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Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Public Disclosure Authorized Report No: 33214-GN PROJECT APPRAISAL DOCUMENT ON A Public Disclosure Authorized PROPOSED GRANT FROM THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY TRUST FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF USD 5 MILLION TO THE REPUBLIC OF GUINEA FOR A Public Disclosure Authorized COASTAL, MARINE AND BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT PROJECT June 2,2006 Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development (AFTS4) Country Department 10 Africa Region Public Disclosure Authorized This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (Exchange Rate Effective January 30,2006) Currency Unit = Guinean Francs, GNF 4,293 GNF = US$1 US$1.45 = SDR 1 FISCAL YEAR January 1 - December 31 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ADC Communal Development Agent (Agent de Dbveloppement Communautaire) AFD Agence Franqaise de Dkveloppement AGR Income Generating Activities (Activitbs Gbne'ratrices de Revenus) AV Village Animator (Animateur villageois) BSAP Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan CBD Convention on Biological Diversity cc Community Council (Cunseil Communa~taire) CENAGAP National Center for the Management of Protected Areas (Centre ~ationalde Gestion des Aires Protbgbes) CFAA Country Financial Accountability Assessment CNC National Coordination Unit (Cellule at ion ale de Coordination) CND National Commission on Decentralization (Commission Nationale de la D&entralisation) CNDD National Commission for Sustainable Development (Commission n at ion ale pour le Dheloppement Durable) CNE National Environment Council (Conseil ~ationalde E 'Environnement) CNSH-B National Fisheries Research Institute (Centre National des Sciences Halieutiques de Boussora) CP Steering Committee (Comitb de Pilotage) CR Regional Coordinator (Coordinateur Rbgional) CRD Rural Development Commune (Communautb Rurale de Dhveloppement) CZM Coastal Zone Management DND National Decentralization Directorate (Direction ati ion ale de la Dbcentralisation) DNEF National Directorate for Forestry and Water (Direction Nationale des Eaux et Forzts) DNH National Directorate for Water Resource Management (Direction Nationale de l 'Hydraulique) DPC Participative Community-level Diagnostic (Diagnostique Participatf Communautaire) DPDRE! Prefectoral Directorate for Rural Development and the Environment (Direction Prbfectorale du Dbveloppement Rural et de I 'Environnement) ESMF Environmental and Social Management Framework GIS Geographic Information System GNF GuinCe Nouveau Franc HDI Human Development Index ICZ Integrated Conservation Zone IFR Interim Unaudited Financial Reports IRD Institute de Recherche pour le Dbveloppement LIF Local Investment Fund (FTL) LME Large Marine Ecosystems LPDA Agricultural Development Policy Letter (Lettre de Politiique de Dbveloppement Agricole) M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MAE Ministry ofAgriculture and Livestock (Minist&-ede 1'Agriculture et de E 'Elevage) MATD Ministry ofInterior and Decentralization (MinistGre de 1'Administration du Territoire et de la Dbcentralisation) ME Ministry ofEnvironment (MinistGre de 1'Environnement) MEF Ministry ofEconomy and Finance (Minist~rede 1 'Economie et des Finances) MP Ministry ofPlanning (Ministkre du Plan) MPA Marine Protected Area NCSA National Capacity Self-Assessment for Global Environment Management NEPAD New Partnership for Africa's Development NRM Natural Resources Management 0GI"ONRG Observatoire GuinCe MaritimelObservatoire National de la Rkpublique de GuinCe PACV Village Communities Support Program (Programme d 'Appui aux Communautbs Villageoises, PACY) PAI Annual Investment Plan (Plan Annual d 'Investissement) PDL Local Development Plan (Plan de Dbveloppement Local) PGCT Community-Based Land Management Project (Projet de Gestion Communautaire des Terres) PRCM Regional Program for the Conservation of Coastal and Marine Protected Areas in West Afiica (Programme Rbgional de Conservation de la Zone Ciitigre et Marine de E'Afiique de I'Ouest) PRSP Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper RCU Regional Coordinating Unit (Unitb Rbgionale de Coordination, URC) RPF Resettlement Process Framework SFC Sub-regional Fishery Commission SLM Sustainable Land Management SPD Prefectoral Development Division (Service Prbfectoral de Dbveloppement) STAP Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel UNDP United Nations Development Program URC Regional Coordination Unit (Unitb Rbgionale de Coordination) VCSP Village Communities Support Program (Programme d 'Appui aux Communautbs Villageoises, PACY) Vice President: Gobind T. Nankani Country Director: Mats Karlsson Sector Manager: Mary A. Barton-Dock Task Team Leader: Dirk Nicolaas Prevoo GUINEA Coastal Marine and Biodiversity Management Project CONTENTS Page A . STRATEGIC CONTEXT AND RATIONALE ................................................................. 1 1. Country and sector issues.................................................................................................... 1 2. Rationale for Bank involvement ......................................................................................... 2 3. Higher level objectives to which the project contributes .................................................... 2 B. PROJECT DESCRIPTION................................................................................................. 4 1. Lending instrument ............................................................................................................. 4 2 . Project Intervention Zones .................................................................................................. 5 3 . Description ofBaseline Project .......................................................................................... 5 4 . GEF Project development objective and key indicators ..................................................... 7 5 . Project components ............................................................................................................. 9 6 . Lessons learned and reflected in the project design .......................................................... 12 7 . Alternatives considered and reasons for rejection ............................................................ 13 C. IMPLEMENTATION ........................................................................................................ 14 1. Partnership arrangements (if applicable) .......................................................................... 14 2 . Institutional and implementation arrangements................................................................ 14 3 . Linkages with other Projects ............................................................................................. 15 4. Monitoring and evaluation ofoutcomeslresults ................................................................ 15 5 . Sustainability and Replicability ........................................................................................ 16 6. Critical risks and possible controversial aspects............................................................... 18 7. Loadcredit conditions and covenants............................................................................... 21 D. APPRAISAL SUMMARY ................................................................................................. 22 1. Economic and financial analyses ...................................................................................... 22 2. Technical ........................................................................................................................... 23 3 . Fiduciary ........................................................................................................................... 23 4 . Social ................................................................................................................................. 24 5 . Environment ...................................................................................................................... 25 6 . Safeguard policies ............................................................................................................. 25 7 . Policy Exceptions and Readiness...................................................................................... 26 Annex 1: Country and Sector or Program Background ......................................................... 27 Annex 2: Major Related Projects Financed by the Bank andlor other Agencies ................. 34 Annex 3: Results Framework and Monitoring ........................................................................ 37 Annex 4: Detailed Project Description...................................................................................... 47 Annex 5: Project Costs ............................................................................................................... 59 Annex 6: Implementation Arrangements ................................................................................. 60 Annex 7: Financial Management and Disbursement Arrangements ..................................... 63 Annex 8: Procurement Arrangements ...................................................................................... 68 Annex 9: Economic and Financial Analysis ............................................................................. 72 Annex 10: Safeguard Policy Issues............................................................................................ 74 Annex 11: Project Preparation