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PRE-PROJECT DOCUMENT

IDENTIFICATION OF A PROJECT FOR THE REGENERATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MANGROVE FORESTS SURROUNDING THE DOUALAlEDEA RESERVE, DEPARTMENT OF SANAGA MARITIME, CAMEROON

PPD 130/06 Rev.1 (F)

REFORESTATION AND FOREST MANAGEMENT

GOVERNMENT OF CAMEROON

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The specific objective of this pre-project is to develop a project proposal to be submitted to ITTO for financing and technical support in the area surrounding the DoualaJEdea Wildlife Reserve situated in the Sanaga Maritime department. The project to be developed will contribute to the regeneration and sustainable management of mangrove forests in order to achieve the restoration and value-added development of ecological and socio­economic functions of mangrove forests affected by unsustainable management practices. Through the community forest process and capacity building, communities established in and around the Reserve will take charge of the regeneration of degraded land, including the mangrove, the value-added development of timber and non-timber forest products in order to ensure the sustainable management of this fragile ecosystem and the development of a sustainable, environmentally conscious local economy. This pre-project and the future project are in line with the Government of Cameroon's policy aiming at establishing sustainable forest and environment resource management by involving all stakeholders in the management of these resources. It is consistent with components 2 and 4 of the Forest and Environment Sectoral Programme (PS FE) and will produce a field-oriented, follow-up case study to the national mangrove study implemented by FAO.

EXECUTING AGENCY

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Cameroan Ecology (Cam-Eco)

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Contents

Acronyms

Part One

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Part Two

Project origin Sectoral policies

1 Pre-project objectives 1.1 Development Objective 1.2 Specific objective

2 Justification 2.1 Problem to address 2.2 Reasons for a pre-project 2.3 Target beneficiaries 2.4 Other relevant aspects

3 Outputs

4 Activities

5 Work Plan

6 Budget 6.1 Overall Pre-project budget by activity 6.2 ITTO Pre-Project Budget 6.3 Counterpart Budget

Part III - The Tropical Timber Framework

Compliance with ITT A, 1994 Compliance with ITTO Action Plan

1 2 3 Compliance with the ITTO Action Plan for Mangroves (2002-2006)

Annexes

Annex A Executing Agency's Profile Annex B CV of Key Project Staff Annex C Terms of Reference for Consultants AnnexD Map Annex E Expert Panel recommendations Annex F References

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Acronyms·

Cam-Eco COSCBAC

CBP CWCS DSRP ICRAF lRAD ITTA ITTO MINADER

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MINFOF NGO PAIVMA PNVRA

Pro-Genre PSFE Programme RCM RFC SNV UNFCCC US$

Cameroon Ecology Collectif des Organisations de la Societe Civile du Bassin du Congo / Congo Basin Civil Society Organizations Network Capacity Building Programme Cameroon Wildlife Conservation Society Poverty Reduction Strategy Document Institut de Recherche en Agro-foresterie Institut de Recherche Agronomique pour le Developpement International Tropical Timber Agreement International Tropical Timber Organization Ministere de l' Agriculture et du Developpement Rural (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) Ministere de l' Administration Territoriale et de la Decentralisation (Ministry of Lands Administration and Decentralisation) Ministry of Forest and Fauna Non-Governmental Organization Integrated Management Project for the Mefou and Afamba Forest and Valley Programme National de Vulgarisation et de Recherche Agricole / National Agricultural Research and Extension Programme Promotion of the Gender & Development approach Programme Sectoriel Foret Environnement / Forest & Environment Sectoral

Reseau de Conservation de la Mangrove / Mangrove Conservation network Reseau de Foresterie Communautaire / Community Forestry Network Dutch international development organization United Nations Framework Conference on Climate Change US Dollar

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PART ONE: CONTEXT

1. Origin of the Pre-project

The idea of this pre-project stems from activities conducted by the NGO Cameroon Ecology (Cam-Eco), whose national headquarters are in EDEA, Department of Sanaga Maritime, Province du Littoral, Cameroon. Cam-Eco has found that the "Littoral" (coastal) Province in general and the Sanaga Maritime Department in particular loses its plant cover on a daily basis. The causes of this gradual loss of natural forest are many: (1) high population growth rate; (2) the conversion forest lands to establish vast agro-industrial plantations, mainly oil­palm trees and rubber trees; (3) illegal forest logging, greatly accelerated by the proximity with the economic hub of the Douala Port combined with a the lack of an effective control and surveillance mechanism.

To reduce these pressures on forests and promote thesocio-economic development of these communities, for a number of years, Cam-Eco has endeavoured to support the rural communities in the creation and management of community forests as well as to report forest offences to the forest authority. However, the consequences of Cam-Eco action is still limited in view of the magnitude of the task, and it is urgent to establish a system which could secure rational and sustainable forest management in general, including mangrove forests, in order to better ensure their protection. Similarly, this system should also ensure better livelihood for the communities based on the local economy because in spite of significant environmental resources, these communities are among the poorest in Cameroon.

In this perspective, Cam-Eco, acting in collaboration with the Cameroon Wildlife Conservation Society (CWCS), had the idea to develop participatory mangrove forest management in and around the DoualaJEdea wildlife reserve in order to conserve this fragile ecosystem affected by misuses and alteration of all sorts.

However, the development of a project of this nature requires baseline information data on physical, ecological, socio-economic, cultural and institutional aspects still not available. More specifically, knowledge data on mangrove forests are approximate, especially with regard to their current conservation status, ecosystem, socio-economic potentials, regeneration capacities, economic values, for the parties involved in fllt~b/ood harvesting for the fish­smoking industry, hence the various constraints on the est:1blishment of a sustainable management process for this resources highly sought aft~r by communities from Ghana, Nigeria, Benin, Mali, etc. FAO conducted a number of studies on Cameroon's mangroves, whose reports are still awaited; these studies tend to be global in outlook and this pre-project will certainly help refine the results of these studies conducted at national level and help develop effective, local-level solution to the weaknesses identified.

The Sanaga Maritime Department covers around 20,400 km2 and has a total population of circa 200,000 inhabitants *. Sanaga Maritime is situated in the Littoral Province; it is subdivided into six arrondissements and two districts - Edea, Dizangue, Mouanko, Ndom, Ngambe and Pouma; Massock and Nyanon. Sanaga Maritime is dominated by an equatorial forest contiguous to a savannah land, and the Department has a non developed shoreline almost 80 km in length. Sanaga Maritime Department has an extremely varied landscape featuring almost every climatic, drainage

* Sanaga Maritime, Terre d'Avenir; Le Livre Blanc multisectoriel des projets de developpement local, Ope!, 2002

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system, demographic, ecological and wildlife characteristics of Cameroon *. The Department is bordered by the following neighbour Departments: Nyong and Kelle to the East; Mbam to the North; the Atlantic Ocean to the South; Wouri and Nkam to the West.

* The mangrove forests of Cameroon cover over 30% of coastlines, i.e. a total surface area close to 400,000 ha. The two dominant species are Rhizophora racemosa (90%), A vicennia germinaus (5%). Main mangrove forest locations are:

The mouths of river Nyong, Lokoundje and Ntem respectively; Cameroons Estuary which lies between the mouth of Sanaga to Cape Bimbia, where in addition to estuarine mangrove forests, there are fluvial mangroves which are found along the banks of rivers WOURI, SANAGA, and DIBAMBA The land comprised between NJANGASSA and the Nigerian border, as well as the group of islands lying offshore the Rio Del Rey estuary.

The DoualalEdea Wildlife reserve was created in 1932; it covers 160,000 ha and is situated in the coastal plain of the Sanaga valley within the Kribi-Douala basin. Some 60 villages with a total estimated population of 10,000 people live within and around the Reserve. The Reserve is made up of mangroves and moist forests and contains rich natural resources. Its diversified vegetation comprises moist Congolese hill forests, mangrove forests, secondary forests and croplands. The reserve contains scattered swamps, several lakes and streams providing their habitats to several mammal species*. (See map in annex)

2. Sectoral policies

The Mangrove forest regeneration and management project around the DoualalEdea reserve, for which this project proposal has been developed, is consistent with the policy of the Government of Cameroon aimed to promote the involvement of communities in forest resource management. The main reference documents reflecting the commitment of the Government of Cameroon to make community forest a tool to combat poverty and implement sustainable natural resource management are as follows:

Forest Law n094/01 of 25 January 1994 and enactment decree N° 95/531 PM of 23 August 1995. The Community Forest Management Procedures and Management Standards Manual. The ForestslEnvironment Sectoral Programme (PS FE) The Poverty Reduction Strategy Document (DSRP).

The national forest policy aims at achieving the sustainability of economic, ecological and social functions of forests under an integrated and participatory management framework, in order to ensure the sustainable use of natural resources and ecosystem conservation. It was developed around the five following main thrusts: 1) To ensure the protection of the Permanent Forest System and contribute to the

environment protection and biodiversity conservation. 2) To enhance community participation in the conservation and management of forest

resources so that these resources can contribute to improving community livelihood. 3) Forest resources should contribute to improving GDP while maintaining their production

potentials. 4) To ensure the renewal and maintenance of the resource base through the regeneration and

reforestation processes.

* Etude Socio-economique du Department de la Sanaga Maritime, Cam-Eco, nov.200158p *MBOG,1998 * Progress report 2002, CWCS

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5) To give the forest sector a new momentum by establishing an efficient institutional system allowing for community participation in the forest and environment resource management actions.

The full project proposal this pre-project will help develop is fully consistent with the five Cameroonian forest policy thrusts described above. It will be incorporated into Components 2 and 4 of the PSFE. The Project to be developed will also draw from the results of the national level studies on Cameroonian mangroves conducted by FAO. These results will provide the background and baseline material for developing the future project in order to give a more concrete dimension to the national scope study on mangrove forests implemented by FAO. The project will also contribute to improving and conserving forest resources; it will establish the participatory management of these resources to improve the economic development of the beneficiary area.

PART TWO: THE PRE-PROJECT

1. Pre-project objectives

1.1. Development objective

The long-term objective is to contribute to the conservation and sustainable management of mangrove forests in the Sanaga Maritime Department in order to promote the integration of the local forest economy into the poverty alleviation framework.

1.2. Specific Objective

To analyse the status of mangrove forests situated around the DoualaJEdea Wildlife Reserve, Sanaga Maritime Department, in order to formulate a project proposal for the sustainable management of this ecosystem.

2. Justification

2.1. Problems to address

Most of the vegetal cover of the Sanaga Maritime Department in general and the DoualaJEdea Wildlife .keserve in particular is made of Congolese moist hill forests, mangrove forests and secondary forests which have been intensively logged for several decades. The landscape of the Department, once lush and woody, is now occupied by vast expanses of degraded forest land, fallow land, extensive industrial oil palm, rubber tree plantations, etc. Because of the intensive, uncontrolled wood harvesting activities and unsustainable agricultural practices, the mostly degraded and secondary forests of the Sanaga Maritime Department are placed under multiple pressures:

very intensive agricultural activities with destructive practices, including slash-and..: burn agriculture; chaotic forest exploitation for timber and fuelwood to satisfy the ever-growing demand from Douala, Edea and Kribi; the overexploitation of mangrove wood for the fish-smoking industry in the fishery camps around the DoualaJEdea wildlife reserve; aggravated poverty and the vulnerability of local communities who resort to illegal logging practices to ensure their livelihood; a zoning plan inadequate to actual field conditions

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various illegal logging practices

The contribution of Cam-Eco will consist in promoting a sustainable, participative type of mangrove management through the community forest process and developing mechanisms to ensure a more profitable use of forest resources to benefit the socio-economic conditions of local communities. Cam-Eco's mission will be to support the creation of community forests in mangrove areas, build the communities' capacities to use mangrove regeneration techniques and support the creation and management of income-generating activities with low environmental impact.

The pre-project is to address the problem caused by the lack of baseline data needed for the development of an integrated action plan to be implemented by the proposed future project.

Problem tree:

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Loss of economic value for both timber and Destruction of mangrove forests and non-timber forest products loss of biodiversity

I Deforestation and unsustainable Unsustainable fish-smoking

farming practices practices

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Aggravation of poverty among the communities, unemployment and rural migration

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2.2. Reasons for this pre-project

Additional information that should be collected under this Pre-project to support the identification, development and formulation of a future project to be submitted to ITTO are as follows:

Population and social data: village communities surrounding the DoualaJEdea reserve are difficult to access and significant amounts of resources are required to provide access to them. Technical data:

o the dynamics of mangrove and mangrove regeneration techniques are additional information required for the effective identification and prior assessment of activities to be conducted under the project

o low-impact, high value-adding wood and timber harvesting methods are to be identified in order to better outline expected project results, economic profitability and impact on the communities based on the Reserve.

o Intensive silvicultural treatment to be included in the proposed project for the value­added development of areas degraded by the destructive logging practices currently applied on the mangrove forest.

Other factors likely to negatively impact the achievement of objectives and the future sustainability of the project.

2.3. Target beneficiaries

2.3.1. Direct beneficiaries The local communities and populations living in and around the DoualaJEdea Wildlife Reserve, who are increasingly affected by poverty and who are participating in or are victim of the plunder of their natural resources, will be the key direct beneficiaries of the project. These communities are to be involved in every phase of the project; every project operation will be identified, implemented, monitored and evaluated by these communities with the technical support of project personnel. Education and outreach campaigns will target them in order to help them familiarize with the future project, secure their support to the project and ensure their future ownership of project results. The other direct beneficiaries will be the small-scale forest operators and logging concerns; these are usually among prime illegal loggers. Education and outreach sessions will :1e conducted for them in order to involve them in future project activities. Fishermen in fishery carLips within the reserve area will also become direct beneficiaries: ~hey are prime consumers of mangrove wood, which they use for smoking fish. Women are largely involved in this activity and therefore are very closely associated to the formulation of this project.

2.3.2. Indirect beneficiaries Indirect beneficiaries are those based in other areas of the Department and the country at large. They will develop a better knowledge and better understanding of the project area; they will have ecological, socio-economic, physical data available together with a zoning map of the area to provide a detail picture of local conditions. This information could be used for the development of other programmes and projects. Government departments such as MINFOF, MINADER, MINATD, and NGOs involved in rural and environment development activities, as well as the sectoral and support programmes such as PSFE, PNVRA, IRAD, and ICRAF are included among indirect future project beneficiaries.

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The project will also act as a source of data and information for ITTO and other international institutions and they could use these data to develop further strategies, programmes and projects.

2.4 Other relevant aspects The proposed project area is a wetland and the mangrove ecosystem is fragile; the destruction of the mangrove may lead to the local extinction of several species of mammals, waterfowl, birds and other marine biodiversity including sea turtles. A study conducted by ewes in 1998 has shown that over 5,000 steres of mangrove wood are cut each day in the reserve; this represents 0.99% of the total mangrove forest in the reserve removed each year. If this level of removal remains constant, absent a sustainable management process, there will be a sure progression towards the destruction of DoualaJEdea Wildlife Reserve mangroves. *

Furthermore, this pre-project will lead to the preparation of a project proposal to apply ITTO Guidelines on reforestation and forest management, including "the conservation, rehabilitation and sustainable management of endangered forest ecosystems, including those

,-{: fi" * OJ mangrove orests .

3. Outputs

Output 1: Report on the status of the mangrove forests in DoualaJEdea Wildlife Reserve prepared.

Output 2: The stakeholders of the proposed project are identified and their level of awareness has been raised.

Output 3: A project proposal on sustainable mangrove forest management in the DoualaJEdea Wildlife Reserve formulated and submitted to ITTO.

* Cordon AJONINA, ewes 1998 * ITTO Yokohama Action Plan, 2002-2006

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4. Activities

I Outputs and Activities I Required input

Output 1 : Report on the status of the mangrove forests in DoualalEdea Wildlife Reserve prepared

ALl Preparing forest maps covering the entire Douala/Edea National consultant Reserve and local villages Local transport

Mapping equipment Map printing

A 1.2 To synthesize socio-economic and ecological National consultant information and issue recommendations on the outlines Local transport of a mangrove forest regeneration and sustainable Report dissemination development project

A 1.3 To analyse mangrove potentials and define information National consultant needs for the development of the future project International consultant

Airline ticket Local transport

Output 2 : The stakeholders of the proposed project are identified and their level of awareness has been raised

A2.! Local transport Organizing the stakeholders of the future project, their Workshop Organization Costs strength, weaknesses and expectations

A2.2 Organizing workshops for the socialization of the Local transport proposed project with local communities and other Refreshment and accommodation stakeholders and to validate proposed actions costs

Report dissemination Output 3: A project proposal on sustainable mangrove forest management in the DoualalEdea Wildlife Reserve formulated and submitted to ITTO.

A3.! Preparing a project document to be submitted to ITTO National consultant for the implementation of the work plan International consultant

Project Document Dissemination A3.2 Organizing the validation workshop for the project Organizational costs

proposal to be submitted to ITTO Refreshment and accommodation costs Coordination Office Maintenance

Some work on mangroves has been completed around the DoualaJEdea Reserve but the results have not been built-upon nor made available to the general public. The Pre-project will help review the status of the mangrove; information will be collected on the ecological, taxonomic, socio-economic situation, existing species, surface area occupied by the mangrove, threats, trends and potentials, etc.

Subsequently, future project stakeholders will be identified and an analysis of their respective strength and weaknesses will be undertaken. Project socialization workshops (orientation for the community of project goals, objectives and activities) will be organized; the main purpose of these workshops will be to reach a general consensus among stakeholders on the priority actions to be planned in the future project proposal.

This Pre-project will lead to the development of a project proposal to be submitted to ITTO for financing. This work will be based on the overall set of consultants' and Executing Agency's reports, recommendations from stakeholders' workshops, and other additional information to be collected from other stakeholders and derived from the analysis of the status of mangrove forests within the Reserve area.

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5. Work Plan

Output/Activity Responsible Party Schedule

Output 1 : Report on the status of the mangrove forests in Douala/Edea Wildlife Reserve prepared '

Preparing and local

maps covering the entire DoualaJEdea Reserve

To synthesize socio-economic and ecological information and issue recommendations on the outlines of a mangrove forest

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To analyse mangrove potentials and define information needs for International the development of the future project consultant

Output 2 : The stakeholders of the proposed project are identified and their level of awareness has been raised

Organizing the stakeholders of the future project, their strength, Executing Agency weaknesses and Organizing workshops for the socialization of the proposed project Executing Agency with local communities and other stakeholders and to validate Tlrr'Tlf"\CPI1 actions

Output 3: A project proposal on sustainable mangrove forest management in the Douala/Edea Wildlife Reserve formulated and submitted to ITTO.

Preparing a project document to be submitted to ITTO for the implementation of the work plan

Organizing the validation workshop for the project proposal to be submitted to ITTO

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6. Budget

6.1. Overall Pre-project budget by activity

Output! Activity Project Sub- Consu- Miscel, Total Personnel contracting mables US$ I

A Preparing forest maps covering the entire Douala/Edea Reserve and local villages 6,600 5,000 3,700 15,300 1.1 A To synthesize socio-economic and ecological information and issue recommendations on 6,600 5,000 1,450 13,050 1.2 the outlines of a mangrove forest regeneration and sustainable development project A To analyse mangrove potentials and define information needs for the development of the 17,300 6,875 900 25,075 1.3 future project A Organizing the stakeholders of the future pr()ject, their strength, weaknesses and 2,400 3,000 1,375 6,775 2.1 expectations A Organizing socialization workshops for the future project to validate proposed actions 4,500 4,500 2.2 A Preparing a project document to be submitted to ITTO for the implementation of the work 6,400 700 7,100 3.1 plan A Organizing the validation workshop for the project proposal to be submitted to ITTO 2,300 2,500 700 3,000 8,500 3.2 Organizing a financial audit to submit to ITTO 2,000 2,000 Monitoring and Review Costs 3,000

Programme Support Costs (ITTO) 5,864

Total (Executing Agency) 10,545

Grand Total 101,709

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6.2. ITTO Pre-Project Budget

N° Budget Component Unit Quantity Costs Total '"

10 Project Personnel 11 Accountant Man/month 6 500 3,000 12 Secretary Man/month 6 300 1,800 13 International consultant Man/month 1 10000 10,000 14 National mapping consultant Man/month 1 4000 4,000 15 National socio-economic survey consultant Man/month 1 4000 4,000 16 National mangrove analysis consultant Man/month 1 4000 4,000 17 National project proposal finalization consultant Man/month 1 4000 4,000

Sub-total 30,800 30 Duty Travels 31 International consultant FF 1 1875 1875 32 Field trips Km 10000 1 10000 33 D.S.A International consultant Man-day 30 50 1500 34 D.S.A. National consultants & Pre-project personnel Man-day 180 50 9000

Sub-total 22,375 50 Consumables 51 Map production and printing material FF FF FP 3625 52 Communication (tel, fax, e-mail, courier) FF FF FF 2000 53 Office supplies and office rental FF FF FF 2000

Sub-total 7,625 60 Miscellaneous 61 Mini socialization workshops with stakeholders FF FF FF 4500 62 Final project proposal validation workshop 3000 63 Financial Audit 2000

Sub-total 9,500 80 ITTO Monit., Evaluation and Administt'atiu..::'_l __ '. 81 Monitoring and Review Costs 3,000 .. ,_._. 82 Programme Support Costs (8% of Total) 5,864

OVERALL TOTAL 79,164 ---------

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6.3. Counterpart Budget

N° Budget Component Unit Quantity Costs Total 10 Project Personnel 11 Cam-Eco Coordinator Man/month 6 1000 6,000 12 Accountant Man/month 6 500 3,000 13 Secretary Man/month 6 300 1,800 14 Executing Agency's Office Rent Month 6 200 1,200 15 Management expenses (15% of total) FF 6 FF 10,545

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PART THREE: THE TROPICAL TIMBER FRAMEWORK

1. Compliance with ITTA, 1994

This pre-project complies with the following objectives of Article 1 of ITTA, 1994: (c) To contribute to the process of sustainable development;

The Project this Pre-project will help identify and develop will help communities to generate revenues for the construction of community infrastructures; these revenues will also be used for developing income-generating activities. All of this will be implemented with approaches that guarantee the sustainable use of natural resources.

(f) To promote and support research and development with a view to improving forest management and efficiency of wood utilization as well as increasing the capacity to conserve and enhance other forest values in timber producing tropical forests;

(i) 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.

Mangrove forests are ecologically and socio-economically important. They also produce internationally traded secondary products. The management of mangrove forests will help secure a resource base for tropical timber, ensure the survival of several protected animal species already under threat in the coastal zone of Cameroon and generate revenues for the socio-economic development of local communities.

In addition, Cameroon is committed to the sustainable management of its forest resources and views the involvement of forest-based communities as a means to increase the economic profitability of forest resources, a way to ensure sustainable forest resources management and a means to combat poverty. The support to the implementation of this project is an encouragement given to the Government of Cameroon to translate its policies into action.

2. Compliance with ITTO Action Plan This pre-project complies with several priorities listed in the ITTO Yokohama Action Plan. In particular, it is in compliance with the developments relating to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Changes (UNFCCC) referred to in the Action Plan. In addition, it is consistent with the action described in the sub-chapter "3.2 Reforestation and forest management", under Goal 1 "Support activities to secure the tropical timber r(;~ource base, as it is in line with the following action: Action 1: 1. Support the effective enforcement of forest laws and regulations thc;t ensure sustainable forest management and secure the production base: The project to be formulated from this pre-project will base its strategy on standards and procedures prescribed for the establishment of community forests in Cameroon.

Action 4: Promote the conservation, rehabilitation and sustainable management of threatened forest ecosystems, inter alia mangroves, in collaboration with relevant organization/ : The project area is mainly comprised of mangrove forests affected by uncontrolled harvesting and general plunder. Action 5: 5. Assess opportunities for, and promote development of, non-timber forest products and forest services which can improve the economic attractiveness of maintaining the forest resource base: CWCS has already identified a number of valuable non-timber forest products in the proposed project area; the implementation of the future project will enable the value-added

1 In addition to their ecological and socio-economic significance, mangrove forests supply internationally traded timber and timber products. IITO actively participates in international initiatives on mangroves and may support projects that are to enhance mangrove management under the lIT A.

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development of a number of non-timber forest products for the development of sustainable local economy.

Action 6: Review the current situation regarding any undocumented forestry activities relating to the objectives of the Organization. lllegallogging is increasingly a scourge in the Sanaga Maritime Department. The data to be collected during the pre-project will enable an accurate assessment of the problem and the identification of activities that will address its causes. Through its integrated approach, the project will cover three major forest functions: ecological, production functions, socio-economic development functions for the livelihood of forest -dependent communities.

3. Compliance with the ITTO Action Plan for Mangroves (2002-2006)

This pre-project addresses several priorities listed in the Work Plan for Mangroves (2002-2006). It is particularly consistent with areas 1 and 3 of the Work Plan: Area 1: Conservation and sustainable management

implement sustainable mangrove management and establish protected mangrove areas, including buffer zones surrounding and influencing such areas prepare and implement mangrove management plans rehabilitate degraded mangroves.

Area 3: Socio-economic aspects carry out work to assess the contribution of mangroves to, and impacts of mangrove degradation on, local communities and to generate sustainable socio-economic benefits from mangroves for local communities document and promote use of traditional systems of knowledge and management for mangroves conduct valuation studies of wood and non-wood goods and services from mangrove areas.

The project to be developed from this Pre-project will enable the identified target groups to combat poverty through the sustainable management of timber and non-timber products from mangroves. Considering that the project strategy will be based on the prescriptions of the Manuel de Procedures d'attribution et des norrnes de gestion des Jorets communautaires (Manual for community forest allotment procedures and .management standards) of the Ministry of Forest and Wildlife, activities such as inventories and management plan development should lead to an improved knowledge of resources and better resource management planning.

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INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT

The pre-project will be executed by Cameroon Ecology (Cam-Eco) based in Edea, Cameroon Wildlife Conservation Society (CWCS) based in Mouanko, and the local Sanaga Maritime Branch of the Forest and Wildlife Department (MINFOF -DDSM). One Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will be established between the three partners - Cam-Eco, CWCS et MINFOF-DDSM - to ensure optimal project management performance.

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ANNEXES

ANNEX A : EXECUTING AGENCY PROFILE

Cameroon Ecology (Cam-Eco) is a non-profit making organization incorporated under Article 7 of Legislation N° 901053 of 19 December 1990, under n000452/RDAlJ06IBAPP of 08 September 2000. Cam-Eco is a national non-governmental organization with a pan-African dedication. The national headquarters of Cam-Eco is in Edea, Sanaga Maritime, Coastal Province (Province du Littoral). Cam­Eco's mission is to "Build capacities of individual development stakeholders for sustainable natural resource management, the promotion of good governance and community health in order to contribute to poverty alleviation". The NGO pursues the following objectives:

To create a supporting dynamic for local communities and villages in the community forest creation process. through the management of community forests and village forests. To combat forest offences/crime through lobbying and advocacy efforts. To work to raise people's awareness through education and outreach on health care and disease prevention; to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS, malaria and onchocerciasis (river blindness). To contribute to improving sanitation and environmental conditions of urban populations, and to better manage cities included it its area of intervention. To support village communities and small-town municipalities in the development and implementation of their urban development plans. To build the capacities of municipal council members to make them more efficient To promote the development of local economic initiatives. To contribute to the integration of the "Gender and Development" approach in daily life and all development actions.

Cam-Eco's programmes for the triennial period 2006-2008 are the following: 1. Sustainable Natural Resource Management Programme: (a) To promote community forestry; (b) Lobbying

and advocacy for combating forest offences 2. Local Governance Programme: (a) Town planning in village communities; (b) Support to the

implementation of municipal development plans; (c) Formation of municipal councils; 3. Urban environment programme: (a) Urban forestry; (b) support to urban expansion plan development 4. Local Economy Programme: (a) Support to groups structuring; (b) Support to the development of industrial

sub-sectors; (c) support to revenue management 5. Support and Guidance Programme for the Gender and Development Approach: (a) Consultancy services on

gender main streaming aspects; b) Support to the development of strategic papers on Gender equity

For a greater t~fficiency, Cam-Eco has established partnerships with certain organizationsl institutions: the SNV (Dutch Development Organization), the Agro-forestry Research Institute (ICRAF), US Peace Corps, the Cameroon Wildlife Conservation Society (CWCS). In addition, Cdm-Eco is a member of organizations' networks involved in similai a.::tivity sectors: RCM (Mangrove Conservation Network), COSCBAC (Congo Basin Civil Society Organizations Network), '~C (Community Forestry Network), Pro-Genre (Promotion e the Gender and Development approach). Cam-Eco's two partners are: SNV through the CBP programme and the German Embassy.

The main projects implemented by Cam-Eco to-date in the area of natural resource management are: Project in support of Community Forest establishment in the Sanaga Maritime Department, CBP/SNV 2002-2004 financing window Design and development of the Community Forestry training package in Cameroon, MINEFIDIFD, 1999-2001 Support to the reservation (gazetting) of community forests in the Mefou and Mamba areas, Project PANMAlMINFOFIITTO, 2004-2005 (sub-contractor) Support to the development of simplified forest management plans in the Mefou and Afamba area, Project PANMAlMINFOF/ITTO, 2005 (sub-contractor)

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Annual budget of the Executing Agency (Cameroon-Ecology): - 2003: 100000 US $ (65 000000 FCFA) - 2004: 130000 US $ (80 000 000 FCFA) - 2005: 150000 US $ (70000000 FCFA)

The EA's budget allocation during the past three years has been as follows:

Main Bndget components 2003

Personnel 27,750 Duty travels 60,000 Capital Goods 0 Consommables 1,950 Miscellaneous 10,300 Total 100,000

Personnel:

Title/Specia1ism

Expert, post-graduate level Expert, college graduate Technician, intermediary level Administrative staff Total staff involved in forestry-related areas

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year 2004 2005

31,900 35,000 84,500 96,000

0 0 2,500 3,400 11,100 15,600 130,000 150,000

Number Women Men

1 2 2 2 1 2 2 4

ANNEX B - CURRICULUM VITAE OF KEY PROJECT STAFF

CURRICULUM VITAE

Identification : Surname and forename: Nationality: Date and place of birth : Family status: Professional experience : Diploma:

Address:

Professional experience :

N. NTAMAG-NDJEBET Cecile Cameroonian 28 May 1962 in Etouha-Edea Married 19 years Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Tropical Forestry: Wageningen Agricultural University, the Netherlands Civil Engineering: Centre Universitaire de Dschangllnstitut des Techniques Agricoles Cameroon Ecology B.P. 791 EDEA Tel. : (237) 991 96 23 Fax: (237) 346 44 73 E-mail: cndjebet@yahoo.comoucamerooneco@yahoo.com

Nineteen (19) years professional experience in rural development : • Eleven years in the Government administration of Cameroon as member of the Professional staff

with MINAGRI (8 yrs) and MINEF (3 yrs) • Eight years with NGOs :

Trainer at l'IPD-AC, Douala for three years Coordinator with Cameroon Ecology since 2000

Since October 2000: National Coordinator ofNGO "CAMEROON ECOLOGY" (Cam-Eco)

Relevant work undertaken during the 2001-2005 period: • Coordinator for the sub-contract between PAIV AMIMINFOF and Cameroon Ecology

Development of simplified forest management plans for three community forests III the AFANLOUM District; . Support to the submission case for community forest gazetting in the arrondissements of ESSE and A W AB. This activity led to the preparation of eight (8) Reserve gazetting submission cases for community forests ;

• Support provided to the communities in the CF allotment and management process in the Sanaga Maritime Department, Nyong and Kelle, Ocean and Moungo. CBP-SNV IDFID Funding:

Gazetting of four community forests Development of two simplified management plans Compilation of three gazetting application and submission to MINFOF for approval Six communities cunently involved in the CF establishment process

• Coordinator of consultancy contract execution between Living Earth and Cameroon Ecology on the implementation of three management agreements between the forest authority and the MBANGO, NKOKOM and TINTO CLAN communities.

• Technical assistance provided to the ex Minister of Environment and Forests under the CF Development Project in Cameroon. Support to the CFDP/CFU in the implementation of the new forest legislation on Community Forests - since 1997:

Training provided to executive staff within MlNEF's CF Unit (Cellule de Foresterie Communautaire) and "training of trainers" modules taught to NGOs; Development and preparation of CF Training modules Training in " Community Forest" process Organization and facilitation of national and international meetings.

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CURRICULUM VITAE

Identification: Surname and forename: Date and place of birth: Professional experience: Nationality: Address:

Diploma:

Professional experience :

EKW ADI SONGUE Set 08 June 1974, Dibombari 7 years Cameroonian Cameroon Ecology B.P. 791 EDEA Tel.994 52 28 Fax: 3464473 Email: ekwadiseth@yahooJroucamerooneco@hotmail.com Ingenieur des Eaux et Forets, Amenagiste : Universite de Dschang, FacuIte d' Agronomie

Seven (07) years Professional experience in sustainable natural resource management Since Aug 2003 : Forest Engeneer, Project Leader "Promotion of community forestry in Sanaga Maritime department"with the NGO "CAMEROON ECOLOGY"

Relevant work undertaken during the 2003-2005 period: • Field activities technical manager for the CF project:

Support to the communities in the creation of community forests Responsible for CF Project development, monitoring and evaluation processes Community training in the conduct of multi-resource inventories Participatory forest mapping Conduct of socio-economic surveys Conduct of multi-resource inventories in community forests Development of simplified management plans Technical support provided to project facilitators Technical monitoring of field activities Preparation of progress reports

• Forest Consultant: Jan. 2003 : Training provided to the communities settled along the Kribi-Campo thoroughfare on citrus crop cultivation; commissioning body: SNV Cameroon April-July 2003 : Study on the chemical properties of experimental plots established under sub­project Tropendos/lCRAF ; commissioning body: World Agroforcstry Centre July 2003 : Support provided to the civil society organization « Production et promotion du milieu rural» as part of a collaboration with AGROPROMO.

• Research assistant in the « Amenagement et Etudes» component of the Campo Ma' an Project: Assessment of the deforestation rate in the Camp Ma'an UTO area.; Survey of deforestation by slash-and-bum agricultural practices in the Camp Ma' an UTO area; Fate of bioelements N, P and K and carbon sinking functions in th~ Campo Ma'an UTO area; Non-timber forest product assessment in the Campo Ma'an UTO an~a; Development of the environment communication strategy in the Campo Ma' an UTO area; Rapid Participatory Research Method. Organization of seminars and focus group discussions; Production of Information, Education et Communication (1EC) material ; Study of marketing chains for new cash crops (cucumber, banana); Market study on the kye os si, ambam minko, hevecam (Cameroon-Gabon) area; Socio-economic survey of households along the kribi-akom 2 - messama-ma' an-ambam thoroughfare; Assistance and guidance provided to farmers in the development of pigs and small ruminant husbandry and poultry raising; Domestication of non-timber forest products (Irvingia, safoutier); Extension work on the community forest concept and delimitation of forest areas in the Ma' an area.

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CURRICULUM VITAE

Identification: Name of employee: Date of birth : Professional experience : Nationality: Address:

Diploma:

Professional experience :

SAHMO Jean Calvin 18 Aug 1972 in EDEA 4 years Camerounaise Cameroun Ecologie B.P. 791 Edea Tel. : 505 10 93 Fax: (237) 346 44 73 Email: calsahmo@yahoo.froucamerooneco@hotmail.com

Water and Forest High-level Technician: Ecole des Eaux et ForSts de Mbalmayo, Cameroun BACCALAUREAT, "D Serie" Lycee de NGAOUNDERE, Cameroun

• Four (4) years professional community forestry experience • Since October 2001 : Community Forestry facilitator with the NGO CAMEROON ECOLOGY

(Cam-Eco)

Relevant work undertaken during the 2003-2005 period:

• Implementation of Community Forestry Projects: ./ Community Forestry Facilitation

Information and education on Forest legislations and other legal and regulatory texts governIng forest management in Cameroon. Importance of Community Forestry Natural resources management systems in Cameroon

./ Community training in inventory techniques

./ Participatory conduct of multi-resource inventories

./ Participatory planning of forest resource management

./ Development of simplified management plans

./ Support to the compilation of community forest allotment applications

• Forest mapping GPS data capture and analysis Development of forest maps using the Arc View software Forest location map Forest demarcation Social mapping work

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ANNEX C- TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL CONSULTANTS

Terms of reference of the International Consultant

1. Mandate of the Consultant/Sub-contractor To analyse the potentials of mangroves and define the information required for developing a project proposal on the regeneration and management of mangrove forests around the Douala/Edea Reserve, Sanaga Maritime Department, Cameroon To provide support to the validation workshop on the project proposal to be submitted to ITTO Finalizing the project document to be submitted to ITTO for the implementation of the action plan.

2. Profile required for the Consultant/Sub-contracted To hold a Forest Engineer Degree or equivalent and a sound expertise of mangrove forests At least five years experience in applied forestry techniques, forest management and mangrove regeneration techniques To be familiar with the ITTO Project development system

3. Place of posting Edea et Mouanko

4. Duration of consultancy / Sub-contracting 60 days (30 days field work and 30 days desk study)

Terms of reference of the national consultants

1. Mandate of the Consultant/Sub-contractor Preparing forest maps covering the entire Douala/Edea Reserve and local villages To synthesize socio-economic and ecological information and issue recommendations on the outlines of a mangrove forest regeneration and sustainable development project To analyse the potentials of mangroves and define the information required for developing a project proposal on the regeneration and management of mangrove forests around the Douala/Edea Reserve, Sanaga Maritime Department, Cameroon To provide support to the organization of the validation workshop for the project proposal to be submitted to ITTO To finalize the project document to be submitted to ITTO for the implementation of the action plan

2. Profile required for the Consultant/Sub-contractor To hold a Fore~t Engineer Degree or equivalent and a sound forest management exp(:~' i~e A geographer or equivalent A socio-economist or equivalent A cartographer with a sound experience of GPS and mapping software use Sound experience in participatory approaches and the organization of participatory workshops

3. Place of posting Edea and Mouanko

4. Duration of consultancy / sub-contract 120 days (60 days field work and 60 days desk study)

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ANNEXD: MAP OF PRE-PRO.JECT AREA

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ANNEXE:

N° Recommendations Comments 1 Simplify the problem tree In consistency with the problem analysis The Problem Tree has been

concentrated on the area to be covered by the pre-project implementation revised in page 8 2 Provide information regarding the involvement of stakeholders, in particular for See 'Institutional

the involvement of governmental institutions due to their important role in the Arrangement' in page 18 management of Cameroonian forests

3 Add information regarding the bibliography reference regarding the literature Bibliography references reviewed for the formulation of the pre-project proposal included in Annex F, page

30 4 Revise the budget in the following way 4.a Transfer to the budget Component 10 all sub-components regarding Budget revised in page 14

consultants under the budget Component 20 4.h Correct the figures in the budget table 6.1, as they should be combining the See changes introduced in

figures of budget tables 6.2 and 6.3 table 6.1 on page 13

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ANNEX F : BIBLIOGRAPHY

Cameroon Ecology (Cam-Eco) Etude Socio-economique du Departement de la Sanaga Maritime, Cam-Eco, nov. 2001, 58p

Cameroon Tribune, Les Cahiers speciaux, 1994, Regime des forets, de la faune et de la peche, loi n094/01 du 20 janvier 1994

Cameroon Wildlife Conservation Society, (CWCS) Progress Report 2002

MBOG,2005

Workshop paper prepared for the start-up workshop of the Cameroonian Network for the Conservation of Mangrove Ecosystems (RCM)

Document de strategie de reduction de la pauvrete, 2003 (Poverty reduction strategy, 2003)

FAO, 2005 Working paper (Studies on Mangrove forests)

Gordon AJONINA, Impact assessment of mangrove deforestation, Douala-Edea reserve, working paper, CWCS 1998

Ministere de I'Environnement et des Forets (MINEF), 1998 Manuel de Procedures d'attribution et des normes de gestion des forets communautaires I Manual for Community-Forest Allocation Procedures and Management Standards

International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO), 2002 Y okohama Action Plan, 2002-2006

International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO), 2002 ITTO Mangrove Work Plan, 2002-2006

International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO), 1999 ITTO Manual for Project formulation

International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO), 1999 . Rules and Procedures applying to ITTO Projects

Organisme Public de Cooperation Intercommunale de la Sanaga-Maritime (OPCI), 2002 Sanaga Maritime, Terre d' A venir; Le Livre Blanc multisectoriel des projets de developpement local Multisectoral White Paper on Local Development Projects

Republic of Cameroon, 1995

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Government Order n095/531IPM of 23rd August 1995 setting forth the implementation procedures of the Forest regulatory framework.

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