les pays tropicaux." In: Cours de Formation a
Lutte Contre les Ennemis des Cultures et Plus Sp~cialement -la
Lutte Contre le Criquet Pelerin et aux Recherches sur cet Acridien
en Asie et en Afrique; Dakar, 15 F~vrier 1975. pp. 340-351.
Rome: FAO, 1976 (FAO access No. 35969).
UNDP project paper on the environmental impact of pesticide
residues of DDT and its metabolites DDD and DDE, and the potential
damage to flora and fauna ard human health.
224. Fayemi, J.M. Note on Housing and Rural Environment in Serer Country
(Senegal). Dakar: E.N.D.A., May 1976, p. 9. (African Environment
Supplement; Occasional papers. 76-5). Paper presented at
the seminar on Rural Environment and Housing in Intertropical
Africa, Butare, Rwanda, October 1975.
Describes the Serer society and family, their villages and
housing patterns. Agricultural labor groups work on collective
fields and help sick farmers. The extended families are linked
and decisions on land organization are made collectively. Land
is considered the individual property of the families. The
author argues that colonization and the development of the monetary
economy have upset the traditional structure.
225. Lacombe, B. "D6mographie et environnement," Cahiers O.R.S.T.O.M. (S6rie
Sciences Humaines) 13(3) 1976, pp. 311-320.
Using a limited geographical area at Bouches in Sine-Saloum,
the author discusses the inter-relationships between population,
economy and natural environment, including land use, navigation,
seasonal migration, salt extraction, hunting and fishing.
226. "Premier salon sur l'agriculture et l'hydraulique en Afrique: le S~n6gal
face a la d6sertification," Afrique Agriculture, (29) January 1978,
pp. 55-56.
Review of the desertification problem in Senegal, including
rural development and ecosystem protection, rain-fed agriculture
and water management policy.
227. U.N. Sahelian Office. Analyse du Probleme de la Desertification et Examen
des Activit6s en Cours et Pr6vues Pour la Mise en Oeuvre du Plan
d'Action Pour Combattre la Dsertification en Republique du S~n6gal.
New York: UNSO, October 1979, 54 p. + annexes (issued as separate
volumes: V.1, 152 p.; V.2, various paging).
Desertification and efforts to control the problem. Details
the national desertification strategy, current activities, cost