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Image number: 965
Feature : wood
Grouping : forests and trees
Discipline : economy, welfare and health
Year : 1999
Locality : San
Country : Mali
Region - tribe : Bani river
Physiographic region : Niger catchment
Notice : Wood is the most used source for energy in the households. The supply of towns and villages with firewood is an important economic activity. The longer sticks are used for the construction of house roofs.
Reference : Moeyersons, Jan,   1999    Image 965.   In : Moeyersons, Jan : "African Geographic Pictures", http://www.africamuseum.be/de/research/collections_libraries/earth_sciences/collections/geopic"