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Citation : IUCN-BRAO (2005). Annual Report 2004, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. 34 pp.

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Contents

6 Foreword Substantial Development of the Regional Programme in 2004

8 IUCN donors A Standing Support

10 Four Years in West Africa 10 - Introduction

12 - The Regional Wetlands Programme 15 - Economic and Social Equity as Core Principle of Conservation

18 - Creating Dialogue for Influencing Policies 21 - WAP transboundary Complex Protecting the Environment is “

to guarantee social and economic livelihood 24 West Africa at the Bangkok Congress IUCN-BRAO took part in the Bangkok World Conservation Congress “ of populations in West Africa 26 Programme Development prospects for IUCN West Africa 26 - The New Four-Year Programme 31 - The PRCM is moving forward

32 Annexes 32 - Financial Reports 33 - Recent Publications 33 - List of IUCN Members in West Africa 34 - IUCN Offices

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West Africa Members, up to date with the Foreword bylaws of the Organisation, were all represented at this meeting. This truly is the IUCN spirit.

I wish to seize this opportunity to express Ibrahim Thiaw my deep gratitude to our members and IUCN Regional Director for West Africa partners who either individually or collecti- vely and on personal or professional grounds greatly contributed to making our

common endeavours successful. I also

would like to extend my sincere thanks to “ our financial partners whose unceasing Substantial Development of the support has proved invaluable in reaching the results we are all proud of. The World Conservation Congress “ Regional Programme in 2004 prevailed the year 2004 - Photo : QSNCC

This annual report is the second of a new with new activities funded in Burkina Faso, series of reports that IUCN West Africa , Mauritania, Senegal and in the has chosen to issue for its members and region at large. A number of programmes partners. It should be mentioned that we have closed after reaching outstanding have been highly encouraged by the posi- results whose effects are still visible long tive feedbacks following the publication of after. the 2003 annual report. In spite of the shortcomings induced by a number of pro- Another event worth mentioning is the blems that the reader may come across, organisation of the third World this report along with its appendices is the Conservation Congress that took place in outcome of remarkable teamwork. Like the Bangkok, Thailand. The Congress, held previous year, the annual report is publi- every four years, was marked by the My appreciation and personal congratula- shed in both English and French. World Conservation Forum which provi- tions also go to my colleagues within the However, the detailed Office and Project ded a genuine cross-learning opportunity region and elsewhere, to all members of annual reports saved in the CD enclosed, for those involved in the conservation of IUCN Commissions and Network of are published in the language in which nature all over the world. Then came the Experts for their readiness and commit- they were drafted. Members’ General Assembly allowing the ment. The level of discipline and loyalty 1,000 IUCN members to make decisions, they have exhibited, in my view, stand as The highlight in 2004 was the steady resolutions and recommendations on the one of the pillars underpinning the success The launch of the Water Governance Project on the Volta River shows how IUCN Programme is developing in West Africa – Photo : A. Nianogo development of the Regional Programme, internal life of the organisation. IUCN of the Union.

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donors Unfailing support dedicated “ “ to nature conservation

AMERICA EUROPE

Canadian International Germany The Netherlands Development Agency Federal Ministry for Ministry of Foreign Affairs, (CIDA) Economic Cooperation Directorate-General for and Development (BMZ) International Cooperation (DGIS) International Development Research Danemark Centre (IDRC) Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sweden (DANIDA) Swedish International United States Agency Development for International Cooperation Agency Development (USAID) Finland (SIDA) Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Department for International Switzerland Development Cooperation Department of State, Swiss Agency United States of America for Development Multilateral Organisations and Non Governmental Organizations and Cooperation (SDC) Ministère des Affaires Convention on International étrangères, World Bank Fondation MAVA Trade in Endangered Species Direction Générale de la European of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Coopération Internationale Commission et du Développement

Fonds Français pour Critical Ecosystem Conservation United Nations l’Environnement Mondial Partnership Fund Environment Programme (CEPF) International (FFEM) ASIA (UNEP) Italy Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan United Nations Directorate General for Japan International Global Environment Development Programme Fondation Internationale Cooperation Agency Facility (GEF) Development Cooperation (UNDP) du Banc d’ (FIBA) (DGCS) (JICA)

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management programmes to be success- ful, room should be made for the conser- Locust Invasion in the Four Years in vation of nature whose capacity to pro- vide for basic human needs will soon be West Africa exhausted due to the soaring population growth, one of the highest in the world. Ibrahim Thiaw IUCN Regional Director for West Africa

The MDGs have well been noble and Tensions and conflicts continued to hit West Africa in commendable, they do not seem to be of 2004, hampering once more economic growth trends. great use, at least based on the slowness Equally, or even more harmful to the environment was the

with which they are put to implementation. desert locust invasion in the Sahel. In addition to the

damage caused by the powerful mandibles of the locusts Indeed five years after their adoption, are the innumerable environmental consequences resul- “ UNDP has come to the conclusion that, ting from the spraying of millions of tons of chemicals. should the current pace continue, MDGs Admittedly, Sahelian countries facing this locust invasion will not be reached by the year 2147. have no choice. Yet, had they been a little bit far-sighted, Introduction The takeoff will be effective 132 years they could have resorted to biological means and thereby after the initially scheduled time. Who saved populations from a double disaster, namely the Ibrahim Thiaw should be held responsible? It does not locust invasion and the massive spray of pesticides whose “ effects on human and animal health are countless. IUCN Regional Director for West Africa matter who. It remains true, however, that development public , amounting to $ US 50 billion in 2004, just represented a tiny proportion of the annual amount spent on weapons budget that adds up to The Kenyan environmentalist, Wangari our capacity to improve our environment”. $ US 900 billion. Maathai was awarded the Nobel Peace Most of the contemporary conflicts and Prize 2004. Deeply moved, completely in tensions in West Africa are directly or indi- tears and starring at Mount Kenya on this rectly connected to access to natural It was also in 2004 that the third World eighth day of October and in her 64th resources; Côte d’Ivoire, Sierra Leone, Conservation Congress was held. West year, she said she did not expect such a Senegal (Casamance); Liberia, and Africa was well represented at this gathe- reward. Indeed, it was the first time ever Nigeria ( Delta) provide good exam- ring as all its members were enjoying their that an African woman was selected for ples. For major conflict prevention and voting rights, which made them eligible to The Beninese Section of ITAI (International Tropical Agriculture Institute), jointly with other international and this prestigious prize. Moreover, being sponsored by IUCN and its part- regional centres (CABI, GTZ, AGRHYMET), declares to ners. It now remains to implement the Ms. Maathai is the first environmentalist have developed the “Green Muscle”, a biological wea- ambitious Programme 2005-2008 adop- woman to be awarded a prize by the pon meant for locust control. It is obvious that biological Nobel Prize Committee since its creation ted at the Bangkok Congress. Indeed, locust control could be more salutary. Truly, a substantial in 1901. IUCN BRAO, in full growth, intends to amount of reluctance and technical constraints crop up on add to the current programme new thema- the way, but the political will being exhibited to ensure In congratulating Wangari Maathai, IUCN tic prospects, intervene in new areas in an efficient and synchronised struggle, makes room for extends, at the same time, its thanks to the the region, link up with new technical and optimism. Nobel Prize Committee for publicly disclo- financial partners, and open up new com- sing what IUCN has been advocating for Kakabadse Y., Outgoing IUCN President (left) with Her munications avenues. Majesty Queen Sirikit of Thailand (right) at the World years, i.e. “peace on earth is tributary to Conservation Congress - Photo : QSNCC

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[]Annual Report 2004 A 15-Year Programme “ conservation, eco-development, know- have been designed and implemented for for a Long Term Process ledge generation and dissemination, trai- the management and Monitoring & “ ning, and exchanges. Similarly the sites of Evaluation of the Project. The various com- Birguy Lamizana intervention greatly differ based on their mittees, comprising of the steering commit- Regional Programme Officer, Wetlands status of protecting or not protecting wet- tee, the inter-village committee, the mana- lands, their location, or their socio-econo- gement committee, the scientific commit- mic environment encompassing predomi- tee, etc. whose mandates and composi- nantly agricultural, pastoral or fish-bree- tions have been set by the stakeholders ding activities. The players involved in the involved, have interacted a great deal. Programme are also different, ranging With such bodies in place, it has been from public departments to local govern- ments through donors.

Population growth exacerbated harmful effects on fisheries resources - Photo : IUCN Strengthened by this diversity, the Wetlands Project is organised around two West African countries long remained strategic areas: intervening on the sites powerless before the degradation of wet- and building the capacity of national and lands that started in the 1970s. The need regional players. It was possible, thanks to therefore arose to provide technical, finan- the project, to revitalise the Diawling cial, and methodological support as a National Park after it completely dried out. way of ensuring the rehabilitation and sus- The current satisfactory state of ecosystems tainable conservation of wetland ecosys- in the Diawling and Djoudj Parks and in tems. the Saloum Biosphere Reserve testifies to the value of the development plans and It is in this context that IUCN, with the the relevance of management approaches financial support of the Netherlands, laun- agreed on with local communities. The ched the Regional Wetlands Project : management of yellow mullet fishing in “Strengthening Institutional capacity to Mauritania has been considerably structu- manage Wetland Resources in West red following the study on the littoral Africa”. In 1989, four countries were which showed its frailty and the need to covered by this Programme : Burkina adopt concerted planning. It is often diffi- Faso, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger. Due to cult, however, to have field success accep- possible to set up an institutional frame- the decentralization on which the ted. Moreover, no significant and sustaina- work more conducive to new successful Netherland Co-operation has embarked, ble change can be introduced in the future field approaches. Thus, project consulta- the project has shifted its focus to of West Africa’s wetlands on the sole tion forums emerged to harmonise inter- Mauritania (since 1989) and Senegal basis of such successes. In an attempt to ventions and better contribute to the pro- (since 1994) and a number of regional have its intervention outcomes accepted, ject implementation while taking account activities. The main feature of this project the Programme has come up with training, of the interests of the site and people as is the diversity of its activities. The scope at the University level, particularly univer- well as the means and skills of each inter- of the Programme includes rehabilitation sity training in institutional and social com- vener. of degraded ecosystems, biodiversity munication. New institutional schemes

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[]Annual Report 2004 Social and Economic Equity as a “ Consequently, and as captured in the 2003 external evaluation Core Principle of Conservation report the “Programme operates in frequently conflicting sectors. Prior “ to carrying out activities, it is important to create a social forum whe- Jean Marc Garreau reby partners could win their mutual trust and identify common objec- Regional Programme Co-ordinator tives. This is time-consuming, as there may be several failures. Nevertheless, the Programme has been able to keep the process on In predominantly rural countries of West members towards the conservation of Desertification Control … track with satisfactory though often minor results”. photo : IUCN Africa, the bulk of people derive their live- exceptional land and water biodiversity in lihoods from nature and its resources. the Bijagos Archipelago are accompanied The achievements of the Programme were disseminated with all the Unfortunately, economic development is by investment in such public infrastructures segments of the society and decision-making bodies of the countries carried out without giving due considera- as schools and community clinics. concerned. The dissemination of the findings of the networks and trai- tion to either natural resources or underpri- At the time in the inner Delta of the Niger ning sessions, however, reached far beyond the sites and the coun- vileged populations. For this reason, River in Mali, forests flood vanished under tries covered. Discussion was also held under the Programme to dis- conservation activities should necessarily the combined effects of siltation, logging, seminate experiences, methods, success stories and expectations encompass a significant human dimension and the overexploitation of waters teeming across the region. People with different backgrounds and sensitivity to ensure that development or natural with fish as well as the pastures they irri- were gathered by the Committees to learn from the Programme. All in resource conservation efforts are not detri- gate, migrating birds are not the sole vic- all, players directly or indirectly involved in the Programme implemen- mental to the future of people. tims. Indeed, the already isolated and tation were far beyond the number of projects stakeholders, which For instance in Guinea Bissau, the efforts underprivileged populations of the Delta implies that lessons were learnt in places very much remote from by IUCN in collaboration with community are also deprived from part of their resour- … Integrated Agriculture … IUCN. photo : IUCN

Yet, there is one aspect to be strengthened about the Programme. Although this is not the end of the support process and that new pro- jects are taking over, the lack of a clear-cut IUCN phasing out stra- tegy is detrimental to a number of players who suddenly find themsel- ves in a situation of autonomy for which they have not been prepa- red. In 2004, IUCN developed a regional strategy for West Africa’s wetlands. This strategy was supposed to provide an overarching fra- mework to pursue the dynamism created and scale it up to the whole region.

… Woodless Construction… so many projects that prove efficient – photo : IUCN

To find out more www.iucn.org/brao/zh/realisations.htm www.iucn.org/themes/wetlands/ Restoration of critical sites in West Africa - Photo : J.F. Hellion N. Van Ingen - FIBA www.iucn.org/places/mauritania/

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By delaying the transfer to rural communi- When national legislation and accounts ties of the management of lands and natu- ignore the economic role of petty collec- ral resources they live on (forests or wet- tors, fishermen, craftsmen, and traditional lands), Governments close their eyes on healers, they also overlook the most vulne- the looting of resources which is beneficial rable section of the populations as well as to the richest and well organised but detri- their active participation in national eco- mental to the poorest, and entails the nomies through the development of a tre- rapid destruction of their livelihoods. It is mendous capital, i.e. the so-called “wild- within this context that IUCN promotes life” the decentralisation of natural resources management. The vision of IUCN is that of a just world that protects and values nature. Such a When, in developing major dams, ripa- vision calls for the articulation of the inte- rian residents lose their invaluable pastu- rests of all stakeholders and the considera- res and the opportunity to grow recession tion of those of the underprivileged, in crops, are laid open to acute water borne particular marginalised groups, the youth, diseases, and do not benefit from the elec- and women. In this sense, the conserva- tricity produced, then development beco- tion and promotion of natural resources mes counterproductive from the view will not be detrimental to the weakest but points of the environment and welfare of will rather be envisaged in a long term Taking account of the contribution of vulnerable sections of the population to national economies. Photo : J.F. Hellion N. Van Ingen - FIBA the underprivileged. When IUCN endea- vision combining the interests of rural peo- vours to restore dialogue and mutual reco- ple, the majority in West Africa, and those gnition among riparian residents and river of the Governments. Further, it will be ces and suffer the consequences of the inner delta of the Senegal River to dry up, management organisations, not only does important under this vision to assess the numerous conflicts entailed by the competi- fishermen, cattle breeders, and craftsmen it render justice but also it rehabilitates welfare of humans and the health of eco- tion over access to natural resources. In migrated to less arid lands in order to sur- natural resources. systems on which African countries thrive. this context IUCN’s intervention, which vive. Ever since the rehabilitation by IUCN consists in establishing dialogue between of the basins of the Diawling National fishermen, cattle breeders and farmers in Park, family members have been able to order to agree on rules for using natural come together and the economy has refla- resources that meet their needs and allow ted for the benefit of both men and for the regeneration of the forest, burgu women. pasture, and fish populations, aims to res- tore social peace, boost the regional eco- When the Niger legislation, on grounds of nomy, and provide shelter to migrating construction, promotes the exploitation of birds in these flood areas at the edge of Gaya borassus palm timber along the the Sahara. rather than supporting the tra- ditional and diversified exploitation of the Following the construction of the Diama living tree, the consequences are the slow antisalt intrusion dam – designed to extinction of the borassus palm species expand rice farming – that caused the and the decline of the local economy. Typical daily scene of a popular neighbourhood in Conakry, Guinea - photo : Louis Gérard d’Escrienne wetlands of the Mauritanian bank of the

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[]Annual Report 2004 Creating Dialogue “ Thanks to the participatory and consulta- for Influencing Policies tive mechanism set in place in the frame- “ work of the Saloum Delta Biosphere Abdoulaye Kane Reserve, IUCN was able to develop a Head of IUCN-Senegal Country Office knowledge and reference base common to all players. In turn, this platform paved the Since the opening of IUCN-Senegal Dialogue Involving Resource way for a set of development and conser- vation actions under the management plan Office, the governance of natural resour- Managers, Economic Players, ces, especially protected areas, has agreed on by stakeholders. For example, and Users become central to the successive strategic the Government has allowed local commu- Consultation in the Saloum Delta – photo : IUCN-Senegal programmes. The 2001-2004 nities to delineate and manage five com- Programme, drawing from the gain of les- The local participatory management and munity protected areas, including four sons learnt from the management of the consultation institutions set in place in basic sea areas. The dialogue between Djoudj National Park and the Saloum local communities and the Government Biosphere Reserve, has further focused on Djoudj and Saloum by IUCN continue to resulted in the drafting and adoption of a this notion and highlighted those aspects play an increasingly significant role. In linked to the improvement of local commu- Djoudj, specifically, they have helped Code of Conduct on Natural Resource nities’ social conditions, the economy, and improve the outcome of the consultation Management in the Saloum Delta. Both equity in distributing conservation costs between the Park administration, adjacent community protected areas and the Code and benefits. The various activities conduc- communities, tourist operators, and other of Conduct have had a remarkable effect ted in Senegal revolve around the promo- stakeholders involved in the park manage- on the regeneration of fish and mollusc tion of and support to the dialogue ment. Today, the adjacent community populations. In one year, the size of the process and collaboration between group is able to freely make the most of individuals species caught has increased Governments, local communities, and pri- tourist visit to the Djoudj River on an equal sharply, which testifies to the relevancy of vate individuals with a view to achieving footing with professional operators. The measures adopted. Since the management the conservation as well as sustainable of sea zones and zones so classified fall and equitable use of natural resources. financial assistance received from the Dutch Co-operation has made it possible outside the competences devolved to local to build a new tourist camp in addition to governments under decentralization, it is the shop and ecomuseum already in important for the Government to legally recognise this mechanism for it to survive. Inform and train the civil society to turn it into place. Furthermore, the outcome of this a conservation partner – photo : IUCN-Senegal ongoing dialogue has been greatly instru- mental to extending the current discussion on the Government’s recent policy on the In the forestry and pastoral zones of the A community radio and communication full privatisation of most national parks, North East, the great vulnerability of eco- centres have been established and a geo- starting with the Djoudj Park. Equally, the systems to bushfire and to the unsuitable graphic information system developed for ongoing dialogue has substantially contri- land use calls for sustained social commu- pastoral communities. It is hoped that the buted to establishing open discussion on nication and wide-ranging consultation on dialogue mechanism allowing for an the participatory management of the River views about environmental management. insight in natural dynamics will positively Senegal flows while making room for envi- IUCN is currently testing information and impact on pastoral policies and rangeland ronmental needs. communication technologies in this area. management by local governments.

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[]Annual Report 2004 Dialogue as a Means to Preserve “ Dialogue Involving Scientists of Nature appear as those most interested the Transborder WAP Park Complex and Politicians for in turning the project results into manage- ment decisions and strategic actions. The “ Biodiversity Promotion Aimé Joseph Nianogo gradual extension of the number of stake- Head of IUCN Burkina Faso country office holders and the transfer of the project IUCN Senegal Office has supported the management to a State agency are some formation and extension of a national net- of signs of how important the project is for The Complex of the W, Arly and Pendjari These already harmful phenomena have work of MPs for the environment and a decision-makers. (WAP) Parks is located at the edges of been aggravated by the poor enforcement network of environmental journalists. Both Niger, Burkina Faso and Benin. The conti- of official regulations and bylaws and the networks come to supplement the national nuum of the conservation zone that inclu- inadequate coherence between the poli- wetlands network and the national coastal In Djoudj as well as in Saloum, such pro- des the transborder W Biosphere Reserve cies and strategies of the three countries planning network born from the actions of cesses of participatory assessment of the (shared by all three countries), the concerned. In the face of this situation, the the wetlands programme. Their activities role of wild resources, especially medici- Biosphere Reserve of the Pendjari three Governments have pledged, through (including baseline studies, wetlands map- nal plants, in local and national econo- National Park (Benin), the Arly Park, the the Tapoa Declaration, ping, and awareness raising seminars) mies have brought about the signing of Madjoari, Singou, and Pama Reserves, to work jointly are, inter alia, at the root of the current binding local conventions between com- cover a surface area of over 30,000 sq towards the process for developing a national policy munity members, between communities, km. By adding the periphery zones, i.e. conservation of on wetlands management. and between communities and the “village zones with a cynegetic interest”, the Complex. Government. Eventually, such conventions this area extends to 50,000 sq km and proved more efficient than any other legis- stands as the most significant conservation With the support The first phase of the VALEURS Project lation or regulations passed without prior zone in West Africa. Although it is a conti- of the European consisted in the collection of baseline negotiation. Fortified by this experience, nuum, this zone has a great variety of cli- Union, the three information and data highlighting the eco- IUCN has established partnership with ins- mates and soils resulting in a major hete- countries have agreed nomic significance of wild resources in titutions like CRDI, GTZ, IIED and ENDA rogeneity of landscapes, ecosystems, and on a conservation pro- Senegal not only for low-income people towards an in-depth analysis of and habitats that range from the Sahelian type gramme referred to as ECO- but also for their contribution to the natio- enhanced influence of these institutions on in the north to the Sudanese and Guinean PAS/W Park covering the nal economy. Though moderate, the fin- both local actions and national policies for type in the south. period 2001-2005. The first dings of Phase I are already having an natural resources management and Phase of the programme rea- influence on political and administrative poverty control. ched significant results in the decision-making processes. Local govern- Like in other parts of the region, decennial areas of sub-regional dialogue, ments in the Project impact areas, the rainfall averages have been decreasing scientific research, and interna- Ministry of Economy and Finances, and sharply in this zone since 1920. Worse tional development and promo- the Ministry of Environment and Protection still, landscape degradation and biotope tion. Moreover, all three coun- alteration have been accelerated by the tries were able to come up with draught that hit the region in 1973, the first exhaustive list of the Policy Dialogue on Transborder Resources 1983, and 1998, anthropic pressure in Complex’s major mammals thanks this particularly poor area, growing soil to the support of the MIKE In the context of the “Wetlands” Regional Programme, IUCN Senegal and Mauritania staff have built on the local consultation on the Djoudj management and the dialogue between the Djoudj and Diawling Parks to initiate discussion with technical, administra- and water pollution, and the persistence Programme for elephant poa- tive, and political authorities of both countries over the integrated management of the Senegal River Delta ecosystem. Moreover, of illegal exploitation of natural resources ching monitoring, facilitated by this consultation helped check the invasion of the Delta by the water fern – Salvinia molesta – and set off a process for creating a (wildlife, timber and non wood products) IUCN. transborder biosphere reserve. Coupled to this, is the opportunity provided to populations by the OMVS to participate in the basin management and thereby prevent the introduction of invading aquatic plants. in protected areas.

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rating programme, on the consistency of policies and programmes, prevention and management of conflicts between farming Unsuspected and conservation activities, the growth of Fauna Wealth conservation-generated income, environ- mental education and communication, The full census of the WAP Complex carried out in 2003 by research, and monitoring & evaluation. the MIKE Project with the support of all players in the area, disclosed an undreamt-of fauna wealth distributed among countries in the sub-region.

Such an approach will contribute to Other recent census confirmed the presence of major carnivo- res such as lions, cheetahs, jackals and hyenas, a group sel- enhancing the efficiency of current conser- dom found in West Africa today. vation efforts hampered by the exacerba- tion of conflicts between methods of pro- Species Number listed2 tected areas management and ways of life of riparian residents as well as by poor coherence at the regional level. Sudano Sahel region of Africa still abounds with Elephants 4.592 natural biological wealth than can no lon- ger benefit from the protection of isolated Crocodiles, ... - Photo : L.G. d’Escrienne parks in countries facing generalised Buffaloes 10.560 poverty and working on an individual The aid provided by the United States and back the conservation of the transborder basis. Conserving the heritage of global the German Co-operation helped organise WAP Complex. It should be said that this importance in the WAP Complex calls for Roan antelopes 7.500 the first consultation between Park programme, identified with the active par- a long term and region-wide approach Managers, as a prelude to direct talks bet- ticipation of all players in the region, involving all players concerned. ween themselves for sharing their expe- intends to closely involve communities in Hippopotamus 693 riences and implementing concerted work biodiversity management. Particular plans. The components of these plans emphasis will be laid, under this collabo- would include poaching control, ecologi- Hartebeests 2.033 cal monitoring, and transhumance mana- gement. Korrigums 132 Upon the request of the three states, the joint support of the Global Environmental Fund (GEF), UNDP, and IUCN has led to Kobs 1.040 the drafting of a ten-year programme to

2 Source : Philippe Bouché et al, 2003. Recensement aérien total de l’écosystème « W » - Arli To find out more – Pendjari – Oti – Mandouri – Kéran (WAPOK) – Avril-mai 2003. Bénin – Burkina Faso – Niger – Togo. Rapport définitif, février 2004. MIKE/PAUCOF/UE/ECOPAS/AFD. 102 pages http://iucn.org/brao/bn/bf/wap.htm + annexes ... Warthog, … … hippopotamus, one of species found www.cites.org/eng/prog/MIKE/index.shtml Photo IUCN in WAP complex - Photo : J.F. Hellion N. Van Ingen - FIBA

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Participating in such a congress attended West Africa by five thousand people from different backgrounds is definitely valuable both in at Bangkok congress terms of knowledge (as the Forum provi-

ded an excellent opportunity for technical

Ibrahim Thiaw learning) and human contacts and profes- IUCN Regional Director for West Africa sional relationships. “The harvest was “ good” said one member “but how to take back home such an amount of docu- IUCN-BRAO at ments?” the Bangkok Congress “ Valli Moosa, the new IUCN President photo : QSNCC The key points included the re-election of Professor Amadou Tidjane Bâ from Senegal as Regional councillor for Africa as well as that of Professor Zohir Sekkal from Algeria; Mrs Amina Abdallah was also elected to the Council. The election of Mr Valli Moosa from South Africa as IUCN President was unanimously welco- med by West African Members. Finally the J.C Phillips medal awarded to Dr Luc Hoffmann, Chairman Emeritus of the Banc d’Arguin International Foundation was a Dr. Luc Hoffmann rewarded by IUCN for his commitment source of pride for all people familiar with to protecting the environment this man whose fascination with West Photo : IUCN African coasts has remained unchanged, in spite of his 81 years old.

For a good number of West African In view of the number of delegates pre- participants in the IUCN Congress, sent, the turnout was exceptional. Indeed, locating Bangkok on a world map all members up to date with bylaws were Should consideration be given to the gro- was a Chinese puzzle per se. Yet, sponsored by IUCN. Politically, the region wing number of members and partners Thailand is physically far away from was effectively and actively represented by participating in IUCN congresses, one us as much as it is present in our several personalities, including five minis- may say that West African participants homes through its rice. ters who all played a critical role at the remained relatively unnoticed at the Forum Forum. I wish to congratulate Guinea and General Assembly. Was it out of inti- Bissau in particular that was represented midation, unpreparedness or linguistic bar- by three Ministers and two Members of rier? A bit of all this, probably. IUCN Members in West Africa in consultation at the World Conservation Congress Parliament. Photo : A. Nianogo

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Programme Development Prospects for IUCN

West Africa A new programm “ “ for new ambitions Jean Marc Garreau Regional Programme Co-ordinator Exploiting palm oil in Guinea Bissau - Photo : J.F. Hellion N. Van Ingen - FIBA Every four years, IUCN submits its work a political, economic, and social environ- set to be achieved through 32 expected Highly consistent objectives should result programme to the approval of its members ment conducive to the sustainable mana- results by the year 2008. Although limited in a better co-ordination of the Offices’ at both the global and regional level. At gement and use of natural resources for in number, these objectives are nonethe- activities and a better articulation of local the 2000 Amman Congress, IUCN develo- and with populations”. The management less ambitious, particularly in terms of the activities and the regional programme. In ped a ten-year strategy that ushered it in of wetlands and water resources, the inte- expected knowledge and progress. IUCN the face of issues made more complex by the “new millennium”. The 2005-2008 grated management of coastal zones, the expects to show the relevancy of the eco- the diversity and acuteness of threats and Programme adopted at the 3rd World management of protected areas and system approach adopted by the the urgency to take actions at several Conservation Congress in Bangkok, forests as well as desertification control Convention on Biological Diversity. Such levels in complementary areas, only com- Thailand precisely comes within the frame- stand as IUCN’s key focus areas in West an approach is crosscutting as far as the plex strategies are likely to lead to a signi- work of this strategy. Africa. In spite of all these pending issues, objectives are concerned. Indeed, it will ficant and sustainable impact. In an significant progress is being achieved make for the balanced implementation of attempt to widen the range of skills that an The vision of IUCN remains that of “a just under the 2005-2008 IUCN Programme the various components of sustainable organisation alone may not be able to world that conserves and protects nature” in West Africa. The analysis of the status development, i.e. ecological management exhibit, to increase the effects of its and its mission in West Africa is to “foster of ecosystems, human wellbeing, and insti- aspects/ecosystem rehabilitation, econo- actions and correlate them with similar tutional players along with their actions mic aspects such as fair benefit sharing actions, IUCN seeks to partner with other has led to (i) the development of a pro- and poverty control, and finally social organisations and institutions. These may gramme that better embraces the rapid aspects that are at the heart of the be conservation or development organisa- changes occurring in the region, emerging methods of natural resource governance. tions, regional organisations such as issues, the achievements by various institu- Organisation pour la Mise en Valeur du tions and the thriving environmental Changing the objectives alone is not Fleuve Sénégal (OMVS), Niger Basin society, and (ii) the specification of the enough; the approaches should be revisi- Authority (ABN), Permanent Inter-State role and scope of IUCN in west Africa. ted as well. For this reason, IUCN has Committee for Drought Control in the chosen to reinforce and scale up its inter- Sahel (CILSS), or Sub regional Fisheries To enhance the consistency of the pro- ventions and impact by renewing its orga- Commission (CSRP), organisations with View of participants at the workshop on the organisational develop- ment of IUCN Programme in West Africa- gramme, only five objectives have been nisational and partnership methods. various but complementary skills and pros- photo: A. Nianogo

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[]Annual Report 2004 Better knowledge on the Mauritanian“ “ coast for better protection Jean-Jacques Nduita Communication Officer

As a fragile interface between the Sahara varied and abundant sea fauna that and the Atlantic Ocean, the Mauritanian attracts tens of thousands of migrating coast –scantily inhabited up to the 50s – birds. In the south, the area of the lower has become the backbone of the country. River Senegal Delta hosts an exceptional Not long ago, it used to be fully oriented wealth of landscapes, birds, mammals, towards the continental landmass and the and fishes in such refuge zones like the fertile banks of Senegal River but is now Chat T’Boul natural reserve and the Transport of burgu on the Niger River - Photo : Jean-Marc Garreau going through a spectacular transforma- Diawling National Park, both being pects which, on a case-by-case basis, tion. Thus, the coastal zone is becoming Ramsar sites. In all likelihood, these sites share their strengths towards achieving the focal point of economic development play a major role in the ecosystems health common objectives. in six key sectors including fishing, energy and the status of resources in the sea and Five ambitious objectives (oil exploitation), water supply, transporta- coastal zone. In this regard, the Banc for years 2005/2008 Finally, it is important that the working tion, urban development and agriculture. d’Arguin National Park is considered as tools and internal organisation of the The fast pace at which activities expand the most significant fish resource produ- Regional Programme always fall in line on the coast constitutes a cause for cing zone of Mauritania with a direct concern in relation to the conservation of positive impact on the country’s economy. Restoring and ensuring the sustainable manage- with the aims and objectives set. Hence natural resources. ment of critical ecosystems in West Africa through the need to put in place an internal orga- This brought about the project entitled the application of the principles of the ecosystem nisation that reinforces the consistency and synergy between projects, programmes Actually, one major feature of the littoral “Development Plan for the Mauritanian approach; and offices in the region and at the head strip is its biological diversity. The Banc Coast” (PALM) has come about. As a joint office. Furthermore, this organisation d’Arguin National Park, considered as a initiative of IUCN and the Department of Better considering the values of natural resources in should make room for the skills and exper- world natural heritage site, is the key ele- Merchant Navy (DMM), this project development and poverty alleviation programmes; tise of both members and commissions ment of the northern coast with its bench intends to be a participatory endeavour who along with the Secretariat are the pil- labyrinth, islets and fairways, and its which combines various tools likely to help Improving the methods of decentralized gover- lars of IUCN. The Programme has been nance of natural resources in West Africa; equipped with more rigorous administra- tive and financial tools to monitor activities Supporting regional co-operation and implementa- and their impacts. tion of pan African and international environmental commitments; IUCN expects, in a four-year period, to show more than even its critical contribu- Effectively and efficiently implementing IUCN tion to the sustainable development of the Programme in West Africa. region through the enhanced management of nature and its resources. Major towns have been built along the ... Arising from sands less than a century ago. Aerial view of Mauritanian Coast Mauritanian Littoral... Photo : Jacques Trotignon Photo : Pierre Campredon Photo : Jacques Trotignon

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So many species… Mauritanian Littoral (PDALM) are being Photo : IUCN-Mauritania drafted with the broad collaboration of the Mauritanian Government and its Technical The PRCM and Financial Partners. Also the open days on the Mauritanian Littoral provided the opportunity to delve into scientific is moving forward diagnoses and arouse Mauritanians’ inte- Ibrahima Niamadio rest in their littoral, as they are becoming Programme Officer, PRCM more and more aware of its wealth and vulnerability. Launched in 2003 with the collaboration of WWF, Wetlands Int, FIBA and IUCN, the Regional Marine Conservation Programme is now ready to effectively implement its projects. Already equipped with rele- The time has therefore come to put to use vant tools, including strategy, programme, and project documents – the PRCM has set in place its institutional framework. Indeed, this these tools and experiences to support the Programme calls for sound co-ordination of its activities across the management of littoral resources by pul- region. ling resources together and fostering For instance, the Steering Committee of the PRCM has worked out a synergy between the strategic interests of strategy for intervening, monitoring activities, and implementing results. the country. It is through consultation that Subsequently, a regional forum was held in Conakry, Guinea. In view all the players may decide on the orienta- of the significance of such an approach, the regional forum was insti- tion of the littoral development based on tutionalised to ensure articulation of the diversity of the Programme’s components and collaboration between the fifty or so institutions in the … that need to be protected with the support of local communities scenarios selected from promising strate- sub-region involved in the Programme. This Forum will play a strategic Photo : IUCN-Mauritania gic options in a range of possible situa- orientation role for the Programme. tions. In particular, efforts should be made The forum will be assisted by a group of independent experts forming to restrain coastal developments prior to make decisions on how to manage coastal will be in a position to put in place a sus- the Scientific and Technical Orientation Committee (COST). The receiving data on project impact. Steering Committee has been extended to include the Forum activities while embracing the ecosystem tainable coastal development policy. With Chairman, the Regional Representative of the coastal planning network approach. the monitoring of coastal erosion, and loo- in West Africa and the Standing Secretary of the sub-regional Fisheries For instance, the PALM project has suppor- king into access to water as well as sea Commission. It is hoped that this structuring will ensure greater partici- This is meant to reduce as far as possible pation and transparency in the decisions made by the Steering ted the establishment of an Observatory and land pollution, the Observatory is the risks incurred by natural resources as Committee. on the Mauritanian Littoral. The prime gradually extending its scope to all the no information is available, on the short goal of this Observatory is to collect and biological and physical features of littoral and long term negative impact of their process data needed to monitor the littoral ecosystems. Hopefully, this new focus will deterioration. This is the idea behind a environment, understand long term chan- lead to the emergence of a genuine inte- new phase being supported by the Dutch ges of the coastal strip, and provide deci- grated and sustainable system of coastal Co-operation within the context of the sion-makers with tools to assess environ- observations that might encourage similar Regional Marine Conservation Programme mental impacts. In this way, Mauritania approaches across the region. in West Africa. A fishing harbour in Conakry, Guinea Based on the information collected and Photo : L.G. d’Escrienne To find out more the monitoring tools in place and in addi- www.iucn.org/places/mauritania/ tion to the experience of the consultation To find out more www.iucn.org/brao/kibaar/kibaar9/kibaar9.pdf forum that gathers all players periodically, Guidelines on the Development of the www.iucn.org/brao/articles/0405/pr_forum.pdf

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[]Annual Report 2004 IUCN/BRAO “ Annexes members BRAO Publications

“ in 2004

BENIN THE GAMBIA “ Ministère des Affaires étrangères Ministry of Fisheries, Natural Resources et de l’Intégration Africaine and environment State House Tel. Std. : (229) 30 04 00/30 18 70/30 09 29 5, Marina Parade - Banjul - GAMBIA Financial Tel.: (229) 30 09 06 Tel.: (220) 22 75 48 Reducing West Africa’s Fax.: (229) 30 02 45 Fax : (220) 22 39 87 Vulnerability to climate impacts Report 2004 on Water Resources, Wetlands Centre National de Gestion des Réserves de Faune - and Desertification CENAGRE GHANA “ F Elements for a Regional Strategy for 08 B.P. 0227 - Cotonou - BENIN The following charts and tables are a summary of the financial situation of IUCN West Tel.: (229) 30 90 71/30 72 82/30 72 79 Forestry Commission Preparedness and Adaptation Fax : (229) 30 90 72 PO Box M434 - Accra - GHANA GWP/WAWP, CILSS Africa for the year 2004. From a general point of view, the levels of income and expendi- E-mail : [email protected] Tel.:+233 (21) 221-315/ 664 654/662360 IUCN 2004 tures in 2004 were quite close to those of 2003, which points to the Programme’s stability. Fax : + 233 (21) 220 818/66 476 84 pp., figures, maps, colour photos NATURE TROPICALE E-mail : [email protected] Lot 4477R - Yagbe Akpakpa Cotonou 06 BP 1015 PK3 - BENIN Environmental Protection Association of Ghana (EPAG) Tel.: (229) 33 37 73 Project Manager - Asawasi Fax : (229)33 87 32 P.O.Box AS 32 Kumasi - GHANA Source of Funding Finland - 2% MAVA - 4% E-mail : [email protected] Tel.:+233 (51) 29950 / 027 88 36 37 Others - 5% Fax : +233 (51) 29537 FIBA - 4% E.mail : [email protected] Funds allocated to the projects France - 2% BURKINA FASO Website : http://epag.virtualactivism.org Les grands mammifères received in 2004 by the West The Netherlands - 63% Ministère de l’Environnement et de l’Eau du complexe WAP Africa Regional Programme hailed Sweden - 5% 03 B.P. 7044 Ouagadougou 03 - BURKINA FASO Green Earth Organization (GEO) Union Européenne - CIRAD UNDP - 5% Tel.:(226) 50 30 77 51/50 32 40 74 PO Box AN 16641 Accra North - GHANA Parc régional ECOPAS from a high number of partners Fax : (226) 50 32 40 75 Tel.:+233 (21) 232-762 UICN and amounted to 4.7 million of Japan - 3% Fax : +233 (21) 230-455 272 pp - photos Association nationale d’action rurale (ANAR) E-mail : [email protected] euro. World Bank - 3% 01 B.P. 2314 Ouagadougou - BURKINA FASO Website : www.greenearth.org.gh European Commission - 4% Tel.:(226) 50 30 32 53 Fax : (226) 50 30 32 53 Forestry Research Institute of Ghana (FORIG) E-mail : [email protected] University PO Box 63 Kumasi Ashanti - GHANA Tel.: +233 (51) 60123 ditures in the region. The Fondation des Amis de la Nature (NATURAMA) Fax : +233 (51) 60121 Overall Expenditures by 01 BP 6133 Ouagadougou 01 - BURKINA FASO E-mail : [email protected] Category Secretariat’s activities, i.e. pro- Secretariat - 25% Tel.:(226) 50 37 32 40/50 37 32 62 Website : http://www.forig.org/forig/history.html jects technical support, pro- Fax : (226) 50 37 28 86 gramme development, support to E-mail : [email protected] / [email protected] Institutte of Cultural Affairs - Ghana (ICA-Ghana) Water Governance IUCN’s expenditures are compu- members and administrative servi- Projects - 75% P.O BOX: OS 2060 osu Accra - GHANA in West Africa ted based on the funds earmar- ces, represent only one fourth of Centre d’Etudes pour le Développement Africain (CEDA) Tel./fax : (+233) 212 21343 Legal and 01 B.P.606 Ouagadougou 01 - BURKINA FASO E-mail : [email protected] institutional Aspects ked for the functioning of pro- the expenditures. An amount of Tel.:(226) 50 31 57 79 IUCN 2004 jects, on the one hand, and for 560,000 was granted to the Fax :(226) 50 31 72 05 247 pp.,-photos the Secretariat on the other, region by IUCN Head Office as E-mail : [email protected] GUINEA which amounted to 4.6 million. core funds. Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Eaux et Forêts Project activities accounted for COTE D’IVOIRE Direction Nationale des Eaux et Forêts three fourth of the overall expen- B.P.624 Conakry - GUINEE Réseau pour l’Environnement et le Développement Tel.: (224) 46 32 48/11 24 24 02/11 33 72 82 Durable en Afrique REDDA Fax : (224) 41 48 73 24 BP 95 Guichet Annexe BAD - Abidjan - Côte d’Ivoire E-mail : [email protected]/[email protected] Expense Tel.: (225) 20 20 54 19 Fax : (225) 20 20 59 22 Niger - 3% Senegal - 14% E-mail : [email protected] Distribution Website : http://www.nesda.kabissa.org GUINEA-BISSAU The Rehabilitation of the delta by Office Mauritania - 20% Regional office - 33% Ministère d’Etat, ministère des Affaires étrangères Ministerio das Relações Exteriores e Cooperação of the Senegal River in Abidjan - Côte d’Ivoire Internacional Mauritania P.O. Box 3 Bissau - GUINEE-BISSAU Mali - 3% Ghana - 10% Tel.: (245) 20 27 52/20 37 64 Fielding the ecosystem approach IUCN has seven offices in the region but implements IUCN 2003 88 pp - Photos activities in eight countries. The Regional Office deals Guinea Bissau - 6% Centro de Investigaçao Pesqueira Aplicada (CIPA) with projects with a regional coverage or activities Avenida Amilcar Cabral - C.P. 102 Bissau - GUINEE-BISSAU Tel.:(245) 20 42 11 concerning all the countries in the region, such as trai- Burkina Faso - 11% E-mail : [email protected] ning, support to regional strategies, etc.

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TINIGUENA IADS – Initiative Action pour le Développement au Sahel SENEGAL Bairro de Belem - B.P. 667 Bissau - GUINEE-BISSAU ACI Baco Djicoroni - B.P. E 2995 Bamako - MALI Tel.:(245) 25 19 06/07 Tel.: (223) 228 95 17 Ministère de l’Environnement et de l’Assainissement Fax : (245) 25 19 06 Mobile : (223) 676 3949 BP 4055 Dakar - SENEGAL E-mail : [email protected] E-mail : iads@[email protected] Tel.:(221) 889 02 34 Fax : (221) 822 40 11 Bureau de Planification Côtière MAURITANIA E-mail : [email protected] (Gabinete de Planificaçao Coteira - GPC) BP 23 1031 Bissau - GUINEE-BISSAU Direction de l’Environnement et de l’Aménagement Rural Association Sénégalaise des Amis de la Nature (ASAN) Tel.:(245) 25 51 64 B.P. 170 Nouakchott - MAURITANIE BP 12966, Dakar, Colobane - SENEGAL Fax : (245) 20 11 68 Tel.:(222) 529 01 15/525 83 86 Tel.:(221) 569 43 31 E-mail : [email protected] Fax : (222) 525 83 86 Fax : (221) 824 92 46 E-mail : [email protected] Centro de Estudios Ambientais e Tecnologia Apropriada Club des Amis de la Nature et de la Protection do Instituto Nacional de Estudios e Pesquisa (CEATA/INEP) de l’Environnement Centre africain d’assistance et de Protection de Complexo Escular 14 Novembro - Bissau 112 - GUINEE-BISSAU B.P. 1972 Nouakchott - MAURITANIE l’Environnement au Sahel Tel.: (245) 25 18 67/68 Tel.: (222) 529 08 17/525 02 41 B.P. 10801 HLM Dakar - SENEGAL Fax : (245) 25 11 25 Fax :(222) 525 15 97 Tel.:(221) 835 32 47 E-mail : [email protected] E-mail : [email protected] Mobile : (221) 680 68 88 Fax : (221) 826 16 80 Accao Para o Desenvolviento (AD) E-mail : [email protected] Apartado 606 Bissau - GUINEE-BISSAU NIGER Tel.: (245) 25 13 65 Fonds rural pour le développement du tiers-monde Fax : (245) 25 13 65 Ministère des Affaires Etrangères et de la Coopération B.P. 184 Rufisque - SENEGAL E-mail : [email protected] Niamey 396 - NIGER Tel.:(221) 557 64 06 Tel.:(227) 72 21 49 Fax : (221) 824 92 46 Fax :(227) 73 52 31 E-mail : [email protected] MALI Website : http://www.gallery.uunet.be/frd Organisation Nigérienne de Volontaires pour la Ministère de l’Environnement Préservation de l’Environnement (ONVPE) ENDA-Tiers Monde B.P. 1634 Bamako - MALI B.P. 2842 Niamey - NIGER 5, rue Kléber Dakar - SENEGAL Tel.:(223) 229 51 68/229 51 72 Tel.: (227) 75 20 72 Tel.:(221) 822 42 29/821 60 27 Fax :(223) 229 51 70 E-mail : [email protected] Fax : (221) 821 75 95 E-mail : [email protected] Association ELWAN, Protection des Eléphants du Gourma Website : http://www.enda.sn B.P. 2921 Bamako - MALI Tel.:(223) 672 79 69 NIGERIA Centre de Suivi Ecologique BP 154, Dakar-Fann - SENEGAL Association Malienne pour la Conservation de la Faune Centre for Environmental Resources and Sustainable Tel.: (221) 825 80 66/67 et de son Environnement (AMCFE) Ecosystems (CE-RASE) Fax : (221) 825 81 68 B.P.2921 Bamako - MALI PO Box 71569, Victoria Island Lagos - NIGERIA E-mail : [email protected] Tel.:(223) 223 51 79 Tel/:+234 (1) 26 70 821 Website : http://www.cse.sn Mobile : (223) 671 82 33 Fax : +234 (1) 26 90 210 / 26 70 822 E-mail : [email protected] E-mail : [email protected] SIERRA LEONE Groupe d’Appui Environnemental / WALIA Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) B.P. 215 Mopti - MALI PO Box 74638 Lagos, Victoria Island - NIGERIA Environmental Foundation for Africa (EFA) Tel.:(223) 42 04 37 /636 87 15 Tel.:+234 (1) 26424 98 /802 331 24 20 PMB 34 Freetown Peninsula - SIERRA LEONE Fax : (223) 42 04 37 Fax : +234 (1) 264 24 97 Tel.:(232) 76 61 14 10 E-mail : [email protected] E-mail : [email protected] Tél.: (232) 76 68 48 32 Director - Personal (Tommy Garnett) (232) 76 62 34 59 (Admin Officer - Jeneba Sesay) Groupe de recherches et d’applications techniques (GRAT) Nigerian Environmental Study Action Team (NEST) E-mail : [email protected] B.P. 2502 Bamako - MALI PO Box 22025 Abuja - NIGERIA [email protected] Tel./fax : (223) 221 43 41 Tel.:+234 (2) 810 51 67/803 345 60 23/(09) 670 35 70 E-mail : [email protected] Fax : +234 (2) 810 26 44 E-mail : [email protected] ONG DONKO – La promotion du Savoir Traditionnel Rue 524, porte 43 Quinzambougou Savannah Conservation Nigeria (SNC) B.P. E 114 Bamako - MALI PO Box 2266 Kaduna - NIGERIA Tel./fax : (223) 221 38 81 Tel.: +234 (62) 217 965 Mobile : (223) 671 97 01 E-mail : [email protected]/[email protected] E-mail : [email protected]

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