Direct link to ImageCopy URL to clipboardConceptually similarGEORG GERSTERThe village of Kolel in the Burkina FasoSS2218175BF8078GEORG GERSTERBurkina FasoSS2218197BF9487GEORG GERSTERRavaged land near Polaka, in Burkina FasoSS2218196BF9486GEORG GERSTERBringing wood to the Oursi marketSS2218173BF8076GEORG GERSTERMossi women carrying fire wood to the wood marketSS2218174BF8077GEORG GERSTEROverstocking of cattle in Burkina FasoSS2218178BF8081GEORG GERSTERBurkina FasoSS2218195BF9485GEORG GERSTERSearching for food in Burkina FasoSS2218181BF8084GEORG GERSTERA goat in the Burkina FasoSS2218204BF9686View AllView more with similar tones The village of Kolel in Burkina FasoLicense type:Rights ManagedUnique identifier:SS2218176Legacy Identifier:BF8079Description:Burkina Faso (the former Haute Volta, Upper Volta) is one of the ten poorest countries of the world - but one of the proudest: in More and Diula, the country's major native idioms, B.F. means "the land of upright people" or "the country of the honest people". Half of this landlocked nation (277 000 sq km in all) partakes of the Sahel zone and is belaguered by the Sahara. Drought, overstocking, locusts, the use of bushes and trees as fuel for cooking fires and warming living spaces further the desert's agenda (desertification) The village of KolelCredit:Georg Gerster/Science SourceSize:4252px × 2833px (~34 MB)Get PricingHow Will The Visual Be Used?ShareKeywords:aerial-africa-airview-burkina faso-climate change-climatic change-desert-desertification-drought-dry-environment-environmental-extreme weather-global warming-kolel-poor countries-poor country-sahara-sahel-sahel zone-third world countries-third world country-upper volta-village-wellModel release:Not releasedRestrictions:No Sale through SubagentsParent folder:archive 4128 (Sahel 1-3, Swiss Varia 5-11, Misc 2)
