INTERNATIONAL TROPICAL TIMBER ORGANIZATION
ITTO
PRE-PROJECT PROPOSAL
TITLE STUDY FOR THE CONSERVATION, REHABILITATION AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF MANGROVES IN TOGO
SERIAL NUMBER PPD 37/02 Rev.1 (F)
COMMITTEE REFORESTATION AND FOREST MANAGEMENT
SUBMITTED BY GOVERNMENT OF TOGO r ORIGINAL LANGUAGE FRENCH [ SUMMARY
The coastal area of Togo used to be a mangrove area 'par excellence'. However, as a result of intensive ( agricultural activities and energy wood harvesting, these mangrove forest formations have been devastated. During the past few years, this has caused a significant change in climatic factors, resulting in a reduction in agricultural production, an increase in the energy crisis and the pauperization of rural populations. This pre-project aims to assess the current situation in order to prepare a project document for the ( conservation and rehabilitation of mangroves with a view eliminating the negative effects linked to the destruction of mangroves and contributing to the improvement of living conditions of the population I concerned. EXECUTING AGENCY The Association "REweil de la Jeunesse Rurale" (RJR)
COOPERATING GOVERNMENTS
DURATION Nine (9) months
APPROXIMATE STARTING DATE To be determined
BUDGET AND PROPOSED Source Contribution Equivalent in SOURCE OF FINANCE (in $US) local currency
ITTO 62794
Togo(RJR Association) 32174
TOTAL 94968
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[ ABBREVIATIONS
ITTA: International Tropical Timber Agreement
ITTO: International Tropical Timber Organization
FAO: United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
GTZ: German Technical Cooperation
NFAP: National Forest Action Plan
NEAP: National Environmental Action Plan
[ TOR: Terms of Reference
NC: National Coordinator f HP: Head of Project
NGO: Non-Governmental Organization
DGPD: Department of Planning and Development
( UNCTAD: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
GEF: Global Environment Facility
[ CCD: United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
PACIPE-BNC: Environmental Assistance, Communication, Information and Protection Programme
1 MERF: Ministry of the Environment and Forest Resources L RJR: Reveil de la Jeunesse Rurale CRCD: Centre de recherche concertee pour le developpement [ APDP: Association for the promotion of farmers' rights PART I: CONTEXT
1. Origin
Actions undertaken so far in Togo for the sustainable management of natural forest resources have been sporadic and have only applied to a few isolated natural forest stands such as Haho-Baloa, Missahoa, Bato, etc.
With regard to natural mangrove formations, a reforestation action led by a local NGO in the villages of Agouegan, Sako, Djata and Agbanakin, is contributing to the sustainable rehabilitation of the resource. Furthermore, the communities of different localities in the mangrove area of Togo have on several occasions expressed their desire to reconstitute the forest canopy of their respective environments, following the permanent and worrying degradation of these natural stands, which is preventing economic development in the region. Their expressed desire is motivated by the steady fall in production of their main agricultural activities (rice growing, fishing, fish farming, crafts, etc.) which were an important source of revenue to these populations, a fall in production that is due to the deterioration of environmental conditions (climate, soils, [ plant canopy, etc.). As a result, preliminary meetings have taken place between the communities of the area and the authorities of the RJR Association and the Forest Administration, in order to discuss the problems of environmental degradation in the area and the concerns of neighbouring communities. During these meetings, the population considered the participatory approach to be the best and opted for it. Indeed, local communities are very much aware of the state of degradation of their environment and are completely in favour of the proposed project idea.
I Decision 9(XXIX) of the International Tropical Timber Council on the mangrove conservation and rehabilitation programme is an asset and strengthens the objectives of the proposed pre-project.
I 2. Sectoral Policies
Togo is mainly an agricultural country, the deforestation of which is constantly increasing. In 1990, the closed forest of Togo covered an area of 499000 ha. Today, it is estimated at approximately 130 000 ha I (UNIC, 1994) and remains directly under threat.
Mangrove stands have also been severely damaged by the activities of the rural population, to the extent that today, the only mangrove region to retain the interest of the rural population is the coastal region.
Faced with such levels of gradual degradation of its natural resources and environment, Togo has committed itself to an environmental planning and management process, in the form of the National Environmental Action Plan (NEAP), adopted in June 1999. The NEAP is conceived as a strategic framework for discussion, consultation, planning and action, making it possible to identify and prioritise environmental actions, with a view to developing the planning and management of natural resources and the environment from a sustainable development viewpoint.
The fact that any good or bad changes in the environment depend mostly on local communities is very striking. Consultation between the government and the rural population is therefore essential to the I strengthening of sustainable environmental management. Studies carried out on rural development efforts have shown that such attempts can only be successful if they are clearly based on the requirements of local communities, on their own perception of their problems and on their capacity to deal with them.
With this in mind, the NFAP (National Forest Action Plan) particularly emphasizes a participatory approach and the optimal and conservational utilization of forest resources, taking into account its present status and its future needs (NFAP, 1994). It aims to ensure the sustainable management of natural forest stands and the extension of the forest heritage through the rehabilitation and development of natural and man-made mangrove forests. I With this strategy, Togo aims to guarantee national production, to promote the sustainable utilization of mangroves, and thereby contribute to the development of the country's economy. The objectives of the proposed pre-project are therefore very much in line with national policy on mangrove production and biodiversity conservation.
Moreover, it meets the national concern regarding the fight against poverty, one of the objectives of which is the fight against deforestation the environmental degradation (DGPD, 1990). 3. Programmes and Operational Activities
This pre-project complies with the aims of national policy, as stated in the National Forest Action Plan Report. This programme emphasizes the development of reserved and private forest land with the motivated participation of rural communities, gradually granted the responsibility for the sustainable management of their own environment.
Through this programme, the Government of Togo proposes to increase the existing forest canopy from its present 8% of the national territory to 30%, as recommended by FAO, and to increase timber production through:
• The management of natural forest stands and the reforestation of degraded and/or new land. • Applying national policies aimed at the rational utilization and sustainable conservation of the region's genetic resources.
In addition to the programmes developed in the context of the National Forest Action Plan (NFAP) and the National Environmental Action Plan (NEAP) nearing completion, there are other national plans such as the [ fight against poverty and the fight against desertification, which are in agreement with the objectives of the proposed pre-project, underlining the need to combat deforestation and environmental degradation, as well as the need for economic improvement of rural areas.
In placing an emphasis on the conservation and rehabilitation of mangroves, this pre-project is in line with the main projects and pre-projects implemented or under implementation in the country and financed through ITTO; I • PO 204/91 Rev.1 (F): "Identification and study of a plantation project for the production of timber in the reserved forest of Haho-Baloe (Plateaux Region) - Togo. • PPO 7/98 Rev. 2(F): "Support to the population of Akposso for the development of a participatory approach to forest management in the Bato area (North Amou)". • PPO 11/96 Rev.2 (F): "Identification and planning of measures for the sustainable management of the Kloto community forests in the reserved forest of Missahoe with the participation of rural I communities". • PPO 14/95 Rev. 3 (F) "Identification and planning of measures for the sustainable management of Togo's teak plantations". • PO 30/96 Rev.3 (F): "2500 ha plantation project in the reserved forest of Haho-baloe (Plateaux Region-Togo )". • PO 9/99 Rev.2 (F): "Sustainable and participatory forest resource management in the reserved forest of Missahoe and neighbouring rural communities with a view to an optimal production of industrial timber - Togo".
In particular, this pre-project has noteworthy links with a number of previous ITTO projects and pre-projects for the rehabilitation and sustainable management of natural forests with the participation of neighbouring communities. These are:
• Project PO 9/99 Rev.2 (F): "Sustainable and participatory forest resource management in the reserved forest of Missahoe and neighbouring rural communities with a view to an optimal production of industrial timber - (Kpalime, Togo)", which is currently under implementation and is the outcome of the pre-project PPO 11/96 Rev.2 (F): "Identification and planning of measures for the sustainable management of the Kloto community forests in the reserved forest of Missahoe with the participation of rural communities". • Pre-project PPO 7/98 Rev. 2(F): "Support to the population of Akposso for the development of a participatory approach to forest management in the Bato area (North Amou), which led to a project currently under review by ITTO.
These two projects financed by ITTO place particular emphasis on neighbouring community participation. The first concerns the rehabilitation of a 1,057 hectare reserved forest and surrounding community forests with a view to restoring their production and their ecological functions, and ensuring their protection with the participation of local communities. The second concerns the development of natural residual forests and uncultivated land belonging to communities in co-management with the Forest Administration.
This pre-project has the same objectives: to restore and conserve mangroves in order to increase their production and improve the national economy. A number of projects aimed at the conservation of biological diversity, the protection and restoration of soils and coastal erosion, etc., have been undertaken in the region. The sporadic actions undertaken within the framework of these projects are insufficient and fail to resolve in any significant way the problems of forest and environmental degradation in the region or to develop an intensive and sustained timber production.
PART 11: THE PRE-PROJECT
1.1 Development Objective
To increase the national production level of mangroves in order to ensure they play a role in the conservation of ecosystems and in the country's economy.
1.2 Specific Objective
To provide technical assistance for the design of a project aimed at the management and rehabilitation of mangroves with a view to increasing their national production level. f 2. Justification
I 2.1 Problem to be addressed In Togo, mangrove forests are a characteristic of the brackish environment of the low coastal regions. They grow quite well in Togo's lagoons and are valued by local communities for their energy properties. Mangrove forests contain a whole coastal ecosystem, including aquatic wildlife (fish, oysters, crabs, shrimps, etc.) to I which they provide shelter against predators and constitute a favoured reproductive site. I However, with their energy properties, they are now severely degraded, due to the following factors: • Land clearing for the establishment of crops on fertile land; • Harvesting for firewood and utility wood; I • Annual brush fire practices; • Inadequate fishing or hunting practices; etc.
The disappearance of these plant formations as a result of the great pressure imposed by human activities has considerably reduced the productivity of lagoons and become a threat to the lagoon ecosystem.
Togo's mangroves are exclusively situated in the south-east of the country, between 6°14' and 6°20' North; 1°36' and 1°49 East, and extend along riverbanks and lagoon channels. The configuration of the Togolese coastal lagoon complex, the anomalies of its climate, the great pressure placed on natural plant resources by human interference and its control over the interaction between mangroves and the sea, form the main characteristics of the project area. Togo's mangrove forests are composed of two mangrove species (Rhyzophora racemosa and Avicennia germinans). These receive less than 1 000 mm of rainfall per annum. Invaded by opportunistic species, these formations give way to grasslands of Paspalum distichum and savannas of Andropogon gayanus. They now only cover an area of 1 000 ha and, based on physical characteristics, three main types of mangrove forest have been define (figure 51) (Afidegnon, 1999). Spontaneous regeneration is impaired by the withering of mangrove seedlings surprised too soon by early floods, which are aggravated by the Nangbeto dam, built upstream. Furthermore, the near permanent regime of fresh water presents a serious threat to Togo's mangroves, which are already greatly harmed by uncontrolled overlogging.
As biomes that are targeted by WWF, UNESCO and the Ramsar Convention, the mangrove forests of the Togo lagoon system should be protected in order to safeguard these ecosystems, which are rich in biological diversity and natural resources.
2.2 Reason for a Pre-Project
The coastal region of Togo is the area for the development of mangroves par excellence. It covers an area of more than 6,400 ha (MERF, 1999) and also stretches along the edge of the River Mono.
In order to better develop a mangrove forest management and restoration project, it is essential to collect additional data or information on the area and on the participation and integration of rural communities belonging to that environment. During this pre-project phase, a participatory development approach will be formulated, based on:
• The identification of needs and determination of priority actions by the population itself; • The involvement of community organizations in the different stages of design, implementation and evaluation of actions such as: - Demarcation of mangrove protection and production areas; - Specific regulation of logging and the marketing of mangrove timber products; - Revision of local property ownership; - Development of a monitoring plan for high-risk areas; - Drafting of an integrated sub-regional development plan, including the establishment of socio-economic and socio-cultural promotion structures. • Empowerment of rural communities and taking into account their knowledge in the sustainable management of resources of their land.
It is therefore necessary to conduct socio-economic and institutional surveys, forest surveys and environmental impact studies. These studies will help to explain existing problems and find appropriate { solutions to them. The participation of local communities in different forms will be discussed and adopted with the latter at the seminar for the pre-project evaluation and project document validation, which will take their interests into account.
I 2.3 Target Beneficiaries
The expected outputs of this project will constitute basic tools for the Forest Administration in particular, l NGOs and other national and international organizations, the organized communities and other actors, for: The formulation and implementation of various priority action projects for the sustainable management of mangrove forests in the region and ensuring their role in the conservation of ecosystems and in the [ country's economy;
An improved profitability of efforts and investments in this area.
During the collection of data and information with institutions, the local communities involved, NGOs and other interested parties in the region, questions will be raised as to the actions to be undertaken and priorities to be pinpointed, in order to take into account the concerns of everyone and to better address their needs in the project document.
At the pre-project evaluation and strategy document validation workshop, all the parties involved will be invited and represented in order to enable them to express their views and achieve a document that will be accepted by all.
2.4 Other Relevant Aspects
This pre-project is designed to strengthen the operational capacity of the RJR Association and the Forest Administration for the conservation and sustainable management of natural forests. The mangrove forest management and rehabilitation project document will take into account the technical and scientific methods I that will yield reliable data and results for the conservation, development and rational and sustainable management of mangrove forests in Togo.
Economically, the reliable quantitative costs of the proposed pre-project are essentially those relating directly to the inputs required for the implementation of the different activities. The duration of proposed surveys and that of the contract of the Chief Technical Advisor will depend on the volume of work to be achieved. The direct economic and financial benefits of this pre-project are difficult to quantify, although these results will make it possible to produce a strategy document and a mangrove forest management and restoration project. As a result of the environmental impact studies, it will be possible to highlight the crucial problems of the area and take into account the environmental dimension in future development actions to be undertaken.
3. Outputs
Output 1: Pre-project activities are planned and implemented. Output 2: Data on the project area from the forestry, socio-economic and environmental impact surveys are available. Output 3: A mangrove forest management and rehabilitation project for the area is formulated and submitted to ITTO for approval.
4. Activities
4.1 Output 1: Pre-project activities are planned and implemented.
A.1 .1 Develop a detailed work plan A.1.2 Specify the terms of reference of different studies A.1.3 Recruit the different consultants A.1 .4 Draft the pre-project reports A.1.S Organize a pre-project evaluation seminar
4.2 Output 2: Data on the project area from the forestry, socio-economic and environmental impact studies I are available.
A.2.1 Carry out forest surveys [ A.2.2 Carry out socio-economic and institutional surveys A.2.3 Carry out environmental impact studies.
4.3 Output 3: A mangrove forest management and rehabilitation project for the area is formulated and submitted to ITTO for approval.
A.3.1 Draft a project proposal for the management and rehabilitation of mangrove forests in collaboration with the different actors involved in the area. 1 A.3.2 Assess and validate the project document to be submitted to ITTO. I I 1 f
I 5. Work Plan
Activities Responsable Schedule (in monthsl Party 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Assignment of national consultants to the pre-project HP - Output 1: Pre-project activities are planned and implemented
A 1.1 : Draft a detailed work plan CTAlNC -
A 1.2: Specify terms of reference of NC/CTA - f different surveys A 1.3 : Recruit the different consultants NC/CTA - l A 1.4 : Draft the pre-project reports NC A 1.5 : Organize the pre-project RJR/NC/MERF/C - I evaluation seminar Output 2 : Data on the project area from the forestry, socio-economic and environmental impact studies are I available. I A2.1 : Carry out forest surveys Sub-contract/RJ R
A2.2 : Carry out socio-economic and Sub- institutional surveys contract/APDP
A2.3 : Carry out environmental impact studies Sub- contract/CRCD Output 3 : A mangrove forest management and rehabilitation project for the area is formulated and submitted to ITTO for approval. t A3.1. Draft a project proposal for the management and rehabilitation of mangrove forests in collaboration with [ the different actors involved in the NC/CTAlHCT/RJR -- area.
A3.2. Assess and validate the project document to be submitted to ITTO
NC/RJRlMERF - 6. Budget
6.1 Overall Pre-Project Budget by Source of Finance ($US)
BUDGET COMPONENTS Unit Quantity Unit Togo ITIO Total price 10 Project Personnel 11. National Experts Head of Pre-Project 500/250 9 mm 4500 1350 5850 National Coordinator 500/250 9 mm 4500 1350 5850 13. Other Labour Secretary/Admin. & Financial Assistant 300170 9 mm 2700 630 3330 Errand boy 150/30 9 mm 1350 270 1620 Driver 100/30 9 mm 900 270 1 170 CTA Counterpart 500/100 9 mm 4500 900 5400 Evaluation Seminar (20 participants) 900 2j 1 800 1 800 16. ChiefTechnical Adviser (CTA) or 12500 1.5 mm 18750 18750 International Consultant ( 19. Component total 18450 25320 43770 20 Sub-contract 21. Forest surveys 2000 3 mm 0 6000 6000 22. Socio-economic and institutional surveys 2000 3 mm 0 6000 6000 r 23.Environmental impact studies 2000 1.5 mm 0 3000 3000 29. Component total 0 15000 15000 30 Duty Travel 31. Daily allowance l Daily allowance - Management 24 180 md 4320 4320 Daily allowance - other personnel 20 150 md 3000 3000 39. Component total 0 7320 7320 [ 50 Consumables 53. Fuel and lubricants Flat rate 3000 3000 54. Office supplies Flat rate 1500 1 500 55. Maintenance costs l Existing light vehicle Flat rate 2000 2000 ExistinQ PC and photocopier Flat rate 1500 1500 56. Communications (Tel., Fax, Express mail, Flat rate 1000 1000 [ Email. .. ) 57. Reports and publications Flat rate 800 800 59. Component total 0 9800 9800 60 Miscellaneous 61. Sundry Flat rate 1000 1000 62. Office hire 200 9 mm 1800 1800 63. Insurance Flat rate 800 800 69. Component total 1800 1800 3600 l 70 ExecutinQ AQency ManaQement Costs (15%) 11 924 11 924 79. Component total 11924 0 11924 SUB-TOTAL 32174 59240 91414 f 80 ITIO Monitoring, Evaluation and Administration 83. Programme Support Costs (5.5%) 3554 3554 89. Component total 0 3554 3554 100 TOTAL GLOBAL 32174 62794 94968 r- - - -
6.2 Overall Pre-Project Budget by Activity ($US)
BUDGET COMPONENTS OUTPUTS! ACTIVITIES + 10 20 30 50 60 Non-Activity Based Expenses Project Personnel Sub-contracts Duty travel Consumables Misc. GRAND TOTAL OUTPUT 1: Pre-project activities are planned and implemented Activity 1.1. Draft detailed work plan 6250 6250 Activity 1.2. Specify terms of reference of surveys
Activity 1.3. Recruit the different consultants Activity 1.4. Supervise the different studies 23220 23220 Activity 1.5. Organize the pre-project evaluation seminar 1800 1800 Sub-total 1 31270 31270 OUTPUT 2: Data on the project area from the forestry, socio-economic and environmental impact studies are available Activity 2.1. Carry out forest surveys 6000 6000 Activity 2.2. Carry out socio-economic and institutional 6000 surveys 6000 Activity 2.3. Carry out environmental impact studies 3000 3000 SUb-total 2 15000 15000 OUTPUT 3: A mangrove forest management and rehabilitation project for the area is formulated and submitted to ITTO for approval Activity 3.1 Draft a project proposal for the management and rehabilitation of mangrove forests in collaboration with the different actors involved in the area 10000 7320 3600 20920 Activity 3.2. Assess and validate the project document to be submitted to ITTO 2500 2500 Sub-total 3 12500 7320 3600 23420 Non-Activity Based Expenses (1) Fuel and Lubricants 3000 3000 (2) Office Supplies 1500 1500 (3) Maintenance Costs 5300 5300 Sub-total 4 9800 9800 SUb-total ITTO 25320 15000 7320 9800 1 800 59240 Sub-total (Executing Agency) 18450 1 800 20250 TOTAL 43770 15000 7320 9800 3600 79490 Executing Agency Management Costs (15%) = 9 753; Programme Support Costs (5.5%) = 2 916; Grand Total = 77 689 PART Ill: TROPICAL TIMBER FRAMEWORK
1. Compliance with ITTA 1994 Objectives
This pre-project is in line with items c, j and I of the objectives of the 1994 Agreement of ITTO (UNCTAD, 1994), as follows:
c) To contribute to the process of sustainable development.
The aim of this pre-project is the maintenance, conservation, rehabilitation and sustainable management of mangrove forests in the region. Once implemented, these actions will lead to an improvement in the living conditions of neighbouring communities and the forest ecosystem will regain the driving development role it previously had in the area.
( j) To encourage members to support and develop industrial tropical timber reforestation and forest management activities as well as rehabilitation of degraded forest land, with due regard for the interests of local communities dependent on forest resources.
The proposed pre-project will provide a framework for the development of mangrove rehabilitation actions through reforestation and forest management. The development of sustainable forest management procedures for this natural heritage will restore the area's role in the protection and sustainable production of mangroves and other products.
I) To encourage members to develop national policies aimed at sustainable utilization and [ conservation of timber producing forests and their genetic resources and at maintaining the ecological balance in the regions concerned, in the context of tropical timber trade.
This pre-project, aimed at the restoration and sustainable conservation of mangrove forests, is perfectly ( consistent with Decision 9(XXIX) of the International Tropical Timber Council on the mangrove conservation programme. This Decision encourages developing countries in their decision to introduce policies for the [ sustainable management of natural forest resources. 2. Compliance with ITTO Action Plan
In its reforestation and forest management objectives, this pre-project is in line with the ITTO Action Plan and [ complies fully with the 1998-2001 Libreville Action Plan and, in particular, with the following goals and actions:
Goal 2: Improve the tropical timber resource base.
Action 5: Encourage and assist Members, as appropriate, to:
• Improve the formulation and implementation of forest management plans, which limit harvesting to the sustained yield capacity;
[ • Expand the productive capacity of natural forests through intensified silvicultural practices such as better utilization of lesser-used species, the promotion of non-timber forest products, guided natural regeneration, enrichment planting and reforestation;
• Identify those areas where forest rehabilitation is feasible and develop technical options which include analysis of the social, economic and environmental implications of the alternatives.
The project to be developed following the different surveys that will be carried out in the area will consider the introduction of measures designed to rehabilitate and improve the sustainable management of the general ecosystem and forest resources in the region.
[ Goal 3: Enhance technical, financial and human capacities to manage the tropical timber resource base.
Action 6: Encourage and assist Members, as appropriate, to:
• Analyze and apply existing data and knowledge in forestry, in order to ascertain what is, or can be made, relevant to the operational knowledge of forest ecosystem behaviour and to incorporate that information into preliminary management prescriptions. l
[ All surveys and studies carried out in the context of this pre-project will clarify existing problems, highlight existing knowledge and provide solutions that may contribute to improving the management of forest ecosystems in this region.
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A. Profile of the Executing Agency
The Expertise of the Executing Agency
Registered under No 537/MIS-SG-APA-PC, the RJR Association is an organization working for development at grassroots level and is affiliated to NGO associations. It is responsible for the formulation, coordination and implementation of grassroots development policies in the area of agriculture, the environment and nature, in particular forest resources, in particular:
(i) The protection and rehabilitation of forest ecosystems; (ii) The fight against soil fertility degradation; (iii) The fight against desertification; (iv) The fight against degradation of the coastal region and the lagoon ecosystem; (v) The promotion of awareness among communities concerning the protection of their environment; [ (vi) Introduction of young people to business.
Organization
At central level, the Association is composed of the following elements:
- The General Assembly - The Administrative Board - The Executive Office, with the following 7 members: ( A Chief Coordinator and Vice-Coordinator; A Senior Official and Assistant Official in charge of Activities A Treasurer and Vice-Treasurer ( A Rapporteur-General. At regional level, activities are coordinated by RJR Offices in each region. There are currently 3 such Regional Offices:
• The Wahala Office for the Plateaux region; • The Fonda Office for the Central region; • The Lassa Office for the Kara region; { • The regional office for the Savannah region is in the process of being established; • The regional office for the Maritime region is run by the RJR headquarters, based in Loms.
The RJR undertakes its development projects through its local offices represented in each region of the national territory. Under the auspices of its management and very soon after its creation, the RJR undertook the tasks that it had set itself through its objectives:
• The fight against desertification; • The protection and rehabilitation of forest ecosystems; • The fight against soil degradation; • The promotion of awareness among communities concerning the protection of their environment; • The introduction of young people to business. • Etc.
Far from drawing up a complete appraisal of all activities carried out in these different fields, we are providing an overall view of actions undertaken to date. Having actively taken part in all the meetings organized by NGO associations, we have benefited from all training courses and seminars organized.
The RJR's operation is self-financed by its members through monthly and special contributions, which have enabled it to initiate a number of projects while waiting for possible finance. The following projects have been initiated in accordance with the objectives of the association:
• Wahala agroforestry project (Haho Prefecture, Plateaux Region); • Atamtou reforestation project (Binah Prefecture, Kara Region); • Wahala agroforestry project (Haho Prefecture, Plateaux Region); • Atamtou reforestation project (Binah Prefecture, Kara Region); Other projects are also under development or being submitted to the Partners in Development. Among these:
• Mounts Kabye natural ecosystems protection and rehabilitation project, with the participation of local communities (Binah and Kozah Prefectures, Kara Region); • Coastal mangrove conservation and rehabilitation project (Lakes Prefecture, Maritime Region); • Support to farmers for the development of apiculture in Togo (Blitta Prefecture, Central Region); • Fonda Fish-Farming Complex / Fish farming project associated with poultry and pig-farming (Sotouboua, Central Region); • Identification and planning of measures for the sustainable management of the Adele natural community forests with the participation of local communities (Blitta Prefecture, Central Region).
During the past three years, the RJR has participated in the drafting of the National Environmental Action Programme (PNAE) and in the drafting of the National Environmental Management Programme (PNGE).
Agency Infrastructure
The RJR lacks resources. However, for the retraining and continuing training of its personnel, it has at its disposal the training resources of centres built by the Government for that purpose. Teaching aids can be supplied by the RJR itself and/or the NGO associations. For long-term courses, the assistance of the specialized higher educations establishments of the African sub-region is often requested. Among the capital items needed for its activities are one (1) a 4x4 vehicle with tarpaulin, the office of the association's ( headquarters and the offices of the RJR regional agencies.
Budget (in US Dollars) l Components Year 1999 Year 2000 Personnel 215888 214510 Travel 1 000 3000 Missions 4000 6000 Capital Items 12000 12000 Consumables 12000 25000 TOTAL 244888 260510
Personnel
Personnel Numbers (g) Higher Education Diplomas Baccalaureat + 5, 6 or 7 5 years (h) Teachers, Assistants, Instructors 14 (i) Administrative Personnel 11 (j) Personnel in associated fields 71
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r B. PROBLEM TREE Increase in poverty in the rural environment
Outgoing currency for Reduction in timber imoorts agricultural revenue Fall in fishing production
Disturbed microclimate Fall in agricultural revenue
Degradation of forest Fall in timber production canopy Threat to the production and protection roles of plant formation in [ the coastal area.
I Coastal mangrove forest is Coastal erosion is I degraded accelerated
Coastal forests are Forest Mangrove Low level of Construction Intensive regularly affected by logging is forests are community of the human fire develapped invaded by food participation autonomous activity on crops port of Lame the coast I I I I I I I I Preference for 1 Local Legal texts are Lack of The population Increas- Absence ofa communities are not adapted to resources is not aware of ing the fertile soils of mangrove partici patory not organized for environment the benefits need for approach policy the protection of protection provided by land forests over the coastal mangrove surrounding mangroves forests savannah 1 Increasing demographic pressure
I l C. Draft Terms of Reference of Consultants
1. Chief Technical Adviser (CTA)
Place of work: Lome, with missions in the area Responsibilities: The Chief Technical Adviser is responsible for the technical execution of the project. His/her responsibilities are divided into two periods as follows:
Phase I (0.5 months):
Draft a detailed Work Plan; Carry out a summary review of the pre-project situation; Specify the fields and the terms of reference of the different studies relating to the pre-project situation; Brief the different consultants.
Phase 2 (1 month):
On the basis of the different studies carried out on the area, the CTA will be responsible for presenting:
The physical and human environment of the area; A map of land use and vegetation; The provision and planning of measures aimed at rehabilitating the plant canopy and soils (community forests, reforestation, enrichment, etc.); The provision of measures aimed at limiting forest degradation (combating forest fires, regulation of uncontrolled cutting and clearing, promotion of awareness and responsibility among the population); Measures and form of population integration and participation in the rehabilitation and conservation of forests in the environment. ( Draft a project proposal for the management and rehabilitation of mangroves in the region, to be submitted to ITTO.
Qualifications:
The CTA should have a Higher Education Diploma in Forestry as well as professional experience in the design, implementation and evaluation of forest development projects.
Duration of contract: 1.5 months.
6. National Coordinator (NC)
Place of work: Lome, with missions in the area. Duration of contract: 9 months Responsibilities:
The National Coordinator is responsible for taking all necessary measures to implement the pre-project and will work in close collaboration with the CTA and the various consultants. He/she will participate in the l drafting of a detailed Work Plan, facilitate consultation and collaboration with other governmental and non governmental institutions involved in the pre-project execution, prepare appropriate documentation for experts and consultants, and organize the final pre-project result evaluation seminar.
Qualifications:
The National Coordinator should have a Higher Education Diploma in Forestry; preferably a forester/forest manager with a minimum of 5 years of experience in the field. He is responsible to RJR.
7. Sub-contractor in forest surveys
Place of work: Lome Duration of contract: 3 months Responsibilities: The Forest Study Sub-contractor will have the following responsibilities: Describe and make a rapid inventory of the different forest formations associated with mangroves present in the environment; Carry out an assessment of the biological diversity of the environment; Develop a mangrove rehabilitation and management programme for the area.
Qualifications:
The sub-contractor, which can be a research department, a governmental or non-governmental institutions, should be qualified in the field of forestry, botany and mapping.
8. Sub-contractor in socio-economic and institutional surveys
Place of work: Lome, with missions in the area. Duration of contract: 3 months [ Responsibilities:
The sub-contractor in socio-economic and institutional surveys will have the following responsibilities:
Collect and analyze demographic data for the project area, in particular population density, structure and spatial distribution and social organization, and specify their impact on the success of the project. Collect and analyze economic data on the area, in particular the needs and incomes of the population, the main economic activities and the utilization of resources by the population. Assess the attitude of communities towards forests and the environment. Assess the importance of the negative and positive socio-economic effects of this project in the area. Analyze institutional problems and propose institutional ways of governing organizational relations l between the Forest Administration, NGOs and local communities.
Qualifications:
Forest economist, agricultural economist or socio-economist, with proven experience in forest project studies.
9. Sub-contractor in environmental impact studies
Place of work: Lome, with travel in the area Duration of contract: 1.5 months Responsibilities:
The sub-contractor in environmental impact studies will have the following responsibilities:
Collect and analyze environmental data on the area; Take stock of environmental problems in the area; l Assess the positive and negative effects of future actions on the area; Propose measures aimed at offsetting the negative effects. { Qualifications: The sub-contractor in environmental impact studies can be a research department, an individual or a group of individuals with diverse qualifications in the field of environmental sciences. l l D. Curriculum Vitae of Key Personnel
l CURRICULUM VITAE
1. CIVIL STATUS
Surname: AMETSIAGBE First name: Adzewoda Profession: DEIAU Town Planner. Environmental Manager Address: Ministry of the Environment and Forest Resources, B.P. 4825, Lome, Togo. [ Tel: (228) 21-56-58/21-28-97 Cel:05-84-83 Date and Place of Birth; March 1962 in Danyi Elavanyo Nationality: Togolese Gender: Male r Marital Status: Married with three children E-mail: [email protected]
2. TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS
September 1997 to May 1999 Higher Professional Studies Diploma (D.E.P.A.), Environmental f Management Option (University of Senghor, Alexandria, Egypt September 1984 to June 1989 Inter-State Higher Professional School Diploma in Architecture and Town ( Planning, Town Planning Option (Lome. Togo) September - October 1995 Environment and Development Certificate of the International ( Environment Academy, Geneva, Switzerland October 1982 - June 1984 Baccalaureat D Series (Sciences) at Danyi Apeyeme L 3. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND POSITIONS HELD January - May 2000 Chairman of the Feasibility Study Commission of the reforestation and forest management activity revival project based on the development of ( old teak plantations. January - May 2000 Drafting of Agreement and Specifications between NOELEV-KACY, Globe Timber Trading Company L.L.C. (GTTC) and the Government of Togo for the respective sums of 2,447,969,643 FCFA and 2,268,000,000 FCFA for 4,000 ha for 5 years each.
Beginning of October 1999 Member of the Permanent Committee on Wetlands for the application and implementation of the Ramsar Convention.
January 2000 Contractual lecturer at the African School of Architecture and Town Planning (EAMAU), Lome, Togo.
27 October - 5 November 1999 Regional Workshop on Environmental Audits, Indicators and Statistics, Addis-Abeba, Ethiopia.
28 September - 2 October 1999 Workshop on the Enhancement of Environmental Evaluation Capacity, Cotonou, Benin.
26 July - 4 August National Workshop on the development of a strategy for the Togo national debt, Lome, Togo.
August 1993 - September 1997 Technical Advisor at the Ministry of the Environment and Forest Resources, in charge of finance and urban environment programme coordination. October 1992 - August 1993 In charge of surveys and the issuing of planning permissions for the application of land-use plans at the Department of Town Planning and Housing.
March 1990 - October 1993 In charge of surveys and town planning and parkland and public garden management programmes at the Post Office and Telecommunications Ministry: Department of Town Planning and Housing.
June 1988 - November 1989 Supervisor at the Office for the Architecture, Town Planning and Execution Monitoring of Housing, Churches and Schools.
4. PUBLICATIONS (Theses, dissertations, articles, reports, or other)
L AMETSIAGBE Adzewoda Quelles reformes institutionnelles au secteur energetique au Togo pour un developpement durable, Durban Afrique du Sud ; December 2000;10pp r AMETSIAGBE Adzewoda Phases successives et contenu pour une procedure d'etude d'impact sur I'environnement au Togo ; Alexandria; October 1998 6 pp.
AMETSIAGBE Adzewoda Etude d'lmpact du Projet Autoroutier sous-regional Trans-Ouest africain ; Alexandrie, November 1998 ; 13 pp.
AMETSIAGBE Adzewoda Les problemes environnementaux : Lutte contre les menaces naturelles, I communication dans le cadre du "Command and Staff College de JAJI" du Nigeria a Lome, April 2000 ; 10 pp. I AMETSIAGBE Adzewoda Place des Aires Protegees dans la conservation et la mise en valeur de la diversite biologique au Togo; Alexandrie ; November 1997 ; 11 pp.
AMETSIAGBE Adzewoda Experience togolaise en matiere de Comptes Indicateurs et Statistiques I sur l'Environnement. Addis-Abeba Ethiopia, 6 pages
AMETSIAGBE Adzewoda Methodologie d'Adaptation des technologies Extensives d'Epuration des Eaux Usees dans le Contexte Urbain d'Afrique Occidentale Tropicale Humide et C6tiere : Cas du TOGO, Universite Senghor-Alexandrie, Egypt 1997-1999,81 pages.
AMETSIAGBE Adzewoda Programme de Pays pour les Substances qui appauvrissent la Couche d'Ozone, "Friends of the Earth International", August, 1997, 15 pages.
[ AMETSIAGBE Adzewoda Application du principe «pollueur - Payeur» Potentiels, limites et contraintes dans un contexte urbain d'Afrique de l'Ouest (Lome) : etude de cas, Academie Internationale pour l'Environnement, Geneva, Switzerland, 1995, 8 pages.
AMETSIAGBE Adzewoda Etude de developpement d'une ville secondaire : NOTSE. Ecole - Inter Etats d'Architecture et d'Urbanisme Memoire. Lome - Togo 1989, 104 pages.
5. COMPUTER EXPERIENCE 1. MS-DOS 6. Debt-Pro (Indebtedness Strategy) 2. WordPerfect 7. Windows 95 3. Lotus 1-2-3 8. Word 97 4. NCSS 97 (Statistics) 9. Excel 5. Atlas GIS for Windows 10. Powerpoint (Geographic Information System) 11. Internet and Intra-Net mastery
6. FIELDS OF EXPERTISE • Renewable new energy and • Sustainable agriculture and agroforestry energy efficiency. Environmental Impact Study Urban and Environmental Management • Climatic changes and • Participatory management of protected areas and biodiversity. greenhouse effect gases. • Integrated management of • Ozone Layer and Montreal Protocol. forest, lagoon and coastal ecosystems. - Category B Driving Licence for motorcars and motorcycles
7. LANGUAGES
French Excellent English Good [ Arabic Learner [ 8. REFERENCES 1. Michel RAYMOND Director of the Department of Environmental Management, University of Senghor r 2. DANTSEY Koffi Edinam Technical Advisor Ministry of the Environment and Forest Protection BP: 4825 Lome Togo Tel: 228 21 56 58
3. AMOUSSOU-GUENOU Assiba Ex-Minister, Technical Adviser to the Government Tel: 21855/04/01/93
I hereby certify that all the information given in this c.v is correct, exact and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. I authorize the organization concerned to verify the information provided in this curriculum vitae.
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AMETSIAGBE Adzewoda CURRICULUM VITAE
SURNAME SAMAH FIRST NAMES Komlan DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH 1963 in KARA NATIONALITY Togolese ADDRESS B.P. 30327 Fax: (228) 25-20-14 E-mail: skomlan@yahooJr LOME - TOGO PROFESSION Forester, Option: Forest Management Graduate of National School of Forestry (ENFI) of Sale, Morocco (1993) Chairman of RJR, Research Fellow at the DPCEF [
FIELDS OF QUALIFICATION: I • Design, planning and management of development projects and programmes. • Participatory management of private, community and State forest estates. • Agroforestry (Training and support of rural communities) • Promotion of grassroots rural initiatives at the DRP (Diagnostic Rural Participatif) • Research and Development.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 1995 - Assistant to the Director of the National Forest Seed Centre (CNSF). Identification of sites for arboreta to be established in the country and their experimental approach; Phenological studies of certain forest species with a view to establishing seed plots - DPFIMEPF - TOGO. 1997 - Officer in charge of natural forest management and restoration programmes and projects, the management of the ITTO file and parkland activities, and the implementation of conventions on biodiversity and combating desertification.
1998 - Responsible for researching questions relating to the harvesting and sustainable utilization of natural resources, the conservation of biodiversity and the supply of energy demand.
1998 - Counterpart to the Senior Technical Advisor (ST A)) in the context of the implementation of ITTO Pre-Project PPD 11/96 Rev. 2 (F): "Identification and planning of measures for the sustainable management of the Kloto community forests in the reserved forest of Missahoe with the participation of rural communities".
1997 - 2000 - General Coordinator of the Association "Reveil de la Jeunesse Rurale", a local NGO based in Lome; Vice-President of the Union of NGOs in Togo (UONGTO), an NGO Union with its headquarters in Lome.
1999 - 2000 - Officer in charge of drafting the main document of the RPTES-Togo Programme "Review of Policies, Strategies and Programmes in the Traditional Energy Sector in Togo". 1999 - 2000 - Identification and design of development projects to be submitted to ITTO and other sources of finance. 1999 - 2000 - Assistance to the National Environmental Action Programme (PNAE) in the drafting the National Environmental Management Programme Document (PNGE).
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[ CURRICULUM VITAE
Surname and First Name: PAROUBADI Aklesso Date and Place of Birth: 26 September 1962 au Togo Nationality: Togolese Address: BP 355 - Work Tel: 21 4604; 21 28 97. Profession: Agronomist (Agro-economics option) Researcher at the Department for the Protection and Control of Flora Utilization (DPCEF).
MAIN QUALIFICATIONS Diploma of Agronomy (Agro-Economics Option) of the Higher School of Agronomy (ESA) of the University of Benin, Lome - Togo, 1987 and Further Specialization Diploma in the Agronomy of Hot Regions, Centre for International Cooperation in Agronomic Research for Development (CIRAD) / (Centre National des Etudes ( Agronomiques des Regions Chaudes (CNEARC), Montpellier - France; 1989. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE May 1988 to February 2000: Officer in charge of Research, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Information Technology at the ODEF Research and Planning Division; LOME - TOGO. r March 2000 to date: Researcher at the Department for the Protection and Control of Flora Utilization (DPCEF).
Duties Calculation of product purchase costs, drawing up of marketing product price list, evaluation of income, drafting of operational plans and previsional budgets, prediction/realization comparisons, collection and processing of forestry statistical data, socio-economic surveys, financial and economic profitability analyses, monitoring and evaluation of forest development projects, computer processing.
RESPONSABILlTIES IN PROJECTS AND TRAINING COURSES I 1999 Counterpart to the Senior Technical Advisor for the execution of International Tropical Timber (ITTO) Pre-Project PPD 7/98 Rev. 2 (F): "Support to the population of Akposso for the development of a participatory approach to forest management in the Bato area (North Amou)" in Togo. I National Correspond ant to the ITTO Focal Point on Forestry Statistics in Togo. Initiator et formulator of ITTO Pre-Project PPD 21/99 Rev.1 (M): "Formulation of a strategy aimed at improving the national forestry statistics processing system and I market intelligence in Togo". Contribution to the Expert Panel responsible for drafting the Togo Report on Achieving the Year 2000 Objective of ITTO. 1998 Independent Consultant collaborating with the National Consultant in charge of the I socio-economic and cultural study of the Missahoe Reserved Forest, carried out within the framework of ITTO research pre-project PPD 11/96 Rev 2 (F): "Identification and planning of measures for the sustainable management of the Kloto community forests in the reserved forest of Missahoe with the participation of rural communities". Contribution to the Expert Panel on Environmental Planning and Economics in Togo in the context of the implementation of the National Environmental Action I Plan (PNAE). 1997 Counterpart ot the Consultant in charge of the Study of the Economic Importance of Teak Plantations in Togo, in the context of ITTO Research Pre-Project PPD 14/95 Rev 3 (F): "Identification and planning of measures for the sustainable I management of Togo's teak plantations".
TRAINING SEMINARS l 1999 1ih Training Seminar on the ITTO Manual for the Formulation of Projects (10 to 18 February 1999); LOME - TOGO. CURRICULUM -VITAE
Surname and First Name: YOKOUYOU Kidikedou Date of Birth: 1969 Nationality: Togolese Address: BP : 1228 Tel: (228) 21-20-45 LOME-TOGO e-mail: yokkidi@yahooJr Profession: Manager
FIELDS OF QUALIFICATION
(i) Accountancy (ii) Market Research (iii) Acceptance r (iv) File Control
EDUCATION
I 1976 - 1982 : Pittah Primary School, Kara -TOGO
Primary Education Diploma ( CEPD- Certificat d'Etude du Premier Degre)
1983 -1987: Kara-Town Comprehensive School, Kara - TOGO
General Certificate of Secondary Education (BEPC)
1988- 1991 : ADIDOGOME Technical College, Lome - TOGO
1990: Professional Studies Diploma in Accountancy and Mecanography (BEP-CM -Brevet d'Etude Professionnelle Comptable Mecanographe)
1991: Technical Baccalaureat
1992- 1993: Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Benin, Lome - TOGO. f RESPONSIBILITIES
1994-1995: Training Course in supervision of processing, calculation of profits and listing at the Togolese National Lottery (24 months) 1995 - 1996: Training at the Caisse Nationale de Securite Sociale (CNSS) in Lome, TOGO (2 months). 1996 - 2000: Officer in charge of the Lotosport and Loto-Benz stakes at the Togolese National Lottery, Branch 6900 in TSEVIE.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Since February 1996: Officer in charge of stakes of Lotosport, Loto-Benz and other scratch products at the Togolese National Lottery in TSEVIE.
MAIN DUTIES:
• Cashing in the takings of collecters • Payment of funds at the Tsevie Post Office or at the National Lottery Fund in Lome • Paying in profits at the National Lottery Fund. • Payment of gains to winners at the National Lottery (Agence 6900) in Tsevie. • Administration of status files on the payment of winnings. • Recovery of unpaid amounts of double players and debts to collectors. • Cashier at the Agence 6900 of the National Lottery in Tsevie • Officer in charge of scratch cards (Double-Double, Loterie Populaire, Loterie Top and Entente Commune) • Administrator at the Inter-African State Insurance Conference (C.I.PRE.S.). !
! RELATED ACTIVITIES:
Since April 1996: Founding Member and Treasurer of the Association "Les Amis du Developpement", a I grassroots development association. LANGUAGES:
The following levels of proficiency have been used for the languages below (4= very fluent; 3= good; 2= moderate; 1 = elementary).
Languages Reading Written Spoken Understanding I Frangais 4 4 4 4 Anglais 4 3 2 2 r OTHER PRACTICAL SKILLS
• Some basic computer skills, e.g.: I WINDOWS, EXCEL, Etc
Leisure: Reading, music, travel. I Sports: Football, volleyball and swimming Driving Licence: B
I Qualities: Discretion, understanding, etc. I
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,.- Specific Recommendations by the Twenty-third Panel concerning PPD 37/02 (F)
The proposal should be revised taking into account the overall assessment and the following:
1. Provide additional information and data on the mangrove forest formation in Togo, especially en the precise zone to be covered by the project; 2. Extend the duration of the pre-project to nine months in order to have enough time to complete and document the surveys and studies; 3. Revise the budget according to the above overall assessment and specific recommendations; and 4. Include an annex, which shows the recommendations of the Panel and the respective modification in tabular form.
Summary of Amendments
The amendments made have been incorporated into the document and highlighted in bold on the following pages: Cover page; 7; 8; 11; 13; 19 and 20 The Working Plan and the Budget have been revised according to the amendments made under items 1 and 2. The budget allocated to the Personnel component of the pre-project was revised. The duration of the supervision of surveys and studies has been increased to three months, but the costs remain unchanged, in an effort to stay within the budget limits. The revised budget therefore amounts to 62 794 $US (ITTO Contribution).
Table of Amendments:
No Amendments 1 Cover paqe; 7; 8; 10; 11; 13; 19 and 20 2 Duration: 9 months 3 Revised budget amounts to 62 794 $lITTO Contribution)