Haiti - Forestry Project

v kAS C hJ g ' Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Report No. P-3252-HA REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS ON A PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT CREDIT TO THE REPUBLIC OF HAITI FOR A FORESTRY PROJECT May 12, 1982 This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization.  CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS US$1.0 = G (Gourde) 5.00 G 1.0 = US$0.20 G 1 million = US$200,000 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Metric British/US Equivalent 1 meter (m) = 3.28 feet (ft) 1 kilometer (km) = 0.62 mile (mi) 1 square kilometer (km2) = 0.386 square mile (sq mi) 1 metric ton (m ton) = 2,205 pounds (lb) 1 cubic meter (m3) = 1.3 cubic yards (cu yd) ABBREVIATIONS AVFP - French Association of Volunteers for Progress BRH - Banque de la Republique d'Haiti (Central Bank) CARE - Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere CIDA - Canadian International Development Agency DARNDR - Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development FB - Forestry Bureau FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization FAMV - Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine HACHO - Organization of Haitian Communities IDA - International Development Association IDB - Inter-American Development Bank IDRC - International Development Research Center (Canada) IMF - International Monetary Fund ODN - Development Organization for the North OAS - Organization of American States SHADA - Haitian-American Corporation for Agricultural Development SONAMAR - Haitian Society of Friends of the Tree PVO's - Private Voluntary Organizations USAID - United States Agency for International Development VP - Volunteers for Progress (French) FISCAL YEAR October 1 - September 30 t I  FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY HAITI FORESTRY PROJECT CREDIT AND PROJECT SUMMARY Borrower: Republic of Haiti Amount: SDR 3,600,000 (US$4.0 million equivalent) Terms: Standard Project Description: The project would provide technical assistance and help to prepare a large scale program aiming at the reversal of the trend towards depletion of Haiti's forest resources. It would define and begin institution building for a systematic approach to reforestation and include the following compo- nents: (a) strenghtening and restructuring of the existing Forestry Bureau; (b) forestry training in Haiti and abroad; (c) fuelwood species trials; (d) pilot plantings near Port-au-Prince and in the Northwest; (e) management and improvement of about 20,000 ha of existing pine forest in the Southeast; (f) testing and promotion of cheap and fuel effi- cient stoves; and (g) preparation of a full scale forestry project. Risks: The risks of the project are limited experience in forestry and reforestation in Haiti, institutional weakness and compe- tition of potential forest land with agricultural uses. The risks would be minimized by ensuring flexibility in project implementation and close supervision by IDA missions. Project Cost: Local Foreign Total