INTERNATIONAL TROPICAL TIMBER ORGANIZATIONITTO
PROJECT PROPOSAL
TITLE:PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT
OF THE FOSSE-AUX-LIONS GAZETTED FOREST IN THE
SAVANNA REGION IN TOGOSERIAL NUMBER:

PD 905/19 Rev.3 (F)COMMITTEE:REFORESTATION AND FOREST MANAGEMENTSUBMITTED BY:

GOVERNMENT OF TOGOORIGINAL LANGUAGE:FRENCHSUMMARY
The Fosse-aux-Lions gazetted forest was once a superb reserve for fauna and flora. However, as a result of the socio-political unrest that
Togo experienced during the 1990s, the gazetted forest, as most of the protected areas, has been invaded and devastated by local people,
thereby questioning the non-participatory, unilateral management processes applied by the Forest Administration since the colonial era.
Over the decades this has led to significant changes, particularly in relation to the degradation of forest resources, biodiversity,
uncontrolled exploitation and worsening impoverishment of local populations.
To reverse this trend, the Agency for Forest Development and Use (Office de Développement et d’Exploitation des Forêts—ODEF) has developed this project proposal which aims at the sustainable management of the Fosse-aux-Lions gazetted forest byidentifying and marking out consensus-based boundaries, establishing an operational framework of consultation between the stakeholders
and the Forest Administration, promoting income-generating activities (IGAs), providing training to stakeholders in good practices forland use, creating areas for grazing and forage, educating local people in forestry regulations, and promoting the fuelwood sector tocontribute to improving the living conditions of the populations concerned.
The project was initially developed for a total budget of US$626,760.78, including ITTO's contribution of US$482,624.16, and was
subsequently restructured in two phases following the request of ITTO, which pledged funding in the amount of US$200,000
during the 58th session of the International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC).

EXECUTING
AGENCYAGENCY FOR FOREST DEVELOPMENT AND USE (OFFICE DE
DÉVELOPPEMENT ET D’EXPLOITATION DES FORÊTS—ODEF)

COOPERATINGGOVERNMENTS---

DURATION

36 months, divided into two 18 month-phases

APPROXIMATE STARTING DATEUPON FUNDINGPROPOSED BUDGET AND FUNDING
SOURCES

SourcePhase I
ITTO
Gov’t of Togo
TOTAL
Phase II
ITTO
Gov’t of TogoTOTAL
TOTAL (Phase I +Phase II)
ITTO
Gov’t of Togo
TOTAL

Contribution Equivalent inin $US
Local Currency
200 000.00
60 268.17
260 268
282 624.16
83 868.45
366 493482 624.16
144 136.62
626 760.78

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ..................................................................................... 4
PART 1: PROJECT CONTEXT .............................................................................................................. 5

1.1. Origin .......................................................................................................................................... 6
1.2. Project relevance ...................................................................................................................... 6
1.2.1. Compliance with ITTO’s objectives and priorities ......................................................... 6
1.2.2. Relevance to the submitting country’s policies ............................................................. 7
1.3
Target area ............................................................................................................................ 9
1.3.1
Geographic location...................................................................................................... 9
1.3.2 Social, cultural, economic and environmental aspects ............................................... 10
1.3.2.2 Ecological and environmental issues ................................................................................... 11

1.4. Project expected outcomes ................................................................................................... 11
PART 2: PROJECT RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES ........................................................................ 13

2.1
Rationale .............................................................................................................................. 13
2.1.1
Institutional set-up and organizational issues......................................................... 13
2.1.2
Stakeholder analysis .................................................................................................. 13
2.1.3 Problem analysis............................................................................................................... 15
2.2 OBJECTIVES .......................................................................................................................... 17
2.2.1 Development objective and impact indicators .............................................................. 17
2.2.2 Specific objective(s) and outcome indicators. .............................................................. 17
2.1.4 Logical framework matrix ................................................................................................. 18
PART 3: DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT INTERVENTIONS ................................................................... ..20
3.1. OUTPUTS AND ACTIVITIES............................................................................................ 20
3.1.1. Outputs ......................................................................................................................... 20
3.1.2. Activities ....................................................................................................................... 20
3.2. IMPLEMENTATION APPROACHES AND METHODS ................................................ 20
3-3 Work plan .................................................................................................................................. 22
3.4.3 ITTO budget contribution by component ....................................................................... 31
3.4.4 Executing agency contribution budget by component ................................................ 33
3.5.1
Assumptions and risks ............................................................................................... 35
3.5.2
Sustainability ............................................................................................................... 35
PART 4: IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS ............................................................................... 36

4.1
Organization structure and stakeholder involvement mechanisms ............................ 36
4.1.1
Executing Agency and partners................................................................................ 36
4.1.2
Project management team ........................................................................................ 38
4.1.3
Project Steering Committee ...................................................................................... 38
4.1.4 Stakeholder involvement mechanisms .......................................................................... 38
4.2- REPORTING, REVIEW, MONITORING AND EVALUATION ......................................... 40
4.3- DISSEMINATION AND MAINSTREAMING OF PROJECT LEARNING .......................................... 40
4.3.1 Dissemination of project results...................................................................................... 40
4.3.2 Mainstreaming of project learning ................................................................................. 41
ANNEX 1: PROFILES OF THE EXECUTING AGENCY AND PARTNERS ........................................ 42
ANNEX 2: CURRICULUM VITAE OF PERSONNEL PROVIDED BY THE EXECUTING AGENCY .. 44

ANNEX 3: TERMS OF REFERENCE OF PERSONNEL AND CONSULTANTS FUNDED BY ITTO……………….47
ANNEX 4: RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE 54TH ITTO EXPERT PANEL AND RESULTINGAMENDMENTS…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….51

MAP OF PROJECT AREA

Figure 1: Location of project area

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LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONSAFRI: Forest Management and Industrial Reforestation [Project] (Projet Aménagement forestier etreboisement industriel)
IGAs: Income-generating activities
ITTA: International Tropical Timber Agreement
ITTC: International Tropical Timber Council
CNI: National Military Training Centre (Centre national d'instruction militaire)
CSIGERN: Strategic Investment Framework for Environment and Natural Resources Management(Cadre stratégique d'investissement pour la gestion de l'environnement et des ressources naturelles)
CVD: Village Development Committee (Comité Villageois de Développement)
DE: Environment Directorate (Direction de l’environnement)
DICRT: Classified Installations and Technological Risks Division (Division des installations classées
et des risques technologiques)
DLCC: Division for Combating Climate Change (Division lutte contre les changements climatiques)
DPMCV: Living Environment and Conditions Preservation Division (Division de la préservation desmilieux et du cadre de vie)
DRC: Headquarters Regional Directorate (Direction régionale de la centrale)
DRERF: Regional Directorate for the Environment and Forest Resources (Direction régionale del'environnement et des ressources forestières)DRF: Forest Resource Directorate (Direction des ressources forestières)DRODEF Regional Directorate of the Agency for Forest Development and Use(Direction régionale ODEF)
DP: Development Project
DSDMR: Dangerous substances and Radioactive Materials Division (Division des substances
dangereuses et des matières radioactives)
EF: French State
ESA: Higher Institute of Agronomics (École supérieure d'agronomie)
FC: Gazetted Forest (Forêt classée)
GDP: Gross Domestic Product
GPS: Global positioning system
INSEED: National Institute of Statistics, and Economic and Demographic Studies (Institut national desstatistiques, des études économiques et démographiques)
IRF: Forest Resource Inspectorate (Inspection des ressources forestières)MAEP: Ministry of Agriculture, Husbandry and Fisheries (Ministère de l'agriculture, de l'élevage et dela pêche)
MEDDPN: Ministry of Environment, Sustainable Development and Nature Protection (Ministère del’Environnement, du développement durable et de la protection de la nature)
MERF: Ministry of the Environment, Sustainable Development and Nature Protection (Ministèrede l’Environnement, du développement durable et de la protection de la nature)
MRV/MNV: Measurement, Reporting and Verification/Measurement, Notification and Verification
NC: National coordination
ODEF: Agency for Forest Development and Use (Office de Développement et d’Exploitation desForêts)
ITTO: International Tropical Timber Organization
NGO: non-governmental Organization
PAFN: National Forest Action Plan (Plan d’Action Forestier National)
WFP: World Food Program
PAN/LCD: National Action Plan to Combat Desertification (Plan d’Action Nationale de Lutte contre laDésertification)
PNADE: National Programme for Decentralised Environment Management (Programme Nationald'Actions Décentralisées de gestion de l'Environnement)
PNAE: National Environment Action Plan (Plan National d’Action Environnementale)4

PND: National Development Plan (Plan National de Développement)
PNDA: National Agricultural Development Plan (Plan National de Développement Agricole)
PNIASAN: National Program for Agricultural Investment, and Food and Nutritional Security(Programme National d’Investissement Agricole et de Sécurité Alimentaire et nutritionnelle)
PNIERN: National investment Program for the Environment and Natural Resources (Programme
National d’Investissement pour l’Environnement et les Ressources Naturelles)
UNDP: United Nations Development Program
PRCGE: Capacity-Building Programme for Environment Management (Programme de Renforcement
des Capacités en Gestion de l’Environnement)
ProREDD: Support for Reducing Emissions resulting from Deforestation and Forest Degradation
SFM: Sustainable Forest Management

5PART ONE: PROJECT CONTEXT
1.1. Origin
The many biological, ecological and economic functions of the gazetted forests, which covered
approximately 14 per cent of the country at the time of their listing as gazetted forests, make them anextremely valuable natural heritage.
The utilization of biological resources from the gazetted forests, together with numerous other products,
provide important sources of income for the local people who depend on them for their livelihood.
However, these ecosystems are currently extremely degraded and their acreage is significantly reduced
because of anthropogenic action (land pressure, population growth, abusive harvesting of fuel wood,etc.). The degradation of the ecosystems in the 1,650 ha of the Fosse-aux-Lions gazette forest
constitutes a significant threat to biological diversity and to the life of the local communities who areheavily dependent on it. Despite their socio-economic and ecological importance, these ecosystems
have been poorly managed for a long time. Current knowledge about this forest is actually very sparseand basic. Botanical, wildlife, socio-economic and cartographic studies about the Fosse-aux-Lionsgazetted forest are limited. This is a real disadvantage with regard to any effective action targeting theconservation and sustainable management of this area. If no urgent action is undertaken, there is adanger of the Fosse-aux-Lions gazetted forest disappearing in the short term. In order to remedy thissituation, this project proposes drawing up an inventory of the gazetted forest ecosystems in order toobtain the basic data for developing a sustainable management plan acceptable to all those involved.
This project has been developed using the survey data for the area. During this identification phase,
consultation meetings have taken place (see annex 4) with the stakeholders involved (crop farmers,
livestock farmers, tradipractitioners, local communities, etc.). Following these exchanges, local people
have expressed their desire to restore the gazetted forest. Their commitment is motivated by the scarcity
of fuel wood and the effects of global warming in the area.
The project was approved by ITTO in 2019 (54th meeting of the Expert Panel), and was thereafterrevised and newly submitted in 2021 after being lapsed in that same year. The project waspartially funded for an amount of US$200,000 during the 58th ITTC session held 7-11 November
2022, with the recommendation of restructuring the project in two phases.

1.2. Project relevance1.2.1. Conformity with ITTO’s objectives and priorities
ITTO is one of the main international organizations concerned with the conservation and sustainable
management of forests.
It aims to promote the conservation, rehabilitation and sustainable management of forests to benefit the
global community as well as the specific communities living in the vicinity of the forests. Over the past
decade, ITTO has worked on important projects to sustain the utilization of gazetted forests, ensuring
their conservation and restoration in many countries in different regions of the world. This project meetsthe ITTO objectives listed in article 1 of ITTA, 2006.
These objectives are listed in subparagraphs c, j, q and r.
c. Contributing to sustainable development and to poverty alleviation: The aim of this project is to ensure
the sustainable management of the Fosse-aux-Lions gazetted forest in order to improve the living
conditions of local populations.
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 the local communities
dependent on forest resources: This project will make an inventory of the degraded areas and will assess6the potential for rehabilitation, prohibition of grazing in forest areas and carrying out activities involving
the reforestation of degraded areas in the gazetted forest.
q. Promoting better understanding of the contribution of non-timber forest products and environmental
services to the sustainable management of tropical forests,… and cooperating with relevant institutions
and processes to this end: The project will identify options and strategies to encourage the development
and creation of IGAs based on small community initiatives, concentrating on women’s preferred area,
which is that of non-timber forest products and other initiatives for community management of forests.
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: The project will propose actions
to increase awareness of the role and rights of local communities through improved knowledge of theirneeds and potential in relation to the management of forest resources.
The project is also consistent with the priorities and strategic actions of the ITTO 2013-2018 Action Plan
as it falls within two of the six strategic priorities defined in the Plan. They are:Strategic Priority 3: Enhance the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in tropical timber
producing forests: The project proposes to produce mapping of the flora and fauna potential of thegazetted forest that will be improved by actions associated with conservation or prohibition of grazing in
the forest area.
Strategic Priority 4: Reduce tropical deforestation and forest degradation and enhance the provision ofenvironmental services: When implementing this project, measures associated with reforestation,
protection and enrichment will be conducted with a view to restoring the forest cover of the Fosse-auxLions forest. This project takes a transformational approach to local people, benefiting them and allowing
them to share their experience with core local communities from other gazetted forests.
1.2.2. Relevance to the submitting country’s policies
Togolese policy in the field of forest resources recorded in forestry policy is based on optimum, protectiveuse, taking account of the current state of these resources. It aims to restore socio-economic andecological balance by:- protecting land assets and biological resources, and restoring their production potential,- combating the degradation of the environment and desertification,- contributing to food production through effective interaction between forestry and agricultural
techniques,- helping to improving people’s living conditions, ensuring that their fundamental needs in forestry
products and sub-products are met in a sustainable manner.
So, given the precarious situation of the forests in the country, through the first three five-year plans for
economic and social development (1966-1970; 1971-1975; 1976-1980) and its forestry policy, theGovernment of Togo has demonstrated its commitment to bringing the level of plant cover currently
standing at 24.24 per cent to a level of 30 per cent by the year 2050.
Consequently, five other plans have been validated or are currently being prepared:
the Plan National d’Action Environnementale (National Environment Action Plan—PNAE);
the Plan d’Action Forestier National (National Forest Action Plan—PAFN);
the Plan d’Action Nationale de Lutte contre la Desertification (National Action Plan to Combat
Desertification) (PAN/LCD),
the Plan National de Developpement (National Development Plan—PND);
the Plan National de Développement Agricole (National Agricultural Development Plan—
PNDA).
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A Strategic Investment Framework for Environment and Natural Resources Management for 2018-2022(Cadre Stratégique d’Investissement pour la Gestion de l’Environnement et des Ressources
Naturelles—CSIGERN) has also been prepared this year for Togo. This programme encompasses
strategic priority 2 "Sustainable management of land and aquatic ecosystems, and preservation of
biodiversity including environmental services" which addresses the aspect of significantly reducing the
spread of bushfires. In addition there is the National Programme for Agricultural Investment, and Foodand Nutritional Security (Programme National d’Investissement Agricole et de Sécurité Alimentaire et
Nutritionnelle—PNIASAN), which is in line with the CSIGERN.
Also aware that efforts should be intensified to lay down and consolidate the foundations of Togo andbecome an emerging economy in the future, by 2030, the government developed a National
Development Plan (PND) for 2018-2022 in order to be better positioned on the way towards the
structural transformation of Togo’s economy. After being updated in 2020, the PND was renamed Plan
Togo 2025 and plans to achieve a 25 per cent forest cover by 2025.
The project objectives are also fully in line with the national policy for tropical timber development.
ITTO also funded several projects in Togo in the past and some of them could be drawn upon for
implementing this project, as follows:•
PD 197/03 Rev.2 (F) "Support for the Implementation of a Sustainable Forest Development
Master Plan in Eco-Floristic area-IV, Togo"
In addition its outcomes, the lessons learned from this project are as follows:- a good communication strategy makes an important contribution to the success of a project involving
numerous stakeholders;- forest studies are highly instrumental for minimizing environmental impacts;- the matter of land tenure is the cornerstone in the development of all reforestation;- arranging fundamentally individualistic populations into organized groups is a long-term effort.
•
PD 30/96 rev. 3 (F) “Planting 2,500 ha of timber in the Haho Baloé gazetted forest”:
At the end of this project, the lessons learned are as follows:- In the course of the project, three groups of community nursery operators have been set up. They arethe "Association of groups for producing forest seedlings". After project completion, these groups sell
their produce to private growers and to NGOs.
- The fire brigades organized by the local communities still exist and are effective.
- Trails which have been constructed and restored are now used as means of communication between
the villages and urban areas.
- From the experience of participatory management of the Haho-Baloé gazetted forest, the Forest
Administration is now aware that it is essential to involve local populations in the management ofprotected areas.
- There was a need to train nursery managers in the villages, as well as beekeepers and fisheryoperators and to provide guidance and support to the communities in participatory, sustainable forest
management.
•
PD 9/99 Rev.2 (F) "Sustainable Management of the MIssahoé Reserved Forest Forestry
Resources with the participation of the Local Rural Communities for an Optimal Timber Production(Kpalimé-TOGO)"
The experience gained in this project provides local level references in the area of participatory
development, creating a framework for ongoing consultation.
Some of the lessons learned from this project are:- the preparatory phase, over a 9-month period, has been a critical foundation for the project, with goodplanning leading to a good result;8

- the approach used has helped to create a trusting environment between the forestry administration,
long regarded by local populations as a repressive body, and the local population, considered to be an
enemy of the forest. This is reflected in an open and respectful working relationship between the various
stakeholders; intensive communication between technicians and villagers is required to convey
technical, social and managerial concepts;- training and self-assessment workshops have allowed all the stakeholders to acquire some degree ofawareness of their responsibilities;- The forest management project teams must include forestry managers with good skills in technical andsocial subjects as well as project management;- the existence of a Forestry Fund constitutes and represents a structural element once the project has
been completed;- the constant presence, attention and dedication of the forestry agency in order to ensure the continuityof activities may be key factors of success.
•Project PD 51/99 Rev.2 (F) "Support to Grassroots Forestry Promotion Initiatives in the YotoArea".
The lessons learned from this project are as follows:- the involvement of communities has encouraged their mobilization and effective participation and thesehave been the strong points of implementing this project;- the acceptance and firm support of project objectives by the key stakeholders has helped to minimize
investment costs and to maximize results;- joint management of the project has tested cooperation in the sustainable management of forests in
Togo; the State-NGO-local community partnership must be encouraged and heartily recommended
within the framework of national projects for promoting experience cross-exchanges and building on the
results of experience.

1.3

Target area

1.3.1 Geographic location
The Fosse-aux-Lions gazetted forest is located in the savannah region straddling the prefectures ofTône and Tandjoaré. This region is the most northerly in Togo with Dapaong as the prefecture seat. The
Fosse-aux-Lions forest was gazetted by order No489/EF of 30 May 1954 as having an area ofapproximately 1,650 hectares. Situated at an altitude of 303 metres, it is located between 10°46'01''
latitude and 0°12'0'' longitude in the Prefectures of Tône and Tandjouaré.
The Fosse-aux-Lions gazetted forest is located in the eco-floristic zone I, i.e., in the northern plain region
which is an area of Sudanian savana (Ern 1979).
1.3.2 Social, cultural, economic and environmental aspects
1.3.2.1 Socio-cultural and economic aspects.
➢

Socio-economic aspects

The savannah region is rich in historical and cultural treasures such as the cave paintings ofNamoudjoga or the Nano Caves. With a population of 828,224 in 2010, this area remains by far thepoorest region of the country with an incidence of poverty estimated at over 90 per cent. The Fosseaux-Lions gazetted forest straddles the prefecture of Tône and the prefecture of Tandjouaré. The
prefecture of Tône has a population of 286,479 inhabitants (51.97 per cent of whom are women and48.03 per cent men), and is the least poor in the region with an incidence of 88.4 per cent. The prefectureof Tandjoaré has a population of 117,519 inhabitants (51.86 per cent of whom are women and 48.14 percent men) with an incidence of poverty of 90.3 per cent. Overall, 42 per cent are under the age of 15
and 54 per cent are of working age (15-64 years) with 4 per cent constituting elderly people. The area’s
very young population has an estimated rate of annual increase of 2.84 per cent. Women represent
53.7 per cent of the working population compared with 46.3 per cent. The mortality rates (13 per cent)9and birth rates (43 per cent) are the highest in the region. Fertility is in the order of 8.3 children per
woman.
Low coverage of drinking water, little availability of attractive areas for sports, games and leisureactivities for young people and poor coverage of the telephone network and rural tracks within the ruralcommunication infrastructure, inadequate urbanization of the municipality in terms of urban
development, servicing of urban land (low coverage of electrical, telephone and water networks and thedevelopment of side streets in urban and semi-urban areas) can also be noted.
The majority of the population of the area consists of the Moba-Gourma and the Peuls with a relatively
high population density on land which, in general, is not very conducive to agriculture. The following key
areas provide the potential for its socio-economic activities:
Agriculture is the main economic activity and consists mainly of food crops. Over 90 per cent ofhousehold income is derived from agricultural activities and produced on a seasonal basis; currently
market gardening is also gaining momentum in both prefectures with off-season crops, which in thiscase are tomatoes, onions and squash;
Livestock farming constitutes the second source of income for local people, specifically poultry,
small ruminants and cattle; this farming involves the free grazing of goats, pigs, cattle and sheep.
Agri-food involving the local production of craft beer, mustard, shea butter, etc., is mainly thedomain of women. This poorly developed sub-sector generates significant revenue. Also, traditional
crafts involving weaving, carpentry, mechanics, welding, masonry, hairdressing, sewing, etc., takeplace in small units.
Commercial activities are essentially based on the sale of poultry, goats, cattle, swine as wellas the trade of food products which in this instance are cereals. These products are sold in the central
markets (Dapaong and Cinkassé) and in rural markets. Apart from these activities, hunting is also
practiced in the region, but in a “customary” and seasonal manner.
Low household income prevents access to pharmaceutical products, and most rural populations
resort to traditional pharmacopoeia with the use of medicinal plants.
The detailed review of the various sectors of activity showed that women and men are positioned
differently in the labor market. The best paid employment sectors employ more men than women.
Implementation of project activities will take into account groups of women, young people and othervulnerable groups. These groups will be organized, trained and equipped for the production of goods
and services in order to improve their living conditions. This is in line with Elements 3 and 5 of the ITTO
Policy Guidelines on Gender Equality and Empowering Women (GEEW).
➢ Cultural aspects
The past is closely linked to the present in Togo more than anywhere else in West Africa. Customs andtraditions are ever-present alongside imported religions (christianism, islam...). Traditional beliefs havea powerful presence in Togo; with the other religions being Christianity and Islam. Traditional beliefs are
significant in Togo.
The region is rich in historical and cultural treasures such as the rock paintings of Namoudjoga or the
caves and granaries of Nano and Maproug. These sites have been nominated as UNESCO World
Heritage.
It is mainly populated by Moba-Gourma and Tchokossi. The Moba are essentially farmers andhunters.
The majority religion in the project area is Muslim. It is mainly populated by the Tchokossi, originallyfrom Côte d'Ivoire and settled in the Oti prefecture.
The social organization in all the villages and enclaves of the Fosse aux Lions gazetted forest isbasically similar. Villages are is headed by a village chief assisted by dignitaries.
Countless feasts and ethnic ceremonies punctuate life and give rise to lively, colorful spectacles. The
people in the area are organized in castes.
Women have a less positive status than men. They undergo differentiated treatment in the division oflabour; the vast majority are victims of disparities in education and they suffer from discriminatory
practices (forced marriage, levirate marriage, etc.), practices that have an impact not only on their healthbut also on their position in the family and in society.
101.3.2.2 Ecological and environmental aspects
The savanna region enjoys a Sudanese-type tropical climate with a rainfall average of just over
1,066 mm per year and an average temperature of 34°C. The landscape’s vegetation is becoming
increasingly dry and corresponds to a more or less dry tropical lowland climate similar to the Sudaniansavannahs. The various plant formations encountered on its iron-rich, hydromorphic soils include shrub
savannahs, swamps, gallery forests and agroforestry parklands.
The vegetation of the savannah region is characterized mainly by plant species such as Acacia
dudgeoni, Acacia gourmaensis, Balanites aegytiaca, Calotropis procera, Guiera senegalensis,
Combretum nigricans, Cadabafari nosa Cymbopogon schoenanthus. Acacia gourmaensis, Entada
pursaeta, Parkia biglobosa, with a grass stratum dominated by Aristida adscencionis and Andropogon
spp. Thorny plants are most characteristic in the dry grasslands and shrublands in the area of the
Sudanian plain.
In certain parts of this region agroforestry parklands of Parkia biglobosa, Vitellaria paradoxa, Adansonia
digitata and Borassus aethiopum can also be seen. These parklands are the result of human action on
the savannah formations. In addition to these agroforestry parklands, plantations of Azadirachta indica,
Senna siamea, Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Albizzia lebbeck, Mangifera indica; etc. have been
established.
The variety of wildlife is characterized by large mammals including the African elephant (Loxodonta
africana), the buffalo (Sincerus caffer), the sable antelope, the hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus
major), and small herbivores such as the bushbuck, primates represented by the baboons and guenons,
warthogs and rodents.
Avian wildlife is characterized by water birds including the Jabiru of Senegal or saddle-billed stork,
Balearica pavonina (crowned crane) and the black stork. Several other species belonging to theArdeidae, from herons to waders, as well as those characteristic of the afro-tropical sudanian savannas
have been reported in the area.
Among the reptiles are the African rock python (Python sebae), the turtle (Tronyx sp), the savanna
monitor lizard (varanuss spp), vipers, etc.
Although the project will generate multiple benefits for local people and the forestry administration,
environmental and social risks and impacts may arise, including:- Erosion and flooding of soils, both in the reforestation and pasture areas resulting from theestablishment of infrastructure, such as access trails, and loss of soil fertility;- Change in the hydrological cycle (with negative impacts on the water balance or decreased
water quality resulting from the degradation and siltation of rivers for example);- Loss of wildlife habitats and loss of biodiversity;- Disruption of socio-economic and cultural ways of life and organization among local
communities;- Potential spread diseases; and- - Others.
Above risks and impacts will be included in the strategic assessment of environmental and social risks
at the start of the project, and all potential risks and impacts will be taken into account through theimplementation of environmental and social management plan.

1.4. Project expected outcomes
The expected results at project completion are as follows:- Local communities in the Fosse aux Lions gazetted forest participate in the sustainable managementof the forest through a local joint committee comprising representatives of associations and subcommittees mastering regulatory tools.
- Local people will have a better knowledge of forest resources, and will thus participate in its
rehabilitation, preservation and promotion through rational use (fuelwood, shea butter, mustard,
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Local people capacities will be strengthened in agricultural and animal production through theuse of good practices for sustainable land management - (intensification of agricultural
production in small surfaces, creation of grazing areas, fodder areas...)
These outcomes achieved at project completion will allow women, young people and other vulnerable
groups to engage in income-generating activities to improve their living conditions and thus combat
poverty.
As a result, all these efforts will help the country to progress toward the objectives of sustainable
management advocated by the ITTO.

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PART 2: PROJECT RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES
2.1

Rationale

2.1.1 Institutional set-up and organizational issues
Project implementation will involve several stakeholders with the initial beneficiaries being those whowill create a solid institutional framework and meet all the other organizational aspects for its
implementation. This is another reason for making sure that no link is missing for this project to be a
success.
The Agency for Forest Development and Use (Office de Développement et de l’Exploitation des Forêts–ODEF), a public body of an industrial and commercial nature, established by decree n o 71-204 of
13 November 1971 and with administrative and financial autonomy will be the structure responsible forthe project. The Ministry of the Environment, Sustainable Development and Nature Protection (Ministèrede l’Environnement, du Développement Durable et de la Protection de la Nature—MERF) will supervise
the project. A steering committee will be set up within the ODEF to validate the annual operation plans
and to carry out project monitoring and evaluation at the central level.
Given that the work focuses on field activities, the implementation structure will be based in Mango in
the savannah region in the ODEF Regional Directorate, located approximately 80 km from the project
area. The ODEF Regional Directorate in charge of project implementation will be responsible for hiringconsultants and NGPs required for project implementation, coordinating their work, monitoring andevaluation at local level and producing periodic reports on project activities.
The Ministry in charge with its central directorates and other institutions with technical potential will bea key source of expertise and support in terms of training or capacity building planned within this project.
Other institutions will make an overall contribution to project achievement. Consequently, in the courseof its implementation the project will be able to have recourse to other public institutions and nongovernmental organizations in the region through service contracts or sub-contracting contracts.
2.1.2 Stakeholder analysis
The implementation of a project to support the sustainable management of the Fosse-aux-Lionsgazetted forest in the savannah region in Togo will prove to be of paramount importance for all the
stakeholders identified below. Given that the stakeholders’ survival is closely linked to the existence of
this forest, its state of advanced degradation is seriously impacting their well-being. These stakeholders
possess a variety of characteristics and are affected in different ways:- The ODEF which manages the Fosse-aux-Lions gazetted forest does not have sufficient information
about flora and fauna and sometimes experiences difficulties in reaching a consensus about forest
boundaries;- The farmers living in the vicinity of the forest are those most frequently faced with problems associatedwith farmland (women are the most exposed to problems with accessing the land), with the resulting
encroachment on the gazetted forest- Livestock farmers in need of land for grazing and foraging graze their herd close to and/or inside thisprotected area;- Living off hunting and providing game in the region, hunters from the project area are experiencing
increasing shortages not only of game but also of space in which to hunt;- When working with local people, NGOs lack information about the tools for sustainable forest
management as well as information about flora and fauna and socio-economic aspects they require toplan sustainable community development in the area;- As the subdivision and establishment of rural and urban land plans is the task of surveyors, they musthave at their disposal geo-referenced data about the gazetted forest in order to respect its boundaries
in comparison with individually-owned estates.
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- Responsible for planning and implementing the national planning policy, the Ministry of Regional
Planning (Ministère en charge de l’aménagement du territoire) requires information about changes in
the country permanent forest estate so that it can take these into account in the master plan for regional
development.
- Although responsible for disseminating information to the population often the media do not haveinformation about the tools for sustainable forest management.
- As the representatives of local people at the National Assembly, parliamentarians are often called upon
to promote integrated community development and maintain fair and just communications as part ofraising the awareness of local people.
Appropriate solutions have had to be identified to respond to all the different concerns of the
stakeholders listed above in relation to the country’s shared forest heritage. To achieve this, a numberof consultation meetings were held between ODEF’s regional directorate for savannahs and thesestakeholders during 2018. All stakeholders agreed about the action to be undertaken such as:
Establishing plantations to grow fuelwood;
Promoting income-generating activities through beekeeping, as well as shea butter andmustard production;
Generating data on the flora and fauna in the gazetted forest;
Disseminating forest regulations;
Training stakeholders about good practices for land use;
Identifying and clearly demarcating the forest boundaries;
Creating areas for grazing and foraging requirements;
Establishing and operationalizing a consultation framework on participatory forest
management;
Training stakeholders to use the tools for sustainable forest management.
Consequently, the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) is seeing its Strategic Plan of
Action for 2013-2018 implemented, thus helping member countries to achieve their objectives. ITTO is
the main donor for this project, through which this organization will be able to implement a development
project for Togo, as a member country, specifically this one aimed at both protecting the forest heritage
and the well-being of local people.
Table 1: Stakeholder analysis
Stakeholder
Characteristics
Group
Primary Stakeholders
ODEF
Manager of the Fosseaux-Lions gazetted forest

Crop farmers
Farm on the lands in thevicinity of and inside thegazetted forest

Problems,
needs, interests

Potential assets

Involvement in the
project- Lack of
information
about flora andfauna- Lack ofconsensus onforestmanagement
and boundaries

Expertise in tools
for sustainable
forestmanagement- Primary beneficiary- Involvement in
implementing all
project activities- Control a few
forest boundaries- Possessendogenous
knowledge about
their land

- Contribution to
identifying the forest
boundaries- Cooperation withproject
implementation- Facilitatingawareness-raising
14- Need to restore
the gazetted
forestNeed forfarmlandand training provided
by the project
Crop farmers

Allow their herds to grazein the vicinity of andwithin the gazetted forest.
Supply meat products- Need for forage- Need space forgrazing

Hunters- Live off the hunt
- Supply game

- Need space for
hunting- Need anabundance of
wildlife diversity

Secondary stakeholders
NGOs- Work in the field ofcommunity development- Work with the local
peopleSurveyors

Ministry
Land
Planning

They subdivide andestablish plans for ruraland urban landof
Use

Develops andimplements the national
land development policy

TERTIARY STAKEHOLDERS:Media
Disseminate information
amongst people

Members
parliamentof- Represent local people
within parliament- Vote on laws of the
Republic and challenge
the government on
issues relating to forest
management- Need for tools
for sustainable
forestmanagement- Need for data
about vegetation
and wildlife- Need to know
the forest
boundaries

Need forinformation
about changes in
the country’s
permanent forest
estateLack ofinformation
about tools forsustainable
forestmanagement
Need information
about forest
management intheir region- Controlled earlyburningtechniques- Possess ethnobotanicalknowledge- Control land
occupation- Possessknowledge aboutbiodiversity

Involvement with thestudy of flora andfauna

Experience ofworking with local
people. Can help
the project duringawarenessraising activities

May sub-contract andcooperate with the
project

Expertise intechniques andprocedures fordelimitation anddemarcation- Has national,
regional,
prefectoral masterplans for landdevelopment

Involvement in
identifying forest
boundaries

Possessorganizational
skills for raising
the awareness of
local communities

Participation inraising awarenessand disseminating
information aboutsustainable forest
management
Will help to mobilize
people to participate
in project activities- Are leaders of
opinion- Cooperate with
forest zoning- Involvement withthe study of flora andfauna

Cooperation withproject
implementation(delimitation anddemarcation)

2.1.3 Problem analysis
The Fosse-aux-Lions gazetted forest is one of the protected areas that has been experiencing serious
issues since the 1990s due to the lack of effective involvement of local people in their management.
It is currently estimated that 198 hectares out of 1,650 hectares constituting the Fosse-aux-Lions landarea are forested due to ODEF action. This degradation of the forest ecosystem in the Fosse-aux- Lionsarea constitutes a significant threat to the livelihoods of the local communities who basically depend on
agriculture and livestock. This has led to arson in the forest, fraudulent and lawless tree-felling in theforest, encroachment on the reforestation perimeters and even the reforested estates. If nothing is done
to establish some cooperation between these local populations and the ODEF, the already degraded15

ecosystems are in danger of becoming irremediably degraded within a few years. The consequences ofthis situation will be catastrophic for the forest and also for the local people themselves.
This project will therefore allow the initial steps to be taken for establishing a permanent consultation
framework that will allow agreements between local people and the ODEF to be signed andimplemented, followed by organizing and supporting for the different management structures in chargeof this forest while creating local jobs and IGAs to increase people’s annual income. It will also involve
increasing plant cover in this forest by carrying out reforestation and activities related to the prohibitionof grazing. This will win the trust of these local people, reducing the pressure they exert on the forestand making management of the forest a sustainable prospect.
Figure 2: Problem tree

Figure 3: Objective Tree16

2.2 OBJECTIVES
2.2.1 Development objective and impact indicators
The development objective of the project is: To improve the living conditions of the people in theprefectures of Tône and Tandjoaré through the sustainable management of the Fosse-aux-Lionsgazetted forest.

The impact indicators are:1) By 2040, the forest cover has increased by at least 20 per cent;2) Biodiversity has been restored by at least 50 per cent;3) 70 per cent of the population have improved their annual income by 50 per cent.
2.2.2

Specific objective(s) and outcome indicators.

This project aims to sustainably manage the Fosse-aux-Lions gazetted forest in order to improve theliving conditions and environment of the local people.
By the end of the project, the tree plantations intended to provide fuelwood are established to meet theneeds of the local communities in fuelwood; income-generating activities are created to improve theannual income of households; a collaborative framework is put in place and operational, further involving
the local people in forest management; good practices for land use are mastered by the stakeholders
and they implement them with a view to settling there; all stakeholders are familiar with the tools forsustainable forest management; and areas for grazing and foraging are available to people living in thevicinity of this forest thus allowing them to effectively combat the extreme poverty rampant in thisnorthern region of Togo.
At the end of the three years of the project, the outcome indicators are as follows:
100 hectares of plantations to produce fuel wood are in place;
60 women from 6 groups are trained and equipped to produce shea butter and mustard;
40 beehives are installed in 8 villages in the vicinity of the gazetted forest;
inventories of flora and fauna have been conducted;
90 per cent of the local people, 50 per cent of whom are women, are aware of current forestry
regulations;
150 copies of the Forestry Code and 150 copies of the draft law on the environment are
distributed;
300 crop and livestock farmers from the local villages, including 100 women, are familiar withgood practices for land use, implement them and disseminate information about them;
50 giant bollards are located and maps compiled;socio-economic data are available;
50 hectares of grazing and forage areas are created;
1 joint committee for local management of the forest including the representatives of thewomen's associations is set up and 8 sub-committees are created and operational;
50 stakeholders, including 25 women, are trained in participatory management;
50 per cent of the stakeholders, half of whom are women, are trained and have mastered thetools of sustainable forest management.

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2.1.4 Logical framework matrix
Strategy of intervention

Indicators

Development objective:
To improve the living
conditions of the people
in the prefectures ofTône and Tandjoaré
through the sustainable
management of theFosse-aux-Lionsgazetted forest

1) By 2025, the forest
cover has increased byat least 10%

Specific objective: Tosustainably manage theFosse-aux-Lionsgazetted forest in orderto improve the living
conditions andenvironment of the local
peopleBy project completion:

Output 1: Forest
resources are used in arational way

Output 2: Land is usedsustainably

Means ofverification
MERF annualreforestation reports

2) Biodiversity is
restored by at least 50%

Report on national
forest inventories

3) 70% of the
population have
improved their annual
income by 50%

Reports on QUIBB(Core Welfare
Indicators
Questionnaire
Survey) surveys
Project completion
report

The average yield fromagro-pastoral production
has increased by 5%
Over 90% of the
stakeholders are
involved
By the end of Year 3
year, the Fosse-auxLions forest cover has
increased by at least 6%
By the end of the project
100 hectares ofplantations for producing
fuel wood are
established
60 women from 6
groups are trained andequipped to produce
shea butter and mustard

Project Completion
Report and field visit

Assumptions
Socio-political stability

Actual commitment andcollaboration of
stakeholders; Politicalstability

Actual commitment oflocal people to IGAs

Training Report andfield visit

40 beehives are
installed in 8 villages inthe vicinity of thegazetted forest
Inventories of flora andfauna
90% of the local people,
50% of whom are
women, are aware ofcurrent forestry
regulations
150 copies of theforestry code and 150
copies of the draft law
on the environment are
distributed

Progress Report andfield visit

300 crop and livestock
farmers from the local
villages have mastered
good practices for landuse. They implement themand disseminate
information about themTraining workshop
reports and field
investigation

Inventory report
Minutes of meetings

Notice of receipt

Mobilization of the
population; Seasonal
regularity

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Strategy of intervention

Output 3: Stakeholders
are organized and havegood knowledge of forest
management

Indicators
50 giant bollards are putin position and maps
compiled
Socio-economic data
available
50 hectares of grazing
and fodder areas areavailable
1 mixed local committee
for forest management
and 8 sub-committees
are created andoperational
50 stakeholders, aretrained in participatory
management
50% stakeholders, halfof whom are women,
are trained and havemastered the tools ofsustainable forest
management

Means ofverification
Reports on work andfield visit

Assumptions

Study reports
Progress report andfield visit
Minutes of meetings,
statutes and internal
regulations, study
reports produced by
the legal consultant
for the forest
Training reports andfield investigations

All stakeholders are
involved

Training reports andfield surveys

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PART 3: DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT INTERVENTIONS
3.1.

OUTPUTS AND ACTIVITIES

3.1.1. Outputs
Expected project outputs upon project Phase I and Phase II completion are as follows:
Output 1:
Forest resources are used in a rational way
Output 2:
Land is used sustainably
Output 3:
Stakeholders are organized and have good knowledge of forest management

3.1.2. Activities
To achieve the expected project outputs, the following activities will be carried out in two phases:
PHASE I
Activity 1.3: Generate data on flora and fauna
Activity 2.1: Train stakeholders in good practices for land use
Activity 2.2: Identify and clearly demarcate forest boundaries and land uses
Activity 2.3: Carry out socio-economic studies of the area
Activity 3.1: Establish and operationalize a consultation framework about participatory forest
management
Activity 3.3: Train stakeholders in the use of tools for sustainable forest management

PHASE II
Activity 1.1: Create 100 ha of plantations with the aim of producing fuel wood
Activity 1.2: Promote income-generating activities through beekeeping, as well as shea butter
and mustard production
Activity 1.4: Increase outreach in relation to forest regulations
Activity 2.4: Create 50 ha of areas for grazing and fodder
Activity 3.2: Capacity building of stakeholders in participatory management

3.2.
IMPLEMENTATION PPROACHES AND METHODS
From an administrative point of view, the ODEF is represented in five (5) regions. Each region is
subdivided into activity sectors and sub-sectors, all placed under the supervision of a regional directorateof the ODEF (a DRODEF). ODEF’s Regional Directorate of the Savannahs will be regarded as a focal
point for the implementation of all the project activities in the Fosse-aux-Lions forest region. It will besupported by the Regional Directorate for the Environment and forest resources) (Direction régionale
de l’environnement et des ressources forestières— DRERF) which is one of the decentralized structuresof the Ministry of the Environment, Sustainable Development and Nature Protection (Ministère del’Environnement, du Développement Durable et de la Protection de la Nature—MERF).

All activities planned for project Phase I and Phase II will be conducted in a partnership framework
between the Forest Administration and the local forest communities. This will respond to principle 8 of
the ITTO guidelines through recommended actions 24 "Identify all the local stakeholders and facilitate
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consultations for decision-making and planning associated with the land", and 25 "Create opportunities
for transferring responsibilities to all the local economic stakeholders who depend on the forest."
Project Phase II funding should be discussed with ITTO during project Phase I implementation
with a view to making it effective before project Phase I completion and allow undertaken
activities to be continued.

The tasks to be performed in the course of the project will involve:- Provision by the national coordination of seedlings to produce fuel wood to be used by the local
population for reforestation purposes in order to create their own plantations producing fuel wood;- Recruitment of a national beekeeping consultant and a national consultant from the agri-food sector totrain and equip groups of women to produce shea butter and mustard so they can increase their annual
household income,- Recruitment of a national flora and fauna consultant to produce inventories of flora and fauna in orderto understand the forest’s potential in terms of plants and wildlife with a view to the possible future zoningof this forest;- Recruitment of an NGO specialized in communications for increasing outreach and raising awarenessof local populations of current forest regulations;- Recruitment of a community development NGO to train stakeholders in good practices for land use;
- Recruitment of a socio-economic consultant to conduct socio-economic studies in the area;- Recruitment of a mapping and rural engineering survey office to identify and mark out boundaries andcreate the maps of forest land occupation;- The studies produced in the engineering survey office will also enable 50 ha of grazing and forage
areas to be marked out and established;- Recruitment of a legal consultant in participatory management to set up and operationalize aconsultation framework on participatory forest management;- Recruitment of a consultant in forest management to train stakeholders in the tools for sustainable
forest management and organize capacity building in participatory forest management;This project will take into account the gender approach through providing and implementing activities
such as the promotion of income-generating activities (production of shea butter and mustard);
strengthening the capacity of stakeholders (mastery of good practices for land use); establishingplantations to grow fuel wood; setting up and operationalizing mixed local committees; and increasing
outreach and raising stakeholders’ awareness of forestry regulations.
Implementing these activities to establish plantations will be preceded by a brief assessment of theenvironmental and social risks whose charges are integrated in the costs of reforestation.

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3.3 Work plans
Project Phase I work plan
YEAR 1
Outputs and activities

YEAR 2

Party in charge
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5

6Output 1: Forest resources are used in a rational way
1.3. Generate data on flora and fauna

NC+National Consultant in floraand fauna

Output 2: Land is used sustainably
2.1 Train stakeholders in good practices for land use

NC + NGO in community
development

2.2. Identify and clearly demarcate forest boundaries and landuses

NC + Mapping and rural
engineering consultancy firm

2.3. Carry out socio-economic studies of the area

NC + Consultant in socioeconomics

Output 3: Stakeholders are organized and have good knowledge of forest management
3.1. Establish and operationalize a consultation framework about
participatory forest management

NC + Legal consultant inparticipatory management

3.2. Capacity building of stakeholders in participatory
management

NC + Consultant forest manager

3.3. Train stakeholders in the use of tools for sustainable forest
management

NC + Consultant forest manager

NC: National Coordination NGO: Non-government organization
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Project Phase II work plan
YEAR 1
Outputs and activities

YEAR 2

Party in charge
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6

Output 1: Forest resources are used in a rational way
1.1. Create 100 ha of plantations with the aim of producing fuel wood
1.2. Promote income-generating activities through beekeeping, as well asshea butter and mustard production
1.4. Increase outreach in relation to forest regulations

NC
NC+ National Consultant in beekeeping+National Consultant in agrifood
NC+NGO in communication

Output 2: Land is used sustainably
2.4. Create 50 ha of areas for grazing and fodder

NC

Output 3:
3.1. Establish and operationalize a consultation framework about
participatory forest management

CN + Legal consultant in participatory
management

3.2. Capacity building of stakeholders in participatory management

CN + Consultant forest manager

3.3. Train stakeholders in the use of tools for sustainable forest
management

CN + Consultant forest manager

NC: National Coordination NGO: Non-government organization

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3.4. Budget
The project budget is presented separately based on Phase I and Phase II.

3.4 1. PROJECT PHASE I BUDGET
3.4.1.1 Master budget table (Phase I)OUTPUTS/ACTIVITIESDESCRIPTION

Budgetcomponent

Output 1:

Forest resources are used in a rational way

Activity 1.3

Generate data on flora and fauna

Quantity
Year
1

Year
2

Units

Unit
costs
$US

Activity 2.1

Total 2.1

TOGO

Year 1

Year 2Year
1National Coordinator

11.1

1

1

p-m

987

2 960

533

267

1 440

Administrative and Financial Assistant

12.1

1

1

p-m

712

2 136

400

200

1 024

Secretary/accountant

12.2

1

1

p-m

533

1 600

1 067

533

Driver

12.3

1

1

p-m

400

1 200

800

400

National consultant in flora and fauna

13.3

1

9 000

9 000

9 000

0

Allowance for support committee

31.1

10

10

20

600

300

300

Assignment allowances

31.2

10

10

38

1 125

450

675

GPS

44.2

2 100

2 100

Forest caliper

44.2

400

400

p-m

Total 1.3
Output 2

ITTO

Total
cost $US

21 121

12 550

2 375

4 964

Year 2

720
512

1 232

Land is used sustainably
Train stakeholders in good practices for land use
National Coordinator

11.1

2

2

p-m

720

2 878

1 919

959

0

Administrative and Financial Assistant

12.1

1

1

p-m

239

3 198

319

159

1 813

Secretary/accountant

12.2

1

1

p-m

1 439

2 878

1 919

959

Driver

12.3

1

1

p-m

239

478

319

159

Training workshops

15.2

1

1

3 000

6 000

3 000

3 000

NGO in community development

22

7

7

563

7 875

3 938

3 938

Allowance for support committee

31.1

10

10

45

900

450

450

Assignment allowances

31.2

10

10

90

1 800

900

900

26 007

12 76210 525

p-m

1 813

0
907

907

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OUTPUTS/
ACTIVITIES
Activity 2.2

DESCRIPTION

Budgetcomponent

Quantity

Year
Year
1
2
Identify and clearly demarcate forest boundaries and land uses

Units

Unit
costs
$US

ITTO

TOGO

Total
cost $US

Year 1

Year 2Year
1Year 2National Coordinator

11.1

1

1

p-m

987

2 960

533

267

1 440

Administrative and Financial Assistant

12.1

1

1

p-m

712

2 136

400

200

1 024

512

Secretary/accountant

12.2

1

1

p-m

533

1 600

1 067

533

Driver

12.3

1

1

p-m

400

1 200

800

400

Allowance for support committee

31.1

10

10

p-m

20

600

300

300

Assignment allowances

31.2

10

10

38

1 125

450

675

700

7 000

2 464

1 232

Mapping and rural engineering consulting
firm

25

10

720

day
7 000

0
Total 2.2
Activity 2.3

16 621

3 550

9 375

Carry out socio-economic studies of the area
National Coordinator

11.1

1

1

p-m

987

2 960

533

267

1 440

Administrative and Financial Assistant

12.1

1

1

p-m

712

2 136

400

200

1 024

512

Secretary/accountant

12.2

1

1

p-m

533

1 600

1 067

533

Driver

12.3

1

1

p-m

400

1 200

800

400

Consultant in socio-economics

13.4

1

1

p-m

3 000

9 000

4 500

4 500

Allowance for support committee

31.1

10

10

p-m

20

600

300

300

Assignment allowances

31.2

10

10

38

1 125

450

675

18 621

8 050

6 875

2 464

1 232

533

267

1 440

720

1 024

Total 2.3
Output 3

Stakeholders are organized and have good knowledge of forest management

Activity 3.1

Establish and operationalize a consultation framework about participatory forest management
National Coordinator

11.1

Administrative and Financial Assistant

12.1

1

p-m

987

2 960

1

1

p-m

Secretary/accountant

12.2

712

2 136

400

200

1

1

p-m

533

1 600

1 067

533

Driver

12.3

Legal consultant in participatory
management
Allowance for support committee

13.5

1

1

p-m

400

1 200

800

400

31.1

1

1

4 000

8 000

4 000

4 000

10

10

Assignment allowances

31.2

10

10

200

6 000

3 000

3 000

38

1 125

450

675

1

p-m

720

512

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OUTPUTS/
ACTIVITIESDESCRIPTION
Local travel costs

Budgetcomponent
33

Quantity
Year
1

Year
2

10

10

Unit
costs
$US

Units

20

ITTO

TOGO

Total
cost $US

Year 1

Year 2

600

300

300

23 621

10 550

9 375

Year
1

Year 2

2 464

1 232

0
Total 3.1

Activity 3.3

Train stakeholders in the use of tools for sustainable forest management
National Coordinator

11.1

1

1

p-m

987

2 960

533

267

1 440

Administrative and Financial Assistant

12.1

1

1

p-m

712

2 136

400

200

1 024

512

Secretary/accountant

12.2

1

1

p-m

533

1 600

1 067

533

Driver

12.3

1

1

p-m

400

1 200

800

400

Allowance for support committee

31.1

10

10

p-m

20

600

300

300

Assignment allowances

31.2

10

10

38

1 125

450

675

9 621

3 550

2 375

1 232

115 61251 01240 900

2 464
16
633

43 10043 100

3 100

6 200

43 100
1 200

0
5 000

1

10 400

5 200

5 200
600

720

0
Total 3.3
Activity-related sub-total

7 067

Non-activity related expenses
4x4 vehicle
Motorbikes
Fuel and lubricants

43.1
43.2

1
1

1

51

1 540

5 315

liter

Repair and Spare parts

52

12

12

month

33

1 200

600

Telephone. fax. internet and electricity costs

53

12

6

month

96

2 880

0

0

1 440

1 440

Office supplies

54

12

6

month

88

2 640

0

0

1 320

1 320

Car and motorcycle insurance

55

1

1

car

200

600

300

300

Laptops

44.1

2

-

u

1 500

1 500

Printers

44.1

2

-

u

1 600

1 600

Video projector

44.1

1

1 000

1 000

1 000

Camera

44.1

1

800

800

800

61

Lump
sum

Sundry

Lump
sum

5 259

2 630

2 630

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OUTPUTS/
ACTIVITIESDESCRIPTION

Budgetcomponent

Contingencies

63

Audit

62

Quantity
Year
1
Lump
sum
1

Year
2
Lump
sum
1

Unit
costs
$US

Units

Total
cost $US

ITTO
Year 1TOGO

Year 2

1 200
u

1 667

Year
1

Year 2

600

600

0

5 000

83 37957 93018 730

3 360

3 360

198 991

108 94259 62919993

10 4275 000
0Non-activity related sub-total

GRAND TOTAL

27

3.4.1.2 Consolidated budget by component (Phase I)
Budget components

Inputs Unit costs

TOTAL

Year 1

Year 210 Project personnel
11. National experts (long term)

$

-

$

-

$

$

12.1. Administrative and Financial Assistant

18 $771,00 $13 878,00 $9 252,00 $4 626,00

12.2. Secretary-Accounting Officer

18 $604,33 $10 878,00 $7 252,00 $3 626,00

12.3. Driver

18 $359,89 $6 478,00 $4 318,67 $2 159,33

13.3. National Consultant in flora and fauna

45 $200,00 $9 000,00 $9 000,00 $13.4. Consultant in socio-economics

45 $200,00 $9 000,00 $4 500,00 $4 500,00

13.5. Legal consultant in participatory management

40 $

200,00 $8 000,00 $4 000,00 $4 000,00

15.2. Training Workshops-$

6 000,00 $3 000,00 $3 000,00$

80 912,00 $53 108,00 $27 804,00

3 937,50 $3 937,50$

19. Component total-$

11 785,33 $-982,11 $12. Other staff

17 678,00 $

-

18 $

11.1. National Coordinator-$

5 892,67--

20 Sub-contracting
22. NGO in community development
25. Mapping and rural engineering consulting firm
29. Component total$

250,00 $-50 $140,00 $7 000,00 $-$7 000,00-$

14 875,00 $3 937,50 $10 937,50

-

$

$

$

30 Duty travel
31. Living allowance

$

-

$

-

$

-

31.1. Support committee allowance

18 $516,67 $9 300,00 $4 650,00 $4 650,00

31.2 Assignment allowances

18 $412,50 $7 425,00 $3 150,00 $4 275,00$

32. Travel in a neighbouring country-

33,33 $

600,00 $300,00 $300,00$-$17 325,00 $8 100,00 $9 225,00

43.1. 4X4 vehicle

1 $43 100,00 $43 100,00 $43 100,00 $43.2. Motorbikes

2 $3 100,00 $6 200,00 $1 200,00 $33. Local transport costs
39. Component total

18 $40 Capital items
43. Vehicles

$

-

$

5 000,00

44. Capital goods

$

-

$

-

$

-

44.1. Computers and accessories

$

-

$

-

$

-

Laptops2 $750,00 $1 500,00 $1 500,00 $-Printers

2 $800,00 $1 600,00 $1 600,00 $-Video projector

1 $1 000,00 $1 000,00 $1 000,00 $-Camera1 $

800,00 $800,00 $800,00 $

-

-

-

$

-

44.2. Forest equipment

$

$

GPS

3 $

700,00 $2 100,00 $2 100,00 $Caliper

2 $200,00 $400,00 $400,00 $$56 700,00 $51 700,00 $5 000,00
5 200,00

49. Component total-

50 Consumable items
10 000 $1,04 $

10 400,00 $5 200,00 $52. Repairs and Spare parts

18 $66,67 $

1 200,00 $600,00 $600,0053. Telephone. fax. internet and electricity costs

18 $160,00 $2 880,00 $1 440,00 $1 440,00

54. Office supplies

18 $146,67 $2 640,00 $1 320,00 $1 320,00

55. Car and motorcycle insurance

6 $100,00 $600,00 $300,00 $300,00$-$17 720,00 $8 860,00 $8 860,00

51. Fuel and Lubricant

59. Component total
60 Miscellaneous
61. Sundry

18 $150,00 $5 259,00 $2 630 $

2 630

62. Audit

3 $1 666,67 $

5 000,00 $-5 000,00

63. Contingencies

18 $

-

$

1 200,00 $600,00 $600,0069. Component total

- $

-

$

11 459,00 $3 229,50 $8 229,50$

198 991,00 $128 935,00 $70 056,00

71. 15% Management costs for executing agency$

29 848,65

79. Component total$

29 848,65 $-81. ITTO monitoring and review$

10 000,00 $5 000,00 $82. ITTO mid-term, final and ex-post evaluation costs

$

-

-

83. ITTO programme support costs (12% on items 10 to 82 above)
84. Donator monitoring costs$$

21 429-89. Component total$

GRAND TOTAL$

Sub-total$

70 Local management costs$-

80 Project monitoring and administration100$

31 428,52 $$5 000,00 $5 000,00-

5 000,00

260 268,17

US$ 1.00 = FCFA 500.00

28

3.4.1.3 ITTO budget contribution by component (Phase I)
Budget components

Inputs Unit costs

TOTAL

Year 1

Year 2

Year 310 Project personnel
11. National experts (long term)
11.1. National Coordinator$
18 $382,11 $$12. Other staff$-

6 878,00 $-$4 585,33 $2 292,67 $

-

-

-

-

$

-

$

-

$
$

-

12.1. Administrative and Financial Assistant18 $193,22 $3 478,00 $2 318,67 $1 159,33 $-12.2. Secretary-Accounting Officer

18 $604,33 $10 878,00 $7 252,00 $3 626,00 $-12.3. Driver

18 $359,89 $6 478,00 $4 318,67 $2 159,33

13.3. National Consultant in flora and fauna

45 $200,00 $9 000,00 $9 000,00 $13.4. Consultant in socio-economics

45 $200,00 $9 000,00$

4 500,00 $4 500,00

13.5. Legal consultant in participatory management

40 $

200,00 $8 000,00 $4 000,00 $4 000,00

15.2. Training workshops

5 $3 000,00 $6 000,00 $3 000,00 $3 000,00$

59 712,00 $38 974,67 $20 737,33 $

-

$

-

19. Component total
20 Sub-contracting-

22. NGO in community development

45 $

250,00 $7 875,00 $3 937,50 $3 937,50 $-25. Mapping and rural engineering consulting firm

50 $

200,00 $7 000,00 $-$7 000,00 $

-

-

$

14 875,00 $3 937,50 $10 937,50 $

-

$

-

$

-

29. Component total$

30 Travel
31. Living allowance

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

31.1. Support committee allowance

18 $516,67 $9 300,00 $4 650,00 $4 650,00

31.2 Assignment allowances

18 $412,50 $7 425,00 $3 150,00 $4 275,00

33. Local transport costs

18 $33,33 $

600,00 $300,00 $300,00-$17 325,00 $8 100,00 $9 225,00 $

-

$

-

39. Component total$

40 Capital items$-

43. Vehicles

- $

-

$

-

$

-

43.1. 4x4 vehicle

1 $40 000,00 $43 100,00 $$43 100,00 $

-

$

-

43.2. Motorbikes

2 $3 100,00 $6 200,00 $1 200,00 $5 000,00 $-44. Capital goods

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

-

44.1. Computers and accessories

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

-

Laptops2 $750,00 $1 500,00 $1 500,00 $

-

$

-

Printers

2 $800,00 $1 600,00 $1 600,00 $

-

$

-

Video projector

1 $1 000,00 $1 000,00 $1 000,00$-

Camera1 $

800,00 $800,00 $800,00

$

-

-

$

-

49 200,00 $5 000,00 $-44.2. Forest equipment$-

49. Component total$

54 200,00 $50 Consumable items

$

-

$

$

-

10 000 $1,20 $

10 400,00 $5 200,00 $5 200,00

52. Repair and Spare parts

18 $66,67 $

1 200,00 $600,00 $600,0055. Car and motorbike insurance

6 $150,00 $600,00 $300,00 $300,00$-$

12 200,00 $6 100,00 $6 100,00 $$-51. Fuel and lubricants

59. Component total
60 Miscellaneous-

61. Sundry

18 $292,17 $5 259,00 $2 629,50 $2 629,50

62. Audit

1 $5 000,00 $5 000,00 $-5 000,00

63. Contingencies

18 $

-

$

69. Component total

- $

-

$

10 259,00 $2 629,50 $7 629,50 $-$168 571,00 $108 941,67 $59 629,33 $-81. ITTO monitoring and review$

10 000,00 $5 000,00 $5 000,00

82. ITTO mid-term, final and ex-post evaluation
83. ITTO programme support (12% on items 10 to 82 above)
84. Donator monitoring costs$$$

21 429-89. Component total$

31 428,52 $$200 000

Sub-total$-

80 Project monitoring and administration

90

Reimbursement of pre-project costs (pre-projectbudget)100

GRAND TOTAL$

5 000,00 $$-5 000,00 $-US$ 1.00 = FCFA 500.00

29

3.4.1.4 Executing agency budget contribution by component (Phase I)
Budget components

InputsTOTAL

Unit costs

Year 1

Year 210 Project personnel
11. National experts (long term)
11.1. National Coordinator$-

600,00 $18 $577,78 $12. Other staff
12.1. Administrative and Financial Assistant.

$

18 $

$

-

$

10 800,00 $-$10 400,00 $13. National consultants (short and long term)$-

19. Component total$

21 200,00 $-$7 200,00 $-$3 600,00-

6 933,33 $3 466,67

14 133,33 $7 066,67

40 Capital items
44.2. Forest Equipment

$

GPS

3 $

700,00 $Caliper

2 $200,00 $$49. Component total

-

$

$

-

400,00 $400,002 500,00 $2 500,00 $-2 100,00 $2 100,00

50 Consumable items
53. Telephone. fax. internet and electricity costs

18 $160,00 $2 880,00 $1 440,00 $1 440,00

54. Office supplies

18 $146,67 $2 640,00 $1 320,00 $1 320,00$-$

5 520,00 $2 760,00 $2 760,00

63. Contingencies

18 $

-

$

1 200,00 $600,00 $600,0069. Component total

- $

-

$

1 200,00 $600,00 $600,00$30 420,00 $19 993,33 $10 426,67

71. 15% Management costs for executing agency$

29 848,65

72. Monitoring by focal point

$

-

$

-

$

-

79. Component total$

29 848,65 $

-

$

-

GRAND TOTAL$

60 268,65

59. Component total
60 Miscellaneous

Sub-total
70 Local management costs

100

US$ 1.00 = FCFA 500.00

30

3.4.1.5 Yearly project budget by source – ITTO (Phase I)
Annual disbursements
Total

Year 1

Year 2

Budget components
10. Project personnel$

59 712,00$

38 974,67 $20 737,33

20. Sub-contracting$

14 875,00$

3 937,50 $10 937,50

30. Travel$

17 325,00$

8 100,00 $9 225,00

40. Capital goods$

54 200,00$

49 200,00 $5 000,00

50. Consumable items$

12 200,00$

6 100,00 $6 100,00

60. Miscellaneous$

10 259,00$

2 629,50 $7 629,50

Sub-total 1 $168 571,00$

108 941,67 $59 629,33

81. Monitoring and review costs (actual estimate)$

10 000,00

82. Evaluation costs (actual estimate)$-

Sub-total 2 $178 571,00

ITTO programme support costs (12% on items 10-82 above)$

21 428,52

80. ITTO monitoring and evaluation costs

84. Donator monitoring costs
90. Reimbursement of pre-project costs
TOTAL ITTO$

200 000

US$1.00 = FCFA500.00

3.4.1.6 Yearly project budget by source - Executing Agency (Phase I)
Annual disbursements
Total

Year 1

Year 2

Budget components
10. Project personnel$

21 200,00$

14 133,33 $20. Sub-contracting

$

-

$

-

$

-

30. Travel

$

-

$

-

$

-

40. Capital goods$

2 500,00$

2 500,00 $-50. Consumable items$

5 520,00$

2 760,00 $2 760,00

60. Miscellaneous$

1 200,00$

600,00 $600,0070. Executing Agency management costs$

29 848,65$-

Total Executing Agency/Host Government$

60 268,65$

19 993,33 $$7 066,67

10 426,67

US$1.00 = FCFA500.00

31

3.4.2 PROJECT PHASE II BUDGET
3.4.2.1 Master budget schedule (Phase II)OUTPUTS /ACTIVITIESDESCRIPTION

Budgetcomponent

Quantity
Year
1

Year
2

Output 1:

Forest resources are used in a rational way

Activity 1.1

Create 100 ha of plantations with the aim of producing fuel wood

Units

Unit costs
$US

TOGO

Year 1

Year 2

Year 1

Year 2

2 687

5 374

1 225

613

2 357

1 179

National Coordinator

11.1

1

1

p-m

Administrative and Financial
Assistant
Driver

12.1

1

1

p-m
2 069

4 138

1 025

513

1 733

867

12.3

1

1

p-m

1 219

2 438

23

1

1

day

23 60947 2171 625
20 000813
22 841

2 188

2 188

1

1
8 550

8 550

10 14820 296

1 598

1 598

45

900

450

450

90

1 800

900

900

82 16333 77634 679

7 877

5 831

1 119

559

2 555

1 277

1 931

965

Contract for seedling production
Contract for support withreforestation and prohibition ofgrazing
Allowance for support committee

31.1

10

10

Assignment allowances

31.2

10

10

24
p-m

Total 1.1
Activity 1.2

ITTO

Total
cost $US

Promote income-generating activities through beekeeping, as well as shea butter and mustard production
National Coordinator

11.1

1

1

p-m

Administrative and Financial
Assistant
Secretary/accountant

12.1

1

1

p-m

12.2

1

1

p-m

Driver

12.3

1

1

p-m

National consultant in beekeeping

13.1

20

20

National consultant in agrifood

13.2
20

20

Allowance for support committee

31.1

10

10

Assignment allowances

31.2

10

10

45

Training workshops

15.2

10

0

300

Beehives

44.3

40

200

8 000

8 000

Smoker

44.3

20

120

2 400

2 400

Extractor

44.3

8

300

2 400

2 400

Soaking vessel

44.3

8

200

1 600

1 600

Hive-tool

44.3

40

15

600

600

day

2 755

5 510

2 137

4 274

919

459

1 439

2 878

1 919

959

1 139

2 278

1 519

759

100

4 075

2 038

2 038

100

4 075

2 038

2 038

800

16 000

8 000

8 000

900

450

450

3 000

3 000

0

32

OUTPUTS /ACTIVITIESDESCRIPTION

Budgetcomponent

Quantity
Year
1

Year
2

Units

Unit costs$US

Year 1TOGO

Year 2

Year 1

Year 2Overalls

44.3

20

140

2 800

2 800

Gloves

44.3

20

50

1 000

1 000

Boots

44.3

20

60

1 200

1 200

Other beekeeping accessories

44.3

8

25

200

200

Peanut seed husker

44.4

8

500

4 000

4 000

Shea seed husker

44.4

8

400

3 200

3 200

Seed roaster
Basin

44.4

8

300

2 400

2 400

44.4

32

10

320

320

Oil seed mill

44.4

8

600

4 800

4 800

Butter filter

44.4

16

10

160

160

Butter mould

44.4

16

7

112

112

Mustard mould

44.4

16

7

112

112

Other shea butter accessories

44.4

8

5

40

40

78 33456 34415 262

4 485

2 243

2 755

5 510

1 119

559

2 555

1 277

1 931

965

Total 1.2
Activity 1.4

ITTO

Total
cost $US

Increase outreach in relation to forest regulations
National Coordinator

11.1

1

1

p-m

Administrative and Financial
Assistant
Secretary/accountant

12.1

1

1

p-m
2 137

4 274

919

459

12.2

1

1

p-m

1 439

2 878

1 919

959

Driver

12.3

1

1

p-m

1 139

2 278

1 519

759

21

77

77

67

10 390

5 390

5 000

Allowance for support committee

31.1

10

10

45

900

450

450

Assignment allowances

31.2

10

10

90

1 800

900

900

28 03012 215

9 087

4 485

2 243

5 510

1 119

559

2 555

1 277

NGO in communication

p-m

Total 1.4
Output 2

Land is used sustainably

Activity 2.4

Create 50 ha of areas for grazing and fodder
National Coordinator

11.1

1

1

p-m

2 755

33

OUTPUTS /ACTIVITIESDESCRIPTION

Budgetcomponent

Quantity
Units

Unit costs
$US

Total
cost $US

2 137
1

p-m

1 439

12.1
12.2

1

Driver

12.3

1

1

p-m

1 139

2 278

1 519

759

Allowance for support committee

31.1

10

10

p-m

45

900

450

450

Assignment allowances

31.2

10

10

90

1 800

900

25

10

900
3 000

300

3 000
20 640

9 825

4 087

4 485

2 243

2 755

5 510

1 119

559

2 555

1 277

1 931

965

Year 1

Year 2

Year 1

Year 2

4 274

919

459

1 931

965

2 878

1 919

959

p-m

day

Total 2.4
Activity 3.2

TOGO

Administrative and Financial
Assistant
Secretary/accountant

Mapping and rural engineering
consulting firm

Year
2
1

ITTO

Year
1
1

Capacity building of stakeholders in participatory management
National Coordinator

11.1

Administrative and Financial
Assistant
Secretary/accountant

12.1
1

1

2 137

4 274

919

459

12.2

1

1

p-m

1 439

2 878

1 919

959

Driver

12.3

1

1

p-m

1 139

2 278

1 519

759

Consultant forest manager

13.6

1

1

p-m

6 500

13 000

6 500

6 500

Training workshops

15.2

1

1

3 000

6 000

3 000

3 000

Allowance for support committee

31.1

10

10

45

900

450

450

Assignment allowances

31.2

10

10

90

1 800

900

900

Total 3.2

36 64016 325

13 587

4 485

2 243

Activity-related sub-total

245 807

128 484

76 70325 81814 802

720

720

1

p-m

1

p-m

p-m

Non-activity related expenses
0

0

0

0

liter

1

3 656

1 801

1 855

month

25

600

300

300

1 440

0

0

4x4 vehicle

43.1

1

Motorbikes
Fuel and lubricants

43.2
51

1
2 673

1
2 673

52

12

12

53

12

12

month

Repair and Spare parts
Telephone. fax. internet andelectricity costs

60

0

34

OUTPUTS /ACTIVITIESDESCRIPTION

Budgetcomponent

Quantity

Unit costs
$US

Total
cost $US

ITTO

TOGO

Office supplies

54

month

55

1 320

0

0

Car and motorcycle insurance

55

1

1

car

300

600

300

300

Laptops

44.1

2

-

u

0

Printers

44.1

2

-

u

0

Video projector

44.1

1

Camera

44.1

900

900

Sundry61

Contingencies

63

Audit

62

Non-activity related sub-total

GRAND TOTAL

Year
2
12

Units

Year
1
12

1
Lump
sum
Lump
sum
1

Lump
sum
Lump
sum
1

0

0

0

0
1 800

Year 1

Year 2

Year 1

Year 2

660

660

1 200
u

1 833

5 500

600

600

5 500

16 116

3 301

8 855

1 980

1 980

261 923

131 785

85 55827 79816 78235

3.4.2.2 Consolidated budget by component (Phase II)
Budget components

InputsTOTAL

Unit costs

Year 1

Year 210 Project personnel
11. National experts (long term)

$

-

$

-

$

$

12.1. Administrative and Financial Assistant18 $1 179,67 $21 234,00 $14 156,00 $7 078,00

12.2. Secretary-Accounting Officer

18 $639,56 $11 512,00 $7 674,67 $

3 837,33

12.3. Driver

18 $641,67 $11 550,00 $7 700,00 $3 850,00--$

13. National consultants (short and long term)$

13.1. National Consultant in beekeeping

40 $400,00 $-$$18 276,00 $-1 523,00 $12. Other staff

27 414,00 $

-

18 $

11.1. National Coordinator:

-

$

$

9 138,00--

4 075,00 $2 037,50 $2 037,50

13.2. National Consultant in agri-food

45 $200,00 $4 075,00 $2 037,50 $2 037,50

13.7. Consultant Forest Manager

45 $300,00 $13 000,00 $6 500,00 $6 500,00

15.2. Training Workshops

5 $1 800,00 $9 000,00 $6 000,00 $3 000,00$

101 860,00 $64 381,67 $37 478,33
5 000,00

19. Component total
20 Sub-contracting$-

21. NGO in communication

90 $

300,00 $10 390,00 $5 390,00 $22. NGO in community development

45 $

250,00 $--23. Contract for growing seedlings

150 $

314,78 $47 217,00 $22 188,00 $25 029,00

24. Contract for support with reforestation and prohibition ofgrazing

200 $101,48 $20 296,00 $10 148,00 $10 148,00

25. Mapping and rural engineering consulting firm

50 $29. Component total$

60,00 $

3 000,00 $3 000,00 $

$

-

$

80 903,00 $40 726,00 $

$

-

$

-

30 Travel
31. Living allowance

$

$

-

$

-

$

-

18 $

1 088,89 $31.2 Assignment allowances

18 $450,00 $8 100,00 $4 050,00 $4 050,00-$

27 700,00 $13 850,00 $13 850,00$-$

40 Capital items

$

$

-

40 $

200,00 $8 000,00 $8 000,00 $-Smoker20 $120,00 $2 400,00 $2 400,00 $-Extractor

8 $300,00 $2 400,00 $2 400,00 $-Soaking vessel

8 $200,00 $1 600,00 $1 600,00 $-Hive-tool

40 $15,00 $

600,00 $600,00 $-Overalls

20 $

140,00 $2 800,00 $2 800,00 $-Gloves20 $50,00 $

1 000,00 $1 000,00 $

-

Boots

20 $

60,00 $

1 200,00 $1 200,00 $-Other accessories

8 $25,00 $

200,00 $200,00 $-$44.4. Equipment and accessories for manufacturing shea
butter and mustard$-

9 800,00

Beehives

44.3. Beekeeping equipment-

9 800,00 $40 177,00

31.1. Support committee allowance
39. Component total

19 600,00 $--Peanut seed husker

8 $500,00 $4 000,00 $4 000,00 $-Shea seed husker

8 $400,00 $3 200,00 $3 200,00 $-Seed roaster

8 $300,00 $2 400,00 $2 400,00 $

-

Basin

32 $

10,00 $

320,00 $320,00 $-Oil seed mill

8 $600,00 $4 800,00 $4 800,00 $-Butter filter

16 $10,00 $

160,00 $160,00 $-Butter mould

16 $7,00 $

112,00 $112,00 $-Mustard mould

16 $7,00 $

112,00 $112,00 $-Other accessories

8 $5,00 $

40,00 $

40,00 $-$

35 344,00 $35 344,00 $

-

$

-

49. Component total
50 Consumable items
51. Fuel and lubricants

10 000 $0,37 $

3 656,00 $1 801,00 $1 855,00

52. Repair and Spare parts

18 $33,33 $

600,00 $300,00 $300,0053. Telephone. fax. internet and electricity costs

18 $80,00 $

1 440,00 $

720,00 $

720,0054. Office supplies

18 $73,33 $

1 320,00 $660,00 $660,0055. Car and motorcycle insurance

6 $100,00 $600,00 $300,00 $300,00$-7 616,00 $3 781,00 $3 835,00

59. Component total
60 Miscellaneous$$-

61. Sundry

18 $150,00 $1 800,00 $

900,00 $900,0062. Audit

1 $5 500,00 $5 500,00 $-5 500,00

63. Contingencies

18 $

-

$

1 200,00 $600,00 $600,00- $-$8 500,00 $1 500,00 $7 000,00$

261 923,00 $159 582,67 $102 340,33

71. 15% management costs for Executing Agency$

39 288,45

72. Monitoring by focal point

$

-

$

-

$

-

79. Component total$

39 288,45 $

-

$

-

81. ITTO monitoring and review$

20 000,00 $-$20 000,00

82. ITTO mid-term, final and ex-post evaluation costs$$

15 000,00
30 281$

15 000,00$

35 000,00

69. Component total
Total partiel$

70 Local management costs

80 Project monitoring and administration

83. ITTO programme support (12% on items 10 to 82 above)
89. Component total
90

Reimbursement of pre-project costs (pre-projectbudget)100

GRAND TOTAL$

65 281 $$366 493-

US$1.00 = FCFA500.00

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3.4.2.3 ITTO budget contribution by component (Phase II)
Budget components

InputsTOTAL

Unit costs

Year 1

Year 210 Project personnel
11. National experts (long term)

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

-

18 $

475,00 $12.1. Administrative and Financial Assistant18 $391,67 $7 050,00 $4 700,00 $2 350,00

12.2. Secretary-Accounting Officer

18 $639,56 $11 512,00 $7 674,67 $

3 837,33

12.3. Driver

18 $641,67 $11 550,00 $7 700,00 $3 850,00--

11.1. National Coordinator:
12. Other staff$

13. National consultants (short and long term)$

8 550,00 $-$$5 700,00 $-$$2 850,00--

13.1. National Consultant in beekeeping

40 $400,00 $4 075,00 $2 037,50 $2 037,50

13.2. National Consultant in agri-food

45 $200,00 $4 075,00 $2 037,50 $2 037,50

13.6. Consultant Forest Manager

45 $300,00 $13 000,00 $6 500,00 $6 500,00

15.2. Training workshops

5 $3 000,00 $9 000,00 $6 000,00 $3 000,00$

68 812,00 $42 349,67 $26 462,33
5 000,00

19. Component total
20 Sub-contracting
21. NGO in communication

90 $

300,00 $10 390,00 $5 390,00 $22. NGO in community development

45 $

250,00 $--23. Contract for growing seedlings

135 $

272,00 $24. Contract for support with reforestation and prohibition ofgrazing

180 $100,00 $42 841,00 $17 100,00 $25. Mapping and rural engineering consulting firm

50 $

200,00 $3 000,00 $3 000,00 $-$73 331,00 $36 940,00 $-$29. Component total

$

$

$

20 000,00 $8 550,00 $22 841,00
8 550,00
36 391,00

30 Travel
31. Living allowance

$

-

$

-

$

-

31.1. Support committee allowance

18 $1 088,89 $31.2 Assignment allowances

18 $450,00 $8 100,00 $4 050,00 $4 050,00-$

27 700,00 $13 850,00 $13 850,00

39. Component total$

19 600,00 $9 800,00 $9 800,00

40 Capital items
Beehives

40 $200,00 $8 000,00 $8 000,00 $-Smoker20 $120,00 $2 400,00 $2 400,00 $-Extractor

8 $300,00 $2 400,00 $2 400,00 $-Soaking vessel

8 $200,00 $1 600,00 $1 600,00 $-Hive-tool

40 $15,00 $

600,00 $600,00 $-Overalls

20 $

140,00 $2 800,00 $2 800,00 $-Gloves20 $50,00 $

1 000,00 $1 000,00 $

-

Boots

20 $

60,00 $

1 200,00 $1 200,00 $-Other accessories

8 $25,00 $

200,00 $200,00 $-$44.4. Equipment and accessories for manufacturing shea
butter and mustard-

Peanut seed husker

8 $500,00 $4 000,00 $4 000,00 $-Shea seed husker

8 $400,00 $3 200,00 $3 200,00 $-Seed roaster

8 $300,00 $2 400,00 $2 400,00 $

-

Basin

32 $

10,00 $

320,00 $320,00 $-Oil seed mill

8 $600,00 $4 800,00 $4 800,00 $-Butter filter

16 $10,00 $

160,00 $160,00 $-Butter mould

16 $7,00 $

112,00 $112,00 $-Mustard mould

16 $7,00 $

112,00 $112,00 $-Other accessories

8 $5,00 $

40,00 $

40,00 $-$

35 344,00 $35 344,00 $-49. Component total
50 Consumable items
51. Fuel and lubricants

10 000 $1,20 $

3 656,00 $1 801,00 $1 855,00

52. Repair and Spare parts

18 $33,33 $

600,00 $300,00 $300,0055. Car and motorcycle insurance

6 $150,00 $600,00 $300,00 $300,00$-$4 856,00 $2 401,00 $2 455,00

59. Component total
60 Miscellaneous
61. Sundry

18 $100,00 $1 800,00 $

900,00 $900,0062. Audit

1 $5 500,00 $5 500,00 $-5 500,00

69. Component total

- $

-

$

$

7 300,00 $

900,00 $6 400,00$

217 343,00 $131 784,67 $85 558,33

81. ITTO monitoring and review$

20 000,00$

20 000,00

82. ITTO mid-term, final and ex-post evaluation costs$

15 000,00$

15 000,00

83. ITTO programme support (12% on items 10 to 82 above)$

30 28189. Component total$

65 281 $$35 000,00$

282 624

Sub-total
80 Project monitoring and administration

90
100

-

Reimbursement of pre-project costs (pre-projectbudget)GRAND TOTAL
US$1.00 = FCFA500.00

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3.4.2.4 Executing Agency budget contribution by component (Phase II)
Budget components

InputsTOTAL

Unit costs

Year 1

Year 210 Project personnel
11. National experts (long term)
11.1. National Coordinator

$

-

-

$

$

788,00 $14 184,00 $9 456,00 $4 728,00$

33 048,00 $22 032,00 $11 016,00

19. Component total-$

12 576,00 $

-

18 $

$

18 864,00 $-1 048,00 $12. Other staff
12.1. Administrative and Financial Assistant.

$

18 $

-

$

6 288,00-

20 Sub-contracting
23. Contract for growing seedlings

15 $291,73 $4 376,00 $2 188,00 $2 188,00

24. Contract for support with reforestation and prohibition of grazing
29. Component total

20 $$159,80 $$3 196,00 $7 572,00 $1 598,00 $3 786,00 $1 598,00
3 786,00

53. Telephone. fax. internet and electricity costs

18 $80,00 $

1 440,00 $

720,00 $

720,0054. Office supplies

18 $73,33 $

1 320,00 $660,00 $660,00$-$2 760,00 $1 380,00 $1 380,00

63. Contingencies

18 $

-

$

1 200,00 $600,00 $600,0069. Component total

- $

-

$

1 200,00 $600,00 $600,00$44 580,00 $27 798,00 $16 782,00

71. 15% Executing Agency management costs$

39 288,45

72. Monitoring by focal point

$

-

$

-

$

-

79. Component total$

39 288,45 $

-

$

-

GRAND TOTAL$

83 868,45

50 Consumable items

59. Component total
60 Miscellaneous

Sub-total
70 Local management costs

100

US$1.00 = FCFA500.00

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3.4.2.5 Yearly project budget by source – ITTO (Phase II)
Annual disbursements
Total

Year 1

Year 2

Budget components
10. Project personnel$

68 812,00$

42 349,67 $26 462,33

20. Sub-contracting$

73 331,00$

36 940,00 $36 391,00

30. Travel$

27 700,00$

13 850,00 $13 850,00

40. Capital goods$

35 344,00$

35 344,00 $50. Consumable goods$

4 856,00$

2 401,00 $60. Miscellaneous$

7 300,00$

900,00 $6 400,00

Sub-total 1 $217 343,00$

131 784,67 $85 558,33

81. Monitoring and review costs (actual estimate)$

20 000,00

82. Evaluation costs (actual estimate)$

15 000,00

Sub-total 2 $252 343,00

2 455,00

80. ITTO monitoring and evaluation costs

ITTO programme support costs (12% on items 10-82 above)$

30 281,16$

282 624

84. Donator monitoring costs
90. Pre-project reimbursement costs
TOTAL ITTO
US$1.00 = FCFA500.00

3.4.2.6 Yearly project budget by source – Executing Agency (Phase II)
Annual disbursements
Total

Year 1

Year 2

Budget components
10. Project personnel$

33 048,00$

22 032,00 $11 016,00

20. Sub-contracting$

7 572,00$

3 786,00 $3 786,00

30. Travel

$

-

$

-

$

40. Capital items

$

-

$

-

$

50. Consumable items$

2 760,00$

1 380,00 $1 380,00

60. Miscellaneous$

1 200,00$

600,00 $600,0070. Executing agency management costs$

39 288,45$-

Total Executing agency/Host Government$

83 868,45$

27 798,00 $$-16 782,00

US$1.00 = FCFA500.00

3.5

ASSUMPTIONS, RISKS AND SUSTAINABILITY

3.5.1 Assumptions and risksThis project will be effectively implemented if:•

The population is receptive to messages disseminated during the awareness-raisingprocess:
The use of forest resources is indeed entrenched in the customs of the local population. This obviously
points to some difficulty in disseminating the message but leaders of opinion will help to raise awarenessduring the implementation of both project Phase I and Phase II. Documents will also need to be
distributed about current forestry regulations during project Phase II.
•

People benefit from the proposed income-generating activities:
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People can freely access the forest products that they harvest quite easily free of charge but the projectwill encourage them to adopt other activities incurring physical and financial costs; this will make it hardfor them to adopt the IGAs. That is the reason why as part of promoting these IGAs (production of shea
butter and mustard) the project will take charge of their training and assist them during project Phase II
by putting at their disposal the necessary equipment.
At the end of the project Phase I and II, the techniques will already have been mastered by the trained
communities. Guidance will continue to be provided through other Ministry services to ensure thesustainability of the knowledge acquired.
• All stakeholders collaborate:
Unless the local populations pull together they will not be able to work towards sustainable forest
management. This is the reason why a consultation framework will be established as soon as Phase I,
involving everyone by setting up a mixed local management committee with 8 sub-committees in thevillages in order to enlist the cooperation of the people concerned in relation to sustainable forest
management.
3.5.2 Sustainability
Executing this project will allow material and human resources as well as management structures to be
put in place from year 1 of project Phase I implementation. Established management structures
will be responsible for conducting project Phase II activities. At the end of the project, all the
management committees should remain in place and operational, and these structures should also bepresent on all state and private sites that are experiencing the same problems.
Local people who have been trained should not only be able to put into practice the knowledge acquired,
but also disseminate it. In fact, stakeholders in the management of other gazetted forests will be able totravel to see the craftsmen carrying out their activities for producing shea butter and mustard, and thismay inspire them to reproduce the same scheme in their locality. This approach involving participatory
management of the Fosse-aux-Lions gazetted forest thus takes on a transformational approach given thefact that the feline species it used to shelter will be able to return to their initial habitat.

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PART 4: IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS
4.1

Organization structure and stakeholder involvement mechanisms

4.1.1 Executing Agency and partners
Executing agency:
The Executing agency for this project is the Agency for Forest Development and Use (Office deDéveloppement et d’Exploitation des Forêts—ODEF). The ODEF reports to the Ministry of theEnvironment and Forest Resources (Ministère de l’Environnement et des Ressources Forestières—MERF).
Created in 1971, this structure now has 47 years of experience in the field of reforestation and forest
management in Togo. Through the ITTO projects The ODEF has initiated participatory management offorest resources by involving the local populations. This structure now has a mixed personnel totalling
208 employees, 64 of whom are qualified executives including water and forestry engineers, water andforestry civil engineers, assistant water and forestry engineers, sociologists, environmentalists andmanagers of protected areas. The ODEF will play a direct role in project implementation. The project
personnel will come from this institution and will be responsible for recruitment and for coordinating all the
project activities. It also has sufficient equipment (vehicle fleet and forestry equipment), building
infrastructure and an average annual budget of US$2,716,503 (2015 to 2017). This institution’s main
requirements are of a financial type.
The Regional Directorate for the Environment and Forest Resources (Direction Régionale del'Environnement et des Ressources Forestières—DRERF) will participate in monitoring the projectthrough the steering committee on which its cabinet will be represented. This department has also gained
experience by taking part in the steering committee for most of the ITTO projects implemented in the
country. It also has a competent and multidisciplinary personnel spread over its various technicaldepartments which will be amongst the partners of this project in the form of a technical support
committee.
Partners
The ODEF will be supported by the other MERF technical services through a support committee of atleast five (5) members on which each department will be represented and which will participate inworkshop activities and consultation meetings. They are:Forest Resource Directorate (Direction des Ressources Forestières—DRF)
The Forest Resource Directorate is responsible for:•developing forest regulations;•
proposing elements of national policy on the subject of forest resources;•
ensuring the implementation of policies, strategies, programmes and projects on the subject ofprotecting forest resources and managing fragile ecosystems and wetlands;•
ensuring cooperation when conducting inventories of flora and fauna;•monitoring the lawfulness of the flora and fauna products use;•monitoring procedures for gazetting and ungazetting protected areas;•
participating in compiling and implementing development plans for forests and protected areas;•
compiling and monitoring standards for forest environment interventions;•concluding contracts for managing the State’s natural forest estate;•
proposing incentives to be granted to individuals as part of sustainable forest management;•
promoting the participation of local populations in the management of forest resources and theconservation of biodiversity;•organizing an intersectoral consensus strategy involving all the stakeholders in the forestry
sector;•managing the conventions, agreements and treaties relating to flora and fauna.
The Forest Resource Directorate has three divisions:41

the Standardization and Monitoring Division;
the Forest Division;
the Forest Division;
the Protected Areas and Wildlife Division;
This Directorate is in charge of managing some of the areas in the country which are protected becauseof their flora and will be able to contribute its experience, such as, for example, the lessons learned fromproject PD 9/99 Rev.2 (F) "Sustainable and Participatory Development of Forest Resources in the
Missahoé Gazetted forest (Kpalimé-TOGO) and Surrounding Village Communities for Optimal Timber
Production".
Through its regional services, each year this directorate implements and monitors reforestation and forest
management operations throughout the national territory. It is also directly involved in implementing the
National Forest Action Plan (Plan d’Action Forestier National—PAFN) whose comprehensive vision is toachieve forest cover of 20 per cent by 2035, completely cover its needs in fuel wood, conserve its
biodiversity and ensure the sustainable protection of at-risk areas as well as wildlife habitats.
Directorate of Environment (Direction de l’Environnement—DE)
The Directorate of Environment is responsible for:proposing elements of national policy on the subject of preserving and managing theenvironment;
monitoring and controlling environmental and social management plans.
participating in developing and implementing strategies, laws, regulations, plans, programmes
and projects in the field of environmental preservation and management;
implementing the international legal instruments ratified in the environmental field andpromoting accession to other international instruments;
working together with the planning directorate to effectively take into account concerns relating
to environmental preservation in development programmes, project and actions;participating in organizing a framework of cooperation involving all the intersectoral
stakeholders in environmental management;
implementing programs and strategies for protecting the ozone layer.
The Directorate of Environment is comprised of three divisions:- the Environmental and Lifestyle Preservation Division (Direction de la Préservation du Milieu et du Cadrede Vie—DPMCV)- the Division of Classified Installations and Technological Risks (Division des Installations Classées etdes Risques Technologiques—DICRT)- the Dangerous Substances and Radioactive Materials Division (Division des Substances Dangereuses
et des Matières Radioactives—DSDMR)- the Division for Combating Climate Change (Division Lutte contre les Changements Climatiques—
DLCC)

Forest Resource Inspectorate (Inspection des Ressources Forestières—IRF)
The IRF is responsible for the suppression and control of illegal activities in the protected areas andnon-permanent forest estate over the whole of the country, and as this project relates to theparticipatory management of a gazetted forest it will help to implement participatory management
through awareness-raising channels.
In addition to these directorates, the consultants and consultancies working with the ODEF are:- Beekeeping consultant;- Agri-food consultant;- Flora and fauna consultant;- Socio-economics consultant;- Legal consultant in participatory management- Consultant Forest Manager- Mapping and rural engineering consultancy;
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Subcontracts will be taken out with two NGOs from the area qualified in communication and community
development, respectively. Traditional leaders and the local Village Development Committees (Comités
Villageois de Developpement—CVDs) will be requested to provide support for the various courses andawareness-raising activities.
The ODEF will also be supported by other services within the ministries in charge of agriculture andlivestock, social action, security and civil protection (Fire Brigade), regional and local government,
education and literacy, youth development, etc. The private tree planters, women, crop farmers andlivestock farmers will also collaborate with the executing agency through their groups or associations.
Members from these partnership groups will set up a technical support committee which will be
responsible for project implementation on a virtually daily basis.
4.1.2 Project management teamThe project will be managed by a small team consisting of a national coordinator, an administrative andfinancial assistant, a secretary-accountant and a driver. This small management team will receive
training for both project phases. The project premises will be located at the ODEF Regional
Directorate for the Savannas located in Mango.
4.1.3 Project Steering Committee
The Project Steering Committee will be responsible for monitoring Phase I and Phase II project
activities. This Committee consists of:- One Representative of the Ministry of the Environment and Forest Resources (MERF)- One Representative of the ITTO;- One Representative of the donor country;- One Representative of the ODEF;- One Representative of the Forest Resource Directorate- One Representative of the NGOs;- One Representative of the rural communities;- The project coordinator.
4.1.4 Stakeholder involvement mechanisms
Consultation and validation workshops will be organized at each stage of the studies within the frameworkof implementing the Phase I and Phase II project activities. All the stakeholders will be invited to theseworkshops where there will be an opportunity to inform them about the state of progress and interim
results of the project. The stakeholders invited to these consultations will be: the project staff, the relevantNGOs, the representatives of local communities, women's associations, administrative and traditional
authorities, the representatives of training institutions, the representatives of State and private services
working in the field of natural resources management, etc. These people without any personal
involvement in the project will be included in the support committee.

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Figure 4: Project organizational chart

Ministère de l'Environnement, duDéveloppement Durable et de la Protection dela Nature (MEDDPN)

Comité Directeur du Projet

Agence d'exécution (ODEF)
Coordonnateur National

Comité d'appui (partenaires)

Assistant administratif et financier

Secrétaire-comptable

Les Consultants

Les ONG44

4.2 REPORTING, REVIEW, MONITORING AND EVALUATION
Upon project funding, a system to monitor its achievements and progress will go into operation.
Monitoring will be conducted for both project phases. Monitoring will be conducted by the
management team, the main stakeholders, and people external to the personnel directly involved inproject execution as well as the ITTO monitoring and assessment committee.
The Steering Committee will ensure that the project objectives are on track to be achieved right fromproject inception. A monitoring committee will be put in place for this purpose before the first project
activities take place. It will comprise representatives of the steering committee, the advisory committee
and the ITTO as well as the coordinator.
- Inception report
After the meeting of the steering committee following the first effective disbursement of project
Phase I funds by ITTO, ODEF, through the project coordination, will submit an inception report
including all arrangements necessary for project implementation. One (1) month after project
Phase I activities have started, the monitoring committee will check that the planned work has actually
started. The project inception report will be produced at the end of the first semester post start-up.
- Progress report;
After six months the progress report indicating the state of progress of the project activities will be
produced. The annual reports, the first of which will act as a guide for the monitoring team, will be
produced by the executing agency every 12 months after project inception, but well before the financial
audit. They will describe the progress of the activities already carried out and the financial status of bothproject Phase I and Phase II.
- Mid-term evaluation mission
The project steering committee will carry out a mid-term monitoring and evaluation no later than the 11thmonth of each project phase. The other stakeholders will be involved in this internal mid-term
assessment mission, based on the annual report. The representatives of the ITTO will then be able tocarry out their second monitoring mission and the resulting reports will give a clear idea of the state ofprogress of the project, including any proposals.
- ITTO monitoring and evaluation mission
Upon the 14th month following each project phase start, the project will receive the ITTO monitoringand evaluation team in the 30th month after its inception. The team will verify the outcome indicators
mentioned in the logical framework matrix and already verifiable in the work plan.
- Project completion report
The completion report will be produced no later than the 3rd month after the effective end of the time
allocated for each project phase implementation. In addition to providing an evaluation, the report will
indicate the outcomes and recall the measures taken to ensure the technical, institutional and politicalsustainability of the project.
All these reports and other monitoring documents such as the technical reports will be forwarded to theSteering Committee and the Executing Agency by the project’s administrative mail. They will then be
made available to the ITTO and other relevant structures.

4.3 DISSEMINATION AND MAINSTREAMING OF PROJECT LEARNING
4.3.1 Dissemination of project results
In order to ensure widespread dissemination of both project phase results, the stakeholders in the
project will also act as tools for disseminating project results. Indeed, the operation of establishedstructures and visits to the craftsmen benefiting from this project by producing shea butter and mustard
will provide inspiration for other stakeholders from other forests. The plan is to use the portal of the ODEF
and MERF website for disseminating this information. Furthermore. the environmental journal and thejournal produced by the NGOs from the forest sector will be the main means by which these results will45

be disseminated. The meetings organized by the stakeholders while executing the project should also be
used for disseminating the project results.
4.3.2 Mainstreaming of project learning
The Fosse-aux-Lions gazetted forest, which is said to have once been the habitat of lions, is of particularimportance to the Government of Togo. Executing this project will contribute to the sustainable
management of this forest as well as the probable return of felines to their initial habitat. After appropriating
the outcomes of this innovative project, the MERF, which is a stakeholder and primary beneficiary of the
project, will be responsible for incorporating them in national policies and plans.
By raising people’s awareness, through meetings bringing together the various stakeholders and, throughthe mass media, the multiple presentations of the results of this project will further encourage a strong,sustained political commitment to support the forestry sector. This political commitment will be marked bydisseminating the lessons learned from the project and will provide adequate assistance for the decision
makers responsible for developing, using and managing forest resources in the country.

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ANNEX 1: PROFILE OF THE EXECUTING AGENCY AND PARTNERS
Profile of the Executing Agency
A. Expertise
The ODEF is a State body created by decree in 1971. Its mission is to rehabilitate, equip, and develop
the State forest estates. The ODEF’s assets include over 20,000 ha of plantations established on behalfof the State. These achievements have been financed by the government or the development agencies.
They include:-

The TOG/88/008 project: Reforestation and forestry developments aiming to cover some 700 ha.
The WFP/TOG/2818 and TOG/AGR/0010 project: forestry development, involving the planting ofnearly 1,500 ha of teak;
The AFRI project funded by the French Caisse Centrale de Coopération, the French Fonds d’Aide et
de Coopération and the Government of Togo, which led to the planting of 3,500 ha of eucalyptus
trees.
The ODEF has recently completed the following projects with the ITTO:--

PD 581/10 Rev.2 (F): Establishing a Geographical Information System for the Sustainable
Management of the Forest Areas of Togo;
PD 584/10 Rev.2 (F): Implementing the Cooperative Framework of Cooperation between ODEF and
the Stakeholders for the Effective Participatory and Sustainable Management of the Eto-Lili Forest
Complex
RED 031/11 Rev.1 (F): Rehabilitation and Restoration of Relict Forests and Uncultivated Savannahs
in the Valleys of Akpé and Akama.

b. Infrastructure
The ODEF has a General Directorate in Lomé and 15 sectors and sub-sectors covering the whole territory.
There is a consultancy office within its Technical Directorate sufficiently well equipped to carry out studies,monitor work and undertake related research in the field.
It provides services to other government forest departments in terms of both human resources andequipment.
In the field, activities are taking place in over 15 gazetted forests with a surface area of approximately
120,000 ha. Seven (7) forests are equipped with trained and operational fire brigades, including two
further to the implementation of project PD 584/10 Rev.2 (F).
c. Budget
The ODEF is administratively and financially independent. Its budget for the last three years, excluding
the contribution from the projects, can be broken down as follows (in US$):Description
External Service A + B (n°62 & 63)

Year 2017
1 295 161

Year 2018
1 082 114

Year 2019965 583

Trips, travel and missions (61 &63)

65 03967 88860 217

Capital acquisitions (n°2)

69 590308 169

180 195

Consumables (N°60)
Personnel costs (N°66)

261 856
1 062 743

272 035
1 324 525

318 493
1 515 054

Total

2 754 390

3 054 729

3 039 543

US$ 1.00 = FCFA 500.00

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d: Personnel
Currently (2021) the ODEF has a total staff of 179 personnel including:- 7 Design engineers- 17 Civil engineers- 10 Assistant engineers- 28 Administrative executives- 117 Others (Office personnel, Supervisors. drivers. etc.)
The General Directorate comprises a Technical Division, an Administrative and Financial Division and a
Commercial Division. There is a regional division in each of the five administrative regions of the country.
The General Directorate will draw on the human and technical resources of the Regional Directorate of
the Public Savanna Region to implement this project.

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ANNEX 2: CURRICULUM VITAE OF PERSONNEL PROVIDED BY THE EXECUTING AGENCYCURRICULUM VITAE 1

I. LEGAL AND CIVIL STATUS
1. Last name: ALABA
2. Name: Pyoabalo
3. Date of birth: 27 November 1975
4. Place of birth: Pallakoko
5. Prefecture: Ogou
6. Country: Togo
7. Nationality: Togolese
8. Gender: Male
9. Married, children
II. DETAILS
Administrative title: Water and forest engineer, 1st Class, 3rd Grade(Environmentalist specializing in forest management)
Function: General Director, Agency for Forest Development and Use—ODEF
20, Rue des Evala-Agbalépédogan, Tel.: (+228) 22514217
Mobile: (228) 90 00 22 42 /22 56 84 78
E-mail: pyoalaba@yahoo.fr
BP: 334 LOME, TOGO
III. AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION-

Development and participatory management of forest resources;
Development and implementation of forest development and management plans;
Environmental impact surveys;
Development and management of environment-related projects;
Combating climate change.

IV. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
29 May 2019 to date, General Director, Agency for Forest Development and Use—ODEF.
29 May 2019 to date, Officer in charge of public procurement, Agency for Forest Development and
Use—ODEF.
29 May 2019 to date, Focal Point for the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) in Togo.
29 May 2019 to date, Focal Point for the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) in Togo.
January 2017 to date, Head, Division in charge of resource use and partnerships, Directorate ofsurveys and planning.
September 2011-August 2014, Head, Division of Development Operations, Silviculture and Forest
Logging, Directorate of Water and Forests, Ministry of Environment and Forest Resources.
2006-2009, Manager, Division of Environment, Inspectorate of Forests and Environment (IFE/MERF).
V. UNIVERSITY DIPLOMAS
1. May 2009, Professional Master II in Forest Resources Development and Participatory
Management, Regional Center for Specialized Agriculture Education (CRESA-FORÊTS/BOIS,
Yaoundé, Cameroon, Dschang University).
2. June 2004, Master I in Natural Sciences, major in Environmental Sciences, University of Lomé.
3. September 2003, Degree in Natural Sciences, University of Lomé.
VI. PUBLICATIONS
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1. Management Plan for Bato Forest Concession (1 October-31 December 2015): consulting work,
consultations.
2. Management Plan for Alaousso Forest Concession (1 October-31 December 2015): consulting
work, consultations
3. Contribution to Tchorgo (Blitta-Togo) Gazetted Forest Development Plan updating(May 2009), End of training thesis in relation to Professional Master II in Forest Resources Development
and Participatory Management, CRESA, Yaoundé, Cameroon.

CURRICULUM VITAE 2.
Last name:First name:Date and place of birth:
Nationality:
Gender:

ALI
Salissou
31 December 1976 at Kolina, Togo
Togolese
Male
Ph.D., Water and Forest Engineer.
Office de Développement et d’Exploitation des Forêts—ODEF,
B. P. 334, Lomé Togo, Tel. (+ 228) 22 51 42 17 / 90 14 07 12
e-mail : salissou@msn.com

TRAINING AND EDUCATION
2013: Ph.D. diploma in ecology; Bircham International University, Spain.
2004: DESS (Postgraduate Diploma) in Participatory Forest Resource Development andManagement; Regional Center for Specialized Education in Agriculture, Forest and Timber(CRESA Forêt-Bois, University of Dschang, Cameroon).
2002:

Engineer Diploma in Agronomy, University of Lomé, Togo, Major: plant production, Higher School ofAgronomics, University of Lomé, Togo.

1995: Baccalaureate Series “D” (Mathematics and Biology), Eyadema Military College, Tchitchao,
Togo.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE DURING THE PAST TEN YEARSMay 2020-to date: Commercial Director, ODEF, Togo
Supervision of activities related to the marketing of forest products and services, including forest productmarket supply with, valorization, marketing and sales of products and sub-products from forests.

July 2009-May 2020: Head of Surveys and Planning Division, ODEF, Togo
(with one year leave of absence between February 2017 and February 2018)- Preparation of progress reports and development of strategy in compliance with national forestry
policy;- Design of forestry inventories and taking forest management records;- Forestry research and silvicultural monitoring;- Initiation and development of project and pre-project proposals;- Coordination of development and monitoring of annual work schedules and budgets.
November 2007-July 2009: Head of Planning Division, ODEF, Togo
- Operational planning within ODEF;
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- Initiation, design and development of project and pre-project concepts;- Development of technical submissions to approach potential donors;- Development of contracts and specifications.
March 2006-December 2009: Expert in Participatory Forest Management, ITTO/ODEF Project PD
217/03 Rev. 2 (F): “Establishing a Cooperative Framework Between ODEF and the Communities Livingin the Eto-Lilicope Forest Complex for the Sustainable Participatory Management of this Complex” .
- Organization and facilitation of consultant surveys and NGOs;- Preparation of training, validation and evaluation workshops;- Preparation of reports, minutes and annual work plans.

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Terms of Reference for the Project Coordinator
Profile and Experience:
The Project Coordinator should hold a diploma in Waters and Forests Engineering or agronomics or as aproject manager and have a minimum of three years’ experience in managing ITTO projects. He shouldhave excellent experience in the area of participatory management of forests. Proficiency with outreachtechniques in rural areas, experience with the participatory approach and knowledge of computer tools
are necessary for effective project management.
Aim of the mission
The Coordinator is responsible for implementing the project activities in accordance with ITTO guidelines
and manuals.
Mandate:
The coordinator is in charge of implementing the project and is responsible for:developing the detailed work plan;developing detailed terms of reference.
recruiting human resources and technicians needed to conduct activities;
centralizing and compiling reports on the various studies;organizing training and validation workshops;
monitoring activities in the field;
planning current expenditure;
preparing calls for bids and purchase orders;
conducting negotiations and purchases of goods and supplies.
Duration of mandate: 36 months

Terms of reference for the bee-keeping consultant
Profile and experience
The Consultant should as a minimum be an agronomist or forestry engineer, or hold a masters degree inecology or any other similar qualification in the field of animal production, with sufficient professional
experience in the field of wildlife development and management as well as in the field of veterinary
medicine. Proficiency in relation to the participatory approach would be an asset.
Aim of the mission
The aim of this mission is to organize the communities living in the vicinity of the gazetted forest into
groups of beekeepers and to train them in the techniques of bee-keeping and marketing honey.
Mandate:•To identify needs relating to organizing and training communities in the field of beekeeping;•
To train the communities living in the vicinity of the gazetted forest in the relevant topics
associated with beekeeping and the trade in honey-based products;
To support and assist people with setting up beekeeping equipment;
To produce a training report.
Duration of mandate: 40 days.

Terms of reference for an NGO in communication
Qualification:
The structure to be recruited will be an NGO with expertise and solid experience in the field of raisingawareness through the various channels of outreach and coaching; in organizing and training people ingeneral, and local communities living in the vicinity of forests in particular. A knowledge of the principles
of participatory management of forests and forest regulations in Togo will be an indispensable asset.
Mandate:-To organize awareness-raising sessions in the villages in the vicinity of gazetted forests-

To create appropriate media (comic strips, animated television series, etc.) targeting education
institutions to raise the awareness of young people with regard to the causes, consequencesand effects of the uncontrolled exploitation of forests.

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To produce 150 copies of the forestry code and 150 copies of the framework law on theenvironment;-

To create the appropriate media (manuals, documentary film, billboards, etc.) to raise theawareness of local populations of current forest regulations;
To organize workshops for validating the media created.

Duration of mandate: 90 days.

Terms of Reference for the NGO in relation to community development
Qualification:
The NGO to be recruited should be a structure for assisting communities with skills and sufficientexperience in agricultural extension and good practices for land use in particular. Some basic concepts
about the participatory approach and adult training are assets sought from the structure.
Mandate:To produce a diagnosis of the land situation in the area, in particular availability and access to
the land;To identify the problems linked to the need for practising extensive agriculture including slashand burn agriculture;
To train local communities living in the vicinity of the gazetted forest on relevant topics relating
to good practices for sustainable agriculture.
Duration of mandate: 45 days.

Terms of Reference for the mapping and rural engineering consulting firm
Qualification:
The structure to be recruited should be a consultancy office with skills and solid experience in the fieldof mapping and rural engineering in rural areas.
Mandate- To identify and mark out the limits of the Fosse-aux-Lions gazetted forest;- To manufacture and put in place 50 giant bollards made of reinforced concrete;- To produce maps of land use in the Fosse-aux-Lions gazetted forest;- To validate the land use maps and make them available to the project team;- To monitor the giant bollards, keep a monitoring logbook and make it available to the projectteam.
- To produce the minutes for the participatory demarcation process and the final mission report.
Duration of mandate: 90 days

Terms of reference for the socio-economics consultant
Profile and experience
The consultant should be an agricultural economist or hold a DESS (post-graduate diploma) in socioeconomics or any other similar qualification in the field of rural economy with sufficient professional
experience in the field of socio-economic studies. Proficiency in relation to the gender approach would
be an asset.
Mandate:- To collect information that can help to establish the reference data for the socio-economic
context and for the use of resources;- To search for data about the current use of natural resources in the area and to makeprojections for the future;- To produce a study report:

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To take an active part in the workshop for presenting and validating the results of the socioeconomic studies;
Duration of mandate: 45 days.
Terms of reference for the agri-food consultant
Profile and experience
The Consultant should be an Agri-Food engineer as a minimum or hold another equivalent diploma in theagri-food industry, with sufficient professional experience on the subject of processing agricultural
products.
Mandate:- To identify needs relating to organizing and training groups of women to produce shea butter
and mustard;- To train and support the women in the groups in the relevant topics relating to processing
agricultural products, non-timber forest products and the butter and mustard trade;- To produce a training report.
Duration of mandate: 45 days

Terms of reference for the development and participatory management consultant
Profile and experience
Forest engineer qualified in the development and participatory management of forest resources or othersimilar qualifications;- Have at least three years’ experience of a participatory forest management project;- Have a spirit of initiative and be able to work in a team;- Possess excellent knowledge of IT tools.
Mandate:Placed under the supervision of the national coordinator, the expert in development and participatory
management of forest resources works in close collaboration with local communities. The expert is
responsible for:- Preparing awareness-raising and information tours, workshops;- Organizing studies to be carried out jointly in the environment;- Preparing the partnership between the forestry administration, the local communities and otherstakeholders;- Organizing the sessions for stakeholder training and capacity building;- Assisting the coordinator in acquiring and supervising the performance of the equipment
needed for implementing the project.
Duration of mandate: 45 days

Terms of reference for the legal consultant in participatory management
Profile and experience
The Consultant should be a forestry lawyer with a sound knowledge of the principles of participatory
management, with at least 4 years’ professional experience. The Consultant will facilitate the validation
workshop.
Mandate- To identify the stakeholders in the collaborative venture for the sustainable management of theFosse-aux-Lions gazetted forest (FLCF);- To assist with establishing a mixed local committee and 8 sub-committees for managing the
FLCF;- To prepare the statutes and rules of procedure of these committees.
Duration of mandate: 40 days
Terms of reference for the national flora and fauna consultant
Profile and experience
The Consultant should as a minimum be a forestry engineer with a sound knowledge of the forestry andfauna inventory, with at least 4 years’ professional experience. The Consultant will facilitate thevalidation workshop.
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To describe and map the habitats subject to various pressures including rare or threatened
species or plant communities of special scientific or cultural interest;- To evaluate the potential for multiple use of the forest resources in the area;- To carry out a rapid inventory and describe the main forest formations as well as all the otherassociated formations in the study area;- To evaluate the biodiversity of the various formations identified (habitats, flora, fauna and otherorganisms);- To produce if possible the list of rare or threatened endemic species of flora and fauna, or thoseon the point of disappearing from the area;- To produce a final report on the forest and wildlife inventory;- To take an active part in the seminar for assessing and validating the various studies conducted.
Duration of mandate: 40 days

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ANNEX 4: RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE 54TH ITTO EXPERT PANEL AND RESULTING
MODIFICATIONS
A) Overall Assessment
The Panel acknowledged the relevance of this project which could contribute to improve the living
conditions and environment of local communities in the Prefectures of Tone and Tandjoare, inTogo. That improvement could be made possible through the sustainable management of theFosse-aux-Lions Gazetted Forest, with the involvement of local communities.
The Panel noted that the project proposal was well formulated but there was still a need for
improvement in the following sections and sub-sections: (1) project brief missing; (2) no reference tothe ITTO policy on gender equality and empowering women (GEEW), as well as on the ITTO
guidelines for environmental and social risks and impacts assessment in ITTO projects (ESIA); (3)expected outcomes not appropriately formulated in relation to the specific objective; (4) institutional
set-up and organizational issues not enough elaborated; (5) problem tree with a key problem
requiring some improvement in its formulation, as well as the causes of the key problem; (6) logicalframework matrix with indicators having the time-bound (by 2040) not realistic for the achievementof a 3-year project or not with realistic level of impact (refer to the 3 rd indicator) for the development
objective; (7) outputs still too general; (8) master budget table missing not allowing to assess thelevel and appropriateness of budgets by component, while there the duplication between somesub-components in the budget table by component; (9) section on sustainability not elaborated
as required in the ITTO manual for project formulation.
The proposal should be revised taking into account the overall assessment and the following:B) Specific recommendations
1. Add the project brief following the format recommended in the ITTO manual for project
formulation;
2. Improve the section on geographical location while making sure to take into account the ITTO
policy on gender equality and empowering women (GEEW), as well as on the ITTO guidelines forenvironmental and social risks and impacts assessment in ITTO projects (ESIA);
3. Reformulate the expected outcomes (Chapter 1.4) because the expected outcomes are notproject outputs but the situation or changes expected to occur from the achievement of specificobjective. There is a need to refer to the guidance box on page 22 of the ITTO manual for project
formulation;
4. Further elaborate the institutional set-up and organizational issues in compliance with therequirements of the ITTO manual for project formulation;
5. Improve the problem tree with appropriate formulation of the causes of the identified key problem,in compliance with appropriate guidance of the ITTO manual for project implementation, and also
revise the objective tree in order to mirror the problem tree;
6. Improve the logical framework matrix in correlation with the improved problem tree and objective
tree, and while making sure to improve the indicators of impact of the development objective in order
to become more realistic (for time-bound and level of impact), for a 3-year project;
7. Subsequent to the 7th comment in the overall assessment, here above, adequately redefine theexpected outputs in correlation with the improved objective tree;
8. Amend the ITTO budget in line with the above overall assessment and specificrecommendations and also in the following way:a) Prepare the master budget table (by activity) in correlation with the improved work plan, as
required in the ITTO manual for project formulation;b) Delete all budget sub-components regarding fellowship and training (15.1, 15.2, 15.3 and 15.4)
which are in duplication with the budget sub-components regarding sub-contracting partners (21,22, 23 and 24), if we refer to their terms of reference;56c) Recalculate the ITTO Programme Support Costs (sub-item 83) so as to conform with standard
rate of 12% of the total ITTO project costs (on budget items 10 to 82).
9. Include an Annex that shows the overall assessment and specific recommendations of the 54th
Expert Panel and respective modifications in tabular form. Modifications should also be highlighted (boldand underline) in the textC) Conclusion
Category 1: The Panel concluded that the proposal could be commended to the Committee withincorporation of amendments.
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RECOMMENDATIONS BY EXPERT PANEL
Add the project brief following the format
recommended in the ITTO manual for project
formulation
Improve the section on geographical location while
making sure to take into account the ITTO policy on
gender equality and empowering women (GEEW), as
well as on the ITTO guidelines for environmental andsocial risks and impacts assessment in ITTO projects(ESIA)
Reformulate the expected outcomes (Chapter 1.4)
because the expected outcomes are not project
outputs but the situation or changes expected tooccur from the achievement of specific objective.
There is a need to refer to the guidance box on page
22 of the ITTO manual for project formulation
Further elaborate the institutional set-up andorganizational issues in compliance with therequirements of the ITTO manual for project
formulation
Improve the problem tree with appropriate
formulation of the causes of the identified key
problem, in compliance with appropriate guidanceof the ITTO manual for project implementation, andalso revise the objective tree in order to mirror the
problem tree
Improve the logical framework matrix in correlation
with the improved problem tree and objective tree,
and while making sure to improve the indicators of
impact of the development objective in order tobecome more realistic (for time-bound and level ofimpact), for a 3-year project
Subsequent to the 7th comment in the overall
assessment, here above, adequately redefine theexpected outputs in correlation with the improved
objective tree
Prepare the master budget table (by activity) incorrelation with the improved work plan, as
required in the ITTO manual for project formulation
Delete all budget sub-components regarding
fellowship and training (15.1, 15.2, 15.3 and 15.4)
which are in duplication with the budget subcomponents regarding sub-contracting partners (21,22, 23 and 24), if we refer to their terms of reference

RESULTING MODIFICATIONS
The project brief was revised following the format
recommended in the ITTO Manual for Project Formulation.
The sections on geographical location, and socioeconomic, ecological and environmental aspects
were improved in accordance with Expert Panel’s
Recommendation 2.
See sections 1.3.1 Geographic location, 1.3.2.1
Socio-economic aspects and 1.3.2.2 Ecological andenvironmental aspects.
Project expected outcomes were reformulated inaccordance with Expert Panel’s Recommendation 3.
See Section 1.4 Project expected outcomes.

Inputs were added in compliance with the ITTO
Manual for Project Formulation.
See Section 2.1.1 Institutional set up andorganizational issues
The correlation between the key problem, theproblem analysis and the revised objective tree was
improved in compliance with appropriate guidance of the
ITTO manual for project implementation, Section 2.1.3.
See Figure 2 project Problem tree and objective tree.
The logical framework matrix was improved while
ensuring the development objective impact indicators
were also improved.
See Sections 2.1.4 Logical framework matrix and 3.1
Outputs and activities.
Expected outcomes were redefined in correlation
with the improved objective tree.
See section 1.4 Project expected outcomes.
The master budget table was inserted.
See Section 3.4.1 Master budget table by activity.
Sub-components 15.1, 15.3 and 15.4 were deleted
in compliance with the relevance of the Expert
Panel’s observations; however sub-component
15.2 must imperatively be maintained for allocating

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allowances to participants in the various trainings(see the various budget tables).

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Recalculate the ITTO Programme Support Costs (subitem 83) so as to conform with standard rate of 12%of the total ITTO project costs (on budget items 10 to82)
Include an Annex that shows the overall
assessment and specific recommendations of the54th Expert Panel and respective modifications intabular form. Modifications should also behighlighted (bold and underline) in the text

ITTO Program Support Costs (sub-component 83) wererecalculated in compliance with the standard rate of
12% of the total ITTO project costs (on budget items 10 to82).
All modifications made in accordance with the 54th
Experts Panel’s recommendations were highlighted(bold and underline) in the text and included in anannex to the document.

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