Evaluation summary - Protecting Waterbirds in the Major Sahelian Wetland Areas (RESSOURCE)

The RESSOURCE project (2017–2020) aimed to improve the conservation status of Sahelo-Sudanian wetlands and waterbird populations, in a context of increasing pressures from resource use (harvesting, agriculture, fishing) and limited national capacities. Implemented in four major river basins (the Nile, Lake Chad, and the Senegal and Niger Rivers), the project is aligned with the international Ramsar Convention on Wetlands and the AEWA (African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement). It combines ecological data production, pilot site management, resource use analysis, capacity building, and support to institutional frameworks.