“…The second attribute refers to techniques that favor an increase the density of trees, and it considers both new plantations and Farmer-Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR). The latter is being used extensively and successfully under agroecological conditions that are similar to those of the study area (Bayala et al, 2011;Binam et al, 2015, Binam et al, 2015Weston et al, 2015;Brandt et al, 2018). Water and soil conservation (WSC) is the third attribute, which is composed of two action levels corresponding to techniques practiced in the region, mainly through development projects (Karidjo et al, 2018;Ehiakpor et al, 2019).…”