Local perception of ecosystem services and their conservation in Sudanian savannas of Burkina Faso (West Africa)

Table 8 Average score and rank of motivations for ecosystem conservation among different groups in the sample

Informants	Vegetation sustainability	Village development	Diversification of income	Obtaining a Job
Global	2.96	2.93	*2.49*	1.65
Age classes
Young	3.03	3.02	*2.44*	1.59
Adult	2.86	2.75	*2.61*	1.76
Elders	3.02	3.11	*2.34*	1.53
Sociocultural groups
Dagara_B	3.00	2.80	*2.14*	2.06
Dagara_D	2.96	*2.56*	2.68	1.80
Pougouli	2.65	3.10	*2.50*	1.75
Mossi_B	3.10	2.75	2.80	1.20
Mossi_N	2.90	3.36	*2.52*	1.38
Kassena	3.04	3.00	*2.48*	1.48
Gender
Men	2.88	3.00	*2.35*	1.89
Women	3.03	2.86	*2.63*	1.40

Emphasis: Bold—1st rank, italic—2nd rank, bold italics—3rd rank; Sociocultural groups; Dagara_B: Dagara of TWRB; Dagara_D: Dagara of CAD; Mossi_N: Mossi of GRN; Mossi_B: Mossi of TWRB

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