Benin - Natural Resources Management Project

' ~~~~~~~~~~Docrgt of The World Bank FMOa o UL uSE ONLY MICROFICHE COPY Report No. 9982-BEN Type: (SAR) ASSEO, M. / X34920 / J8118/ AFlAG )Rb" v 9982-BEN STAFF APPRAISAL REPORT REPUBLIC OF BENIN NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PROJECT FEBRUARY 18, 1992 Agriculture Operations Occidental and Central Africa Department * ibtion and may be n e byree I t * o  ffts - - * 5 bett** CU E4CY EQUIVALENTS Currency Unit: CFA Franc (CFAF) US$1 - CFAF 2831 WEIGHTS AND MEASURFS Metric System FISCAL YEAR January 1 - December 31, 1991 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS APV Agent polyvalont de vulgarisation Polyvalent extension agent ADS African Development Bank CARDER Contre d action r6gionale et do d4voloppo.mnt rural Regional Action and Rural Development Center CCCE Caiss central- de coopfration Aconomiquo (France) CENAP Centre national d'agro-p6dalogie National Agro-Solls Center CENATEL Contre national do tl6d&tection National Rmote Sensing Center CLCAM Cals., locale de cr6dit agricole mutuol Local Agricultural Savings Bank CRCAM Caisse r6gionale do cr4dit agricole mutuol Regional Agricultural Savings Bank DEFC Direction des evux, for&ts et chasses Directorate of Water, Forestry and Hunting DFRN Direction dos for6ts *t des ressourees naturellea Directorate of Forest* and Natural Resources DRA Direction de Is recherche agronomique Directorate of Agricultural Research FAC Fonds d'uide I Is coop6ration (Frane*) FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations EDF European Development Fund CTZ German Technical Cooperation Agency IDA International Development Agency INC Institut national de cartographli National Institute of Cortography MDR Minist4re du d6voloppoment. rural Ministry of Rural Development "GO Nongovernmental organization PAE Plan d'action environnmmental Environmental action plan UNDP United Nations Development Programme PRSA Pro30t do rostructuration des services agricoles Agricultural Services Restructuring Project RAMR Recherche appllqu6, en milieu r6el On-farm adaptive research ROR Responsable do d4v-loppoment rural Rural devolopment manager SGSA Second Generation Special Accounts SEMP Sites d'exp4rimentation en milieu rural Test sites in the rural environment TS Technician sp6cialls6 Subject Matter Specialist UNSO United Nations Sudano-Sahellan Offico URF Unlt6 de rechorch- foresti4re Forestry Research Unit 1/ Exchange rate as of December 1991. The parity of the CFAF with the French franc is fixed at 50/1.  FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY REPUBLIC OF BENIN NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PROJECT STAFF APPRAISAL REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS Paze DOCUMENTS CONTAINED IN THE PROJECT FILE ................................. (iii) CREDIT AND PROJECT SUMMARY .............................................. (v) I. INTRODUCTION A. Physical characteristics .............................. 1 B. Socioeconomic situation ............................... 1 C. Project origin ........................................ 2 II. THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR AND NATURAL RESOURCES A. Agricultural production. 2 B. Land occupation and the land tenure system. 3 C. The degradation of renewable natural resources. 4 D. Agricultural institutions. 5 E. Policy for natural resources and environmental management. 7 F. Role of IDA. 8 G. Previous IDA experience in the sector. 8 H. The proposed local community land management approach. 9 C, This report is based on the conclusions of the appraisal mission carried out in Benin in May/June 1991, consisting of Mr. Brizzi (mission chief), Mr. Grut (forestry), Mr. Versteeg (research-development/watershed development), Mr. Heymans (ecologist), Mr. Ahouanginou (training), Mr. Hounkpodote (land tenure specialist), Mr. Bakayoko (financial analyst), Mr. Barrier, CCCE (training and land management) and Mr. Komp, GTZ (cartography and remote sensing). Secretarial support was provided by Ms. A.Vasquez. The project advisor has been Mr.J.English of the Environmental Policy Research Division. Messrs. M. J. Gillette and T. Nkodo are Department Director and Agriculture Division Chief, respectively. 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.  (ii) III. THE PROJECT A. Justification ........................................... 11 B. Objectives .............................................. 11 C. Brief description of the project .12 D. Detailed description ..13 1. Institution-building .13 2. Site-specific activities .16 IV. PROJECT ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT A. Organization .21 B. Monitoring and evaluation ....................... ........ 22 V. PROJECT COSTS AND FINANCING A. Cost estimate .23 B. Financing .24 C. Procurement .25 D. Disbursement .28 E. Accounting, auditing and reporting .29 VI. BENEFITS AND RISKS A. Project justification .30 B. Expected benefits .30 C. Impact on the State budget .31 D. Risks ... . 32 VII. AGREEMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS .32 ANNEXES 1. Pilot operation for the rural land tenure plan 2. Management of gazetted forests 3. Description of some possible actions of the terroir management plans and research-development 4. Basic cartographic needs 5. Resident Technical Assistance - Summary Terms of Reference 6. Project costs Table 1: Project cost summary Table 2: Summary accounts by project component Table 3: Summary accounts by year Table 4: Project components by year 7. Disbursement schedule 8. Implementation schedule 9. Supervision schedule MAPS: IBRD No. 23346 IBRD No. 23347R  ( iii) REPUBLIC OF BENIN NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PROJECT Documents in the Proiect File Working Documents 1. Development/Management of Watersheds; Strengthening Research-Development Teams (Versteeg 1991) Identification of Main Watersheds in Benin (Karemangingo 1990) Basic Data for Development of the Lomon (Mono) and Beffa (Zou) Watersheds. (Karemangingo, Agbo 1990) 2. Participatory Development of Gazetted Forests (Grut 1991) Development of Natural Forests (Hermans, Otchoun 1990) 3. Remote Sensing Component - Appraisal Mission (Komp 1991) Strengthening of CENATEL, National Remote Sensing Center (Fofana 1990) Remote Sensing and Soils Utilization Study (Komp 1990) 4. Land Tenure Policy in Benin (Janz 1990) The Land Tenure System in Benin (Gastaldi 1990) Pilot Operation for the Rural Land Tenure Plan in Benin (Hounkpodot6 1991) 5. Appraisal Report on the Training Component (Ahouanginou 1991) 6. National Parks and Management of Peripheral Zones (Heymans 1991) Study on Transhumance in Benin (Bourgeot 1990) 7. Institutional Review (Perrault 1990) 8. Preparation Report (FAO/CP 1991) 9. Detailed Project Costs  (v) REPUBLIC OF BENIN NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PROJECT CREDIT AND PROJECT1 SUMMARY Borrower: Republic of Benin Beneficiaries: Local rural communities, Ministry of Rural Development (MDR) Amount: SDR 10.1 millions (US$14.1 million) Terms: Standard IDA terms, with 40 years maturity Project Description: Over a period of five years, the project would support the development of a national capacity for the planning, management and monitoring of natural resources, including the strengthening of supporting legislation. The project would also test, in representative zones, a model for rural development that would promote more sustainable and responsible management of renewable natural resources (land, forests, water, wildlife) by organized rural communities. These communities would be assisted by decentralized government and nongovernmental agencies. The project would be implemented in conjunction with the preparation of an Environmental Action Plan and with the restructuring of agricultural services, which would provide a strategic and institutional foundation. Project-financed investments would comprise: (a) the strengthening of (i) the planning, and monitoring capacity of the reorganized Directorate of Forests and Natural Resources (DFRN) and of the National Remote Sensing Center (CENATEL); and (ii) the establishment of poaching control posts in the national parks; (b) the training and education of farmers and public servants, partly through technical assistance; (c) studies, including the preparation of a natural resources management master plan for the Borgou Department; (d) the preparation and implementation of integrated development plans for three natural forests, iith local participation; (e) the development of watersheds in four test sites as part of land management operations by local communities; (f) land right surveys on the same watersheds leading to mapping and recording ir.dividual and community rights; (g) the implementation of research and development operations on the watersheds and in farmer fields; and (h) wildlife management operations, with the participation of the population, in two areas adjacent to the national parks.  (vi) T Foreign 1 Local . Exchange I Iotal 2 of Cost Estimates ------ US$ million ------ Base Costs Planning and management 1.9 3.1 5.0 23 Monitoring and evaluation 0.8 1.9 2.7 12 Poaching control 0.3 0.5 0.8 4 Training 0.9 0.7 1.6 7 Studies 0.2 0.6 0.8 4 Managt. of natural forests 1.8 1.1 2.9 13 Watershed development 2.4 2.3 4.7 22 Land tenure operations 0.6 0.5 1.1 5 Research and development 1.0 0.5 1.5 7 Wildlife management 0.4 0.3 0.7 3 Total base 10.3 11.5 21.8 100 Physical contingencies 0.7 0.8 1.5 7 Financial contingencies 0.7 0.4 1.1 5 TOTAL COST 11.7 12.7 24.4 112 e;nancing Plan Local Foreign Total Z of Base Costs