INTERNATIONAL TROPICAL TIMBER ORGANIZATIONITTO
PROJECT PROPOSALTITLECONSERVATION OF AFRICAN BARWOOD (PTEROCARPUS
ERINACEUS POIR) IN THE GAZETTED FORESTS OF LA PALEE
AND BOUNDIALI IN NORTHERN COTE D’IVOIRE WITH THE
PARTICIPATION OF LOCAL COMMUNITIESSERIAL NUMBER

PD 808/16 Rev.5 (F)COMMITTEEREFORESTATION AND FOREST MANAGEMENTSUBMITTED BY

GOVERNMENT OF CÔTE D’IVOIREORIGINAL LANGUAGEFRENCHSUMMARY
The African barwood tree (Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir) is a multipurpose tree having a direct role as a source of additional householdincome. In fact, its technological qualities are such that this timber species is one of the most sought-after in West Africa, muchappreciated for cabinet-making, heavy carpentry, outdoor carpentry (Duvall 2008). In addition, African barwood yields a diverse range
of non-timber products including food for human consumption, cattle fodder (Petit and Mallet 2001), medicines and raw materials forhandicrafts (tannins, dyes, sap, resin, etc.). Given these values, African barwood has been overexploited (fraudulently and illegally),
especially during the crisis experienced by the country. In addition, due to a lack of awareness raising about fire risks, certain practices
involving the use of fire and resulting in forest fires such as the slash and burn cultivation and livestock transhumance are commonlyin use in the region and constitute a serious threat for African barwood.
Despite the importance accorded to this multipurpose species, the country still lacks scientific and technical information to guidespecific silvicultural treatments or to assess the current status of natural stands to identify adequate management strategies. It is today
essential for Côte d’Ivoire to maintain and increase plant cover for this multipurpose species, which is in danger of extinction. The
Government of Côte d’Ivoire is hereby submitting this project proposal for ITTO funding with a view to preserving thisendangered species and restoring the forest cover while addressing poverty in rural areas.
The project proposal was initially developed for a total budget of US$828 718, and was subsequently restructured in two phases
following the request of ITTO, which announced a pledge of US$320 000 for Phase I funding.

EXECUTING AGENCY
DURATIONAPPROXIMATE STARTING DATEPROPOSED BUDGET AND OTHER
FUNDING SOURCES

Forest Development Corporation (Société de Développement des Forêts—SODEFOR)
36 months over a duration of 24 months for Phase I and 12 months for
Phase II
Upon funding
SourcePhase I
ITTO
Government of Côte d’Ivoire
Total Phase I

Contribution (US$)
320 000
177 982
497 982

Phase II
ITTO

246 488

Government of Côte d’Ivoire

84 248

Total Phase II

330 736

Total (Phase I + Phase II)
ITTO

566 488

Government of Côte d’Ivoire

262 230

GRAND TOTAL

828 718

PROJECT BRIEF➢

Existing situation and problem to address

The gazetted forests of Palée and Boundiali which are the subject of this submission are located in the Northern
Area of Côte d’Ivoire, more specifically in the Bagoué area with Boundiali as regional capital. The project area isfull of young people who are jobless school drop-outs or demobilized from the military.
Forests of the North used to have large stands of African barwood. This is the original distribution area for thistimber species. However, nowadays this species is threatened with extinction. The main causes of this threat are
the overexploitation of the species, its low rate of regeneration and repeated bushfires.
Overexploitation of the species (Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir)
The selective removal of certain high-quality timber species poses a serious threat to the country’s plant genetic
resources. African barwood is a forest tree species found essentially in the northern part of Côte d’Ivoire, beyond
the 8th parallel, where the Government of Côte d’Ivoire has banned forest logging. Because of its high value,
African barwood is heavily used, both by forest logging operators and local communities.
Logging interests have turned to African barwood (Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir), locally known as vêne, as forest
tree species found in natural forests and used for reforestation have been depleted.
African barwood (Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir) is therefore in strong demand and the transport of truckloads ofillegal P. erinaceus timber products is in constant increase. Because of its technological qualities, African barwood
features among the best timber species in West Africa and it is highly sought for cabinet-making, heavy carpentry
and exterior joinery work (Duvall, 2008). In addition, African barwood is used for its various non-timber products,
including animal fodder (Petit et Mallet, 2001), medicinal products and raw materials for craftwork (tannins, sap,
resin, etc.).
Almost the entire volume available of this timber species is being logged and exported by foreign companies withthe complicity of village communities, in the form of roughly debarked logs or poorly shaped beams. This is dueto the lack of consultations between stakeholders.
In 2013, Côte d’Ivoire exported close to 3,500 m3 of beams from commercial timber (mostly P. erinaceus) ofwhich only 500 m3 were legally logged (Paulina Zidi, 2013). Conversely, nearly 3,000 m3 were illegally logged.
The ignorance of sustainable management practices by the communities has also put pressure on this resourcebase and made it vulnerable. Indeed, this timber species is popular with people for their food supply, as foddermaterial for cattle (Petit and Mallet, 2001), for therapeutic purposes, handicrafts (tannins, dyes, sap, resin, etc.)
and for cooking (fuelwood). While these growing needs are in line with the population growth rate, there havebeen no conservation measures undertaken for the species.
Low rate of regeneration for this species
Despite the acknowledged significance of this multipurpose species, the country lacks scientific and technicalinformation to guide silvicultural practices and set relevant silvicultural standards. Furthermore, no study isavailable on the current status of natural stands to establish adequate management strategies. The few availablereferences generally concern the description of natural stands in the West African sub-region (Glele et al., 2008;
Ouedraogo et al., 2006; Sokpon et al., 2006; Camara, 1997; Cuny et al, 1997; Louppe et al., 1994; Louppe andOuattara, 1993).
No form of regeneration of this wild species has been studied compared with other species such as shea (Vitellaria
paradoxa) or locust bean (Parkia biglobosa) (Kossi et al., 2010). Highly sought by loggers for its different uses,
the target species is characterized by its low germination rates in the wild (Kossi et al., 2010).
Repeated bushfires
In the northern region of Côte d’Ivoire, which is the original distribution area of African barwood, the communities
comprise farmers and pastoralists who use fire as a means of clearing and renewal of the pasture. Due to thelack of awareness of fire risks, such practices are widespread and bushfires have become recurrent.
Indeed, with slash and burn shifting cultivation, farmers set fire to several hectares per day for the developmentof their plantations.
As a result, some young woody plants (seedlings, sprouts, suckers) that emerge during the rainy season are
reduced to ashes in the dry season that follows. This makes regeneration of forest woody plants almost
impossible.
Even the most fire-resistant species need a few years free from fire for them settle successfully. Fire annihilates
or reduces the growth rate of the most hardy species and even destroy adult trees having fire-sensitive bark.

As for pastoralists and stockmen, they set fire to the bush during the dry season to renew pastures. This practicehelps to feed the livestock during the period with young shoots of vegetation. But more often than not these poorly
controlled practices cause huge bushfires.
To mitigate the impacts of bushfires on vegetation and prevent the destruction of natural resources, awarenessraising campaigns targeting relevant stakeholders will be conducted and wildfire control committees will be set
up to patrol the risk areas throughout the dry season.
Given these causes, it is necessary to demonstrate that the extinction of this species will have dire consequences
both socio-economically and environmentally.
Indeed, the communities will no longer benefit from this species for their food and therapeutic needs; in the longterm it could cause the disruption of their production system and jeopardize the adaptability of these people totheir environment; as to industrial units, they will no longer be stocked; amounts of revenue will diminish for
operators, the timber industry and the communities.
At the environmental level, we expect to see the depletion of biodiversity and the reduction of the forest cover, as
well as the impacts of climate change.
The project was initially developed for a total budget of US$828 718, and was subsequently restructured
in two phases following the request of ITTO, which announced a pledge of US$320 000 for Phase I funding
during the 58th Session of the International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC).

➢ Project objectives
Development objective: “To contribute to the sustainable management of forest ecosystems in Côte d’Ivoire”
Specific objective: “To conserve African barwood in the gazetted forests of La Palée and Boundiali, in the
Bagoue région in Northern Côte d’Ivoire”.

Beneficiaries, expected outcomes and main outputs expected
Communities in the vicinity of gazetted forests
The local communities surrounding the two gazetted forests are the prime project beneficiaries through thefollowing outcomes expected from the project:•

the reforestation of 180 hectares with African barwood;•

the reforestation of 50 hectares with fuelwood species (for sustainable availability);•

the redistribution of revenue through the implementation of forest work outsourced to [local communities]
to alleviate poverty and improve local livelihoods;•

African barwood is used as fodder for livestock, medicinal plants and raw materials for handicraft
production (tannins, dyes, sap, resin, etc.);•

46 ha (20% of 230 ha surface) of land are made available to the communities through the Taungya
agroforestry system associating subsistence crops to forest saplings) during the duration of the project.

SODEFOR
Impacts for SODEFOR can be summarized as follows:• the control and harnessing of Pterocarpus erinaceus regeneration and silviculture;• the rehabilitation of degraded gazetted forests through reforestation;• reduced rate of clearing through the support provided by the communities to the project.
All these actions will have a positive impact on the ecological and climate balance in the area. This will contributeto the achievement of forest conservation and protection by SODEFOR.
The Ministry of Water & Forests•

The rehabilitation of forest resources through the reforestation of degraded areas.

•

The positive financial impact on forest and agricultural products: felling taxes, “income taxes on industrial
units” (corporate tax), export quotas.

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Wood craftsmen and timber industrialists
The handicraft sector and timber industrialists will benefit from a sustainable supply of raw material in both themedium- and long-term perspective for the manufacturing of tannins, dyes, sap, resin, balafon, tam-tam, etc.
Outcomes expected at project completion
By project completion:- 180 ha planted with African barwood using the Taungya system- 50 ha planted with fuelwood species using the Taungya system- Income of communities raised:✓

women's groups have entered into contracts for setting up nurseries and seedling production against
remuneration;✓

young people groups have implemented reforestation contracts against remuneration;✓

bushfire control committees have been set up and are operational;✓

households own and are familiar with improved stoves and use them;✓the communities participate in the conservation of African barwood;✓studies and trials carried out have secured African barwood regeneration techniques.

Main expected outputs from project Phase I and Phase II
Output 1: The processes of African barwood propagation are understood and mastered
Output 2: The use of African barwood is sustainable and under control
Output 3: Bushfire events are under control

Project implementation
Project Phase I and Phase II will be executed by the Korhogo Management Center (Centre de gestion deKorhogo), having in its remit the management of the two selected gazetted forests, and the University of Korhogo.
The Management center is subdivided into forest management units, one for each gazetted forest. The project
team will consist of a project manager, two assistants (1 head forestry unit managing both gazetted forests and
1 research fellow from the University), an accountant and one secretary. Some work will be subcontracted to local
communities located in the vicinity of the two gazetted forests and the research work will be carried out by the
University of Korhogo.
➢

Project sustainability✓

By project completion date, SODEFOR will continue managing the African barwood and fuelwood plots
whose harvesting rotation is five years.

✓

SODEFOR will take over and continue maintaining the 180 ha of established tree stands and implement
the required silvicultural treatments. The Korhogo Management Center and the forest management unit,
which manage both forests, will incorporate the monitoring of activities in their daily programmes, as they
did during project implementation.

✓

The University of Korhogo will continue researching African barwood and other forest species in close
collaboration with SODEFOR.

➢

Assumptions and risks➢Social and political stability in Côte d’Ivoire;➢

Commitment of all stakeholders;➢

Receptivity among local communities;➢

Seeds harvested for planting in the nursery are available and of high quality;➢

Prolonged drought during the dry season.

➢

Cost of project: US$828 718, including ITTO: US$566 488 and Côte d’Ivoire: US$262 230

3LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
APVA: Plant and animal production assistant (Assistant des Productions Végétales et Animales)
ASP: Production assistant (Assistant de Production)
CPF: Farmers-Forest Commission (Commission Paysans – Forêt
CPFN: National Farmers-Forest Commission (Commission Paysans – Forêt Nationale)
DPN: Nature Conservation Directorate (Direction de la Protection de la Nature)
FMU: Forest Management Unit
IEF/ W&F Ing.: Water & Forest Engineer (Ingénieur des Eaux et Forêts)ITF: Forestry Technology Engineer (Ingénieur des Techniques Forestières)ITTA: International Tropical Timber Agreement
ITTO: International Tropical Timber Organization
MPVA: Trainer in Plant and Animal Productions (Moniteur des Productions Végétales et Animales)
NGO: non-governmental organization
PDF: Forest Master Plan (Plan Directeur Forestier)
PEF: Water and Forest Officer (Préposé des Eaux et Forêts)PSF: Forest Sector Programme (1991-1996)
SODEFOR: Forest Development Corporation (Société de Développement des Forêts)4

TABLE OF CONTENTSPROJECT BRIEF…………………………………………………………………………………………………………...2
PART 1: PROJECT CONTEXT ............................................................................................................................................... 6
1.1 Origin ............................................................................................................................................................................. 6
1.2
Relevance .............................................................................................................................................................. 6
1.2.1 – Conformity with ITTO objectives and priorities .................................................................................................... 6
1.2.2. Relevance to the submitting country’s policies ...................................................................................................... 8
1.3
Target area ............................................................................................................................................................. 8
1.3.1 Geographic location ........................................................................................................................................... 8
1.3.2 Cultural, socio-economic and environmental aspects ...........................................................................................13
1.4
Outcomes expected at project completion ............................................................................................................14
PART 2: RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES………………………………………………........................17
2.1
Rationale ...............................................................................................................................................................15
2.1.1 Institutional setup and organizational issues .....................................................................................................15
2.1.2 Stakeholder analysis………………………………………………………………………………………….17
2.1.3
2.1.4

Problem Analysis ..............................................................................................................................................19
Logical framework matrix………………………………………………………………………...23

2.2
Objectives..............................................................................................................................................................24
2.2.1 Development objective and impact indicators ...................................................................................................24
2.2.2 Specific objective ..................................................................................................................................................24
PART 3: DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT INTERVENTIONS………………………………………...............26
3.1

Outputs and activities ............................................................................................................................................25

3.2

Implementation approaches and methods ............................................................................................................25

3.3

Work Plan ................................................................................................................................................................28

3.4
Budget ...................................................................................................................................................................29
3.4.1 Master budget schedule ....................................................................................................................................29
3.4.2 Consolidated project budget by component ......................................................................................................29
3.4.3 ITTO budget contribution by component ...........................................................................................................33
3.4.4 Executing Agency budget contribution by component ......................................................................................35
3.5
Assumptions, risks and sustainability ....................................................................................................................37
3.5.1 Assumptions and risks ......................................................................................................................................37
3.5.2 Sustainability .....................................................................................................................................................38
PART 4: IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS ..................................................................................................................39
4.1
Organizational structure and stakeholder involvement mechanisms .....................................................................39
4.1.1 Executing agency and partners.........................................................................................................................39
4.1.2 Project management team ................................................................................................................................39
4.1.3 Project steering committee................................................................................................................................40
4.2

Reporting, review, monitoring and evaluation........................................................................................................42

4.3
Dissemination and mainstreaming of project learning ...........................................................................................424.3.1 Dissemination of project results ........................................................................................................................42
4.3.2
Mainstreaming of project learning .....................................................................................................................43
ANNEX 1: PROFILE OF THE EXECUTING AGENCY………………………………………………............................................61
ANNEX 2: CVs OF KEY EXPERTS PROVIDED BY THE EXECUTING AGENCY ................................................................65
ANNEX 3: TERMS OF REFERENCE OF PERSONNEL AND CONSULTANTS FUNDED BY ITTO .....................................72
ANNEX 4: RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE 51ST ITTO EXPERT PANEL AND RESULTING MODIFICATIONS………….. 78
ANNEX 5: RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE 53RD ITTO EXPERT PANEL AND RESULTING MODIFICATIONS………….. 80
ANNEX 6: RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE 54TH ITTO EXPERT PANEL AND RESULTING MODIFICATIONS………….. 82
ANNEX 7: RECOMMENDATION OF ITTC-58………………………………………………………………………………………..83

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PART 1: PROJECT CONTEXT
1.1 Origin
African barwood is a forest tree species found essentially in the northern part of Côte d’Ivoire, beyond the 8 thparallel, where the Government of Côte d’Ivoire has banned forest logging. Because of its high value, African
barwood is heavily used both by forest logging operators and local communities.
Logging interests have turned to African barwood (Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir), locally known as vêne, as forest
tree species found in natural forests and used for reforestation have been depleted.
The demand is very high and illegal truckloads of P. erinaceus-derived timber products keep increasing. In fact,
its technological qualities make this species one of the best timber species in West Africa, much appreciated incabinet-making, structural carpentry, exterior carpentry and joinery (Duvall 2008). Also, African barwood is used
for a range of non-wood products including livestock fodder (Petit and Mallet 2001), medicines and raw materials
for handicrafts (tannins, dyes, sap, resin, etc.). In 2013, Côte d'Ivoire exported nearly 3,500 m3 of commercial
value beams made of this timber species (mainly P. erinaceus) of which only 500 m3 have been legally harvested(Paulina Zidi 2013).
Almost all of this timber is logged and exported by foreign companies with the complicity of villager communities,
solely in the form of roughly debarked logs or poorly shaped beams.
Local people use African barwood trees to meet their own needs. Tree bark is used for medicinal purposes.
African barwood is considered as a high-heat capacity timber and used by households as fuelwood. As a nitrogenfixing plant, it contributes to enhancing depleted agricultural land with nutriments. In addition, the tree sap is usedby craftsmen to dye loincloths, called “indigo-loin loincloths”.
The tree foliage is used as nutritious fodder for farm animals. Its fruits look like garlic cloves and are consumed
by animals in particular.
In spite of the value and significance of this multipurpose timber species, the country has no sufficient scientificand technical information that could guide appropriate silvicultural treatments for the species. Furthermore, nostudy is available on the current status of natural stands to develop adequate management strategies. No formof regeneration of this timber species naturally occurring in the wild has been studied compared with other species
such as shea (Vitellaria paradoxa) or locust bean (Parkia biglobosa) (Kossi et al. 2010). Highly sought by loggers
for these various uses, the target species is characterized by its low germination rates in the wild. Human pressure
on this forest-genetic resource and the degradation of natural conditions make it all the more vulnerable.
In this light, the survival of this timber species of high socio-economic value, both for local and native communities,
is under threat and requires special attention.
To achieve sustainable utilization, it would be essential to conserve and “domesticate” African barwood as current
conservation measures for this species are inadequate and inefficient (FAO 2001a). In addition, the development
and management of the species would draw added value from the marketing of produced timber, while controlling
the reduction of the forest cover.
The foregoing considerations justify the urgency of this study on P. erinaceus natural stand dynamics which are
under excessive logging pressure in Côte d’Ivoire. That is why the Government of Côte d’Ivoire submits the projectdescribed below to ITTO for approval and funding.
The project was approved under Category 1 during the 54th meeting of the ITTO Expert Panel in 2019; itwas subsequently revised and resubmitted in 2021 after being lapsed in that same year. Following the58th Session of the ITTC held 7-11 November 2022, the project was partially funded for an amount of
US$320,000 with the recommendation of restructuring the project in two phases.

1.2

Relevance

1.2.1 – Conformity with ITTO objectives and priorities
This project proposal is in full conformity with ITTO objectives and priorities identified in Article 1 of ITTA, 2006,
with regards to the following:a) In relation to the objectives of ITTA, 2006
ITTO is one of the major international organizations addressing the sustainable management and conservationof forests. Its aim is to promote conservation, rehabilitation and the sustainable management of forests for the
benefit of the world community and specific communities living in the vicinity of forests.
From this perspective, this project is in line with the ITTO objectives as set out in Article 1 of the ITTA, 2006 in
its paragraphs c, f, j, m, q and r, which state:6

c. “Contributing to sustainable development and poverty alleviation”: Farmers will implement forestry workfor remuneration (seedling production, soil preparation, planting, tending). These financial resources, which are
additional, will allow them to meet their primary needs, thereby alleviating poverty affecting them. The
establishment of tree plantations for fuel wood production will yield an abundant supply of fuel wood, and avoid
the time-wasting tasks of firewood search and collection by women for cooking food.
Reforestation of 230 ha (50 ha of fuelwood, 180 ha of African barwood) in degraded areas will make itpossible to rehabilitate degraded lands and enrich the soil with leguminosae in addition to supplying thecommunities with fuelwood.
f. “Promoting and supporting research and development with a view to improving forest management
and efficiency of wood utilization and the competitiveness of wood products relative to other materials,
as well as increasing the capacity to conserve and enhance other forest values in timber producing
tropical forests”: The project will review the actions to be undertaken during the project implementation phaseto restore and sustainably manage the gazetted forests of Côte d’Ivoire. It will facilitate the updating of information
on African barwood to optimize the publication and dissemination of such information to relevant, efficiencyoriented international organizations. It is expected to make a diagnosis and to establish a monitoring andevaluation system for the management of development sequences.
j. “Encouraging members to support and develop tropical timber reforestation, as well as rehabilitation
and restoration of degraded forest land, with due regard for the interests of local communities dependent
on forest resources”: Through appropriate surveys and studies, this project will assess current identified forest
potentials. It will assess the opportunities for reforesting degraded areas, creating buffer zones for theestablishment of fuelwood and construction timber plantations, in line with the needs and interests of local
communities.
m. “Encouraging members to develop national policies aimed at sustainable utilization and conservationof timber producing forests and their genetic resources and to maintain the ecological balance in theregions concerned, in the context of tropical timber trade”: Numerous management plans are either lacking
or not updated. Through the implementation of this project, mutual consultations among stakeholders -- local
communities, municipal and policy authorities and the Forestry Administration, etc. --, will take place to initiate aproject that will provide forest management tools for the sustainable conservation of biodiversity, genetic
resources and will sustain the ecological functions of this particular ecosystem.
r. "Encouraging members to recognize the role of forest-dependent indigenous and local communities inachieving sustainable forest management and develop strategies to enhance the capacity of thesecommunities to sustainably manage tropical timber producing forests": To collectively organize the local,
forest-surrounding communities into forestry cooperatives and to assign them forest work for remuneration: Oncethese communities understand that protecting forests can mean an influx of financial resources, they will protect
what they have planted themselves, and this is the beginning of sustainable, participatory forest management.
Moreover, this project proposal is fully consistent with the objectives and priorities of ITTO as identified in the
2013-2018 Strategic Action Plan, in that it:- Builds the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in tropical timber producing forest through thebuilding of local capacities of forest communities in controlling bushfires (3) and by improving conservation andmanagement of protected areas with increased monitoring of forests affected by the project (3).
The establishment of fire control committees is a way to control fire and to raise awareness about the use offire/burning.
- Slows down deforestation and forest degradation in the tropical world and adds value to the ecosystem services
through the establishment of 200 ha of forest plantations and through the extension of modern bushfire control
methodologies (4).
The establishment of 50 ha of fuel wood is to slow down deforestation of natural woodlands and the rehabilitationof a rotational resource base for fuel wood production.
b) In relation to ITTO Priorities
The project is also consistent with strategic priorities 1, 3, 4, and 5 set out in the ITTO Action Plan, 2013-2018,
and titled as follows:- Strategic priority 1: Promote good governance and enabling policy frameworks for strengthening SFM
and related trade and enhancing SFM financing and investment.
- Strategic priority 3: Enhance the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in tropical timber
producing forests. The prime objective of the project to be derived from this project (sic) is the conservation andsustainable use of forest biodiversity.

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- Strategic priority 4: Reduce tropical deforestation and forest degradation and enhance the provision ofenvironmental services. The actions of the project will help reduce the pressure by the communities onmangrove forests.
- Strategic priority 5: Improve the quality and availability of information on tropical forests, forest productmarkets and trade. The implementation of studies planned under the project will generate reliable information
on both gazetted forests.
1.2.2. Relevance to the submitting country’s policies
In 1999, through the letter statement by the Government, a New Forest Policy (NPF) was adopted in accordancewith the Master Plan for Forestry (PDF 1988-2015).
The strategies developed in the NPF are based, inter alia, on the following actions:- To promote a rural landscape strategy best reconciling the development imperatives of agriculture, pastoralism
and forestry for the optimal benefit of the local communities concerned;- To concentrate development efforts on specific forest areas by combining the improvement of natural stands inthe richest areas and reforestation to rehabilitate the most degraded areas;- To incorporate environmental considerations in forest management.

This project for the restoration and sustainable management of gazetted forests, for which this project has beendeveloped, is part of the National Development Plan (PND 2021-2025), the only reference framework for all
development actions in Côte d'Ivoire. Under this PND, the Government of Côte d’Ivoire is committed to providing
the communities with a healthy environment and adequate living conditions by seeking the following sectoral
impacts:- Impact 1: The management of the Forestry Sector is transparent, participatory and efficient;- Impact 2:The various ecosystems are restored and the management of natural resources has improved.
Therefore this project is consistent with the National Policy Strategy for the Conservation, Rehabilitation andExtension of Forests 2019-2030 of the Ministry in charge of Forests, where the urgency of the restoration andsustainable management of gazetted forests in the Northern area was highlighted.
Furthermore, this proposal aims to contribute to the restoration and sustainable management of Northern
gazetted forests to improve the living standards of local communities, and as such it is in compliance with the
New Forestry Code adopted by the State of Côte d’Ivoire through Law N° 2014-675 of 23 July 2019. This newforest law aims in its article 2 “To conserve and add value to biological diversity and to contribute to thebalance of forest ecosystems and other associated ecosystems through the incorporation of farming,
forestry, fisheries, hunting, pastoralism and mining activities” and to “promote the active participation of
local communities in the sustainable management of forest resources to improve their income and living
conditions, by incorporating, in forestry, their individual and collective rights derived from customs”.
1.3

Target area

1.3.1

Geographic location

The project covers two (2) gazetted forests in the Bagoué area, more precisely in the Korhogo Management
Center, as follows:

Forests

Land Areas (in ha)

BOUNDIALI Gazetted Forest

78,000PALÉE Gazetted Forest

45,000

TOTAL

123,0008•Geographic location of project gazetted forests

African barwood in the Palée and Boundiali Gazetted Forests

La PaléeGazetted
ForestBoundiali
Gazetted
Forest9

Location Map of the Boundiali Gazetted Forest, in relation to Administrative Areas and Côte
d’Ivoire10

Location Map of La Palée Gazetted Forest, in relation to the Bagoué Administrative Area andCôte d’Ivoire

Characteristics of the project area
The two gazetted forests are located in the region of Bagoué, having Boundiali as regional capital, some
800 kilometres from Abidjan (the economic capital), 96 km from Korhogo, 180 km from Odienné and 600 km from
Yamoussoukro (capital policy). It is an area covered by grassland, dotted with a few clear forests and gallery
forests.
Climate, topography and soil
The climate is described as "Sudanese" and is that of a tropical dry savannah classified as Type As (Köppen
climate classification). This is a hot climate characterized by a long dry season from October to May and a rainyseason marked by two rainfall maxima, one in June and one in September. There are on average 77 days of rain
per year in the Boundiali department, total annual precipitation levels ranges from around 1300 to 1500 mm.
Temperatures vary little within the 21°C to 35°C range. In May, the air temperature is around 32°C. In January
and February, the coldest month, the Harmattan, a powerful hot dry wind blowing from the Sahara considerably
lowers the temperature, however, it is still around 20°C. Sometimes sand storms from the Mali desert reach thearea and cover it with a thin layer of ochre dust. Agricultural activities, including rice cultivation, which constitutethe bulk of economic activity of the department, are highly dependent on rainfall and its annual distribution.
Vegetation
The vegetation of the department, like that of the whole region, is a western Sudanese savannah type. It ischaracterized by trees of height between 8 and 12 m and scattered shrubs making a cover density of the orderof 25 to 35 %. The administrative region (Département) is home to five gazetted forests: that of Niangboué (14,800ha), that of Palée (38,900 ha), Boundiali (51,900 ha), that of Fengolo (188 ha) and that of Nyangbou (62 ha).
Therefore the vegetation of the Palée gazetted forest consists of grassland dotted with open woodlands and theBoundiali gazetted forest consists of savanna parkland. Iroko trees occur there, together with Mahogany, Teak,
African barwood, “Flamboyants” (Caesalpiniaceae), Baobab, Cashew, African locust bean (Parkia biglobosa),
Shea, etc.
Relief

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On flat terrain dotted with inselbergs, located 421 metres above sea level, two "mountains" (a term actually usedby locals) surround the city of Boundiali. They are of volcanic origin and constitute the geological results of the
Guinean dorsal line of mountains culminating at Mount Nimba to 1752 metres. One of them is home to caves thatwere once used as a refuge in times of invasion, according to local oral tradition reported by Sénoufo griots.
Towards Odienné near Madinani, about thirty kilometres from Boundiali, lies a mountain range whose highest
point reaches 894 metres which is part of the Denguélé highlands.
Population
Communities living around the two gazetted forests consist mostly of farmers and stockmen. Indigenous peoples
are the SENOUFO and MALINKE.
These communities are composed of farmers engaging in slash and burn practices and stockmen burning
pastures during the dry season to promote the renewal of pasture foliage and grass grazed by livestock. There
blows the Harmattan -- a dry, cold wind from the Sahara which dries up the grass and makes the vegetation
whither.
The Boundiali Prefecture had 127,684 inhabitants in 2014. The population of Boundiali, consisting mainly of the
Senufo and Malinke groups is 95 per cent animist.

Demographic trend in the Boundiali Prefecture
1955

1975

Rec. 1988

Rec.1998

Est. 2014

92 00096 884

127 847

155 789

127 684

Census maintained from 1955: No double counting of population

In 1998 the Boundiali Prefecture included the Tingréla city area and has a total population of
155 789 inhabitants. Following the new administrative division in 2011, Tingréla city became afull-fledged prefecture. As a result the total population of the Boundiali Prefecture decreased to127 684 inhabitants.
Population of the Boundiali Prefecture - 2014 census
Men

Women

Sex ratio

Total population

65 67962 002105.9%

127 684

These figures are for all communities: villages and townships
Source: National Institute of Statistics (INS)Farming activities
Community members are either farmers or stockmen if they are neither traders nor civil servants because theSenufo country enjoys very favourable climate and soils for agriculture, especially through the existence ofnumerous mounds that lead to improved soil productivity. The economic mainstay of this administrative region isthe agri-food sector.

Dabas (*) are used by a large female workforce: men take charge of clearing and ploughing, and women outplant
rice sprouts and harvest rice ears, they also harvest cotton.
Farmed commodities are:➢Cotton, until recently, was the only cash crop to be grown at an industrial scale, 40-50 per cent of land
used through CIDT policies which consisted in distributing free seeds and fertilizers to farmers andcharging high prices. Following the disinvestment of the government sector from the cotton industry ofCôte d’Ivoire, the IPS (WA) consortium and the Paul Reinhart Ag Company established the corporation
Ivoire Coton on August 23, 1998, which owns two cotton ginning plants in Boundiali, each having aprocessing capacity of 70,000 tons / year: Boundiali 1 and Boundiali. Cotton is the main source of wealthin the region, to the point of it being referred to as "white gold". Today, the mango and cashew nut

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productions are sources of income that can complement cotton. Indeed, these two industrial crops havebecome serious competitors for cotton because the latter quality problem creates frustration in thefarming world.
➢

Subsistence crops, including maize (20 per cent), peanuts (10 per cent), rice, cassava, millet, sorghum,
sweet potatoes, cowpeas, fonio and yam are used for local consumption.

1.3.2 Cultural, socio-economic and environmental aspects
Socio-economic aspects
The scarcity of fertile land due to demographics and increased savannah zone has led SODEFOR to practise
Taungya agriculture with rural people. Through this system, cleared land is made available on which for three
years, they will be able to establish food crops together with planting forest trees.
The strategy implemented by SODEFOR emphasizes the partnership between the forestry administration andfarmers who can increase their acreage and crop yields while contributing to the sustainable management offorest resources.
Malaria, jaundice, dysentery are very common diseases in the project area. The roots and the bark of certain tree
species are used to treat these diseases and therefore these tree species are under pressure. Such is the caseof Lannea barteri, Entada abyssinica, Terminalia glaucescens, Cochlospermum planchonii, Cassia sieberiana,
Combretum micranthum, Sarcocephalus latifolius, Pseudocedrella Kotchii, Khaya senegalensis.
The involvement of communities in the management of forests is a major asset because it leads them to handle
forest resources as a common good. Furthermore, this choice is also consistent with the policy to alleviate rural
poverty by allocating income-generating forestry activities to the communities.
School dropouts and women, who are fragile segments of the rural population, shall take an active part in forestry
work (site preparation, seedling production, hole digging (pitting), planting, monitoring and maintenance) and theestablishment of the Taungya system. This will enable them to derive incomes that can improve their living
conditions.
As cottage industry, many weavers process cotton fibres into pieces of fabric and dressmakers use the fabric toproduce tunics, loincloths and clothing of any types for customer demand; tailoring here has been an activity
mostly practiced by men.
-----------------------------(*) Translator’s note: a digging hoe. “A daba, a rudimentary, even primitive tool: a handle about 50 cm long with
an iron blade at the end. A peasant’s basic tool that can be made and displayed even by blacksmith’sapprentices” – in Time and Temporality in Intercultural Perspective by Douwe Tiemersma, Henk Oosterling.
Picture:http://img.over-blog-kiwi.com/300x300/1/23/45/53/20141102/ob_d837d8_cimg4142.JPG
Environmental aspects
Trees in general play an important role in the process of restoring physical and chemical properties of the soil:- They provide organic matter to the soil (roots and litter), essential for some of its biological activities.
- Their crown is an umbrella shading the ground from other aggressive climate factors (wind, rain). Thus, trees
help control soil loss by water and wind erosion.
- Tree roots systems raise mineral ash contents of soil to the surface, otherwise inaccessible to crop roots andalso increase soil porosity.
- Within their immediate vicinity, trees create a microclimate favourable to biological activity of the soil andcontribute to the gradual restoration of its fertility.
Forest plantations that will be established, in addition to the features mentioned above, will have a positive impact
on the environment because they act as carbon sinks for anthropogenic carbon emissions. Their foliage absorbs
greenhouse gases content of the atmosphere and release oxygen, which helps cope with the threats of climatechange.
In addition to these benefits, forest plantations in the northern part of Côte d’Ivoire serve as a screen to theHarmattan cold and dry winds during the dry season, and therefore they help prevent the drying up of theatmosphere and the spread of diseases such as meningitis.

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1.4

Outcomes expected at project completion
By project completion:- Knowledge on low-cost regeneration of African barwood as well as native knowledge of African barwood areinventoried and capitalized upon through the dissemination of communication material;- The communities are made aware of the low-cost plant propagation methodologies; innovative technologicalapplications will be proposed and their significance for the communities specified in relation to other plant
propagation strategies;- The suckering induction tests will assess the occurrence of suckers in the species, the influence of wound or
cut and root diameter on the ability to produce suckers, the influence of light on the ability to produce suckers,
etc.;- The seedling production mechanisms using “cuttings from root segments” are documented and enhanced,
especially the success rate and diameter class, the behaviour of seedlings (development stage, growth rate) andthe existence or absence of a polarity (such as in stem cuttings) are specified;- The benefits and drawbacks (including costs) have been compared, and low-cost and efficient innovating
technical procedures for regeneration are widespread; local communities themselves can regenerate African
barwood without the services of nurseries which often only offer non-native forest species and propagation
techniques farmers cannot afford;- 50 ha of the degraded forest areas in the Palée and Boundiali forests have been reforested using the species
Cassia siamea in order to meet the demand for fuelwood, (possibly with a number of shea trees and locust bean
trees). Note that 1 ha of Cassia siamea produces 300 cubic metres or 450 50-kg bags of charcoal. With thereforestation of 50 hectares of plantations, 22,500 bags of charcoal or 15,000 cubic metres of wood are expected
to be produced to meet fuel wood needs;- 180 ha of forest plots in the Palée and Boundiali gazetted forests have been established using African barwood
and teak trees for demonstration purposes. Based on results, large plots could be reforested to meet the timberdemand. This reforestation work will promote the establishment of a timber processing plant, which will generate
the creation of direct jobs and the installation of carpenters to manufacture furniture and also for craftsmen to
produce woodcraft objects (masks, balafon, traditional music instruments, etc.).
- 20 per cent of land cleared by SODEFOR are made available to the communities for the production of foodcrops (maize, sorghum, yam, fonio, millet) under the Taungya system (combination of food crops and forest
seedlings). With this system, forest seedlings are maintained together with the crops, which increases the successrate of the former as well as that of crop production. Thus, people see their gains increase.
- Income levels of the communities have improved: women's groups have implemented the contractual work
setting up the nursery; youth groups have completed their contractual work for site preparation, reforestation andmaintenance. By so doing, the project has alleviated poverty around the two gazetted forests.
To sum up:-

At least 20 productive clones are produced;-

At least 80 per cent of African barwood stands are preserved;-

At least 5 to 10 per cent of African barwood stands have increased

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PART 2: RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES
2.1

Rationale

2.1.1

Institutional setup and organizational issues

Under this project, SODEFOR’s partner is the University of KORHOGO and the NGO called Korhogo Rural
Facilitation (Animation Rurale de Korhogo—ARK).
- SODEFOR will act as the executing agency of this project through the Korhogo Management Center, more
specifically two FMUs, which are the operational structures for the protection and rehabilitation of forests. These
are the Korhogo FMUs which manage the gazetted forests of PALEE and BOUNDIALI. The SODEFOR is
responsible for establishing the 250 ha-plantations and for providing assistance to the local populations to which
work will be subcontracted (planting, tending and surveillance). It also ensures the collaboration with all
stakeholders (University of Korgoho and NGO).
- Local populations: they will be organized into groups or cooperatives. They will carry out forestry work and will
participate in forest surveillance.
- The University of Korhogo: Its role is to conduct research. In close collaboration with SODEFOR, the university
will implement studies and establish a rootstock orchard to conduct plant production and/or regeneration
processes (both sexual and asexual). It will also develop a scheme for monitoring the reforested plots.
- Korhogo Rural Facilitation (ARK) NGO: It will be responsible for raising the awareness of the communities andfor training households in the construction of improved fire stoves.

2.1.2

Stakeholder analysisoPrimary stakeholders

Communities in the vicinity of local gazetted forests consist mostly of farmers growing perennial crops, food crop
farmers and livestock raisers practicing transhumance. These are the primary stakeholders of the project.
Farmers of subsistence crops
They use forest land as production ground for their crops and sources of supply for construction material. They
are the prime destroyers of forests through their outdated cultivation methods. Under this project, they will beorganizing themselves into cooperatives for the execution of forestry and monitoring work.
Farmers of subsistence crops
They use forest land as crop-growing ground and sources of supply for construction material. They are the prime
destroyers of forests through their outdated cultivation methods. Under this project, they will be organizingthemselves into cooperatives for the execution of forestry and monitoring work.
During this work, cleared land will be granted to farmers to install food crops or cotton along forest seedlings. By
maintaining their crops, farmers will also be maintaining the forest plantation in exchange for, on the one hand,and also use the forest products as additional added values.
Livestock farmers practicing transhumance
They heavily depend on forest in the conduct of their trade because of the continual mobility of herds in the forests
searching for abundant food. Moreover, in times of drought they resort to bush fires to facilitate the movement ofherds and also to renew foliage of Poaceae or grasses for their cattle. It should be stressed that transhumant
herders and nomadic pastoralists are major destroyers of gazetted forests in those areas. Awareness of thesestakeholders to be promoted by the project and the installation of signboards banning the passage of herds incertain areas could deter livestock farmers.
oSecondary Stakeholders

Craftsmen:
They also depend on forests for their livelihoods because they use wood for manufacturing objects (tannins, dyes,
sap, resin).
Timber industrialists:
They own large plants using timber as raw material. They constitute the perfect motive for the overexploitation oftimber resources, which will soon not be able to meet their needs since we can already note [in]adequacies
between their large-sized processing tools and small-diameter timber.

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Logging businesses:
They carry out logging activities to supply timber industries. Timber industries are very demanding on both thequality and quantity of timber supply. This drives logging companies’ operations into protected forest areas where
logging is banned and where the most valuable species are selected by loggers who are very apt to identify them.
SODEFORThe reconstruction of the forest resource base through afforestation of degraded areas will have a positive impact
on the ecological balance and climate of the area. The availability of fuel wood will drastically reduce the pressure
on gazetted forests. Income generated from subcontracting work will encourage communities to become more
involved in the management and protection of forest areas.
University Peleforo Gon Coulibaly in Korhogo
Through this project, the University will establish a rootstock orchard, which will lead to the asexual propagationof African barwood trees. Through phenotype analysis, they will assess genetic variability within and between
populations of the species. BA’s, MA’s and PhD-level students will have appropriate subject matters to enhancetheir knowledge of Pterocarpus erinaceus timber. This will enable the university to have a reliable database on
the propagation and behaviour of the species assessed.
Korhogo Rural Facilitation (ARK) non-governmental organization
It will be responsible for raising the awareness of the communities and for training households in theconstruction of improved fire stoves.
oTertiary stakeholders

Under this project, state institutions involved are: ANADER, the Ministry of Water and Forests, and the Ministryof Economy and Finance.
ANADER
The National Agency for Support to the Development of Rural Areas will assist SODEFOR with the provision ofcrop seeds and awareness-raising activities.
Ministry of Water and Forests
The Ministry of Water and Forests represents the State. It will supervise and control the project activities.
Through this project, the Ministry of Water and Forests will benefit from the significant financial impact on forest
products: felling taxes, income taxes on industrial units, export quotas. These resources will help strengthen theState treasury and provide counterpart funding for the conservation and protection of gazetted forests.
The Ministry of Economy and Finance
The Ministry of Economy and Finance provides financial supervision and is responsible for making available theCote d’Ivoire counterpart funds for the project. The Ministry will therefore confirm the good use of project funds
through the various actions to be carried out both environmentally and socially.
STAKEHOLDERSGROUPS

CHARACTERISTICS

PROBLEMS, NEEDS,INTERESTSPOTENTIAL

INVOLVEMENT IN
PROJECT

Primary Stakeholders
Farmers of
perennial crops

Depend on forests fortheir livelihoods

Insufficient
resourcesfinancial

Establish large areasof perennials and/or
cash crops (cotton,
cashew)

Practiceextensive
agriculture (slash andburn, shifting cultivation)

Local knowledge
Organize themselves into
cooperatives or groups toperform forestry work

Primary
project
beneficiaries- Establish andgrow food crops fortheir own supply.
- Implement
reforestation inplots for a cost
- Establish plots ofcashewcrops(woodedfuel
breaks) and share
the profits

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Farmers ofsubsistencecrops

Livestock farmers
practicing
transhumance

Dependent on forests
for their livelihoods

Lackofresourcesfinancial

Establish small-sizedparcels of food crops
for their own supply
or for marketing (rice,
millet,sorghum,yams)

Practiceextensive
agriculture (slash andburn shifting cultivation)

Depend on forests
for their activities

Lackofresourcesfinancial

Constantly movetheir herds in searchof fodder on forest
lands

Practicefarming

extensive

Local knowledge
Organize themselves into
cooperatives or groups toperform forestry work

Primary project
beneficiaries- Establish andgrow food crops fortheir own supply.
- Establish
reforestation plots
in exchange forpayment

Local knowledge

Primary project
beneficiaries

Use small joinery tools andequipment

Secondary project
beneficiaries

Sawing equipment
inadequate to smalldiameter logs

Secondary project
beneficiaries

Often use fire as tools of
their trade

Secondary Stakeholders
Craftsmen

Timberindustrialists

Depend on forest
products for theirlivelihoods

Lackofresourcesfinancial

Theirsupplythreatenedis

Own sawmills anduse timber as raw
material

TheirsupplythreatenedisMajor job providers
Logging
operators

Harvest timber

Their source material isthreatened

Knowledge of harvestable
tree species

Secondary project
beneficiaries

SODEFOR

Executes the missionof conserving andrehabilitatinggazetted forests incollaboration
withlocal communities

Lackofresources for:Experienceinthemanagement of gazetted
forests
andtheimplementation of projects

Executing agency

Conducts
independent
researchanddevelopment workLackoffinancialresourcestofund
forestry researchExperience in the area offorestry research

Raise awareness of
populations
andprovide guidance inforest protection andbest
sustainable
management
practices

Lack of funds for fieldwork

Permanently inwith populations

University
Korhogoof

Korgoho
Rural
Facilitation NGO(ARK)financial- Restoring degradedgazetted forests- Protecting reforestation
work from fireStudents available for thevarious briefs to prepare
and research work to
performGoodskillscontact

communication

Agencycollaborating to theimplementation of
the projectContributes
toproject
success
through awarenessraising and training
activities

Tertiary stakeholders
National Agency
for Support to theDevelopment of
Rural
Areas
(ANADER)- Provides guidanceand support to theagricultural sector- Collaborates with
SODEFOR whenrequired- Structure responsibleforthesupervisionand- Expand their involvement in the17- Sound command oftechnical
agricultural
knowledge
andtechniques to improve
agriculture management
efficiency- Contributes toproject successthrough awarenessraising ofcommunities andprovision ofagricultural seedsextension ofagricultural
techniques
Ministry of Water
and Forests

Ministry
EconomyFinance

of
and

new

Represents the State

Providesfinancialsupervisiondevelopment ofagroforestry
Develops andimplements
Government's policies inforestry

Experienceinforestmanagement and project
implementation

Providescounterpart
funding to jointly funded
projects

Benefits from taxes ontimber logging and sales

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Monitoring
supervision
structure

andExperience in monitoringand evaluation of forestry
projects
Contributes
toproject success bymakingfunds
available

2.1.3 Problem Analysis
African barwood is endangered. This threat is due to the illegal overuse of the tree species, its low rate ofregeneration and repeated bushfires.
Illegal overexploitation of the tree species
Because of its technological qualities, African barwood is in strong demand both among the communities and thetimber industry. Indeed, African barwood is used and overexploited by loggers to supply industrial timber
processing plants. Furthermore, the absence of forest administration in the north of the country during the crisis
experienced by the country has encouraged overexploitation of the species.
Almost the entire volume available of this timber species is being logged and exported by foreign companies withthe complicity of village communities, in the form of roughly debarked logs or poorly shaped beams. This is dueto the lack of consultations between SODEFOR and the communities.
In 2013, Côte d’Ivoire exported close to 3,500 m3 of beams from commercial timber (mostly P. erinaceus) of which
only 500 m3 were legally logged (Paulina Zidi, 2013). Conversely, nearly 3,000 m3 were illegally logged.
The ignorance of sustainable management practices by the communities has also put pressure on this resourcebase and made it vulnerable.
This timber species is used by the people for their food supply, as fodder material for cattle (Petit andMallet 2001), for therapeutic purposes, handicrafts (tannins, dyes, sap, resin, etc.) and for cooking (fuelwood).
While these growing needs are in line with the population growth rate, there have been no conservation measures
undertaken for the species.
Low species’ capacity for propagation
Despite the acknowledged significance of this multipurpose species, the country lacks scientific and technicalinformation to guide silvicultural practices and set relevant silvicultural standards. Furthermore, no study isavailable on the current status of natural stands to establish adequate management strategies. The few availablereferences generally concern the description of natural stands in the West African sub-region (Glele et al. 2008;
Ouedraogo et al. 2006; Sokpon et al. 2006; Camara 1997; Cuny et al. 1997; Louppe et al. 1994; Louppe andOuattara 1993).
No form of regeneration of this wild species has been studied compared to other species such as shea (Vitellaria
paradoxa) or locust bean (Parkia biglobosa) (Kossi et al. 2010). Highly sought by loggers for its different uses,
the target species is characterized by its low germination rates in the wild (Kossi et al. 2010).
Repeated bushfires
In the northern region of Côte d’Ivoire, which is the original distribution area of African barwood, the communities
comprise farmers and pastoralists who use fire as a means of clearing and renewal of the pasture. Due to thelack of awareness of fire risks, such practices are widespread and bushfires have become recurrent.
Indeed, with slash and burn shifting cultivation, farmers set fire to several hectares per day for the developmentof their plantations.
As a result, some young woody plants (seedlings, sprouts, suckers) that emerge during the rainy season are
reduced to ashes in the dry season that follows. This makes regeneration of forest woody plants almost
impossible.
Even the most fire-resistant species need a few years free from fire for them to settle successfully. Fire annihilates
or reduces the growth rate of the hardiest species and even destroy adult trees having fire-sensitive bark.
As for pastoralists and stockmen, they set fire to the bush during the dry season to renew pastures. This
practice helps to feed the livestock during the period with young shoots of vegetation. But more often than notthese poorly controlled practices cause huge bushfires.
To mitigate the impacts of bushfires on vegetation and prevent the destruction of natural resources, awarenessraising campaigns will be conducted and wildfire control committees will be established to patrol the areas at risk
throughout the dry season. However, since the crisis period, the number of surveillance actions has decreased
and wildfires have caused damages every year.
Given these causes, it is necessary to demonstrate that the extinction of this species will have dire consequences
both socio-economically and environmentally.
Indeed, the communities will no longer benefit from this species for their food and therapeutic needs; in the longterm it could cause the disruption of their production system and jeopardize the adaptability of these people totheir environment; as to industrial units, they will no longer be stocked; amounts of revenue will diminish for
operators, the timber industry and the communities.
At the environmental level, we will witness the reduction of biodiversity and the reduction of forest cover as wellas the negative impacts of climate change.

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PROBLEM TREE

Lower income levels

Craftsmen are facing
challenges to secure their
supplyKey
Problem

Communities and theirproduction system insocio-cultural andeconomic turmoil

Lower sales turnoverIndustrial plants arefacing challenges tosecure their supply

Communities are facing
challenges to secure their supply

Reduction of
biologicaldiversity

African barwood is an endangered
species

Low species’ propagation capacity

Insufficient skills

Illegal overexploitation of
African barwood
Ignorance ofsustainable forest
management practices

Low species’
regeneration capacity

Uncontrolled bushfires

Insufficient surveillance
and fire control actions
Insufficient prevention
schemes

Strong demand forfuelwood and timber
Low germination
rate of seeds
Lack of consultation between
stakeholders

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Lack of awareness-raising
about bushfire risks
among the populations

OBJECTIVE TREE

Income levels raised
through themaintenance of theresource base andproduction sources

Increased sales
turnoverRaw material supply tocraftsmen continued

Raw material supply toindustrial plants
continued

Key

Improved production andhealth system in thecommunities

Raw material supply tocommunities continued

Maintenance of
biological diversity

African barwood no longer endangered

Solution

Species propagation
ensuredCapacity building

Understanding and controlof regeneration procedures
Understanding andcontrol of African
barwood germinative
capacity

Sustainable and controlled useof African barwood is achieved
Understanding of SFM
practices by local
communities in thevicinity of gazetted
forests

Production of timber andfuelwood

Organization of
consultation sessions
between stakeholders

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Bushfires under control

Reinforcement ofsurveillance and fire control
actions
Promoting the use of
firebreaks

Populations adequately madeaware of bushfire risks

2.1.4

Logical framework matrix

Project strategy

Objectively verifiable indicators

Means of verification

Key assumptions

Development objective
To contribute to thesustainable managementofAfricanbarwoodecosystems
in
Côted’Ivoire

Conservation
increased

Specific Objective:

By project completion:ofAfricanbarwoodecosystems - Forestry statistics

Socio-politicalstability of countries

Land areas reforested with African barwood increased in- Study report
the Poro area (Korhogo)To
conserve
African barwood within the Paléeand Boundiali gazetted forests, in the Bagoué region, Northern Côte
d’Ivoire
Output 1:rate- Maps of land plots

At least 20 productive clones are produced;- Field visit report

At least 80% of African barwood stands are preserved; - Inventory report

Commitment of all
stakeholders
toproject

At least 5 to 10% of stands of African barwood have - Certificate ofincreased
acceptance of work
- Progress reports
At the end of project Year 1:- Field visit report

Propagation procedures - The 0.5-ha rootstock tree orchard has been established.
for the African barwood - The 1-hectare clone orchard has been establishedspecies are understood
At least 80% of trained forest officers have understoodand masteredand mastered germination trials and tests.

- Certificate of work
acceptanceHigh quality seeds
are available- Training report- Progress reports

At the end of project Year two, 80% of the best clones
identified are transplanted to plantations.
Output 2:

At the end of project Year 1:- Work contracts-- Work acceptancecertificates

The use of African
barwood is sustainable and under control

A consultation committee including all stakeholders isestablished;
A participatory management plan for African barwood
is produced and implemented;- Progress andmonitoring reports

At the end of the second year:- Field visit report-- Survey report-

At least 80% of crop and livestock farmers
understand sustainable management practices andimplement them;At least 50% of trained households use improved
stoves for cooking;70 hectares of demonstration plantations
established (35 ha established in the Boundiali
gazetted forest and 35 ha established in the Palée
gazetted forest)- 156,800 African barwood/teak seedlings have been
produced and planted under the Taungya system ineach forest- 20 hectares of fuelwood forest plantations establishedin the degraded areas under the Taungya system ineach gazetted forest- 31,108 seedlings of Cassia siamea have been
produced and planted in degraded areas under theTaungya system (yam, fonio, sorghum, peanut) in each
forestAt the end of project Year 3:- 110 hectares of demonstration plantations
established (55 ha established in the Boundiali
gazetted forest and 55 ha established in the Palée
gazetted forest)- 246,400 African barwood/teak seedlings have been
produced and planted under the Taungya system

22- Progress reports

Local communities
receptive

30 hectares of fuelwood forest plantations
established in the degraded areas under the Taungyasystem in each gazetted forest- 46,662 seedlings of Cassia siamea have been
produced and planted in degraded areas under theTaungya system (yam, fonio, sorghum, peanut) in each
forestOutput 3:

At the end of project Year 1:

Bushfires are under control -4 fire surveillance and control committees have been
established and are operational.

At the end of project Year 2:--- Records ofCommittees formation
procedures- Training report- Progress reports- Field visit report

Prolonged drought

At least 80% of crop and livestock farmers from local
villages understand sustainable crop and livestockraising practices and implement them;At least 40 trained committee members understandand master fire control techniques

Each year, at least 6 fire surveillance patrols areorganized by each committee during the long dry season.
Each year, identified fire sources are brought undercontrol;At the end of project Year 2 at least 2 km of firebreaks
have been established around plantations
At the end of project Year 3 at least 80% of the stands offorest plantations are protected against fire

2.2

Objectives

2.2.1 Development objective and impact indicators
Development objective: “To contribute to the sustainable management of African barwood ecosystems in Côte
d’Ivoire in the Bagoué Region” through:- the decrease in the degradation rate of African barwood ecosystems- the increase of the land areas reforested with African barwood in the Boundiali and Korhogo Prefectures.

2.2.2 Specific objective
Specific objective: “To conserve African barwood within the Palée and Boundiali gazetted forests, in the Bagoué
region, Northern Côte d’Ivoire” through:- the implementation of trials and experimental studies based on the establishment of a 0.5 ha rootstockorchard and a 1 ha clone orchard;- the establishment of African barwood forest plots over 180 ha in both gazetted forests;- the establishment of fuelwood plots over 50 ha in both gazetted forests;- the organization of bushfire surveillance patrols by four surveillance committees.

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PART 3: DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT INTERVENTIONS
3.1

Outputs and activities

3.1.1

Outputs

Expected outputs from project Phase I and Phase II implementation are as follows:
Output 1: Propagation procedures for the African barwood species are understood and mastered;
Output 2: The use of African barwood is sustainable and under control;
Output 3: Bushfires are under control.

3.1.2

Activities

To achieve expected project outputs, the following activities will be carried out in two phases
PHASE I
Output 1: Propagation procedures for the African barwood species are understood and mastered
Activity 1.1: Implement studies to understand and master the species’ regeneration process
Input: Students of the University of Korhogo, SODEFOR, lecturer researchers for guidance and supervision
Activity 1.2: Conduct tests on species’ germination
Input: Students of the University of Korhogo, SODEFOR, lecturer researchers for guidance and supervision
Activity 1.3: Build the capacities of SODEFOR officers
Input: Students of the University of Korhogo, SODEFOR, lecturer researchers for guidance and supervision

Output 2: Sustainable and controlled use of African barwood is achieved
Activity 2.1: Undertake information, education and communication campaigns on SFM practices
Input: NGO, SODEFOR
Activity 2.2: Organize consultation sessions among stakeholders
Input: Project team, SODEFOR
Activity 2.3: Establish 70 ha of mixed plantations combining African barwood and teak, and 20 ha offuelwood (Cassia siamea) using the Taungya system
Input: SODEFOR, coordinator and his team, work subcontracting to local communities
Output 3: Bushfires are under control
Activity 3.1: Conduct awareness-raising campaigns on bushfire risks for communities
Input: SODEFOR, NGO
Activity 3.2: Reinforce fire surveillance and control
Input: SODEFOR, fire surveillance and control committees
Activity 3.3: Promote the use of firebreaks
Input: SODEFOR + fire-fighting tools (pails, machetes, boots, bicycles, etc.), fire surveillance and control
committees

PHASE II
Output 1 : Propagation procedures for the African barwood species are mastered
Activity 1.2: Conduct tests on species’ germination
Input: Students of the University of Korhogo, SODEFOR, lecturer researchers for guidance and supervision
Activity 1.3: Build the capacities of SODEFOR officers
Input: Students of the University of Korhogo, SODEFOR, lecturer researchers for guidance and supervision24

Output 2: Sustainable and controlled use of African barwood is achieved
Activity 2.1: Undertake information, education and communication campaigns on SFM practices
Input: NGO, SODEFOR
Activity 2.2: Organize consultation sessions among stakeholders
Input: Project team, SODEFOR
Activity 2.3: Establish 110 ha of mixed plantations combining African barwood and teak, and 30 ha offuelwood (Cassia siamea) using the Taungya system
Input: SODEFOR, coordinator and his team, work subcontracting to local communities
Output 3: Bushfires are under control
Activity 3.1: Conduct awareness-raising campaigns on bushfire risks for communities
Input: SODEFOR, NGO
Activity 3.2: Reinforce fire surveillance and control
Input: SODEFOR + fire-fighting tools (pails, machetes, boots, bicycles, etc.), fire surveillance and control
committees
Activity 3.3: Promote the use of firebreaks
Input: SODEFOR + fire-fighting tools (pails, machetes, boots, bicycles, etc.), fire surveillance and control
committees
3.2

Implementation approaches and methods

Project Phase I and Phase II main activities will be coordinated by SODEFOR, researchers from the Universityof Korhogo and local communities.
Project Phase II funding should be discussed with ITTO during project Phase I implementation with aview to making it effective before project Phase I completion and allowing undertaken activities to becontinued.
The strategy developed in this project is structured around six components, namely studies and tests on
African barwood, the establishment of a rootstock orchard (stool park), capacity building of researchers
and SODEFOR staff, afforestation under the Taungya system, subcontracting of forestry work,
diversification of energy sources, the protection of forests against fires in partnership with local
communities.
▪ Studies on the asexual propagation of African barwood trees
This is to enhance the local knowledge and farmers’ practices through supportive research; to generate practicalresults and scientific hypotheses on asexual propagation.
▪ Germination trials on African barwood species
These trials will be initiated during the first year at the beginning of the rain season.
- Root suckering induction trials and testing of Cuttings of Root Segments (CRS)
The project team assisted by students will conduct in-situ root suckering induction trials (using root cuts orwounds) and test cuttings of root segments in nursery environment. We will monitor the initial growth of seedlings
achieved by these processes by comparing it to that obtained from seeding trials initiated in nurseries on thesame dates.
- Establishment of a rootstock orchard
A 0.5 ha rootstock orchard will be established in collaboration with SODEFOR and the University of Korhogo.
- Establishment of a clone orchard
A 1 ha clone orchard will be established in collaboration with SODEFOR and the University of Korhogo.
▪

Establishment of forest plots for demonstration

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180 hectares of forest plots will be established in African barwood combined with teak in both projectgazetted forests (90 hectares in the Palée gazetted forest and 90 hectares in the Boundiali gazetted
forest).
The project will also establish plantations over 50 hectares with Cassia siamea in both project gazetted forests(25 hectares in the Palée gazetted forest and 25 hectares in the Boundiali gazetted forest).
The project team and the university will monitor the plantations to identify potential issues or delayed growth inseedlings, and take corrective actions/draw lessons.
Above reforestation operations will be conducted based on the methods of the Taungya system.
The Taungya system is the association of food crops (maize, yam, sorghum, fonio, peanut) with forest seedlings(African barwood, teak, Cassia siamea). 20% ha of arable land (i.e., 36 ha) in both gazetted forests will be madeavailable to the local populations organized into groups to establish subsistence crops along forest seedlings. By
using this technique, maintenance costs will be reduced, as by tending their crops, farmers will also maintain theforest seedlings.
The following information is presented for illustrative purposes.
Planting densities and maintenance / tending schedule
Africanbarwood

Africanbarwood
Teak

1 000

600

1 600

1 111

Tending A1

2

2

2

2

Tending A2

3

3

3

3

Tending A3

3

3

3

3

Teak

Density (seedlings/ha)

Cassia/ Acacia/

Production of seedlings
Land areas tobe established(ha)Species

Seedling
production

African barwood/Teak 180
(1 600 seedlings/ha)

403 200

Cassia siamea/Acacia(1 111 seedlings/ha)

50

77 770Total

230

480 970

Surface area of plantations to be established by year and gazetted forest (GF)

Year 1/2 (ha)Year 3 (ha)African
Barwood/TeakCassia/Acacia

Palée

35

10

55

15

115

Boundiali

35

10

55

15

115

Total

70

20

110

30

230

Species
GF▪

African
Barwood/TeakTotal (ha)Cassia/Acacia

Subcontracting of forestry work

Two training courses will be conducted, i.e. one training course for either gazetted forest in order to operationalize
the groups. Each course will involve at least 20 participants, organized into groups, for a 5-day period. The projectwill therefore train 40 local community members in forestry work.
SODEFOR officers will train at least 40 people to forestry work techniques (prepare land, produce seedlings,
planting and tending).
Trained local populations organized into groups will perform forestry work (land preparation, planting, tending)
based on subcontracting contracts.

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Women will be in charge of filling up the seedling bags and setting them up in the nursery. Three types of forest
seedlings will be produced: African barwood, teak and Cassia siamea. Using the Taungya system, food crops(maize, sorghum, yam peanut) will be associated with forest seedlings over 2 or 3 years.
Young people will be in charge of land preparation, reforestation and plot tending.
The above work will be remunerated, thus providing additional revenues as well as the provision of land over a
2-3 year duration for planting the food crops.
▪

Energy-saving measures

The main source of energy is firewood. As part of sustainable management practices, the populations will be
educated about and made aware of the use of improved stoves that consume little wood and of the manufactureof improved stoves using black clay from pond or backwater.
Thirteen village communities surrounding the Boundiali gazetted forest and 11 villages bordering the Palée
gazetted forest will be made aware, and 119 households will be trained in the construction of improved stoves.
These awareness-raising and training activities will be conducted by the Korhogo Rural Facilitation NGO (ARK).
▪

Bushfire control strategy

The results of the ITTO project on the management of the forest fires in Côte d’Ivoire [PD 51/98 Rev.1 (F)] showthat the protection of forests against wildfire must be socially inclusive, with all stakeholders working together toplan, implement and evaluate preventive and active fire control strategies.
Forest fire prevention should not be the concern of a single structure, where governmental or non-governmental,
stakeholders individually cannot carry out efficient management of bushfires.
Therefore, the project will involve local communities in the protection of forests against fires to ensure thesuccess of the project. This project is therefore in line with the project on the management of forest fires in Côte
d'Ivoire: [PD 51/98 Rev.1 (F)].
Consequently, to enhance bush fire control, the following actions will be undertaken:- Raising awareness of local communities;- Establishment of 4 community-based fire control committees comprised of 10 people each for the surveillanceof reforestation areas and of experimental plots (2 committees by gazetted forest);- Training of the Committees;
Three (3) awareness-raising and training sessions will be conducted by SODEFOR officers.
These training sessions will focus on the techniques to control wildfires, which can be summarized in two phases:• A phase of prevention (creation and maintenance of bare and wooded fire breaks, equipping fire control
committees with firefighting equipment such as backpack fire-pumps, boots, machetes, etc.)• A phase of active firefighting and fire suppression action in cases of fire outbreaks.

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3.3- Work Plan

3-3.1- Phase I work plan

PROJECT OUTPUTS/ACTIVITIESPARTY IN CHARGE

YEAR 1
Q1

Output 1: Propagation procedures for the African barwood
species are mastered
Activity 1.1: Implement studies to understand and master the species’
regeneration process
Activity 1.2: Conduct tests on species’ germination

Activity 1.3: Build the capacities of SODEFOR officers

Korhogo University researchers
Korhogo University researchers
Project team + Korhogo University

Output 2: The use of African barwood is sustainable and undercontrol

Activity 2.1: Undertake information, education and communication
campaigns on SFM practices

Activity 2.2: Organize consultation sessions among stakeholders

Korhogo Rural Facilitation (ARK) NGO
Project team

Activity 2.3: Establish 70 ha of mixed plantations combining
African barwood and teak, and 20 ha of fuelwood (Cassia siamea)
using the Taungya system
Subcontracting to local communities

Output 3: Bushfires are under control
Activity 3.1: Conduct awareness-raising campaigns on bushfire risks
for communities

Activity 3.2: Reinforce fire surveillance and control
Activity 3.3: Promote the use of firebreaks

Project teamSubcontracting to surveillance committees
Subcontracting to local communities

Q2

Q3

YEAR 2
Q4

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

3.3.2- Phase II work plan
PROJECT OUTPUTS/ACTIVITIESYEAR 3PARTY IN CHARGE
Q1

Output 1: Propagation procedures for the African barwood species aremastered
Activity 1.2: Conduct tests on species’ germination

Korhogo University researchers

Activity 1.3: Build the capacities of SODEFOR officers

Project team + Korhogo University

Output 2: The use of African barwood is sustainable and under control
Activity 2.1: Undertake information, education and communication campaigns on
SFM practices
Korhogo Rural Facilitation (ARK) NGO
Activity 2.2: Organize consultation sessions among stakeholders

Project team

Activity 2.3: Establish 110 ha of mixed plantations combining African
barwood and teak, and 30 ha of fuelwood (Cassia siamea) using the
Subcontracting to local communities
Taungya system

Output 3: Bushfires are under control
Activity 3.1: Conduct awareness-raising campaigns on bushfire risks for
Project teamcommunities
Activity 3.2: Reinforce fire surveillance and control

Subcontracting to surveillance
committees

Activity 3.3: Promote the use of firebreaks

Subcontracting to local communities

Q2

Q3

Q4

3.4

Budget3.4.1

Project Budget – Phase I

3.4.1.1 Master budget schedule (Phase I
Quantity
Year 1
Outputs/Activities

Description

Output 1

Propagation procedures for the African barwood species are mastered

A.1.1

Implement studies to understand and master the species’ regeneration process

ITTO
Year 1

Year 2

Executing
AgencyYear 1
Year 230

2

mission

2000

4 000

4000

30

2

mission

2000

4 000

4000

Conduct suckers induction trials andcuttings

20

6

trial

1 000

6000

6 000

Establish rootstock orchard

20

0,5

ha

1 000

500

500

Establish clone orchard

20

1

ha

2 000

2 000

2 000

Consultant (supervision of surveys,
trials, inventory, etc.)

10

8

500

8 000

4 000

1 decametre

40

1

unit

30

30

25

5

1

unit

80

80

66

14

1 888

1 888

1 600

288
1 440

Conduct tests on species’ germination

1 measuring tape

A.1.3

Total
cost
US$

Component

Conduct survey on traditional
knowledge
Conduct inventory on existing
regeneration processes
A.1.2

Units

Year 2

Unit
costs
US$

40

8

1 Criterion dendrometer

40

1

unit

1 autoclave

40

1

unit

8 440

9 440

8 000

Reagents and lab consumables

40

1

unit

17 88410 55010 550

1000

1000

4 000

Build the capacities of SODEFOR officers
Conduct training of SODEFOR
officers

10

1 000

Output 2

The use of African barwood is sustainable and under control

A.2.1

Undertake information, education and communication campaigns on SFM practices

A.2.2

A.2.3

Information and communication forcommunities

20

Train communities in improved stove
manufacturing

20

Purchase of improved stoves

40

1

1

4
20

20

2 000

4 000

Session

500

2 000

u

100

2 000

2 000

mission

500

1 000

1 000

2 000

6 000

2 000

1 000

2 000

2 000

2

200

200

15 033

15033

u

2 000

2 000

2 000
2 000

Organize consultation sessions among stakeholders
Set up the stakeholder consultationcommittee

30

2Conduct public consultations

30

1

1

year

2 000

Establish 180 ha of African barwood in mixed plantations with teak and 50 ha of fuelwood (Cassia siamea)
Train local communities in forestry
work

10

Plot survey

20

100

Produce seedlings

20

187 908Site preparation work

20

90

Establish forest plantations over 90
haMaintenance of establishedplantations
Build inter-plot trails
Maintain inter-plot trails
Machinery, fieldwork tools(machettes, secateurs, dabas, limes,
knives, scalpels, etc.)
Nursery equipment

20
20
20

2

sessionhaseedling

90
270

180

2

20

2

2/25

ha

250

22 500

22500

ha

50

4 500

4500

ha

40

18 000

10800

km

1 000

2 000

2000

km

100

200

7 200

200

40

1

unit

3 000

3 540

3 000

540

40

2

unit

3 000

7 080

6 000

1 080

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Output 3

Bushfires are under control

A.3.1

Conduct awareness-raising campaigns on bushfire risks for communities
24 campaign meetings during Year 1,
12 campaign meetings during Year 2
and 6 campaign meetings during
Year 3A.3.2

meeting

200

5 200

2 600

mission

1 000

2 000

2 000

7

session

400

5 600

2 800

2 800

10

10

year

300

21 600

3 000

3 000

40

8

8

unit

200

3 488

1 600

1600

Establish firebreaks

20

1

km

400

400

400

Maintain firebreaks

20

1

km

100

100

13

13

30

2

Train bushfire control committees inbushfire control strategies

20

7

Organize surveillance patrols againstbushfires

20

Fire control equipment

2 600

Reinforce fire surveillance and control
Set up bushfire control committees

A.3.3

7

288

288

Promote the use of firebreaks

100

Project coordination
Mission – Project leader

30

40

40

person-day

60

4 800

2 400

2 400

Mission - Assistant

30

40

40

person-day

60

4 800

2 400

2 400

30

60

60

60

7 200

3 600

3 600

30

40

40

person-day

40

3 200

1 600

1 600

1 Project leader

10

12

12

person-month

1 400

33 60016 80016 8002 Project leader assistants

10

12

12

person-month

1 200

57 60028 80028 800

Monitoring and evaluation officer

10

9

9

person-month

1 400

25 20012 60012 600101212person-month

400

9 600

4 800

4 800

10

12

12

person-month800

19 200

9 600

9 600

10

12

12

person-month600

14 400

7 200

7 200

Mission – Monitoring and evaluation
by agency
Mission – Driver

Driver
1 accountant
1 secretary32

person-dayEquipment and miscellaneous
1 double-seater vehicle
1 desktop computer

40
40

1

unit

40 00047 20040 000

7 200

1

unit

600

708

600

108

800

1 888

1 600

288

2 laptops

40

2

unit

2 printers

40

2

unit

400

944

800

144

2 scanners

40

2

unit

120

283

240

43

2 digital cameras

40

2

unit

400

944

800

144

unit

600

2 832

2 400

432

4 GPS

40

4

Spare parts

50

1

1

year

3 000

6 540

3 000

3 000

Fuel and lubricants

50

1

1

year

8 000

16 000

8 000

8 000

Office supplies

50

12

12

month

200

4 800

2 400

2 400

Vehicle insurance

60

1

1

year

1000

2 000

1 000

1000

unit

3000

3 000

2 400

2400

Publishing costs and completion
reportBank charges

60
60

12

12

month

200

4 800

Monitoring committee

60

1

1

year

2000

4000

Audit

60

1

1

year

5000

10 000Contingencies

60

unit

5000

GRAND TOTAL

US$1.00 = FCFA500.00

33

540

540

2 000

2000

95 35482 628

-

5 000

5000

204 41461 3003.4.1.2 Consolidated budget by component (Phase I)
Component

Budget components

10.

PROJECT PERSONNEL

Total US$Year 1

Year 2

11- National experts
11.1- Project leader

33 60016 80016 80011.2 - Assistants to the Project Leader

57 60025 20028 80012 60028 80012 60012.1- Driver

9 600

4 800

4 800

12.2- Accountant

19 20014 400

9 600
7 200

9 600
7 200

8 000

4 000

4 000

1 000
2 000

1 000
2 000

11.3 - Monit. & eval. officer, headquarters
12- Other staff

12.3- Secretary
13 - Consultant (supervision of surveys,
trials, inventory, etc.)
15 – Training
15.1 - Training of SODEFOR officers
15.2 - Training of communities in forestrywork
15.3- Training of communities in improved
stove manufacturing

2 000

15.4- Training of bushfire control
committees in bushfire surveillance andcontrol techniques

5 600

2 800

2 800

178 200

89 60088 60021.1- Suckers induction trials and cuttings
tests

6 000

6 000

-

21.2- Establishment of a rootstock orchard

500
2 000

500
2 000

-

19 Component total
20.

2 000

Sub-contracting
21. Species’ germination tests

21.3- Establishment of a clone orchard

22. Information, education and outreach for communities on sustainable management
practices

4 000

22.1- Information and outreach forcommunities

2 000

2 000

23. Establishment of 70 ha forest plots and 20 ha fuelwood plots

23.1- Seedling production

15 03315 03323.2- Plot survey

200
22 5004 500
18 000200
22 5004 500
10 800

2 000

2 000

23.3- Site preparation work
23.4- Establish plantations over 90 ha
23.5- Maintenance of establishedplantations
23.6- Build inter-plot trails
23.7- Maintenance of inter-plot trails

200

7 200

200

24. Bushfire Control
24.1- Awareness-raising campaign on
bushfire risks targeting communities

34

5 200

2 600

2 600

24.3- Organize surveillance againstbushfires

6 000

3 000

24.4- Establish fire breaks

400
100
86 633400
71 533100
15 100

4 800
4 800
7 200

2 400
2 400
3 600

2 400
2 400
3 600

3 200

1 600

1 600

Survey on traditional knowledge

4 000

4 000

Inventory on existing regeneration
processes
Setting up bushfire control committees

4 000

4 000

2 000

2 000

Setting up stakeholder consultationcommittee

1 000

1 000

Organizing public consultations

4 000
35 0002 000
23 00047 20047 200

-

-

-

708
1 888
944
283
944
2 832
30

708
1 888
944
283
944
2 832
30

-

80
1 888

80
1 888

-

9 440
3 540

9 440
3 540

-

7 080
10 550

7 080
10 550

-

4 000
3 776

2 000
1 888

2 000
1 888

Consumable items

95 183-91 295-3 888-

52- Spare parts

7 080

3 540

3 540

24.5- Maintenance of fire breaks
29 Component total
30.

3 000

Duty travel
33. Mission-related costs
Mission - Project Leader
Mission - AssistantInternal monitoring and evaluation –Executing Agency
Driver
33.33 Other

39 Component total
40.

2 000
12 000Capital items
43- Vehicles
43.1- AWD Vehicle - 2-seater
44- Capital items
44.1- Computer equipment- Desktop computer (PC)- Laptop computer- Printer- Scanner- Digital camera- GPS (GARMIN BRAND)
44.2- Forestry Equipment- Decametre- Measuring tape
- Criterion dendrometer- Autoclave
44.3- Other
Machinery, fieldwork tools (machetes,
pruning shears, dabas, knives, scalpel, etc.)
Nursery equipment
Reagents and lab consumables
Improved stoves
Fire control equipment
49 Component total

50.

35

16 000
4 800
27 880
-

8 000
2 400
13 940
-

8 000
2 400
13 940
-

2 000

1 000

1 000

4 800

2 400

2 400

62- Audit

4 000
10 000

2 000
5 000

2 000
5 000

63- Contingencies
69 Component total

20 80010 40010 400

SUB-TOTAL

443 696299 768

143 928

SUB-TOTAL

443 696299 768

143 928

ITTO Monit., Eval. and Admin.

10 000

10 000-84 - Donors’ monitoring costs

10 000463 696
34 286-5 000
314 768
26 330-5 000
148 928
7 956-

GRAND TOTAL

497 982

341 098

156 884

53- Fuel and lubricants
54- Office supplies
59 Component total
60.

Miscellaneous
61- Sundries- Vehicle insurance- Editing costs and project completion report- Bank charges- Monitoring committee

70.

Management costs (executing agency)
71- Costs

80.

81- ITTO Monitoring & Evaluation
82- ITTO Mid-term Evaluation
SUB-TOTAL
83 - ITTO Programme Support Costs (12%)

US$1.00 = FCFA500.00

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3.4.1.3 Budget contribution by component – ITTO (Phase I)
Component

Budget Components

10.

PROJECT PERSONNEL

Total US$Year 1

Year 2

11- National experts
11.1- Project leader
11.2 - Assistants to the Project Leader
11.3 - Monit. & eval. officer, headquarters
12- Other staff
12.1- Driver
12.2- Accountant
12.3- Secretary
13 - Consultant (supervision of surveys, trials, inventory, etc.)
8 000

4 000

4 000

15 – Training
15.1 - Training of SODEFOR officers
15.2 - Training of communities in forestry work

2 000

15.3- Training of communities in improved stove manufacturing

2 000

15.4- Training of bushfire control committees in bushfire
surveillance and control techniques
19 Component total

20.

5 600

2000
2 000
2 800

17 600

8 800

6 000

6 000

21.2- Establishment of a rootstock orchard

500

500

21.3- Establishment of a clone orchard

2 000

2 000

4 000

2 000

15033

15033

200

200

22500

22500

2 800
8 800

Sub-contracting
21. Species’ germination tests
21.1- Suckers induction trials and cuttings tests

22. Information, education and outreach for communities onsustainable management practices
22.1- Information and outreach for communities

2 000

23. Establishment of forest plots and fuelwood plots
23.1- Seedling production
23.2- Plot survey
23.3- Site preparation work
23.4- Establish plantations over 90 ha

4500

4500

23.5- Maintenance of established plantations

18 00010800

23.6- Build inter-plot trails

2 000

2000

23.7- Maintenance of inter-plot trails

200

7200

200

24. Bushfire Control
24.1- Awareness-raising campaign on bushfire risks targeting
communities

30.

5 200

2600
3 000

24.3- Organize surveillance patrols against bushfires
24.4- Establish fire breaks

6 000

2600
3 000

400

400

24.5- Maintenance of fire breaks

100

29 Component total

86 63371 53315 100Mission - Project Leader

4 800

2400

2400

Mission - Assistant

4 800

2400

2400

100

Duty travel
33. Mission-related costs

37

Monitoring & evaluation – Executing Agency

7 200

3600

3600

Driver

3 200

1600

1600

Survey on traditional knowledge

4 000

4000

Inventory on existing regeneration processes

4 000

Setting up bushfire control committees
Setting up stakeholder consultation committee

2 000

4000
2 000

1 000

1 000

Organizing public consultations

4 000

2000

2000

39 Component total

35 000

23000

12000

40 00040 000- Desktop computer (PC)

600

600

- Laptop computer

1 600

1 600

- Printer

800

800

- Scanner

240

240

- Digital camera

800

800

- GPS (GARMIN BRAND)

2 400

2 400

- Decametre

25

25- Measuring tape

66

66

- Criterion dendrometer

1 600

1 600

- Autoclave

8 000

8 000

Machinery, fieldwork tools (machetes, pruning shears, dabas,knives, scalpel, etc.)

3 000

3 000

Nursery equipment

6 000

6 000

Reagents and lab consumables

10 55010 550

Improved stoves

4 000

2 000

2000

Fire control equipment

3 200

1 600

1600

49 Component total

82 881

79281

3600

52- Spare parts

6 000

3000

3000

53- Fuel and lubricants

16 0008000

8000

54- Office supplies

4 800

2400

2400

59 Component total

26 800

13400

13400

2 000

1000

1000

2400

2400

5000

5000

8400

8400

33.33 Other

40.

Capital goods
43- Vehicles
43.1- AWD Vehicle - 2-seater
44- Capital items
44.1- Computer equipment

44.2- Forestry Equipment

44.3- Other

50.

60.

Consumable items

Miscellaneous
61- Sundries- Vehicle insurance- Editing costs and project completion report

0
4 800

- Bank charges- Monitoring committee0
10 00062- Audit
63- Contingencies

0

69 Component total

16 80038

265 714

204 41461 300265 714204 41461 30081- ITTO Monitoring & Evaluation

10 000

10000

82- ITTO Mid-term Evaluation

10 0005000

SUB-TOTAL

285 714219 4145000
66 30083 - ITTO Programme Support Costs (12%)

34 286,026 330,0

7 956

320 000

245 74474 256

SUB-TOTAL

70.

Management costs (executing agency)
71- Costs
SUB-TOTAL

80.

ITTO Monit., Eval. and Admin.

84 - Donors’ monitoring costs
GRAND TOTAL

US$1.00 = FCFA500.00

39

3.4.1.4 Budget contribution by component - Executing Agency (Phase I)
Component

Budget Components

10.

PROJECT PERSONNEL

Total $EU

Year 1

Year 2

11- National experts
11.1- Project leader

33 60016 80016 80011.2 - Assistants to the Project Leader

57 60028 80028 80011.3 - Monit. & Eval. Officer, headquarters

25 20012 60012 60012.1- Driver

9 600

4 800

4 800

12.2- Accountant

19 200

9 600

9 600

12.3- Secretary

14 400

7 200

7 200

1 000

1 000

160 600

80 80012- Other staff

13 - Consultant (supervision of surveys, trials, inventory,etc.)
15 – Training
15.1 - Training of SODEFOR Staff
15.2 - Training of communities in forestry work
15.3- Training of communities in improved stove
manufacturing
15.4- Training of bushfire control committees in bushfire
surveillance and control techniques
19 Component total
20.

Sous-traitanceSub-contracting
21. Conduct of germinating test for species
21.1- Suckers induction trials and cuttings tests
21.2- Establishment of a rootstock orchard
21.3- Establishment of a clone orchard
22. Information, education and outreach for communities
on sustainable management practices
22.1- Information and outreach for communities
23. Establishment of forest plots and fuelwood plots
23.1- Seedling production
23.2- Plot survey
23.3- Site preparation work
23.4- Establish plantations over 90 ha
23.5- Maintenance of established plantations
23.6- Build inter-plot trails
23.7- Maintenance of inter-plot trails
24. Bushfire Control
24.1- Awareness-raising campaign on bushfire risks
targeting communities
24.3- Organize surveillance patrols against bushfires

40

79 80024.4- Establish fire breaks
24.5- Maintenance of fire breaks
29 Component total
30.

Duty travel
33. Mission-related costs
Mission - Project Leader
Mission - AssistantInternal monitoring and evaluation – Executing Agency
Driver
33.33 Other
Survey on traditional knowledge
Inventory on existing regeneration processes
Setting up bushfire control committees
Setting up stakeholder consultation committee
Organizing public consultations
39 Component total

40.

Capital items
43- Vehicles
43.1- AWD Vehicle - 2-seater

7 200

44- Capital goods

7 200

-

44.1- Computer equipment-- Desktop computer (PC)- Laptop computer- Printer- Scanner- Digital camera- GPS (GARMIN BRAND)
44.2- Forestry Equipment

108

108

288

288

144

144

43

43

144

144

432

432

-

- Decametre

55- Measuring tape1414

- Dendrometer criterion

288

288

- Autoclave

1 440

1 440

44.3- Other-

Machinery, fieldwork tools (machetes, pruning shears,
dabas, knives, scalpel, etc.)
Nursery equipment
Reagents and lab consumables

540

1 080

1 080

-

Improved stoves

50.

540

-

Fire control equipment

576

288

288

49 Component total

12 30212 014

288

1 080

540

540

Consumables
52- Spare parts
53- Fuel and lubricants
54- Office supplies

41

59 Component total
60.

1 080

540

540

2 000

2 000

4 000

2 000

2 000

177 982

95 35482 628177 982

95 35482 628177 982

95 35482 628

Miscellaneous
61- Sundries- Vehicle insurance- Editing costs and project completion report- Bank charges- Monitoring committee

4 000

62- Audit
63- Contingencies
69 Component total
SUB-TOTAL
70.

Management costs (executing agency)
71- Costs
SUB-TOTAL

80.

ITTO monitoring, evaluation and administration
81- ITTO monitoring & evaluation
82- ITTO mid-term evaluation
83- Ex-post evaluation
84- Costs for audit by ITTO
SUB-TOTAL
83 - ITTO programme support costs (12%)
84 - Donors’ monitoring costs
GRAND TOTAL

US$1.00 = FCFA500.00

42

3.4.1.5- Yearly project budget by source – ITTO (Phase I)
Components

Budget components

10.

PROJECT PERSONNEL

Year 1
Year 217 600
8 800
8 800

20.

Sub-contracting

86 63371 53315 10030.
40.

Duty travel

35 000

23000

12000

Capital items

82 881

79281

3600

50.

Consumable items

26 800

13400

13400

60.

Miscellaneous

16 8008400

8400

265 714204 41461 30080.

Sub-total 1
ITTO monitoring, evaluation andadministration
81- ITTO Monitoring and review

10 000

10000

82- ITTO mid-term evaluation

10 000Sub-total 2

285 7145000
219 4145000
66 30083 – ITTO Programme support costs (12%)

34 28626 330,

7 956

320 000

245 74474 256

Total US$Year 1

Year 2160 600-

80 80079 800Total US$

84 – Donors’ monitoring costs
GRAND TOTAL

US$1.00 = FCFA500.00

3.4.1.6- Yearly project cost by source- Executing Agency (Phase I)
Components

Budget components

10.

PROJECT PERSONNEL

20.
30.

Sub-contracting

40.

Capital items

12 30212 014288

50.

Consumable items

1 080

540

540

60.

Miscellaneous

4 000

2 000

2 000

177 982

95 35482 628Duty travel

EXECUTING AGENCY TOTAL
US$1.00 = FCFA500.00

43

3.4.2- Project budget – Phase II
3.4.2.1- Master budget schedule (Phase II)
Quantity

Units

Year 3
Outputs/Activities

Description

Output 1

Propagation procedures for the African barwood species are mastered

A.1.2

Conduct tests on species’ germination

Unit costs

Total cost

ITTO

Executing
AgencyUS$

US$Year 3

Year 3Component

Consultant (supervision of surveys, trials,
inventory, etc.)

10

8

month

Reagents and lab consumables

40

1

unit

500
17 884

Output 2

The use of African barwood is sustainable and under control

A.2.1

Undertake information, education and communication campaigns on sustainable management practices

4000

4 000

7 334

7 334

Train communities in improved stove
manufacturing

20

7

Session

500

3 500

3 500

Purchase of improved stoves

40

79

u

100

7 900

7 900

30

1

year

2 000

2 000

2 000

1 000

2 000

2 000

2

300

300

23 445

23445

A.2.2

Organize consultation sessions among stakeholders

A.2.3

Establish 180 ha of African barwood in mixed plantations with teak and 50 ha of fuelwood (Cassia siamea)

Conduct public consultations

Train local communities in forestry work

2

10

sessionPlot survey

20

150

Produce seedlings

20

23 445Site preparation work

20

140

ha

250

35 00035 000Establish forest plantations over 140 ha

20

140

ha

50

7 000

7 000

Maintenance of established plantations

20

600

ha

40

24 00024 000

20

4

km

1 000

4 000

4000

Build inter-plot trails

44

haseedling

2/25

Maintain inter-plot trails

20

4

km

100

400

400

Machinery, fieldwork tools (machettes,
secateurs, dabas, limes, knives, scalpels, etc.)

40

3

unit

3 000

10 6209 000

Output 3

Bushfires are under control

A.3.1

Conduct awareness-raising campaigns on bushfire risks for communities
13 campaign meetings during Year 1,
13 campaign meetings during Year 2 and16 campaign meetings during Year 3

A.3.2

30

16

meeting

200

3 200

3 200

20

10

session

400

4 000

4 000

20

52

year

300

15 60015 600

40

8

unit

200

1 888

1 600

Establish firebreaks

20

2

km

400

800

800

Maintain firebreaks

20

2

km

100

200

200

Mission – Project leader

30

40

person-day

60

2 400

2 400

Mission - Assistant30

40

person-day

60

2 400

2 400

60

3 600

3 600
1 600

Reinforce fire surveillance and control
Train bushfire control committees in bushfire
control strategies
Organize surveillance against bushfires
Fire control equipment

A.3.3

1 620

288

Promote the use of firebreaks

Project coordination

Mission – Monitoring and evaluation by
executing agency
Mission – Driver

person-day

30

60

30

40

person-day

40

1 600

1 Project leader

1012person-month

1 400

16 80016 8002 Project leader assistants

10

12

person-month

1 200

28 80028 800109person-month

1 400

12 60012 6001012person-month

400

4 800

4 800

10

12

person-month

800

9 600

9 600

10

12

person-month

600

7 200

7 200

Monitoring and evaluation officer
Driver
1 accountant
1 secretary
Equipment and miscellaneous45

Spare parts

50

1

year

3 000

3 540

3 000

Fuel and lubricants

50

1

year

8 000

8 000

8 000

Office supplies

50

12

month

200

2 400

2 400

Vehicle insurance

60

1

year

1000

1 000

1 000

Editing costs and completion report

60

1

unit

3000

3 000

3000

Bank charges

60

12

month

200

2 400

2 400

60

1

year

2000

2 000

5000

5 000

5 000

5000

5 000

5000

Monitoring committee
Audit

60

1

year

Contingencies

60

1

unit

GRAND TOTAL

2 000

195 07946

540

84 248

3.4.2.2- Consolidated budget by component (Phase II)
Component

Budget components

10.

PROJECT PERSONNEL

Total US$Year 3

11.1- Project leader

16 80016 80011.2 - Assistants to the Project Leader

28 80028 80011.3 - Monit. & eval. officer, headquarters

12 60012 60011- National experts

12- Other staff--

12.1- Driver

4 800

4 800

12.2- Accountant

9 600

9 600

12.3- Secretary

7 200

7 200

4 000

4 000

-

-

-

-

2 000

2 000

3 500

3 500

4 000

4 000

93 30093 300

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

23 44523 44513 - Consultant (supervision of surveys, trials,
inventory, etc.)
15 – Training
15.1 - Training of SODEFOR officers
15.2 - Training of communities in forestry work
15.3- Training of communities in improved stove
manufacturing
15.4- Training of bushfire control committees in bushfire
surveillance and control techniques

19 Component total
20.

Sub-contracting
21. Species’ germination tests
21.1- Suckers induction trials and cuttings tests
21.2- Establishment of a rootstock orchard
21.3- Establishment of a clone orchard
22. Information, education and outreach forcommunities on sustainable management practices
22.1- Information and outreach for communities
23. Establishment of 110 ha forest plots and 30 ha
fuelwood plots
23.1- Seedling production
23.2- Plot survey

300

300

23.3- Site preparation work

35 00035 00023.4- Establish plantations over 140 ha

7 000

7 000

23.5- Maintenance of established plantations

24 0004 000

24 000
4 000

400

400

-

-

3 200

3 200

15 60015 600

800

800

200

200

113 945

113 945

-

-

-

-

23.6- Build inter-plot trails
23.7- Maintenance of inter-plot trails
24. Bushfire Control
24.1- Awareness-raising campaign on bushfire risks
targeting communities
24.3- Organize surveillance against bushfires
24.4- Establish fire breaks
24.5- Maintenance of fire breaks
29 Component total
30.

Duty travel
33. Mission-related costs

47

Mission - Project Leader

2 400

2 400

Mission - Assistant

2 400

2 400

3 600

3 600

1 600

1 600

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Internal monitoring and evaluation – Executing Agency
Driver
33.33 Other
Survey on traditional knowledge
Inventory on existing regeneration processes
Setting up bushfire control committees
Setting up stakeholder consultation committee

40.

-

-

Organizing public consultations

2 000

2 000

39 Component total

12 000

12 000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Capital items
43- Vehicles
43.1- AWD Vehicle - 2-seater
44- Capital goods
44.1- Computer equipment- Desktop computer (PC)- Laptop computer- Printer- Scanner- Digital camera- GPS (GARMIN BRAND)
44.2- Forestry Equipment- Decametre--- Measuring tape--

- Criterion dendrometer--- Autoclave

-

-

-

-

10 62010 620--

Reagents and lab consumables

7 334

7 334

Improved stoves

7 900

7 900

Fire control equipment

1 888

1 888

49 Component total

27 74227 742--52- Spare parts

3 540

3 540

53- Fuel and lubricants

8 000

8 000

54- Office supplies

2 400

2 400

59 Component total

44.3- Other
Machinery, fieldwork tools (machetes, pruning shears,
dabas, knives, scalpel, etc.)
Nursery equipment

50.

60.

Consumable items

13 94013 940Miscellaneous--

61- Sundries--- Vehicle insurance

1 000

1 000

- Editing costs and project completion report

3 000

3 000

- Bank charges

2 400

2 400

48

70.

80.

- Monitoring committee

2 000

2 000

62- Audit

5 000

5 000

63- Contingencies

5 000

5 000

69 Component total

18 40018 400

SUB-TOTAL

279 327

279 327

Management costs (executing agency)--

71- Costs--

SUB-TOTAL

279 327

279 327--

81- ITTO Monitoring & Evaluation

20 000

20 00082- ITTO Mid-term Evaluation

5 000

5 000

SUB-TOTAL

304 327

304 327

83 - ITTO Programme Support Costs (12%)

26 40926 409--330 736

330 736

ITTO Monitoring, evaluation and administration

84 - Donors’ monitoring costs
GRAND TOTAL

US$1.00 = FCFA500.00

3.4.2.3- Budget contribution by component – ITTO (Phase II)
Components

Budget Components

10.

PROJECT PERSONNEL

Total US$Year 311- National experts
11.1- Project leader
11.2 - Assistants to the Project Leader
11.3 - Monit. & eval. officer, headquarters
12- Other staff
12.1- Driver
12.2- Accountant
12.3- Secretary
13 - Consultant (supervision of surveys, trials, inventory,
etc.)

4 000

4 000

2 000

2 000

3 500

3 500

4 000

4 000

13 50013 50015 – Training
15.1 - Training of SODEFOR officers
15.2 - Training of communities in forestry work
15.3- Training of communities in improved stove
manufacturing
15.4- Training of bushfire control committees in bushfire
surveillance and control techniques

19 Component total
20.

Sub-contracting
21. Species’ germination tests
21.1- Suckers induction trials and cuttings tests
21.2- Establishment of a rootstock orchard
21.3- Establishment of a clone orchard4922. Information, education and outreach for communities
on sustainable management practices
22.1- Information and outreach for communities
23. Establishment of forest plots over 110 ha andfuelwood plots over 30 ha
23.1- Seedling production
23.2- Plot survey

23 44523 445300

300

23.3- Site preparation work

35 00035 00023.4- Establish plantations over 140 ha

7 000

7 000

23.5- Maintenance of established plantations

24 00024 000

4 000

4 000

400

400

3 200

3 200

15 60015 600

800

800

200

200

113 945

113 945

Missions - Project Leader

2 400

2 400

Missions - Assistant

2 400

2 400

3 600

3 600

1 600

1 600

Organizing public consultations

2 000

2 000

39 Component total

12 000

12 00023.6- Build inter-plot trails

23.7- Maintenance of inter-plot trails
24. Bushfire Control
24.1- Awareness-raising campaign on bushfire risks
targeting communities
24.3- Organize surveillance patrols against bushfires

24.4- Establish fire breaks
24.5- Maintenance of fire breaks
29 Component total
30.

Duty travel
33. Mission-related costs

Monitoring & evaluation – Executing Agency
Driver
33.33 Other
Survey on traditional knowledge
Inventory on existing regeneration processes
Setting up bushfire control committees
Setting up stakeholder consultation committee

40.

Capital items
43- Vehicles
43.1- AWD Vehicle - 2-seater
44- Capital goods
44.1- Computer equipment- Desktop computer (PC)- Laptop computer- Printer- Scanner- Digital camera- GPS (GARMIN BRAND)

50

44.2- Forestry Equipment- Decametre- Measuring tape
- Criterion dendrometer- Autoclave
44.3- Other
Machinery, fieldwork tools (machetes, pruning shears,
dabas, knives, scalpel, etc.)

9 000

9 000

Reagents and lab consumables

7 334

7 334

Improved stoves

7 900

7 900

Fire control equipment

1 600

1 600

49 Component total

25 83425 83452- Spare parts

3 000

3 000

53- Fuel and lubricants

8 000

8 000

54- Office supplies

2 400

2 400

59 Component total

13 40013 400- Vehicle insurance

1 000

1 000

- Editing costs and project completion report

3 000

3 000

- Bank charges

2 400

2 400

62- Audit

5 000

5 000

63- Contingencies

5 000

5 000

69 Component total

16 40016 400

SUB-TOTAL

195 079

195 079

195 079

195 079

81- ITTO Monitoring & Evaluation

20 000

20 00082- ITTO Mid-term Evaluation

5 000

5 000

SUB-TOTAL

220 079

220 079

83 - ITTO Programme Support Costs (12%)

26 40926 409246 488

246 488

Nursery equipment

50.

60.

Consumable items

Miscellaneous
61- Sundries- Monitoring committee

70.

Management costs (Executing Agency)
71- Costs
SUB-TOTAL

80.

ITTO Monitoring, Evaluation and Administration

84 - Donors’ monitoring costs
GRAND TOTAL

US$1.00 = FCFA500.00

51

3.4.2.4- Budget contribution by component - Executing Agency (Phase II)
Components

Budget Components

10.

PROJECT PERSONNEL

Total

Year 3

11.1- Project leader

16 80016 80011.2 - Assistants to the Project Leader

28 80028 80011.3 - Monit. & Eval. Officer, headquarters

12 60012 60012.1- Driver

4 800

4 800

12.2- Accountant

9 600

9 600

12.3- Secretary

7 200

7 200

79 80079 80011- National experts

12- Other staff

13 - Consultant (supervision of surveys, trials,
inventory, etc.)
15 – Training
15.1 - Training of SODEFOR Staff
15.2 - Training of communities in forestry work
15.3- Training of communities in improved stove
manufacturing
15.4- Training of bushfire control committees in bushfire
surveillance and control techniques
19 Component total
20.

Sub-contracting
21. Conduct of germinating test for species
21.1- Suckers induction trials and cuttings tests
21.2- Establishment of a rootstock orchard
21.3- Establishment of a clone orchard
22. Information, education and outreach forcommunities on sustainable management practices
22.1- Information and outreach for communities
23. Establishment of 200 ha forest plots and 50 ha
fuelwood plots
23.1- Seedling production
23.2- Plot survey
23.3- Site preparation work
23.4- Establish plantations over 250 ha
23.5- Maintenance of established plantations
23.6- Build inter-plot trails
23.7- Maintenance of inter-plot trails
24. Bushfire Control
24.1- Awareness-raising campaign on bushfire risks
targeting communities
24.3- Organize surveillance patrols against bushfires
24.4- Establish fire breaks
24.5- Maintenance of fire breaks
29 Component total

30.

Duty travel
33. Mission-related costs
Mission - Project Leader
Mission - Assistant52

Internal monitoring and evaluation – Executing Agency
Driver
33.33 Other
Survey on traditional knowledge
Inventory on existing regeneration processes
Setting up bushfire control committees
Setting up stakeholder consultation committee
Organizing public consultations
39 Component total
40.

Capital items
43- Vehicles
43.1- AWD Vehicle - 2-seater
44- Capital goods
44.1- Computer equipment- Desktop computer (PC)- Laptop computer- Printer- Scanner- Digital camera- GPS (GARMIN BRAND)
44.2- Forestry Equipment- Decametre- Measuring tape
- Dendrometer criterion- Autoclave
44.3- Other
Machinery, fieldwork tools (machetes, pruning shears,
dabas, knives, scalpel, etc.)

1620

1620

Fire control equipment

288

288

49 Component total

1 908

1 908

540

540

540

540

2000

2000

Nursery equipment
Reagents and lab consumables
Improved stoves

50.

Consumables
52- Spare parts
53- Fuel and lubricants
54- Office supplies
59 Component total

60.

Miscellaneous
61- Sundries- Vehicle insurance- Editing costs and project completion report- Bank charges- Monitoring committee
62- Audit
63- Contingencies

53

70.

69 Component total

2 000

2 000

SUB-TOTAL

84 24884 24884 24884 24884 24884 24884 24884 248

Management costs (Executing Agency)
71- Costs
SUB-TOTAL

80.

ITTO monitoring, evaluation and administration
81- ITTO monitoring & evaluation
82- ITTO mid-term evaluation
SUB-TOTAL
83 - ITTO programme support costs (12%)
84 - Donors’ monitoring costs
GRAND TOTAL

US$1.00 = FCFA500.00
3.4.2.5- Yearly project budget by source – ITTO (Phase II)
Components

Budget components

10.

PROJECT PERSONNEL

13 50013 50020.

Subcontracting

113 945

113 94530.

Duty travel

12 000

12 00040.

Capital items

25 83425 83450.

Consumable items

13 40013 40060.

Miscellaneous

16 40016 400

195 079

195 079

81- ITTO monitoring and review

20 000

20 00082- ITTO mid-term evaluation

5 000

5 000

220 079

220 079

26 40926 409246 488

246 488

Total US$Year 369 Component total
Sub-total 1
80.

ITTO monitoring, evaluation andadministration

Sub-total 2
83 – ITTO Programme support costs (12%)
84 – Donors’ monitoring costs
GRAND TOTAL

3.4.2.6- Yearly project budget by source – Executing Agency (Phase II)
Components

Budget components

10.

PROJECT PERSONNEL

30.

Duty travel

40.

Capital items

50.

Consumable items

60.

Miscellaneous

Total US$Year 379 80079 800

1 908

1 908

540

540

2 000

2 000

84 24884 2480084 24884 24869 Component total
SUB-TOTAL
70.

Management costs (Executing Agency)
71-Costs
GRAND TOTAL

54

3.5.1

Assumptions and Risks

The various awareness raising campaigns organized by the Government of Côte d’Ivoire to foster
reconciliation and understanding among the communities will doubtless contribute to maintaining social andpolitical stability in the country.
The commitment of all stakeholders will be needed to ensure the project success. To this end, the project,in addition to local populations, will also collaborate with other entities such as the Peleforo Gon Coulibaly
University (UPGC) in Korhogo, ANADER and the ARK NGO to ensure the completion of all activities.
The lack of receptivity towards project activities among local populations could hinder the project success.
Therefore, the project will conduct awareness-raising activities targeting populations to ensure projectappropriation. In addition, activities involving subcontracting work will be conducted by the populations
themselves and will generate income.
Vegetative propagation requires that quality seeds are collected and made available for planting innurseries. The project will use seeds treated beforehand by the laboratory which was set up in the Adzopé
Forest Seeds Center for ITTO Project PD 419/06 Rev.3 (F) Management and Conservation of Forest Seeds.
The prolonged drought during the dry season triggers forest fires. Forest fires are major risks for the
project during the dry season. However, the new strategy designed under the ITTO project "to control
bushfires" focused on participatory management developed with the local communities, with particularemphasis on awareness of all social strata, can significantly minimize these risks.
Furthermore, organizing the local populations into village fire control committees will also contribute tosignificantly reducing forest fires.
3.5.2

Sustainability

At the end of the project funding period, all stakeholders will have developed their ownership of the project:-

At the institutional level•

Project outcomes will enhance the collaboration between SODEFOR and the University of Korhogo,
which could lead to further research & development programmes.

•

The trials established during the project will be continued and the related activities will be integrated
into the respective programmes of both partners (SODEFOR and University of Korhogo).

•

Project outcomes will be disseminated for use among other stakeholders.

-

At the technical level•

SODEFOR will mainstream project outcomes (production of African barwood seedlings,
reforestation, sustainable use technique) in its programmes.

•

SODEFOR has a well-known technical organization with an adequate experience to enable it tomaintain the plantations and land reforestation works, whether undertaken or to be undertaken.

•

The University will continue its forestry research programme in collaboration with SODEFOR.

-At the socio-economic level:•

Ongoing and close availability of fuel wood is a major asset to protect forests from the illegal,
destructive action of the communities in search of fuel wood. Women will travel less distance tostock up on fuel wood.

•

Cooperatives/groups will be able to continue their activities, in particular considering the fact that
SODEFOR will seek to extend their expertise to silvicultural practices. Plots will be made available
to cooperatives on a yearly basis for reforestation operations, where they will be able to establish
food crops (Taungya system).

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PART 4: IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS
4.1

Organization structure and stakeholder involvement mechanisms

4.1.1 Executing agency and partners
The Executing Agency of the project will be the Forest Development Corporation (Société deDéveloppement des Forêts—SODEFOR). SODEFOR is a parastatal organization whose mission is theconservation and sustainable management of 234 gazetted forests in Côte d'Ivoire. SODEFOR was
established in 1966 and it has extensive experience in the implementation of projects funded either by theState or by development agencies such as the World Bank, African Development Bank, ITTO, etc.
SODEFOR will implement this project through its decentralized structure – the Korhogo Management Centre– which has the management of both gazetted forests under its jurisdiction, in close collaboration the
SODEFOR structure responsible for projects. This centre is adequately staffed and has the capital goods
and equipment required to fulfil its mission.
The project team will be housed in Korhogo and composed of a Project leader, two assistants (the two headsof forestry units of BOUNDIALI and PALEE, an accountant, a secretary and three drivers. The assistants
will each on their own undertake the planned 250 ha reforestation work including all supporting activities.
They will be responsible for the daily monitoring of subcontracted activities (production and distribution of
seedlings, site preparation, planting, maintenance).
The project partners will be the University of Korhogo, communities surrounding the gazetted forests
concerned and one NGO specializing in agricultural extension work.
UNIVERSITY OF KORHOGOThe Peleforo Gon Coulibaly University (UPGC) in Korhogo was established under decree N° 2012-985 of
10 October 2012. It has been operational since Academic Year 2012-2013. This structure is responsible for:vocational training and research, professional retraining and development support. The University is focusedon the agro-pastoral sector and its specific objectives are as follows:- Implement consistent teaching and research programmes to address rural development problems in the
country with outreach work at the sub-regional level.
- To provide support, through appropriate expertise, to the Government administration, private companies,
national and international NGOs in their actions to promote environmental and socio-economic
advancement in the rural world.
- To manage a national and international cooperation network to ensure high training standards.
- To give workers opportunities to acquire professional skills through training and / or graduation courses.
UPGC comprises a variety of training and research structures, including the following:- One (1) Advanced Education Institute for Agro-pastoralism Management;- Four (4) Training and Research Units (UFR) including the Life Sciences UFR;
- One (1) Vocational Retraining Centre (CFC) ;- Three (3) demonstration sites (Natiokobadara aquaculture farm, agropastoral farm in Kiémou, andAgro-ecological site in Nambékaha).
LOCAL COMMUNITIESThey are partners in the project and are responsible for carrying out forestry work under the supervision of
the SODEFOR project team. They will be trained by SODEFOR technicians the forest seedling production,
field preparation, planting, maintenance work and Taungya system practices.
They will also be outreached and educated by SODEFOR officers to the importance of forests andagroforestry practices.
4.1.2 Project management team
The Project Personnel is composed of:••-

1 forest and water Engineer -- The project leader;2 assistants to the Project leader (1 assistant, head of the FMU of Boundiali and Palée and 1
research assistant from the University of KORHOGO).
The research assistant will carry out all scientific research work;
The FMU assistant will be responsible for completing the 250 ha reforestation work on each of thetwo target sites, including all supporting activities. He will be in charge of the daily monitoring of
subcontracted activities (clearing, seedling production, planting, maintenance).

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•

1 secretary, 1 accountant, 2 drivers, workers.

1 Project leader
A forest engineer with experience in development, the project leader, in addition to its daily activities, will
be responsible for:
•
•
•
•
•
•

To coordinate project implementation at the technical and administrative levels ;To coordinate research activities with the University of Korhogo;
To draft key documents and instruments during the project implementation (programme estimates,
progress reports, technical and completion reports, etc.);
To draft terms of reference for tendering and participate in the analysis of tenders;To perform financial transactions relating to field-level activities;
To hire casual labour force according to ITTO procedures.

1 assistant to the project leader, responsible for research work
*Qualification: PhD in plant genetics and plant breeding, five (5) years experience in natural tropical forests
management, sound knowledge of molecular biology and knowledge of ITs.
*Tasks: Under the authority of the Project Leader, he is responsible for executing all scientific aspects
together with a team of researchers and interns and also to:- Work closely with SODEFOR for African barwood seedling production.
- Promoting synergy on a daily basis in the fulfilment of all research tasks within the project;- Ensure in particular the proper execution of the project by encouraging better collaboration within the
research team;- Also ensure compliance with the ITTO procedures;- Participate in the preparation of annual operating plans of the project, and the related budgets closely withthe various services of SODEFOR;- Participate in the development of the various reports (progress, technical and completion reports) andensure their consolidation before submission.
1 Assistant to Project leader (FMU), responsible for the two targeted gazetted forests*Qualification: Forest engineers, experience in natural tropical forest management, sound knowledge of IT
tools.
*Tasks: Under the authority of the project leader, they will be in charge of establishing 50 ha of fuelwood
plantations and 180 ha of African barwood plantations mixed with teak in the identified forests, and also to:- Work closely with the University of Korhogo for the production of African barwood seedlings and conduct
research work on African barwood;- Promote synergy on a daily basis in the fulfilment of all tasks implemented under the project;- Ensure in particular proper project execution through promoting enhanced collaboration between thevarious entities responsible for project implementation;- Also ensure compliance with the ITTO procedures;- Prepare the annual operating plans of the project, and related budgets with the close collaboration of theresearch assistant and with the various services of SODEFOR;- Participate in the development of the various reports (progress report, technical report and completion
report) and ensure their consolidation before submission.
*Duration: The Project leader and FMU assistant will be made available to SODEFOR for a three-year
period.
4.1.3 Project steering committee
Organizational chart, coordination and integration of activities.
The organization chart of the project is presented as follows:

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PROJECT ORGANIZATIONAL CHARTManagement Committee(ITTO, MINEF, SODEFOR, Korhogo University)

Steering Committee
SODEFOR, University of Korhogo, NGO,
Representative of the local community

Project Leader

2 assistants to the Project Leader

2 Drivers- 1 Secretary – 1 Accountant

Other Staff:
Local communities, casual labour
force

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Project Management Committee
It is the governing body of the project. It is composed of representatives of ITTO, MINEF and members of
the project steering committee. It meets once a year, during the supervision / evaluation missions conductedby ITTO. It assesses the implementation of the project by making recommendations for the achievement ofproject objectives. The committee will provide guidance to ensure appropriate implementation ofactivities implemented during project Phase I and Phase II.
Steering Committee
It consists of representatives of the line ministry, representatives of the University of Korhogo and
SODEFOR officers involved in the implementation and monitoring of the project. It is convened by the
Project Leader or any other member to deliberate on issues tabled to it, it validates the reports preparedafter they have been amended with technical changes incorporated to them in the course of the project
before the changes are implemented. The committee will provide guidance and supervision during
project Phase I and Phase II.
Project leader
The project leader (PL) is responsible for the project both technically, administratively and financially. The
project leader will be responsible for managing activities during project Phase I and Phase II.
The project leader periodically reports on the implementation status of project activities to the Management
Committee chaired by the General Director or his representative. The PL drafts key documents andinstruments during the project implementation (programme estimates, progress reports, technical andcompletion reports, etc.). The PL initiates the execution of financial transactions relating to field activities.
The PL initiates the recruitment of casual staff in compliance with ITTO procedures. The PL is assisted by
two assistants, an accountant and a secretary.
Assistants to the Project Coordinator
They shall assist the Project Coordinator and ensure the supervision of all field work during project Phase
I and Phase II.
There are two of them, they are responsible for monitoring project work, both scientific and technical, on adaily basis.
DriverTransport project personnel and equipment and maintain the vehicle in good working order.
Monitoring and evaluation services
The monitoring and evaluation services of the SODEFOR Directorate responsible for monitoring projects
will ensure compliance of schedules of work and associated budget during project Phase I and Phase II.

4.1.4 Stakeholder involvement mechanisms
A stakeholder consultation committee will be established. The committee will be comprised ofrepresentatives from the local authorities, Korhogo University and ARK NGO. The objective of theconsultation committee is to ensure information is provided to stakeholders and to serve as a platform forcontributing inputs to the project during project Phase I and Phase II. The consultation committee may
require and receive information, and may also provide guidance. However, it has no authority over the
project. Its recommendations are submitted to the Project Management Committee.

4.2
Reporting, review, monitoring and evaluation
Project Phase I and Phase II will be monitored and evaluated by representatives of the ITTO in accordancewith the usual procedures of the Organization.
Project progress reports
An inception report will be produced at the beginning of project Phase I and Phase II respectively.
Semi-annual reports will be submitted to ITTO in February and August each year.
The annual financial audit report on the accounts will also be produced and submitted no later than March
31st each year for the duration of the project.
Project Completion report
An interim completion report will be prepared and submitted to ITTO for each project phase, andupon project completion, the final completion report will be prepared and submitted three months
after project closure together with the final financial audit report.
Technical Project Reports

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to ITTO and other relevant competent bodies within three months of the end of the project.
Monitoring, review and inspection visits by the Project Management Committee
After completing the first 12 months of project implementation, the Management Committee will proceedwith an inspection visit of the project. Project Phase I and Phase II will be the subject of an annual
supervision mission at a date to be set by mutual agreement between the executing agency and ITTO.
Evaluation
The monitoring missions will determine the need for an evaluation of the project after its completion inaccordance with ITTO guidelines.
4.3

Dissemination and mainstreaming of project learning

4.3.1 Dissemination of project results
To ensure wider dissemination of project Phase I and Phase II outcomes, awareness and knowledge
sharing sessions will be organized. These sessions will bring together stakeholders from the project areaand elsewhere and provide opportunities to disseminate the outcomes and results of the project. Community
radio stations will also be contributing to the task both during project implementation and after.
Furthermore, the dissemination of project results will also be achieved through technical reports, progress
reports and the final report itself.
PhD students will integrate P. erinaceus propagation aspects in their research. Bachelors and Masters’
dissertations on the propagation of African barwood will be presented by the students involved. The articles
will be submitted to international specialist journals.
During the project, we will build upon unpublished data (theses, dissertations, articles, etc.) relating to thisresearch with the support of SODEFOR. Similarly, field observations and experiments on suckering and airlayering will be documented by photographs. A CD-Rom will be released and/or communication materials
on low-cost propagation processes for the species will be disseminated.
4.3.2 Mainstreaming of project learning
In addition, the technical procedures for the management of savannah forests will be developed through the
project technical report. The social, economic partners and SODEFOR officers will be educated to theprotection of gazetted forests.

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ANNEX 1: PROFILE OF THE EXECUTING AGENCY
I

Executing agency profile

The Société de Développement des Forêts (SODEFOR) is a State Corporation established in September
1996 as a Forest Plantation Development Company under Government order n° 66-422 of 15 September
1966. Its legal status and business object were changed three times under Decree N° 80-125 of 28
November 1980 when it became a Public Administrative Institution (Établissement Public à Caractère
Administratif, E.P.A.) and under Decree N° 85-132 of 20 February 1985 when its status changed into thatof a Public Industrial and Commercial Institution (E.P.I.C.), and Decree N°93-206 of 13 February 1993 underwhich it became a State Corporation.
SODEFOR currently reports directly to the Ministry of Water and Forests (Ministère des Eaux et Forêts)and the Ministry of Economy and Finance; it will be responsible for project execution and coordinate alltechnical assistance activities.
SODEFOR is currently managed by a Board of Directors comprising nine members. It is structured with one
General Directorate, five Central Directorates and two Headquarters Departments. They are as follows:- The Technical Directorate- The Directorate of Finance and Accounting- The Directorate of Planning, Projects and Financing- The Directorate of Commerce and Marketing- The Directorate of Administration and Human Resources- The Department of Audit and Control- The Department of Information and Technology Systems.
Local and Field Service Branches include nine Management Centres – Abidjan, Agboville, Abengourou,
Bouaké, Korhogo Daloa, Gagnoa, Man and San-Pedro – to which are attached the implementation
structures named Forest Management Units (Unités de gestion forestière).
II – SODEFOR’s expertise
As part of its missions, SODEFOR has been implementing the policies of the Forest Master-Plan since 1989
through a number of large-scale projects including the Projet Sectoriel Forestier (PSF) funded by several
donors to achieve the objectives of the Emergency Plan (Plan d’urgence) identified in the Master Plan.
These donors included the World Bank, CDC, GTZ, KFW, EDF, CIDA, AfDB, CFD, FAC, FAO, WFP and
ITTO.
The overall amount of these external funding has amounted to FCFA 57 billion.
Through these various programmes SODEFOR has achieved significant results in terms of natural forest
management, reforestation work and involvement of local communities in forest management, including thefollowing: The reforestation of more than 230,000 hectares to date, using various hardwood timber species; The demarcation of and studies on more than 105 gazetted forests cover a total surface area in excess
of 2.5 million hectares (i.e. over 67% of the national forest cover), including the conduct of inventories, socioeconomic studies and 1:20,000 vegetation maps;
 The preparation of management plans for more than 92 gazetted forests totalling over 2 million hectares;
 The establishment of a nursery to produce 250,000 Samba cuttings (and additional Cedrela and Gmelina
cuttings);
 The creation of two cutting production centers (TENE and SANGOUE).
ITTO also funded a number of projects implemented by SODEFOR in the field of forest management. Since
1990, SODEFOR has had several project and pre-project proposals submitted to ITTO for financing. Of allthese proposals, 16 projects and four pre-projects have received funding since 1994.
The list of projects and pre-projects financed by ITTO is contained in the following table:

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Table 1: Summary of Projects and Pre-projects funded by ITTODURATIONOBSERVATIONSPD/PPD TITLE
1. PD 109/90 Rev.4 (F,I): Support to modernization, restructuring and 1994-2000
development policies for timber industries in Côte d'Ivoire

Completed

2. PD 18/92 Rev.2 (F): Determination of a forest typology related to silvicultural 1996-2000
systems in the Gazetted forest of Haut Sassandra »Completed

3. PD 3/95 Rev.2 (F): Genetic Resistance of Iroko to Phytolyma lata -- Phase I 1996-2000

Completed

4. PPD 13/96 Rev.1 (F): Study towards the establishment of a network ofpermanent sampling plots to monitor reforestation dynamics in Côte d'Ivoire

1997-1998

Completed

5. PD 51/97 Rev.2 (F): Regionalization of volume tables for natural and May 2002- May 2007
plantation forests

Completed

6. PD 22/98 Rev.1 (F): Development of Teak cloning and establishment of 1998-2006
industrial plantations

Completed

7. PD 24/98 Rev.2 (F): Intensification of Teak forestry

Completed1999-2002

8. PD 51/98 Rev.1 (F): Forest Fire Management in Côte d’Ivoire on an Jan 2000-June 2006
Experimental Basis

Completed

9. PPD 11/99 Rev.1 (I): Development of rubber wood industries in Côte d'Ivoire, 1999-2003
Phase I

Completed

10. PD 53/00 Rev.3 (F): Implementation of a Permanent Network of Stands July 2003 – Dec 2007
Dynamics Monitoring Plots for the Gazetted Forests of Côte d’Ivoire

Completed

11. PPD 65/02 Rev.1 (F): Management and Conservation of Forests Seeds

19 Sept 05- 19 Dec 2005 Completed

12. PPD 123/06 Rev.1 (F): Controlling the Dieback and Decay Phenomenon in July 2007-January 2008 CompletedPlantation Species
13. PD 54/00 Rev.4 (F): Improving the genetic Resistance of Iroko to Phytolyma Mars r 2007 –April 2012 Completed
lata -- Phase II
14. PD 377/05 Rev.3 (F): Development of Cloning for Samba (Obeche), West January 2009 to 30 June Completed
African Mahogany Species and Propagation of Tiokoué Tree Species by 2013
Cuttings
15. PD 419/06 Rev 3 (F): Management and conservation of forest seeds
January 2009 to 30 June Completed
2013
16. PD 419/06 Rev 3 (F) EXT.-TICAD5 Rev.1: Rehabilitation and Restoration 16 October 2013 – 16 Completedof Degraded Forests in Côte d’Ivoire with the Involvement of Local Communities October 2017
(Refugees, Internally Displaced People and Local Populations)

SODEFOR BUDGETSODEFOR has administrative and financial independence even though it benefits
from a grant from the Government of Côte d’Ivoire. The amounts achieved over the
past three years, not counting the contribution from projects, breaks down as
follows (in CFA francs):(US$1 = FCFA500)
Table 1: Budget of the SODEFOR 2018-2020
FINANCIAL YEARCOMPONENTS
2018

2019

BUDGET (‘000 FCFA)

Personnel + missions

4 395

Sub-contracting (planting)232

Capital goods

109

Consumable items

604

Sub-contracting (planting)

4 669

Capital goods

1 404

Consumable items

193

Sub-contracting (planting)

444

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2020

Personnel + missions

4 247

Sub-contracting (planting)

1 346

Capital goods

227

Consumable items

302

Note: Mission and travel costs being linked to personnel, expenses for missions andthose related to personnel are combined in a single category.
PERSONNEL
SODEFOR has a total staff of 908 officers distributed according to the following socioprofessional categories:
Table 3: SODEFOR Personnel
PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY

STAFF

OFFICERS HOLDING A UNIVERSITY DEGREE

102

MIDDLE-LEVEL TECHNICIANS / SUPERVISORS

627

EMPLOYEES AND LABOURERS

179

TOTAL

908

According to statusPERSONNEL

STAFF

OFFICIALS

398

CONVENTIONAL

510

TOTAL

908

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III. Expertise of the Peleforo Gon University, Korhogo
PROJECT TITLESFUNDINGINSTITUTIONREF

DURATI OBSERVATIONSAND ON

1. Impact of climate and environmental change on migration in West Africa: Côte CORAF/WECARDd’Ivoire and Senegal

2012END
2000

Completed

2. Diversity of Woody Food Species: Characterization and rational management UNESCO
of resources and promoting their consumption in order to achieve better security
N°:4500191244-A1

20122014

Completed

3. Ecological intensification of extensive fish farming systems in West and Central CORAF/WECARD
Africa from an analysis of the innovation process; Extensive Fish Systems n°03/PA/05(SyPiEx)
4. Improving the climate resilience of agricultural ecosystems along watershedlandscapes by the Participatory Development of anti-erosion and fertilizing
agroforestry systems in six West African countries (AM REACCAF)

20132015

Completed20132015

Completed

ANNEX 2: CVs OF KEY PERSONNEL PROVIDED BY THE EXECUTING AGENCY
PROJECT LEADER
Position

Coordinator of Reforestation Segment, Forest Investment
Project—FIP Project

Function

Forestry expert in reforestation and forest management

Name and surname

Jean-Baptiste Constant Hangui YAPO

Date of birth

24/06/1966

Nationality

IvorianCountry of résidence

Côte d’Ivoire

EDUCATION:
Institutions / Schools

Program NameYear

Level / diplomas

Higher Institute ofAgronomics, (ESA)
Yamoussoukro

Specialization in Water & Forests

94-95

Agricultural
engineer, major
in water andforests

ENSA, Yamoussoukro

Agronomics

93-94

Diploma inagronomics

ENSA, Yamoussoukro

Prep classes, biology and mathematics

92-93

PROFESSIONNAL EXPERIENCE (starting from most recent )PeriodEmployer / Position / Details ofreference persons

Country

Key activities, in relation to assignment
Coordinator of Gazetted Forests Segment,
Forest Investment Project—FIP

SODEFORMarch 2020

July 2015 March 2020

Contact: Mamadou Sangaré

Technical advisor, General Directorate inCôte d’Ivoire charge of forests

moidousangare@yahoo.fr

In charge of reforestation of a 2000 ha area
during fiscal year 2020 in Bouaké andAgboville, Forest Investment Project—FIP

SODEFOR

Coordination of agricultural land use
inventory project in the Cavally and GoinDébé gazetted forests

Contact: Mamadou Sangaré

Côte d’Ivoire

moidousangare@yahoo.fr

2013-2016

SODEFOR

Coordination of reforestation operations
over a 2 000 ha area in the Scio andDuékoué gazetted forests, TICAD-5 Project

Côte d’Ivoire Team manager of auditor team for
management auditing of Bossématié,
Besso, Agbo 1 and Mopri gazetted forests
based on the ATO-ITTO Principles, Criteria
and Indicators for Côte d’Ivoire, May 2013
Monitoring of reduced impact logging system

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2015-2016

SODEFOR

Co-trainer of Auditors in the ATO-ITTO
Principles, Criteria and Indicators andVerifiers for Sustainable Management of
Togo’s forests, 28 January-30 January 2016
Co-trainer of Auditors in the ATO-ITTO
Principles, Criteria and Indicators andVerifiers for Sustainable Management ofMali’s forests, 22-28 November 2015
Monitoring of Terms of Reference for forest
logging operators and reduced impact
logging sytem
Team Manager of team in charge of drafting
Policy Framework for the Involuntary
Resettlement (CPRI) of people infiltrated ingazetted forests, February-March 2015.
In charge of developing management plans
for the Goin-Débé and Cavally gazetted
forests in partnership with the Wildlife
Chimpanzee Foundation (WCF) with a viewto taking into account wildlife in the
Côte d’Ivoire management of both forests. Project fundedby the French Facility for Global
Environment (FFEM), French Development
Agency (AFD), 2009-2011

2009-2011

SODEFOR2009

SODEFORMali

2007-2008

SODEFOR

Côte d’Ivoire Project Leader assistant for teak silviculture
and regeneration, 2007-2008

Memberofdeveloping
team
for
Reforestation Project in Alatona, Mali,
SODEFOR, 2009

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:Name of association :President of Association of Agronomics Engineer Alumni, 1992 graduation year.

LANGUAGES:
Language

Reading
proficiency

Spokenproficiency

Written proficiency

FrenchFluentFluentFluentEnglish

Fair

Fair

Fair

Maternal language (Baoulé)

FluentFluentFluent66

ABILITY TO FULFILL MISSION:
Detailed description of tasks performed
as part of consultant personnel team

Track record best indicative of competence

Description of selected methodology

Head of Reforestation Section: Responsible formonitoring SODEFOR’s reforestation programme,
March 1996-October 1997

Work timetable
Implementation costs
Selection of species
Selection of planting stock
Techniques for site preparation
Identification of sites to be used
Technique for site preparation
Preparation of planting stock, planting
technique for planting stock, technique forprotectng and tending seedlings

Head of Forest Management Section:
Monitoring of reforestation activities implemented
by three Territorial Divisions, October 97September 99
Division Head: Coordination of reforestation
operations over a 3000 ha area in the Duékoué
and Kassa gazetted forests (selection of sites,
species, planting stock and site preparation)
September 99-September 05
Member of team in charge of developing
reforestation project in Alatona, Mali: In chargeof planning and operation cost evaluation; In
charge of environmental and social safeguard
measures, 2009
Coordination of Gazetted Forests Segment,
Forest Investment Project (FIP), involving
reforestation of a 5000 ha area
Expert in ATO-ITTO Principles, Criteria andIndicators for the Sustainable Management ofForest Plantations in Côte d’Ivoire

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PROJECT LEADER ASSISTANT➢CURRICULUM VITAE➢

I – CIVIL STATUS

SURNAME: AMAKOU

NAMES: Brou Alphonse

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: 18 APRIL 1968 in ADZOPEMARITAL STATUS: Married, 4 children

NATIONALITY: Ivorian

ADDRESS: 01 BP 3770 ABIDJAN 01

Amakou_brou@hotmail.com
Telephone: 22 48 29 58 (office)07 00 68 40➢ II – EDUCATIONPERIOD
INSTITUTIONSCYCLESDIPLOMAS

1974-1980

EPP DE DAME et AGBAOU III

ELEMENTARY

CEPE

1980-1984

Lycée Moderne d’ADZOPE

Ist Secondary Cycle

BEPC

1984-1988

Lycée Moderne d’ADZOPE et

2nd Secondary Cycle

Collège HOUËT

1990-1993

BOUAKE Agricultural Institute

BACALAUREATE (DSERIES, SCIENCES)

University

Engineer in Water andForestry Techniques

III – PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
09/05/94-1/08/2000: Head of Production and Marketing Service, SODEFOR’S MANAGEMENT CENTRE,GAGNOA
02/08/2000-July 2003: Head of Silviculture and Forest Fire, SODEFOR, ABIDJAN
July 2003-to date: Assistant Director for Reforestation, SODEFOR, ABIDJAN
December 2008-February 2012: Assistant Director in charge of management and protection, SODEFOR
February 2012-to date: Assistant Director in charge of reforestation, SODEFOR, ABIDJAN

IV – PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIPS AND TRAINING
01/02/2001-05/03/2001: Internship in mapping, database development using ACCES tool and GIS use inforestry, CAFSA, BORDEAUX, FRANCE
10/09/2004-25/09/2004: Internship in SIG establishment for the management of forest plantations in
SODEFOR, BORDEAUX, France
17/10/2005-18/11/2005: Training course on forest protection and sustainable management, KUNMING, CHINA

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17/07/2006-25/08/2006: Training course on the management (including certification), protection and use offorest resources (including certification), and their utilization for country development, HARBIN, CHINA
10-17 January 2014: Participation in prospecting mission on teak genetic improvement, Beyond Forestry event,Tel Aviv, Israel
21-29 June 2014: Participation in 22nd Session of Committee on Forestry (COFO), FAO, Roma, Italy
1-10 June 2019: Participation in prospecting mission on reforestation using Paulownia in en Bulgaria and Italy
V – LANGUAGESFirst: French (spoken and written)
Second: English (spoken and written)

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2nd Project Leader Assistant

KOFFI Yeboa Alexis
Phd in Management Sciences, Water and Forest Engineer
nananyeboa@yahoo.fr +225 03 59 40 47/07 79 56 49

Forestry Professional: 26 years’ experience
Climate Change, Narural Resource Management, Tropical Forestry, International Trade and Forest Economy,
Economic Intelligence

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
January 2017

Consultant in Economic Intelligence, Business and Management School
Trainer in Forest Economy, IT cycle, Ongoing Vocational Training School, Higher
Institute of Agronomics (ESA), Yamoussoukro

August 2016

Assistant Director of Projects and Financing, SODEFOR, Member of the reforestation
working group for the National REDD + Program; In charge of the Mandated Independent
Observation (IOM) Project in Yaya, Besso and Cavally gazetted forests, FLEGT/FAO
In charge of the Coulée verte market (since March 2021) - urban forestation of a 43 ha
area in Abidjan

June 2015-July 2016

Research & Development and Certification Officer, Technical Department,
SODEFOR, Abidjan: seed tree conservation program, Seeds Project, monitoring of Ténéand Sangoué plant material propagation trials and research devices and developmentareas: Yapo-Abbé, Mopri
Correspondent of the regional /FORIG-Ghana project "Development andimplementation of a system for the identification of the species and the traceability ofwood using DNA fingerprints and stable isotopes (Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria, Liberia):
Nauclea diderechii, Khaya ivoirensis, Khaya anthotheca, Lohira alata, Entandrophragmautile
In charge of the Mandated Independent Observation (IOM) project in the Cavally
Gazetted Forest, Project WCF-SODEFOR, FLEGT/FAO funding

August 2014-May 2015

Head of the Technical and Commercial Operations Department, SODEFOR, SanPedro: Monitoring of the rehabilitation program of 14 gazetted forests, 21 employees,
Training in the audit of sustainable forest management

February 2008- July 2014

Head of Forest Management Unit: management of 64,200 ha & 40,000 ha of forest in
Guiglo and Fresco, Reforestation, Impact Mitigation of climate change

Sept. 2006 – February 2008

Head of Department, Projects Directorate, SODEFOR, Abidjan: CDM and REDD +projects, community reforestation
Training by ITTO in Clean Development Mechanisms (CDM) in forestry

October 2002-Sept. 2003

Project manager: urban afforestation, park and garden development in Abidjan

October 1996-Sept. 2002

Head of forestry sector: 42,000 ha & 33,000 ha of forest; reforestation of 2200 ha, GIZSODEFOR project, trainer for delegates of the farmer-forest commissions-ACDI /PREFEP project-training in adul training; animation of IEC sessions in Bouaflé, Duékoué,Bangolo, Guiglo

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TRAINING
2006-2010
PhD in Management Sciences from the University of Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas, Paris,
France: Resilience of long-term oriented inter-company customer-supplier relationships in the internationaltimber trade of Côte d'Ivoire
2005 – 2006
Research Master in Management and International Trade at the University of
Avignon and the Pays du Vaucluse, Avignon, France: Industrial economics, Sustainable development,International trade, Management
Trade in timber from Cameroon to the Sudano-Sahelian Arc, Yaoundé, Cameroon, (CIRAD,
Montpellier)2004 – 2005
Water and Forestry Engineer from the National School of Rural Engineering, Water
and Forests (ENGREF) of Montpellier, France: Rural and Tropical Forestry
CDM, REDD +, Climate change, Forest inventory, Natural resource management, Reforestation, Environmental
services, Forest economics, GIS (House of Remote Sensing, Montpellier)
2003- 2004
Engineer in Tropical Agronomy from the Center National d'Etude Agronomique desRégions Chaudes (CNEARC), Montpellier, France
Technological innovations of the Rhincami agricultural group, Sokodé, Togo
1992-1994 Forest technician, Agricultural Institute of Bouaké (IAB), Côte d’Ivoire

LANGUAGES – COMPUTER SKILLS - OTHEREnglish: Professional level
Computer: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet.
Promoter of rubber cultivation in the east of Côte d'Ivoire / VTT practitioner

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Annex 3: Terms of Reference of personnel and consultants funded by ITTO
Terms of reference for conducting studies for timber species regeneration

Activity 1.1: Implement studies to understand and master the species’ regeneration process
Budget component: 13. Consultants
Consultancy: Researchers from the University of Peleforo Gon Coulibaly (UPGC)
Context
Rural populations have always made use of natural resources, in this case African barwood. Knowledge, practices
and know-how were accumulated over the years but are now ignored. However, these valuable advantages canbe used by research work to develop this species.
With this in mind research work will be conducted with rural communities to identify these practices andknowledge to maintain the continued presence of this species.
Overall aim
To help to ensure that African barwood propagation is understood and harnessed.
Specific aim
To identify traditional practices and know-how about propagating and sustaining African barwood.
Activities
Activities are as follows:-

Conduct surveys in local villages regarding traditional knowledge of African barwood;-

Make an inventory of existing stands of African barwood;-

Produce a guide on traditional knowledge about propagating and sustaining African barwood.

Expected outcomes
Expected outcomes are as follows:-

Surveys in local villages have been conducted;-

Inventory data on stands of African barwood are available;-

A guide about traditional knowledge for propagating and sustaining African barwood is available.

Duration: 12 months

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Terms of reference for conducting germination trials and tests
Activity 1.2: Conducting germination tests on the timber species
Budget component 13: Consultants
Consultancy: Researchers from the University of Peleforo Gon Coulibaly (UPGC) in Korhogo
Context
No extensive research has been conducted about the forest species known as African barwood. Consequently,
very little relevant information can be found in scientific literature. This timber species is now endangered as aresult of over-exploitation. To encourage its continued presence research needs to be mobilised to study its
biology, propagation and enhancement.
Researchers from the University of Peleforo Gon Coulibaly (UPGC) in Korhogo have therefore been identified
and will conduct trials and tests to understand and master the appropriate technical operations for developing thistimber species.
Overall aim
To help to ensure that African barwood propagation is controlled and harnessed
Specific aim
To establish the technical operations for the germination and propagation of African barwood.
Activities
Activities are as follows:-To establish the rootstock orchard;-To establish the clone orchard;-

To conduct root suckering induction trials;-

To perform testing of cuttings of root segments;-

To monitor and control the activities conducted.

Expected outcomes
Expected outcomes are as follows:-

The rootstock orchard has been established and is operational;-

The clone orchard has been established and is operational;-

The root suckering induction trials have been performed;-

The testing of cuttings of root segments has taken place;-

The activities conducted have been monitored and controlled.

Duration: 12 months

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Terms of reference for Korhogo Rural Facilitation (ARK) NGO for conducting Information, Education
and Communication (IEC) campaigns relating to sustainable management practices

Activity 2.1: Conduct Information, Education and Communication (IEC) campaigns relating to sustainable
management practices
Budget component 22.1: Information and communication with communities
Budget component 15.3: Education/training of people to produce improved stoves
Consultancy: Korhogo Rural Faciltation (ARK), a local NGO
Context
The sustainable management of natural resources is based on information, education and communication. This
activity is directed at rural communities which are often the principal users of natural resource, and will provide
them with sufficient information to ensure their involvement in the sustainable use and protection of theseresources.
As far as the continued existence of African barwood and other natural resources is concerned, information andoutreach messages will be sent to crop and livestock farmers, hunters and craftsmen, groups of women andyoung people. In addition, households will be trained to use improved stoves which consume less fuelwood forcooking.
This activity will be conducted by the ARK local NGO which is experienced in rural development, the managementof natural resources and environmental control in the northern area of the Côte d’Ivoire.
Overall aim
To improve the participation of local communities in the protection process of the Palée and Boundiali gazetted
forests.
Specific aims-

To develop awareness raising, education, training and organizing actions in neighboring villages
targeting farmers, cattle breeders, craftsmen, women’s and youth groups, etc. ;-To promote the use of improved stoves and other energy sources among the main users of forest byproducts (information, demonstration, training and production).

Specific objectives

To develop awarenessraising and education,actions

Activities- Conduct an
exploratory mission in
13 villages neighboring
the Boundiali gazetted
forest and in 11 villages
neighbouring the Palée
gazetted forest;

Stakeholders

Local NGO staff,
customary authorities,
local communities,
SODEFOR- Intervention area is
identified andintervention strategy
further is developed- Organize field visits inthe villages

To promote the use of
improved stoves andother energy sources

Organize 10
awareness-raisingsessions of populations
on the significance ofimproved stove use forforest preservation- Communities,
administrative andlocal authorities are
informed about the
project- Beneficiary villages
are identified- Collect data fromadministrative
structures;- Organize 10
awareness-raisingsessions of populations
on gazetted forest
protection

Expected outcomes

Local NGO staff, village
committees,
communities,
SODEFOR

Local NGO staff, village
committees,
communities,
SODEFOR

Train at least 5households per village- Neighboring village
populations areaware and educated- Populations
educated about thesignificance ofimproved stoves- 120 households
trained in improved74among the main users offorest by-products(information,
demonstration, training
and production)in the construction of
improved stoves
To assist householdswith the construction
and use of improved
stoves, and theirmaintenance- Monitor project
activities

Local NGO staff,
women’s groups

Local NGO staff,
women’s groups

Local NGO staff

Duration: 5 months

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stove construction
techniques- Households benefit
from assistance inimproved stove
construction and use- Project activities
are monitored

Terms of reference for establishing 200 ha of African barwood mixed with Teak and theestablishment of 50 ha of fuelwood (Cassia siamea), applying the taungya system
Sub-contracting with local communities
Activity 2.3: Establish 200 ha of African barwood mixed with Teak and 50 ha of fuelwood (Cassia siamea),
applying the taungya system
Budget component 23: Establishment of 200 ha of forest plots and 50 ha of fuelwood plots
Context
African barwood is overexploited to provide fuelwood, lumber and timber. This timber species is now endangered.
Existing stands in the gazetted forests of Palée and Boundiali have not escaped this abusive exploitation. Its
phenology and propagation are only partially understood. Forest officers now need to master cloning techniques
appropriate for this timber species in order to sustain it.
The knowledge and techniques acquired will be used to establish 200 hectares of African barwood forest
plantations in the gazetted forests of Palée and Boundiali. In addition 50 hectares of fuelwood will also beestablished to sustain this timber species and provide the local communities with supplies of fuelwood.
This activity will be sub-contracted out to local communities.
Overall aim
To contribute to ensuring the sustainability of African barwood.
Specific aims
The specific aims are as follows:-

To conduct reforestation work using African barwood over a 100 ha-land area in the Palée gazetted
forest and a 100 ha-land area in the Boundiali gazetted forest;-

To conduct reforestation work using Cassia siamea over a 25 ha-land area in the Palée gazetted forest
and a 25 ha-land area in the Boundiali gazetted forest.

Activities to be conducted
The activities to be conducted are as follows:-

Produce seedlings;-

Prepare 250 ha of land;-

Establish 200 ha of plantation with African barwood;-

Establish 50 ha of plantation with Cassia siamea;-

Tend the plantations established over 250 ha.

1) Expected outcomes
Expected outcomes are as follows:-

450 660 seedlings are produced;-

200 ha of African barwood plantations are established;-

50 ha of Cassia siamea plantations are established;-plantations established over 250 ha are tended.

Duration: 24 months

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Terms of reference for activities to strengthen fire surveillance and control and to promote fire breaks

Sub-contracting with local communities

Activity 3.2: Strengthen fire surveillance and control
Activity 3.3: Promote fire breaks

Budget component 24.3: Establishing bushfire surveillance patrols;
Budget component 24.4: Creating fire breaks
Budget component 24.4: Tending fire breaks
Context
The forests in northern Côte d’Ivoire, and specifically the gazetted forests of Palée and Boundiali regularly
experience bushfires. This is due to agricultural practices and the action of livestock farmers practicing
transhumance. This situation leads to degradation of the forests and destruction of reforested areas.
Fire is actually a method employed by farmers to establish crops, provide a defence against wild animals, obtaingame, help to renew pastures and clean up the outskirts of the village. However, it has become a threat,
destroying the savanna, the forest, crops, plantations, townships and villages.
This threat is growing with increased drought, amplified by the effects of climate change. In view of this situation
it is advisable to protect the forest and the forest plantations established to counteract this phenomenon in asustainable way.
To achieve the project results, local communities are entrusted to carry out fire surveillance and control activities
in order to strengthen their involvement in sustainable forest management.
Overall aim
To help to protect stands of African barwood.
Specific aims
The specific aims are:
- To strengthen fire surveillance and control;- To promote fire breaks.
Activities to be conducted
The activities to be conducted are as follows:-

Arrange awareness-raising meetings;-

Carry out 6 fire surveillance missions;-

Establish 8 km of fire breaks;-

Tend 8 km of fire breaks.

Expected outcomes
Expected outcomes are as follows:-

Awareness-raising meetings have taken place;-

6 fire surveillance missions have taken place;-

8 km of fire breaks have been established;-

8 km of fire breaks are tended.

Duration: 24 months

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ANNEX 4: RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE 51ST ITTO EXPERT PANEL AND RESULTING MODIFICATIONS

PD 808/16 (F)Conservation of African Barwood (Pterocarpus Erinaceus Poir) in the Forest Reservesof la Palee and Boundiali in Northern Côte d’Ivoire with the Participation of Local
Communities

Assessment by the Fifty-first PanelA) Overall Assessment
The Panel recognized the importance of the project intending to contribute to the sustainable management of
barwood ecosystems in Cote d’Ivoire through the conservation of the African barwood within the Palee andBoundiali Forest Reserves, in the Bagoue Region, Northern Cote d’Ivoire. However, it was noted by the Panelsome weaknesses in the following sections and sub-sections: (1) origin of the project not clearly explained inrelation to key stakeholders including local communities; (2) target sites of the project not adequately indicatedon three different maps; (3) institutional set-up and organizational issues not elaborated in a comprehensive
manner because local communities are not mentioned; (4) no key assumptions for the specific development,
Output 1 and Output 2 provided in the logical framework matrix; (5) lack of consistency between the sub-causesof the Cause 3 in the problem tree (to be turned into activities in the objective tree) and activities listed underOutput 3 in Section 3.1.2 and also in the work plan; (6) sub-activities listed under each activity in the section 3.1.2
and in the work plan, although it is not required in the manual for project formulation; (7) assumptions and risks
not enough elaborated in relation to the logical framework matrix elements; (8) no terms of reference added in
the annex for consultancy and sub-contracting items; (11) ITTO budget too high and not easy to be assessed dueto the lack of the master budget table following the ITTO format.
Modifications resulting from the overall assessment
The Project origin was clearly explained in relation to key stakeholders, including local communities (1.1. Origin). The
target sites of the project were indicated on three different maps. The institutional set up and organizational issues
were elaborated in a comprehensive manner and local communities were mentioned (2.1.1 Institutional set- up).
The key assumptions were detailed for the specific objective, outputs 1 and 2 were provided in the logical frameworkmatrix (2.14 Logical framework matrix). The sub-causes of the cause 3 in the problem tree and activities listed under
output 3 in section 3.1.2 as well as in the work plan were made consistent. Assumptions and risks were elaborated
in relation to the logical framework matrix. The terms of reference for consultancy and subcontracting items work
were added in the annex. The ITTO budget was revised and the master budget table was added.
B) Specific recommendations and resulting modifications
Modifications were made in the project document in compliance with the specific recommendations.
The modifications resulting from the specific recommendations are shown in the following table.
N°

Expert Panel recommendations

1

Improve the origin of the project by adding
information related to local communities to beconsidered as part of key stakeholders

The origin of the project was improved
and the local communities taken into
account.

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In addition to map of Cote d’Ivoire, provide a mapof the project target area with appropriate scaleand clearly indicate the project sites on it;
Improve the institutional set-up and organizational
issues by including local communities as they areamong primary stakeholders;A map showing the project sites wasadded.

10-11

The
institutional
set-upandorganizational issues were improved byincluding the role of local communities.

15

4

Revise the problem tree and associated objective
tree while making sure to get consistency
between the sub-causes of Cause 3 (bush fire
control) with activities to be listed under the
Output 3 in the Section 3.1.2 and in the work plan;

The logical framework matrix was
improvedbyaddingindicators
appropriate
tothedevelopment
objective
andkey
assumptions
appropriate to the specific objective as
well as to outputs 1 and 2. Also thespecific objective indicators and outputs
1, 2 and 3 were improved subsequent tomodifications.

22

5

Amend the Section 3.1.2 and the work plan bydeleting sub-activities, listed under each activity,
as they are not required for the formulation of a
project proposal but only for the preparation of a

The sub-activities listed under eachactivity were all deleted and the work
plan was improved.

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3

Resulting modifications

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yearly plan of operation for the project
implementation;
Further elaborate the assumptions, risks andsustainability in accordance with the improved
logical framework matrix;

Assumptions, risks and sustainability
were further elaborated in accordancewith the improved logical frameworkmatrix.

447

Add the terms of reference of all relevant
consultancy and sub-contracting items as annexes

The terms of reference of all relevant
consultancy and sub-contracting items
were added as annexes.

54

8

Amend the ITTO budget in line with the above
overall assessment and specificrecommendations and also in the following way:a) Add the master budget table following the ITTO
format, in order to facilitate the assessment ofbudget tables (ITTO and executing agency),b) Significantly scale down the ITTO budget bytransferring some budget costs from ITTO
contribution to the counterpart contribution[training of SODEFOR Staff and researcher
workers (budget item 16) and maintenance of
7,000 ha plantation (under budget component 20)]and also by reducing the budget costs and while
making sure to provide appropriate justification in
the implementation approach [seedling production(under budget component 20), 1 vehicle (budget
item 43) instead of 2, monitoring committee(under budget component 60, some budget items
under budget component 20, some budget items
under budget component 30, and some budget
items under budget component 50),c) Adjust the budget item 81 to the standard rateof US$10,000.00 per year (instead of
US$20,000.00 per year) for the monitoring andreview costs (US$30,000 for 3 years),d) Recalculate the ITTO Programme Support
Costs (sub-item 83) so as to conform withstandard rate of 12% of the total ITTO project
costs (on budget items 10 to 82); andInclude an Annex that shows the overall
assessment and specific recommendations of the
51st Expert Panel and respective modifications intabular form. Modifications should also behighlighted (bold and underline) in the text.

The ITTO budget was amended inaccordance with the overall assessment
and specific recommendations.

34-43

9

C)

a)

The master budget table wasadded.

b)

ITTO budget was significantly
reduced.

c) Budget item 81 was adjusted to thestandard rate of US$10 000.00 per
year.

d) The ITTO Programme Support
Costs(sub-item83)
wererecalculated to the standard rate of
12% of the total ITTO project costs.

The Annex showing the overall
assessment
andspecific
recommendations of the 51st Expert
Panel and respective modifications intabular form was added. Modifications
were highlighted in bold and underlinedin the text.

56-59

Conclusion

Category 2: The Panel concluded that the project proposal requires essential modifications and will be
returned to the proponent. The Panel will need to assess the revised project proposal before it can commend
it to the Committee for final appraisal.

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PD 808/16 (F) Conservation of African Barwood (Pterocarpus Erinaceus Poir) in the Forest Reserves ofla Palee and Boundiali in Northern Côte d’Ivoire with the Participation of Local
Communities

Assessment by the Fifty-third PanelA)

Overall Assessment

The Panel recognized the relevance of the project and acknowledged that efforts had been made to address thecomments in the overall assessment and specific recommendations made by the Fifty-first Expert Panel. However,the Panel noted that there were still important weaknesses in many sections and sub-sections of the project
proposal intending to contribute to the sustainable management of barwood ecosystems in Côte d’Ivoire throughthe conservation of the African barwood within the Palee and Boundiali Forest Reserves, in the Bagoue Region,
Northern Côte d’Ivoire.
Those weaknesses were noted in the following sections and sub-sections: (1) target sites of the project were still notadequately indicated on three different maps; (2) key assumptions for the Specific Development, Output 1 and Output
2 provided in the Logical Framework Matrix were still weak and only focusing on key assumption dealing withprolonged drought; (3) lack of appropriate impact indicators under the Development Objective, while there were no
outcome indicators under the Specific Objective in the Section 2.2; (4) assumptions and risks still not enoughelaborated due to the weak column of key assumptions in the Logical Framework Matrix; (5) terms of reference for
Master degree and PhD programmes added as annexes with those of consultants; (6) ITTO budget too high and noteasy to be assessed due to the lack of explanation for some budget components and sub-components, while keeping
in mind that ITTO budget (which is smaller in size compared to other financial donors like World Bank and European
Union) is supposed to cover the costs of establishing forest plots for the demonstration purpose and for drawing
lessons to be disseminated to stakeholders. Finally, the Panel noted that the ITTO contribution was inadvertently
planned to be used for the funding of the Master degree and PhD programmes of students, while the numbering
was missing for many components and sub-components in the budget table by source (ITTO and Counterpart
contribution).
Modifications resulting from the overall assessment
The target sites of the project were indicated on three different maps; the key assumptions for the Specific
Development, Output 1 and Output 2 provided in the Logical Framework Matrix were improved; appropriate impact
indicators under the Development Objective, and outcome indicators under the Specific Objective in the Section 2.2
were added; assumptions and risks were added and improved in the Logical Framework Matrix; the annexes
containing the terms of reference for Master degree and PhD programmes were deleted; the ITTO budget was
reduced and clear explanations were provided for some budget components and sub-components in accordancewith ITTO guidelines, as a result the amended budget covers the costs of forest plots to be established fordemonstration purposes. Funding allocated for master and PhD programmes were deleted in the budget. The
component and sub-component numbering in the budget table by source (ITTO and counterpart) was inserted.
B) Specific recommendations and resulting modifications
Modifications were made in the project document in compliance with the specific recommendations.
The modifications resulting from the specific recommendations are shown in the following table.
N°

Recommendations of the Expert Panel

Modifications

Pages

1

Improve the maps of the project target area by
clearly indicating the project sites on them

The maps of the project target area
were improved. The project target
areas were clearly indicated.

11-12

2

Further improve the Logical Framework Matrix byappropriately amending the indicators of theDevelopment Objective and some outcome
indicators of the Specific Objective, as well as byadding other appropriate key assumptions for theSpecific Objective, Output 1 and Output 2, in
relation to the findings of the problem analysis andrelated problem tree, as well as in relation to themain results of the stakeholders analysis

The Logical Framework Matrix was
improved by amending the indicators of
the Development Objective and of theSpecific Objective. In addition,
assumptionsfortheSpecific
objective, Output 1 and Output 2 wereclarified and improved in relation to thefindings of the problem analysis andrelated problem tree, as well as inrelation to the main results of the
stakeholders analysis.

24-26

3

Add the appropriate impact indicators under theDevelopment Objective and add the appropriate

The impact indicators underDevelopment Objective and

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the
the

4

5

6

7

outcome indicators under the Specific Objective in
Section 2.2, in relation to the elements of the
Logical Framework Matrix

outcome indicators under the SpecificObjective in Section 2.2, in relation to
the elements of the Logical Framework
Matrix were added.

Adjust some parts of the Section 3.2(implementation approaches and methods) inorder to comply with the suggestion of the Panel tofocus on the establishment of forest plots fordemonstrations with the surface area reduced to
100 hectares for each of the two project sites(Palée and Boundiali)
Further elaborate the assumptions and risks in thesection 3.5 in accordance with the improved
Logical Framework Matrix

Some parts of the Section 3.2 ont wereamended by taking into account theestablishment of African barwood
plantations over 100 hectares in bothproject areas (Palée et Boundiali).

27-29

The assumptions and risks in thesection 3.5 were further elaborated inaccordance with the improved Logical
Framework Matrix.

41-42

Keep only the terms of reference of all relevant
consultancy and sub-contracting tasks as annexesand delete those regarding the Master degree and
PhD programmes (which are supposed to be inconsideration within the framework of ITTO
Fellowship Programme)
Amend the ITTO budget in line with the above
overallassessment
andspecific
recommendations and also in the following way:

The terms of reference regarding theMaster degree and PhD programmes
were deleted. The focus was placedon relevant consultancy and subcontracting tasks as annexes.

55-57

The ITTO budget was amended in linewith the above overall assessment
and specific recommendations andalso in the following way:

31-39a) Add the numbering to each component andsub-component of the budget table by source(ITTO and Counterpart contribution),b) Significantly scale down the ITTO budget with
the new approach proposed by the Panelregarding the establishment of forest plots fordemonstration (100 hectares for the site of Paléeand 100 hectares for the site of Boundiali) anddrawing lessons.

81a) Thenumberingforeachcomponent and sub-component of
the budget table was added;b) The ITTO budget was significantly
scaled down with the new
approach proposed by the Panelregarding the establishment offorest plots for demonstration (100hectares for the site of Palée and100 hectares for the site ofBoundiali) and drawing lessons.

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PD 808/16 (F)Sauvegarde du bois de Vène (Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir) dansles forêts classées de la Palée et de Boundiali au nord de laCôte d’Ivoire avec la participation des populations riveraines

Assessment by the 54th Expert PanelA)

Overall Assessment

The Panel reiterated the relevance of the project’s objective intending to contribute to the sustainable managementof some forest ecosystems in Cote d’Ivoire through the conservation of the African Barwood (Pterocarpus erinaceusPoir) within the Palee and Boundiali Forest Reserves, in the Bagoue Region, Northern Cote d’Ivoire. It was recognizedthat efforts had been made to address most of the comments in the overall assessment, as well as most of the specificrecommendations, made by the Fifty-third Expert Panel. However, the Panel noted that there were still a need for
improvement for some sections and sub-sections of the revised project proposal.
The need for improvement was still needed in the following sections and sub-sections: (1) Logical Framework Matrix(LFM) in which some outcome indicators (for the specific objective) were entirely or partially repeated in Output 1,
Output 2 and Output 3 without taking into account the need to differentiate the intervention strategy scope of thespecific objective from that of Outputs; (2) most annexed terms of reference for specialists were not matching withthe work plan in which they are not explicitly mentioned in the column of responsible party for the implementation ofactivities. This was due to the fact that some terms of reference of subcontracting partners were provided in annexes
without a clear title; (3) the comments and specific recommendations of the 51st Expert Panel was missing for theease of reference by the reviewers of the revised project proposal..
Modifications resulting from the overall assessment
In the Logical Framework Matrix, the outcome indicators (for the specific objective) were adjusted while taking into
account the scope of the specific objective intervention strategy; in addition, the outcome indicators 1, 2 and 3
were also improved. The annexed terms of reference for specialists were clarified. Appropriate information was
clearly included in the column of responsible party for the implementation of activities; the comments and specificrecommendations of the 51st Expert Panel were added as an annex.

B) Specific recommendations and resulting modifications
N°

Expert Panel recommendations

Resulting Modifications

1

1. Furthermore improve the Logical Framework Matrix
by appropriately amending the indicators of thespecific objective, as well as those of the Output 1,
Output 2 and Output 3, while taking into account theintervention strategy scope of the specific objective
which is different from that of outputs, as explained in
the ITTO manual for project formulation (third edition,2009) from page 32 to page 36 (in the English
version);
2. Improve the terms of reference of all relevant
consultancy and sub-contracting tasks included or to
be included as annexes, while making sure to clearly
identify each of them with a title correlated to the Work
Plan and the budget items regarding the subcontracting tasks. Subsequent to the improvement of
the terms of reference, each relevant subcontracting
partner should be added in the column of responsible
party of the Work Plan (for each activity involving a
subcontracting partner for its implementation);

The Logical Framework Matrix was improvedby amending the specific objective indicators,
as well as those of outcome indicators 1, 2
and 3.

24-25

The terms of reference of all relevant
consultancy and sub-contracting work were
included as annexes and their titles clarified.

55-60

3. Include an Annex that shows the overall
assessment and specific recommendations of the54th Expert Panel and respective modifications intabular form, as well as those of the 51st and 53rd
Expert Panel. Modifications should also behighlighted (bold and underline) in the text.

The overall assessment and specificrecommendations of the 54th Expert Paneland respective modifications in tabular form,
as well as those of the 51st and 53rd Expert
Panel were added as annexes.

2

3

The required information was included in thecolumn “Responsible party” in the work plan
according to the subcontracting partners
involved.

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See Annexes 4, 5 and 6

C) Conclusion
Category 1: The Panel concluded that the proposal could be commended to the Committee with incorporation ofamendments.

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PD 808/16 (F)Conservation of African barwood (pterocarpus erinaceus poir) in
the gazetted forests of La Palee and Boundiali in northern Coted’Ivoire with the participation of local communities

The project was partially funded by the Government of Japan for an amount of US$320 000.
As a result of project partial funding (US$320 000 vs. US$566 488 initially), the relevant sections and sub-sectionsin PD 808/16 Rev.4 (F) project document were revised based on the restructuring of project implementation in
two phases, as follows:• Phase I, duration of 18-24 months, funded by ITTO for an amount of US$320 000 as pledged during
ITTC-58.
• Funding for Phase II, duration of 12-18 months, is yet to be secured and will be sought among
ITTO donors.
The budget tables for ITTO budget contribution were revised based on project restructuring into two phases.

N°

Recommendations by Expert Panel

Resulting modifications

Pages

1

Revised description in sections and sub-sections

In the logical framework and thedescription of project interventions, theareas to be reforested were reduced asfollows: from 250 ha initially (200 ha for
African barwood and 50 ha for fuelwood),
they were reduced to 230 ha, including 180
ha for African barwood/teak and 50 ha forfuelwood.

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2

Budget tables

The budget tables for ITTO budget
contribution were revised as follows:
US$320 000 for Phase 1 and US$246 488
for Phase 2.

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The budget tables for the Executing
Agency’s budget contribution were also
revised as follows: (from US$262 230
initially to US$262 221).
The total project budget is now
US$828 718 vs. US$828 709 initially.

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