Mr. Touré is the acting country representative for CIFOR-ICRAF Mali country office. M. Touré has almost 20 years of experience working for CIFOR-ICRAF Sahel Node. He has experience in sustainable rural development, natural resources management, drylands ecosystem restoration. Prior to his current position, Mr. Touré participated in several initiatives in the Sahel aiming at increasing the resilience of communities living on degraded landscapes, through the adaptation of proven soil restoration practices and soil and water conservation technologies. M. Touré’s current activities concentrate on identifying the constraints to the adoption of existing restoration technologies, and promoting a local, contextual approach to drylands restoration.