Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Regional Environmental Assessment (REA) of the Kribi Region Public Disclosure Authorized National Hydrocarbon Corportion (SNH) 25 February 2008 Report 9S9906 Public Disclosure Authorized -a*a, saa ROYAL HASKONIIYQ HASKONING NEDERLAND B.V. ENVIRONMENT George Hintzenweg 85 P.O.Box 8520 Rollerdam 3009 AM The Netherlands t31 (0)lO 443 36 66 Telephone 00 31 10 4433 688 Fax [email protected] E-mail www.royalhaskoning.com Internet Arnhem 09122561 CoC Document title Regional Environmental Assessment (REA) of the Kribi Region Document short title REA Kribi Status Report Date 25 February 2008 Project name Project number 9S9906 Client National Hydrocarbon Corportion (SNH) Reference 9S9906/R00005/ACO/Rott Drafted by A.Corriol, R.Becqu6, H.Thorborg, R.Platenburg, A.Ngapoud, G.Koppert, A.Froment, Checked by F.Keukelaar Datelinitials check ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. ... 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REA Kribi 9S9906/R00005/ACO/Rott Report 25 February 2008 Abbrevlatlon Engllsh Engllsh French French used In report Abbrevlation Full text Abbreviation Full text N P NP National park PN Parc national OlTBC OlTBC Office lntercommunale de Tourisme de la Bande CGtiere PAP PAP Project Affected People PASEM PASEM Projet d'accompagnement socio economique (du barrage Memve'ele) PNUDIUNDP UNDP United Nations Development PNUD Progamme des Nations Program Unies pour le Developpement PPPA Plan for the preservation of PPPA Plan pour la preservation des indegeneous people peuples autochtones PRS PRS Pressure Reduction Station RAP RAP Resettlement Action Plan PAR Plan d'Action de Reinstallation RCA RCA Republic of Central Africa Republique Centrafricaine ReCESSE Project of Environmental and ReCESSE Projet de Renforcement des Social Capacity Capacites Enhancement in the Energy Environnementales et Sociales pour le Secteur de lPinergie SNH National hydrocarbon SN H Societe National des Corporation Hydrocarbures TOR Terms of references Td R Termes de references LI N UN United Nations NU Nations Unies UNlDO UNlDO United nations Industrial Development Organisation USAlD USAID United States Agency for International Development UTO Integrated management area UTO Unite Technique of Campo-Ma'an Operationnelle Carnpo Ma'an VESHCs VESHCs Valued envitronmental, social and health components WB World Bank BM Banque Mondiale --- REA Kribi 9S99061R000051AC01Rott Report 25 February 2008 CONTENTS Page CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION AND PROJECT CONTEXT .................................................1 1.1 THEKRIBI REGION ..................................................................................................................1 1.2 POLITICALAND STRATEGIC BACKGROUND .............................................................................1 1.3 CLIENTAND STAKEHOLDERS ..................................................................................................2 1.4 DEFINITION AND PURPOSE OF AN REA ................................................................................... 2 1.5 OBJECTNES OF THE REA .......................................................................................................3 1 .6 SCOPE..................................................................................................................................... 3 1.6.1 Geographical scope .......................................................................................................3 1.6.2 Aspects covered ............................................................................................................. 5 1.6.3 Project considered ......................................................................................................... 5 1.6.4 Document and information considered ......................................................................... 5 1.7 STRUCTUREOF THIS REA REPORT .......................................................................................... 6 CHAPTER 2 POLICY. LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK ........................7 2.1 INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................... 7 2.2 LEGISLATIVEFRAMEWORK .....................................................................................................7 2.2.1 Cameroon legislation framework ................................................................................ 7 2.2.2 International legislation .............................................................................................. 11 2.3 INST~~UTIONALFRAMEWORK ............................................................................................... 14 2.3.1 Cameroons administrative institutions involved ....................................................... 14 2.3.2 Main Cameroons institutions for this project .............................................................. 14 2.3.3 Other institutions involved .......................................................................................... 15 2.4 ADMINISTRATIVE, FORMAL AND INFORMAL ORGANISATION .................................................16 2.4.1 Administrative and local organisation of the populations ........................................... 16 2.4.2 Administrative structure .............................................................................................17 2.4.3 Organisation at village level ....................................................................................... 18 2.4.4 Formal and informal organisations ............................................................................ 18 2.5 OTHERIMPORTANT STAKEHOLDERS FORTHIS STUDY ...........................................................19 CHAPTER 3 BASELINE ............................................................................................................22 3.1 ABIOTIC ENVIRONMENT ........................................................................................................22 3 . I .1 Geology and ~edolo~~................................................................................................ 22 3.1.2 Climatic conditions ...................................................................................................... 22 3.1.3 Hydrology and hydrology ............................................................................................ 23 3.1.4 Marine environment and littoral .................................................................................24 3.2 BIOTIC ENVIRONMENT ..........................................................................................................25 3.2.1 Terrestrial environment ............................................................................................... 25 3.2.2 Protected areas and areas of high biodiversity ...........................................................27 3.2.3 Marine environment .................................................................................................... 32 3.2.4 Biotic environment in the Kribi core region ................................................................ 34 3.3 SOCIO-ECONOMIC................................................................................................................. 35 3.3.1 Demography ................................................................................................................ 35 3.3.2 Population groups in the area ..................................................................................... 38 3.3.3 Administrative and local organisation of the populations ........................................... 42 3.3.4 Land tenure .................................................................................................................45 3.3.5 Public facilities ............................................................................................................ 47 REA Kribi -v- 9S9906/R00005/ACO~Rott Repon 25 February 2008 3.3.6 Cultural heritage and archaeology .............................................................................51 3.4 ECONOMICACTIVITIES .........................................................................................................52 3.4. I Agro-industry .............................................................................................................. 52 3.4.2 Forestry industry (logging concessions) ..................................................................... 54 3.4.3 Oil & Gas exploration and exploitation and related development ............................. 57 3.4.4 Coastal sand mining .................................................................................................. 61 3.4.5 Mining ......................................................................................................................... 61 3.4.6 Industrial fishery ......................................................................................................... 62 3.4.7 Port traflc ................................................................................................................... 63 3.4.8 Other industries ........................................................................................................... 64 3.4.9 Trade ........................................................................................................................... 64 3.4.10 Tourism.......................................................................................................................