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Pirogue on the Niger river in the Gao region, Mali (16°12’ N, 0°01’ W).Enclosure in a village near Nara, Mali (15°10’ N, 7°17’ W).Mosque in the village of Kwa, Mopti region, Mali (14°29’ N, 4°01’ W).
Dugout canoe on the Niger river near Timbuktu, Mali (16°39’ N, 3°00’ W).Peul village near Timbuktu, Mali (16°46’ N, 3°00’ W).Village près de Mopti, Mali (14°40’ N, 4°15’ W).
Village near Kidal, Mali (18°26’ N, 1°24’E).Pink sand dune of Koima, near Gao, Mali (16°15’ N, 00°05’ W).Dogon village near Bandiagara, Mali (14°23’ N, 3°39’ W)
Market garden crops near Timbuktu, Mali (16°48’ N, 3°04’ W).Dwellings on an islet in the river niger, between Bourem and Gao, Mali (16°30’ N, 0°12’ W).Market gardens on the Senegal river near Kayes, Mali (14°34’ N, 11°46’ W).
Pirogues on the Niger river in the Gao Region, Mali (16°16’ N, 0°03’ W).Village on the banks of an arm of the river Niger, Mopti region, Mali (14°27’ N, 4°16’ W).Village of Araouane, north of Timbuktu, Mali (18°54’ N, 3°31’ W).
Washing laundry on the old bridge of Kayes, Senegal river, Mali (14°27’N, 11°26’W).Camels and goats at a well, Ti-n-Tehoun, Timbuktu region, Mali (16°58’N, 2°57’W).Washing laundry in a creek, Niger river, Mali (14°28’ N - 11°28’ W).
Pirogues in the port of Mopti, Niger river, Mali (14°30’N, 4°12’W).Mosque in the village near Mopti, Mali (14°42’ N - 04°08’ W).Boats of «Sand digger» in Kalaban Koro, Bamako, Mali (12°34’ N, 8°02’ W).
Village on an islet in the Niger river near Mopti, Mali (14°41’ N, 04°09’ W).Cliff of Bandiagara, Land of the Dogons, Mali (14°18’N, 03°25’W).Cliff of Bandiagara, Land of the Dogons, Mali (14°20’N, 03°25’W).
Dogon village on the Bandiagara escarpment, Mali (14°20’N, 03°25’W).Rice Harvest near Mopti, Mali (14°23’N, 4°21’W).Boat on the Niger river, Timbuktu region, Mali (16°38’N, 3°04’W).



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Village of Araouane, north of Timbuktu, Mali (18°54’ N, 3°31’ W).
tu, the village of Araouane stands on the great caravan route, once heavily traveled, linking the north of the country with Mauritania. Today it is best known for its collections of ancient manuscripts written in Arabic and local languages. Araouane’s numerous wells, which contributed to its ancient prosperity, still attract nomad campers to its periphery. Little by little, however, its fortlike houses are being swallowed up by the harmattan, the desert wind, which is threatening to wipe out the village completely. The only defense against the advancing sands is the plantations all around the wells, and this is a method that is beginning to reap rewards in a region for which the situation is serious and urgent. Desertification is a worldwide problem, which affects one-third of the land belonging to emerging nations. We are witnessing a disturbing acceleration of this phenomenon in its most acute form: between 1995 and 2000, 1,326 square miles (3,436 km2) of land turned into desert every year, compared to 602 square miles (1,560 km2) during the 1970s.

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