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This paper explores beliefs and perceptions surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as response activities, in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. Since December 2019, Côte d'Ivoire, as well as the rest of the world, is facing a Covid-19 pandemic. To respond to this situation, the Ivorian government has implemented several population measures, such as physical distancing, hand washing, containment and mask wearing, to limit the spread of the disease in the country. The adherence of the population to the public health recommendations will ensure the effectiveness of these measures in limiting the spread of the virus. People's attitudes towards a contagious disease are often influenced by their beliefs and perceptions of the disease in question, as well as their trust in the authorities. The article is based on a qualitative study including interviews conducted with approximately 50 people from different social groups across the city of Abidjan, during the initial months of the Covid-19 pandemic in Côte d'Ivoire. In addition, information on Covid-19 in the local and international media has been collected to deepen our reflection. The results show that, while some people adhere to the health measures and recommendations proposed by the authorities and apply them, others are more skeptical and even deny the existence of Covid-19. The paper further shows that skepticism negatively affects people's different attitudes and behaviors regarding compliance with social and public health measures. By exploring the reality in the ground, it also shows that knowing about preventive measures does not automatically mean accepting and implementing them. ; Cet article explore les croyances et perceptions des populations face à la pandémie du Covid-19 et les activités de la riposte à Abidjan. Depuis décembre 2019, le monde entier est confronté à une pandémie de Covid-19. Pour répondre à cette pandémie à l'instar de tous les gouvernements du monde, le gouvernement ivoirien a mis en œuvre plusieurs mesures populationnelles, comme la distanciation physique, le lavage des mains, le confinement et le port du masque, etc., afin de limiter la propagation de cette maladie dans le pays. L'adhésion de la population aux recommandations de la santé publique est garante de l'efficacité de ces mesures pour limiter la propagation du virus. Les attitudes des populations face à une affection dépendent très souvent de leurs croyances et perceptions de la pathologie en question ainsi que leur confiance dans les autorités. Il s'appuie sur une étude qualitative menée auprès d'une cinquantaine de personne de différents groupes sociaux à travers la ville d'Abidjan dans les mois initiaux du Covid-19 en Côte d'Ivoire. En outre, des informations sur le Covid-19 dans les médias locaux et internationaux ont été recueillies pour approfondir notre réflexion. Les résultats montrent que, si certaines personnes adhèrent aux mesures et recommandations sanitaires proposées par les autorités et les appliquent, d'autres sont plus sceptiques et nient même l'existence du Covid-19. L'article montre également que le scepticisme affecte négativement les différentes attitudes et comportements des personnes concernant le respect des mesures sociales et de santé publique. En outre, en explorant la réalité sur le terrain l'article montre aussi que connaître les mesures préventives ne signifie pas automatiquement les accepter ni les mettre en œuvre.

The REDD+ scheme of the United Nations intends to offer developing countries financial incentives to reduce the rates of deforestation and forest degradation for reducing global CO2 emissions. This is combined with building carbon stocks in existing wooded ecosystems and fostering other soil, biodiversity and water conservation objectives. Successful application of REDD+ to the Xylophone Triangle of West Africa faces substantial challenges and risks to both meeting REDD+ objectives and to the local people's rights and livelihoods. The transnationality of the culturally coherent area requires collaboration of three national governments. The opportunities, however, are great to capitalize on the region's biodiversity, the well-developed traditional ecological knowledge and the use of local medicinal plants as an integral part of the agro-ecosystem. Possibilities open to, not only sequester carbon, but also to increase the resilience of the ecosystem and of independent rural livelihoods in the face of climate change and globalization.