| Site number |
No.5 |
| Village name |
Dandagoum (Department of Dogondoutchi) |
| Site area |
0.4564 hectares |
| Site construction |
2016 May |
| Urban trash input |
2016 September-2017 February |
| Amount of trash |
80 ton |
| Urban trash per unit |
17.5kg/m² |
2017 August (2nd rainy season)
① This site is first to be constructed on the inselberg (tableland).
We can see the possibility of restoring land on the inselberg as well as its surroundings.
② Amongst the urban trash, we found pumpkins and gourds growing.
③ The herdsman in charge for this site cultivated maize at the inside of site, but they were eaten by his cattle.
④ Plants grew on the wind-blown sand captured by the plastic bags and sandals exposed in the trash layer.
⑤ We could observe plants growing from the sand deposited by the wind on the clothes (rags) in the urban trash,and germination of plants on excrements of cattle.
⑥ We tend to have preconceptions that urban trash is dirty and dangerous, but urban trash contributes to land restoration by catching the wind-blown sand, creating a layer of deposed sand.
⑦ The herdsman in charge of site keeps his livestock inside the fence during nighttime and which enables him to prevent livestock induced crop damage and thus avoid conflicts with farmers.
⑧ He built a hut near the site entrance to prevent livestock theft.
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