Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) of Trees for Climate Change Mitigation in Madaroumfa Village of Niger Republic

Climate change has numerous impacts on biodiversity at all levels of the ecosystem. It has been shown that adaptive management unlike most conventional reforestation projects typically based on ideas developed in the western world are the most effective ways of managing climate change in Niger Republic. The study is aimed at assessing Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) for climate change mitigation in Madaroumfa Village of Niger Republic. Semi structured interview was used to elicit infromation from a total of 70 respondents FMNR practising farmers in the study area. Findings of the study found that majority of the participants (94%) practice FMNR and raised over 90 plant species in two years. The species mostly raised include Fadherbia albida, Magnifera indica, Combretum glutinosum, Acacia camphylacantha, Ficus thonningii, Azadiracht indica, Adansonia digitata, Butyrespermun parkii, Moringa oleifera, Parkia biglobosa, Acacia nilotica, Proposis Africana, Jathropha curcas. On the local knowledge of climate change, 45 respondents are aware that the phenomenon is real and has certainly affected their area. Also, the farmers believed that FMNR has the propensity of mitigating climate change in the area. The study therefore recommended that such local techniques should be promoted through community-based approach and grass root education