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Contradictions and Conflicts in Environmental Planning: A Case Study of the Plan d'Action National pour l'Environnement (PANE) in Burkina Faso

Mike Speirs

An exploration of the National Environmental Action Plan (NEAP) in Burkina Faso illustrates the difficulties of sectorial planning for improved natural resource management. Tracing the history of development planning and the background of the preparation of environmental action plans in numerous African countries leads to an assessment of the results and impact of the NEAP in Burkina Faso. It is argued that the NEAP has played only a marginal role in tackling the environmental problems of the country. The lack ofparticipation in preparation, institutional confusion, and insufficient analysis of the main causes of environmental degradation as well as the failure to identify costs and benefits of specific resource management improvements are amongst shortcomings of the plan. The article concludes that to encourage more investment in better resource management, this will require greater integration of environ mental concerns in economic policy making.

The Journal of Environment & Development, Vol. 7, No. 2, 164-183 (1998)
DOI: 10.1177/107049659800700205


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