Benin Gazetted Forests Tender

Project ID: P167678

Region: Africa

Commitment Amount: US$ 20.00 million

Total Project Cost: US$ 20.00 million

Approval Date (as of board presentation) May 30, 2019

To improve the integrated management of targeted GFs, to increase access of the main consumption cities to fuelwood produced sustainably, and to strengthen selected NTFP value chains for forest-dependent communities

Key Results
PDO Level Indicators
(i) Forest areas under sustainable management (ha);
(ii) Sequestration of CO2 in target areas (in metric tons/CO2 eq.);
(iii) Wood energy plantations established for supply to the three major consumption hubs (ha);
(iv) Communities adjacent to targeted GFs with increased access to income sources through NTFP
value chains (number).
(v) Direct beneficiaries (of which women);
(vi) Satisfaction of beneficiaries (level of engagement, by gender and age per target area).
D. Project Description
The project will consist of four components:
1) Support to Forests Governance;
2) Integretaed Management of Gazetted Forests;
3) Development of Selected Non-Timber Forests Products Value Chains;
4) Project Management.