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<div>Thanks for the references. No we have not yet encountered these groups in Mali. We have worked with a few other groups, but we have been focused on this 8 village cluster that has seen very limited development. As we push our research further and try to
understand differences in energy use in other villages in Mali we'll probably need to find other groups in Mali to work with.</div>
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<div>Mark</div>
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<div>On Jun 2, 2012, at 1:11 PM, Tom Miles wrote:</div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">During your work in Mali did you see efforts by Chris Reij and the Africa Regreening Initiative (ARI)?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://africa-regreening.blogspot.com/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://africa-regreening.blogspot.com/</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">We understand that over the last 40 years work by</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Tony Rinaudo, (World Vision, Australia)</span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">and
Reij to develop Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) has been successful in parts of Mali and neighboring countries in the Sahel. You may have met Mary Allen Ballo of Sahel Eco <a href="http://www.saheleco.net/about/who.htm" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://www.saheleco.net/about/who.htm</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> and
ARI.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">See:</span><b><span style="font-size: 40pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Against the Odds:
Reversing desertification in Arid and Semi-Arid lands<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">These locally managed agroforestry techniques improve agriculture and fuel supply. I wonder how much impact these agroforestry strategies could have on energy use in a village like yours. This relates
to Crispin’s question about sustained yield per ha. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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