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SUPPORT PROJECT FOR THE UPDATING OF TRAINING IN FOREST MANAGEMENT AND FOREST CONCESSION MANAGEMENT IN CENTRAL AFRICAN FORESTRY SCHOOLS

PO 189/03 REV. 1 (I)

FOREST INDUSTRY

GOVERNMENT OF GABON

FRENCH

Central African forestry schools, brought together in the Forestry & Environment Vocational School Network (RIFFEAC), have taken the commitment to update their training programs on the basis of a group-oriented approach. With a view to being acknowledged as credible partners for the sustainable management of forest ecosystems, their aim is to adjust training to changing knowledge and practices in the field of forest management and contribute to the sustainable management of Congo Basin forest ecosystems. More specifically, this Project aims at enhancing the quality of forest management training through the integration of social and environmental aspects related to the management of forest concessions. A group-oriented approach will be favored to realize the following expected outputs:

a} Output 1: Baseline training program for forest management and forest concession management available in forestry schools;

b} Output 2: Courses included in forest management training are updated on the basis of developed programs;

c} Output 3: Appropriate teaching methods for forest management training mastered and applied by teachers.

EXECUTtNG AGENCY:

DURATION:

APPROXIMATE STARTING DATE:

PROPOSED BUDGET AND OTHER FUNDING SOURCES:

IUCN - World Conservation Union - Bureau Regional pour l'Afrique Centrale (Regional Office for Central Africa), Yaounde

12 MONTHS

UPON APPROVAL

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ITTO

IUCN& ENEF

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Contribution in US$

149,460

35,100

184,560

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I: CONTEXT ............................................................................................................................................ 3 1. Origin .................................................................................................................................................. 3 2. Sectoral policies .................................................................................................................................. 4 3. Programmes and Operational Activities .............................................................................................. 4

PART 11: THE PROJECT ................................................................................................................................... 5 1. Project Objectives ................................................................................................................................ 5

1.1 Development Objective .................................................................................................................... 5 1.2 Specific Objective ............................................................................................................................ 5

2. Justification ......................................................................................................................................... 5 2.1 Problems to be addressed ............................................................................................................... 5 2.2 Situation expected at the end of the Project ................................................................................... 6 2.3 Project Strategy ............................................................................................................................... 6 2.4 Target Beneficiaries ........................................................................................................................ 7 2.5 Risks ................................................................................................................................................ 7

3. Outputs ................................................................................................................................................ 7 4. Activities .............................................................................................................................................. 8 5. Logical Framework Worksheets ........................................................................................................ 11 6. Work Plan .......................................................................................................................................... 12 7. Budget .............................................................................................................................................. 13 7.1 Overall Project Budget by Activity (in US$) ...................................................................................... 13 7.2 Yearly Project Budget by source (in US$) ..................................................................................•..... 15

PART Ill. OPERATIONAL ARRANGEMENTS ...•....•....•..........................•...••.......................•.•.........•••••••..•.... 18 1. Management Structure ...................................................................................................................... 18 2. Monitoring, Reporting and Evaluation ............................................................................................... 18 3. Future Operation and Maintenance .................................................................................................. 19

PART IV. THE TROPICAL TIMBER FRAMEWORK ....•...•....•...•................................................•.....•....•.••..•.• 20 1. Compliance with ITT A 1994 Objectives ............................................................................................ 20 2. Compliance with ITTO Action Plan ................................................................................................... 20

ANNEXES ........................................................................................................................................................ 21 A. Profile of the Executing Agency ............................................................................................................... 21 B. Curricumum Vitae of the Moderator. ...................................................................................... 22 C. Curriculum Vitae of the Key Staff ........................................................................................... 23 D. Amendments to Project proposal PD 189/03 (I) ...................................................................... 24

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PART I: CONTEXT

1. Origin

This Project is part of the training course updating process in Central African forestry schools, which is based on a new approach called "group-oriented process". The process was initiated in Douala (April 2000) by the focus group on the adjustment of training programs to the context of forest ecosystem sustainable management, which was organized with the assistance of CEFDHAC 1• Having ascertained the gap between current programs and the complete change in ideas and practices, eight forestry schools in the sub-region are reforming their training courses through a common approach.

The interested training schools are as follows2:

FacuJte d'agronomie et de sciences agricoles de l'Universite de Dschang (Cameroon) ; Ecole des Eaux et Forets de Mbalmayo (Cameroon) ; Ecole pour la formation des specialistes de la faune de Garoua (Cameroon) ; Centre regional d'enseignement specialise en agriculture foret-bois (Cameroon) ; Ecole Nationale des Eaux et Forets (Gabon) ; Institut de Developpement Rural (Congo) ; Institut Superieur de Developpement Rural (Republic of Central Africa) ; Ecole regionale post-universitaire d'amenagement et de gestion integres des forets tropicales (Democratic Republic of Congo).

The "group-oriented process" approach was successfully tested for the participatory management of natural resources. This test phase was facilitated by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) and German Cooperation for Development (GTA). FORAFRI (regional project for the capitalization and transfer of forest research conducted in African tropical moist areas (Cirad-foret and CIFOR), the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Forest Resources Division - FAO and the Project for the rehabilitation of Gabon's Ecole Nationale des Eaux et Forets (GTZ) also contributed to the process. The six training courses developed, including teaching props, are described in the "Guide pour la formation en gestion participative des ressources naturelles' (Training Guide for the Participatory Management of Natural Resources), which was published with the assistance of IUCN, FORAFRI, GTZ, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and FAO.

A meeting of the parties in charge of the forestry and environment schools interested in the process was held on October 4-5, 2001 in Libreville, to validate the identified training courses. The courses developed during the test phase were reviewed and approved by the participants. Recognizing the relevance of the approach based on a group-oriented process, they recommended it for application to other priority issues: forest management, fauna management in the context of food security, protected area management and non-timber forest product enhancement.

In order to formalize the joint commitment taken to pursue the process, a declaration (Libreville Declaration) was signed by all parties in charge. A network of Central African forestry and environment training schools (RIFFEAC) was established to facilitate the operation of the system as a whole.

The planning of RIFFEAC activities over the next two years was developed in April 20023. A steering

unit coordinated by ENEF (Gabon) was established. IUCN is in charge of guidance and assistance to RIFFEAC and process facilitation.

A number of planned activities were achieved during the first six months, including in particular the evaluation of training needs in the Central African forestry sector. Studies were conducted in Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Republic of Central Africa, Democratic republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Burundi with the assistance of FAO. A regional summary was prepared. Forest management, particularly the social and environmental aspects, was included among identified priority needs.

Following Decision 10(XXXII) of the IITO Council, a first workshop on forest management training for instructors, with a focus on the social and environmental aspects of forest concession management, was

1 Conferences sur les Ecosystemes de Forets Denses et Humides d'Afrique Centrale (Conferences on the ecosystems of Central African Tropical Moist Forests). 2 The Escuela Universitaria Estudios Agropecuarios, Pesca y Forestal will also be part of the group. 3 The workshop for RIFFEAC activity planning was held in Cap Esterias (Gabon) in April 2002 with the support of GTZ.

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organized in Kribi (Cameroon) from February 17 - 21 2003. The gap between the skills required for a forester and the skills which might be acquired through the training, as actually provided, was identified by the participants during the workshop. In this respect, the participants pledged to pursue the process under this project proposal.

2. Sectoral policies

The forest ecosystems of the Congo Basin constitute the largest tropical forest in the world after the Amazonian forest. With 2.1 million km2

, the Congo Basin covers 26% of the remaining tropical moist forest in the world and 70% of the African continent forest cover. They play an important role in the major ecological balances on the one hand and in the economy of the sub-region countries on the other hand. However, forest ecosystem degradation continues at an alarming rate for reasons linked to timber utilization, oil palm/rubber tree industrial plantations, slash and burn cultivation, including illegal hunting of wild fauna, etc.

The awareness towards the need for a sustainable management of the Congo Basin ecosystems was considerably enhanced by the Earth Summit (Rio de Janeiro, 1992). The main challenge was to apply the concept of sustainable management to forests, in the objective of achieving balance between forest economic utilization and conservation of the ecological heritage. New laws and rules were developed and planning tools approved (LFAP, NEAP, Action Plan for Biological Diversity Protection, etc.) by Governments, and political dialog fora (CEFDHAC and COMIFAC) established for new policy implementation.

New forestry policies are challenging the sectoral approach towards forest management. The general trend is to integrate forestry in rural area development. The use of this holistic approach has been widespread in the development of national strategies for the reduction of povertl for the past few years. By establishing a link between forests, food security issues and the fight against poverty, a new orientation was initiated.

Under the influence of the new values given by society to the goods & services provided by forest ecosystems, increased consideration has been given to environment protection in the new policies. In this regard, forest utilization based on extraction is bound to disappear for the benefit of more responsible practices. Forest operators, who are now forest concession managers, are bound by agreement to manage licensed forest concessions according to sustainable management practices.

3. Programmes and Operational Activities

Various initiatives have been launched at the sub-regional level with the assistance of international cooperation to promote the new forestry policies in general, and the sustainable management of forest concessions in particular:

Initiative of the African Timber Organization (ATB) launched in 1993 in relation with the Principles, Criteria & Indicators for sustainable management, which was developed following the method developed by CIFOR to promote the forest management implementation among ATB member countries; Initiative for certification in Central Africa, financed by the European Union and implemented par WWF-Belgium; Foret d'excellence Initiative and promotion of practices for the sustainable management of Central African tropical forests; Promotion of reduced impact logging (RIL) techniques, in particular by FAO, IITO, etc. Promotion of the Code of Ethics for the sustainable management of Forest Concessions (by IFIA); Development of the Voluntary Code of Conduct for the sustainable management of African Forests (promoted by FAO); Capitalization and transfer of forest research results (Forafri), etc. Convergence Plan developed as a follow-up to the Declaration of Central African Heads of State on forest sustainable conservation and management; "Contribution to the development of technical skills and key management structures for the Mbalmayo Water & Forestry School" Project (supported by IITO, etc.)

4 See for example the case of Cameroon.

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PART 11: THE PROJECT

1. Project Objectives

1.1 Development Objective

To contribute to the sustainable management of Congo Basin forest ecosystems, to the conservation of biological diversity and to the fight against poverty.

1.2 Specific Objective

To provide forest ecosystem managers trained in Central African forestry schools with the skills required for the implementation of sustainable forest management in forest concessions.

2. Justification

2.1 Problems to be addressed

The sustainable management of forests appears more like a myth than a reality (Canope, nO 1, March 1998). One of the issues is the lack of skills. Skilled personnel are not always available for implementing the sustainable development of forest ecosystems. Regarding forest administration, for example, Hiol Hiol (2001)5 mentions that in general, Cameroon's Ministry of Environment and Forests is not provided with the necessary capacity to address the new challenge represented by forest management. Regarding forest companies, Landrot (2001) 6 underlines the fact that the lack of skills is a source of concern for forest companies. Initial investigations showed that the lack of skills in forest management is an upstream (initial training) and downstream (continued training) issue.

Initial training - the training provided in forestry schools - is more or less obsolete compared to the new knowledge and practices of forest management. Several forestry schools have not undertaken any revision of their training programs for some 20 years. Because it is difficult for the teachers to have access to recent information, they are isolated and the courses are not updated on a periodic basis. In the field of forest management, the social and environmental aspects of forest concession management are not part of the training.

At present, continued training depends on haphazard opportunities occurring without any real planning. Such a practice has an impact on personnel skills. In Cameroon's Forest Administration, for example, employment freeze and the lack of training policy have generated a major gap between the initial training and the new needs generated by the change in forestry policy (I&D, June 2002{

At present, personnel effective skills are in general below the level required for a successful implementation of forest management. In relation with continued training, several initiatives have been proposed by ATIBT (training of technicians and forest managers); ITIO (Project for the establishment of a regional education center for training in reduced impact logging techniques, ADIE (training in environment­related information management techniques and methods, CIFOR (Makokou Project), etc.

Initial training remains however more or less ignored whereas the future demand in forest managers should rapidly increase in the private and public sectors. In this regard, forestry schools will not be able to provide required technicians and engineers. In particular, the objectives of the forest management and sustainable management of Congo Basin ecosystems will not be achieved.

5 F. Hiol Hiol, 2001: Evaluation of training needs for the stakeholders involved in forest management implementation in Cameroon [FAO, Project report TCP/CMR/0066 (A)]. 6 J.J. Landrot, 2001 : Avant-propos. Etude sur le plan pratique d'amenagement des forats naturel/es de E?roduction tropicales africaines. Premier volet: production forestiere. Paris, ATIBT

I&D, 2002 : Revue sectoriel/e du secteur forestier au Cameroun.

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Non-sustainable management of Central African forest ecosystems

i Lack of skilled forest

managers

'" T Training in forest management is not appropriate for the present situation

I I Teachers don't have Training courses are not Teaching methods

access to new knowledge updated are not appropriate and practices

2.2 Situation expected at the end of the Project

At the end of the Project, training capacity in the Congo Basin's countries is improved and the demand for skilled forest management personnel in the public and private sectors is more appropriately addressed. In other words:

A baseline training program in forest management is available; Forest management training courses are updated; Teachers and students have access to necessary documents for forest management training; Appropriate teaching methods are used for training courses; Experience exchange between the teachers in charge of courses in forest management training is effective.

Forestry schools are also acknowledged as credible partners for forest management training by the industry (private and public sectors). A consultation and discussion framework between the industry and forestry schools is operational for the updating of training courses on a periodic and participatory basis. The private sector is represented by IFIA, ATIBT or the trade unions of forest logging companies which are active in the countries of the sub-region. Through the consultation framework, continued training will be the focus of cross-initiatives combining the industry and forestry schools. As a result, students and trainees trained in Central African forestry schools will be provided with all necessary skills for implementing sustainable management in forest concessions.

2.3 Project Strategy

The Project is designed to facilitate the process which was initiated during the workshop for the training of instructors in sustainable management which was organized by RIFFEAC in Kribi (Cameroon) in February 17-21 2003 with the assistance of IITO [Decision 10(XXXII)]. This first workshop provided an appropriate framework for interested instructors to identify common issues in relation with forest management training and to take the mutual commitment to enhance training quality in order to provide the employment market with skilled personnel.

Active training will be the favored approach. In this regard, project operation will facilitate the "group training-oriented" process. The aim is not to transfer skills to teachers but on the contrary to develop

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appropriate conditions for the promotion of learning through self-experience, for the discovery of knowledge and new practices in sustainable forest management and for the enhancement of training course quality. This approach has already been successfully tested within RIFFEAC for the development of courses in the participatory management of natural resources.

Such an approach offers several benefits. It allows the teachers to be involved in the development of a baseline training program for the sustainable management of forest concessions within the sub-region. As such, it promotes the appropriation of the developed training program by individuals and institutions, and encourages teachers to apply the program. The group dynamics initiated serves as a motivation and emulation factor among the teachers. Active learning also contributes to the building of teacher skills regarding new knowledge and practices in forest sustainable management and appropriate teaching methods.

The Project will provide for the capitalization and transfer of available information, and of experiences undertaken in Central Africa and other areas towards the training. Manuals and practical guides produced by IITO will be used to enhance training quality.

2.4 Target Beneficiaries

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Four types of stakeholders will benefit directly or indirectly from Project outputs:

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Risks

Personnel trained in forestry schools through the provision of an initial training appropriate to the current needs in forest management in particular, and in sustainable management of forest ecosystems in general; The industry (private and public sectors) through the provision of skilled personnel in forest management for the employment market; Forestry schools trainers through the updating of their teaching programs to the new ideas and practices related to forest management in particular, and sustainable management of forest ecosystems in general; Local communities, as stakeholders in forest management, through their participation in forest management and benefits generated by forest concession management; IITO through the dissemination of the RIFFEAC experience.

Project execution could be hindered by the following risks:

Instability of teaching personnel (assignment, brain drain) in interested institutions; Socio-political instability within the sub-region; Recognition of launched reforms at the political level; Respect of obligations by partners involved in the forestry school network.

The group process-based approach at the regional level, which is favored for the implementation of this Project, has also been selected to mitigate the impact of certain risks. Because of the group dynamics approach, the Project will not be threatened in its entirety by the departure of a teacher (or political instability within the country). Emulation spirit, and therefore duty compliance by the institutes involved in the Project, will also be enhanced by group dynamics. Recognition of reforms which will be initiated by decision-makers in 'each participating country will also be facilitated by group dynamics. Whereas RIFFEAC has the capacity to lobby a Government, one institute alone does not.

3. Outputs

To realize the following specific objective:

"To provide forest ecosystem managers trained in Central African forestry schools with the skills required for the implementation of sustainable forest management in forest concessions."

The expected outputs are as follows:

3.1 Output 1: Baseline training program for forest management and forest concession management available in forestry schools;

3.2 Output 2: Courses included in forest management training updated. 3.3 Output 3: Appropriate teaching methods for forest management training mastered and

applied by teachers.

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4. Activities

4.1 Activities/Output 1

Output 1 : Baseline training program for forest management and forest concession management available in forestry schools

Activity 1 : Evaluation of training needs in the field of forest management

• Available studies address general training needs. The study will build up on preliminary results with a focus on another aspect, i.e. positions. Skills required in knowledge, know-how and self-management will be identified with the assistance of the industry stakeholders (public and private sectors). A detailed record (description of duties, activities, etc.) will be undertaken in 3 forest concessions selected in 3 Central African countries in collaboration with the industry (IFIA), while taking into account their experience in forest management, a team of 6 teachers (2 for each selected country) will be responsible for the identification of training needs after a meeting on methodology development. The results will be disseminated within RIFFEAC for observations and recommendations prior to submission to a validation workshop.

Activity 2 : Validation of identified training needs

• Identified training needs will be restituted to industry stakeholders (private and public sectors, NGOs, forest concession riparian communities). A restitution workshop will be organized. As a result, identified training needs will be validated by all stakeholders.

Activity 3: Development of a forest management training program

• A baseline training program will be developed. Training program development will be based on a "training as per objective" method and the participatory development approach used for training programs. A multidisciplinary team of 6-8 instructors selected on the basis of skills in forest management and supported by forest concession operation officers and research bodies, will be responsible for the development of the training program. Two workshops will be organized. In the first workshop, the team will address the purpose, aim, general objectives, teaching and learning goals of the training program. The team will also, for each learning goal, determine training contents, teaching methods and student evaluation techniques. The results of the first workshop will be widely disseminated and observations will be incorporated in the second version of the training program which will be developed in the second workshop. The baseline training program for forest management will be published and made available to forestry schools and other partners interested in forest management training.

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4.2. Activities/Output 2

Output 2 : Courses included in the forest management training updated.

Activity 1 : Identification of courses to be updated.

• Among the forestry school training programs, a number of courses are related to forest management. A working meeting will be organized in each forestry school to identify the courses to be updated. At the meeting, the developed forest management training program will be introduced to the instructors. It will be used as a baseline document for the identification and update of interested courses.

Activity 2 : Training of forest management trainers

• The baseline training program for forest management will be developed by a core team. A training workshop for trainers will be organized for program diffusion to other instructors. Participants to the workshop will be selected among the instructors in charge of forest management and related fields. The workshop program will focus on the knowledge required for appropriate use of the developed training program, and on the practical aspects of course updating undertaken on the basis of the baseline program, while taking into account the characteristics of each training facility.

Activity 3 : Course updating

• Support will be provided to the instructors for the updating of courses related to forest management. Mutual assistance between instructors will be underlined to develop team spirit and promote exchange among schools within the sub-region. It will be facilitated by the Co-ordinators of RIFFEAC thematic task groups (GTT) (in particular the Forest Management, Participatory Management, Fauna & Food Security task groups) who will serve as moderators.

Activity 4: Test implementation and enhancement of updated courses

• Participant trainers in course updating will test courses in their respective forestry schools. A training monitoring procedure for instructors and students will be developed. Upon training completion, a workshop will be organized for experience sharing and training enhancement by instructors on the basis of learnt lessons.

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4.3. Activities/Output 3

Output 3: Appropriate teaching methods for forest management training mastered and applied by teachers.

Activity 1 : Training of instructors in training monitoring & evaluation

• A training workshop on monitoring & evaluation of forestry training programs will be undertaken prior to course updating for the instructors (Activity 3, Output 2) involved in forest management. During the training, participants will practice evaluating the relevance of forest management in the field and determining necessary modifications. Participants will be provided with procedures and tools to achieve monitoring & evaluation, manage the teaching process as well as student learning process.

Activity 2 : Training of instructors in teaching methods and tools

• A training workshop on the utilization of appropriate teaching methods for training will be organized. The use of teaching methods and tools in the updated courses will be reviewed. A support and monitoring system will be established for the use of teaching methods and tools.

Activity 3 : Access facilitation to forest management literature

• The Project will collect relevant and recent literature in the field of forest management (including manuals and other practical guides published by ITIO) to provide forestry school libraries in the sub-region. To ensure continuous operation, the Project will facilitate the subscription of forestry schools to document dissemination lists in various institutions. A specific action will be conducted for librarians and instructors to enhance document acquisition capacity.

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5. Logical Framework Worksheets

PROJECT COMPONENTS INDICATORS MEANS OF VERIFICATION MAJOR ASSUMPTIONS

Development Objective The industry (private sector and To contribute to the sustainable management of public sector) rely again on Congo Basin forest ecosystems, to the forestry schools and employs conservation of biological diversity and to the former students and trainees for fight against poverty. forest management work.

Specific Objective - Upon Project completion, courses included in - Courses updated in the schools To provide forest ecosystem managers trained forest management training are updated in at least involved in the Project. The private sector believes the in Central African forestry schools with the skills 80% of forestry schools participating in the process; initiative is relevant and required for the implementation of sustainable - Upon Project completion, the monitoring of student - Courses Monitoring & evaluation participates in the process of forest management in forest concessions. teaching and learning process is organized briefs. course updating.

periodically (at the end of each session) by over 50% of instructors participating in the Project;

- Partnership agreement between - Upon Project completion, at least 50% of participating forestry schools are acknowledged as RIFFEAC and Forestry Administration,

credible partners for forest management training. private sector and NGOs.

Output 1 Forestry administration, the

Baseline training program for forest - At the end of Project Year 1, the developed forest - Forest management training program private sector and NGOs show an management training program is available Document interest in the process and

management and forest concession throughout the 8 forestry schools in Central Africa. approve of RIFFEAC as partner

management available in forestry schools. for the training of their operators.

Output 2 The process isn't jeopardized by

Courses included in forest management - Upon Project completion, a minimum of 6 courses - Updated courses-related documents instability in forestry school

training updated. included in the forest management training have management and teaching been updated. personnel.

Teachers agree to review current

Output 3 - During Project Year 2, teaching methods & tools - Preparation brief for course practices and accept appropriate appropriate for forest management training are used leadership and course implementation teaching methods.

Appropriate teaching methods for forest by at least 3 instructors in each forestry school; report management training mastered and applied by

- Upon Project completion, a minimum of 200 forest teachers. management-related works has been acquired by - Work acquisition logbook for each each forestry school library. library

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6. Work Plan

OUTPUT/ACTIVITIES PARTY IN CHARGE FIRST YEAR 1 2 3 4

Output 1 Activity 1.1 : Evaluation of training needs in the field of forest manaQement 6 teachers + IUCN Facilitator Activity 1.2 : Validation of identified --training needs RIFFEAC + IUCN Facilitator Activity 1.3 : Development of a forest Teacher teams + Facilitator manaQement traininQ proQram (lUCN)

Output 2 Activity 2.1 : Identification of courses to Teachers + Facilitator (IUCN) --be updated Activite 2.2. Training of forest Consultants + Facilitator (lUCN) manaQement trainers -Activity 2.3 Course updating WG chiefs with the assistance of

Facilitator (IUCN) Activity 2.4 : Test implementation and Teachers + WG chiefs with the enhancement of updated courses assistance of Facilitator (UICN)

Output 3 Activity 3.1 : Training of instructors in traininQ monitorinQ & evaluation Consultants + Facilitator (UICN) --Activity 3.2 : Training of instructors in teachinQ methods and tools Consultant + Facilitator (UICN) Activity 3.3 : Access facilitation to forest manaQement literature Facilitator (UICN) Project in-house monitorinQ IUCN Project Monitoring & Evaluation ITIO --

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7. Budget

7.1 Overall Project Budget by Activity {in US$)

BUDGET COMPONENTS 10 20. 30. 40. 50. 60. 70. 80.

OUTPUTS! ACTIVITI ES Personnel Sub- Duty Travel Capital Consu· Mise. Manag. Monitor., GLOBAL contracts Items. mables. Costs Eval. TOTAL

Output 1 : Baseline training program for forest management and forest concession

8,000(1) management available in forestry schools. 3,000 (I) 2,000 (E) 1,000 (I) 14,000

Activity 1.1 : Evaluation of training needs in the 2,000(1) 8,000 ! field of forest management 3,000 (I) 2,000 (E) 1,000 (I)

Activity 1.2 : Validation of identified training needs Activity 1.3 : Development of a forest 15,000(1) 12,000(1) 2,000 (E) 2,000 (I) 31,000

manaQement traininQ proQram Subtotal 1 25,000 18,000 6,000 4,000 53,000

Output 2 Courses included in forest I

management training updated. I

Activity 2.1 Identification of courses to be 6,000 I updated 3,000(1) 1,000 (I) 1,000 (E) 1,000 (I)

Activity 2.2. Training of forest management trainers 12,000(1) 10,000 (I) 1,000 (E) 2,000(1) 25,000

Activity 2.3: Course updating Activity 2.4 : Test implementation and 3,000(1) 1,000 (I) 2,000 (E) 1,000 (I) 7,000

enhancement of updated courses 2000(1) 6,000 (I) 1,000 (E) 1,000 (I) 10,000 I

Subtotal 2 20,000 18,000 5,000 5,000 48,000 Output 3 : Appropriate teaching methods for forest management training mastered I

and applied by teachers. I Activity 3.1 : Training of instructors in training

monitoring & evaluation 5,000(1) 8,000(1) 2,000 (E) 2,000 (I) 17,000

Activity 3.2 : Training of instructors in teaching 5,000(1) 8,000{l) 2,000 (E) 2,000 (E) methods and tools 17,000

Activity 3.3 : Access facilitation to forest 3,000{l) 1,000 (E) 2,000 (E) management literature 6,000

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Subtotal 3 13,000 16,000 5,000 6,000 40,000

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NON-ACTIVITY BASED EXPENSES 0 0

Subtotal ITTO 58,000 0 52,000 0 11,000 0 28,460 149,460

Subtotal (Executing Agency) 0 0 0 16,000 4,000 0 15,100 35,100

TOTAL 58,000 0 52,000 16,000 15,000 0 15,100 28,460 184,560

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7.2 Yearly Project Budget (in US$)

TOTAL (12 months)

to. Project Personnel

1 .1. National Experts 0 1.2. National Consultants 19,000 1.3. 1.4. 1.5. Facilitation Project 26,000 1.6. International Consultants 13,000

Component Total 58,000

30. Duty Travel

3.1. Daily Subsistence A"owance 38,000 3.2. International Travel 10,000 3.3. Transport Costs 4,000

Component Total 52,000

40. Capital Items

4.1. ENEF Office(Gabon)/ UICN 6,000 4.2. 4.3. Office Facilities 6,000 4.4. Capital Equipment 4,000

Component Total 16,000

50. Consumable Items

5.1. Communication (Tel., Fax, e·mail) 7.000 5.2. Office Supplies 5.000 5.3. Copy 3.000

Component Total 15.000

60. Miscellaneous

6.1. Sundry 6.2. Audit 10,000 6.3.

Component Total 10,000

10. Management

7.1. Management Costs (10%) 15,100 Component Total

SUBTOTAL 166,100

80. ITTO Monitoring, Evaluation and Administration

8.1 Monitoring and Support Costs 10,000 8.2 Evaluation Costs 8.3 Programme Support Costs 8,460

Component Total 18,460 GRAND TOTAL 184,560

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Yearly Project Budget: ITTO

Source: IITO

10. Project Personnel

1.7. National Experts 0 1.8. National Consultants 19,000 1.9. Facilitation Project 26,000 1.10. International Consultants 13,000

Component Total 58,000

30. Duty Travel

3.1. Daily Subsistence Allowance 38,000 3.2. International Travel 10,000 3.3. Transport Costs 4,000

Component Total 52,000

40. Capital Items Component Total 0

50. Consumable Items

5.1. Communication (Tel., Fax, e-mail) 5.000 5.2. Office Supplies 3.000 5.3. Copy 3.000

Component Total 11.000

60. Miscellaneous

6.1. Sundry 6.2. Audit 10,000 6.3.

Component Total 10,000

70. Management

7.1. Management Costs (10%) 0 Component Total 0

SUBTOTAL 1 131,100

80. IITO Monitoring, Evaluation and Administration

8.1 Monitoring and Support Costs 10,000 8.2 Evaluation Costs

SUBTOTAL 2 141,000 8.0 Programme Support Costs 8,460

GRAND TOTAL 149,460

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Yearly Project Budget by source (in US$)

IUCNTOTAL 10. Project Personnel 0 30. Duty Travel 0 40. Capital Items 16,000 50. Consumable Items 4,000 60. Miscellaneous 0 70. Management: Management Costs (10%) 15,100

TOTAL 35,100

Remarks about the IUCN contribution

The Project will be provided with an office with a budget of US$500/month (including electricity, water, maintenance, etc. costs), i.e. US$ 6,000 for 12 months; The Project will be provided with 2 computers (including 1 laptop) and 1 printer with a value of US$ 6,000; Office installation, furniture, internet access, air conditioners, etc., was estimated at US$ 4,000; IUCN will contribute to communication costs, in particular telephone costs for a maximum amount of US$ 2,000; IUCN will cover part of office supplies for a maximum amount of US$ 2,000; IUCN will also cover Project Management Costs (US$ 15,100).

Details of Facilitation Budget Component (covered by ITTO)

Salary of Moderator: US$ 2,000/month, i.e. US$24,000 for 12 months Insurance and other social benefits: US$ 2,000/month

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PART Ill. OPERATIONAL ARRANGEMENTS

1. Management Structure

The Regional Office for Central Africa, International Union for Nature Conservation (IUCN), will be responsible for Project implementation. The mandate of the Executing Agency, which facilitates the process including this Project, is to contribute assistance and guidance for the implementation of activities planed in April 2002.

A Project Facilitator will be engaged and posted in the IUCN Regional Office, Yaounde, Cameroon. The Facilitator will be responsible for Project implementation leadership. Through "coaching", the Facilitator will manage the execution of planned activities by Coordination members and RIFFEAC Thematic Groups.

A Steering Committee will be responsible for Project monitoring and will include:

An ITIO Representative; The RlFFEAC Coordinator; A Representative from forestry vocational institutes The UICN Regional Manager; The Project Facilitator.

The Steering Committee will hold two meetings, in particular at the beginning and at the end of the Project.

2. Monitoring, Reporting and Evaluation

Progress monitoring of Project activities will be undertaken by the Project Facilitator. A Work Plan will be developed at the beginning of each year in collaboration with RIFFEAC and IUCN Coordination. The Work Plan will be submitted to ITIO and the managers of RIFFEAC member schools for approval. A Project Progress Report will be prepared at the end of each semester. It will be submitted to ITTO and RIFFEAC Coordination two weeks after the end of each semester. Project in-house monitoring will be implemented by IUCN at the end of each semester.

A monitoring & evaluation visit will be undertaken by ITTO by the end of the 1 ih month. The Progress Report should therefore be submitted by the end of the 11th month. A meeting of the Project Steering Committee will be organized on the last day of the visit.

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Schedule for Project Activity Implementation and Progress and Monitoring Reports Submission

Report Submission Monitoring by Steering Planned Activities Execution Period Period Committee

Output 1

Activity 1.1 : Evaluation of training Year 1 Year 1 Year 1 needs in the field of forest (Month 2-3) (Month 4) (Month 6) management

Year 1 Year 1 Year 1 Activity 1.2 : Validation of (Month 4) (Month 5) (Month 6) identified training needs

Year 1 Year 1 Year 1 Activity 1.3 : Development of a (Month 4-8) (Month 9) (Month 12) forest management training program

Output 2 Year 1 Year 1 Year 1

Activity 2.1 Identification of (Month 7) (Month 8) (Month 12) courses to be updated

Year 1 Year 1 Year 1 Activity 2.2. Training of forest (Month 8) (Month 10) (Month 12) management trainers

Year 1 Year 1 Year 1 Activity 2.3 : Course updating (Month 9-12) (Month 12) (Month 12)

Activity 2.4: Test implementation Year 1 Year 1 Year 1

and enhancement of updated (Month 9-12) (Month 12) (Month 12)

courses

Output 3

Activity 3.1 : Training of Year 1 Year 1 Year 1 instructors in training monitoring (Month 9) (Month 10) (Month 12) & evaluation

Activity 3.2: Training of Year 1 Year 1 Year 1 instructors in teaching methods (Month 9) (Month 10) (Month 12) and tools

Activity 3.3 : Access facilitation to Year 1 Year 1 Year 1 forest management literature (Month 6-12) (Month 6-12)

3. Future Operation and Maintenance

The strategy considered for Project sustainability is closely linked to the process-based approach which wilt be used for Project implementation. In other words, the manner in which the process should be pursued will be initiated by RIFFEAC for consideration (before the end of the Project). Ways to enhance the impact of the Project will be considered. Combined actions will be developed concurrently with other regional initiatives (Support Project for ENEF and ERAIFT) promoted by the European Union, ADIE Training Unit, the Research-Training Project being initiated by the French Foreign Ministry, etc.} with a view to organize additional further training-sessions for instructors and further training-sessions for Forest Administration and private sector officers.

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PART IV. THE TROPICAL TIMBER FRAMEWORK

1. Compliance with ITT A 1994 Objectives

The Project is in compliance with the following objectives listed under Article 1 of the ITTA, 1994:

a) To contribute to the process of sustainable development; b) To enhance the capacity of members to implement a strategy for achieving exports of tropical timber

and timber products from sustainably managed sources by the year 2000; d) To promote and support research and development with a view to improving forest management and

efficiency of wood utilization as well as increasing the capacity to conserve and enhance other forest values in timber producing tropical forests;

e) To develop and contribute towards mechanisms for the provision of new and additional financial resources and expertise needed to enhance the capacity of producing members to attain the objectives of this Agreement;

f) To encourage members to develop national policies aimed at sustainable utilization and conservation of timber producing forests and their genetic resources and at maintaining the ecological balance in the regions concerned, in the context of tropical timber trade.

2. Compliance with ITTO Action Plan

The Project takes into account the priorities and guidelines listed in the ITTO Action Plan as follows:

- Goal 1 : Support activities to secure the tropical timber resource base.

- Goal 2: Improve the tropical timber resource base.

- Goal 3: Enhance technical, financial and human capacities to manage the tropical timber resource base.

The Project is also in compliance with the following priority fields, in relation with Year 2000 Objective of the ITTO Action Plan:

- Improvement of the utilization of the resource to give the greatest possible social benefit;

- Improvement of the social and political environment concerning forest management.

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ANNEXES

A. Profile of the Executing Agency

Founded in 1948, the World Conservation Union (IUCN) is an international organization which brings together 955 members, including 71 States, 107 Government Agencies, 675 National Non- Governmental Organizations, 68 International Non-Governmental Organizations and 34 affiliates voting rights. The three pillars of the IUCN are:

• the Members; • the Commissions (Ecosystem Management (CEM); Education and Communication (CEC);

Environment, Economy & Social Policy (CEESP); Environment law (CEl); Species Survival (SSC) ; World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) ;

• the Secretariat (Headquarters in Gland (Switzerland) and Regional Offices).

Conservation of nature integrity, sustainable management and rational management of natural resources are the main concerns of the IUCN, which includes four Regional Offices in Africa, including the Regional Offices for Central, Eastern, Western and Southern Africa.

Established in 1995 following the decentralization requested by IUCN Members, the Bureau Regional pour l'Afrique Centrale (BRAC) is based in Yaounde, Cameroon. The Office covers nine countries: Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Republic of Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe.

IUCN VISION

A fairer Central Africa that values and conserves nature.

IUCN MISSION

To guide, to foster and to assist Central African communities in the conservation of nature integrity and diversity and to ensure that all uses of natural resources be fair and sustainable for the environment.

The Central Africa Program - IUCN takes into account the situation and characteristics of individual countries and the sub-region.

STRATEGIC FIELDS

The activities of the Central Africa Program - IUCN address global, regional, national and local policy issues in relation with conservation as well as field projects related to the sustainable management of biological diversity resources. The activities address the following seven strategic outputs :

1- Efficient management and rehabilitation of ecosystems 2- Institutions, agreements, process and policy 3- Incentives, in particular financial, for the conservation of biological diversity and sustainable

utilization of natural resources 4- Fair distribution of costs & benefits 5- Evaluation of biological diversity and relevant socio-economic factors 6- Information & communication management systems 7- Efficient, dynamic and responsible steering and management of IUCN

IUCN PARTNERS

Financial partners: The Netherlands, European Union, MacArthur Foundation, CARPE/USAID, FEM-UNDP, GTZ.

Technical Partners: GTZ, WWF, FAO, ATO, IFIA, SNV, WCS, PRGIE, CIFOR, ITTO, Governments in the sub-region, national and local NGOs within IUCN operation area.

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B. Mandate of the Moderator

Mandate

A moderator will be engaged by the Project Executing Agency to provide support for the actualization of forest management training and forest concession management in Central African forestry schools.

Experience:

The Project Moderator will be a professional and recruited within the sub-region. The Moderator will be educated to university level and have a minimum of 5 years experience focused on the facilitation of group leaming processes, project management and training program development. An experience in forest management science or in social sciences applied to forest management would also be an advantage for the applicant.

Duties:

1. to co-ordinate Project results and objectives within the planned schedule; 2. to develop the annual detailed Work Plan and respective budget, in collaboration with the Project

Steering Committee; 3. to co-ordinate the execution of Project activities; 4. to draft the mandates and to select Project consultants; 5. to supervise Project funds expenditures; 6. to monitor Project work and to draft Project technical reports and progress reports; 7. to supervise the drafting of the forest management training program document which will serve as

the reference document; 8. to develop synergies between the Project and other relevant initiatives ; 9. to develop a strategy for Project continuation upon Project completion; 10. to participate in the Project Steering Committee meetings.

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C. Curriculum vitae of the key staff

Jean-Claude NGUINGUIRI Born on October 20,1960 in Mboungou (Congo Brazzaville), Nationality: Congolese

Field of studies

• Agronomy & Rural Development 1985: Rural Development Engineer Diploma delivered by the Institut de Developpement Rural (University of Brazzaville - Congo).

• Crossdisciplinary studies 1990: Diploma of Advanced Studies (DEA), University of Montpellier III (France) Option: Crossdisciplinary studies.

• Socio-anthropology of social development and evolution Phd. from the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (Marseilles, France) Option: Social Anthropology and ethnology

Relevant work undertaken in the last 3 years

• 2002 - Consulting for RIFFEAC : facilitation of the reinforcement process for the collaboration of Central African sub-regional forestry schools to course updating - Assistance in planning, implementation and monitoring of network activities - Co-ordination of studies on the training needs within the forest sector and preparation of Regional Summary Report - Assistance in funding mobilization (Agreement with IUCN and GTZ for consulting, and FAO for the evaluation of training needs).

• 2001 - Facilitation of the development process for training courses in natural resource participatory management: Reinforcement of skills in participatory management for Central African forestry schools teachers - co-ordination of development work on courses in participatory management by forestry school teachers - co-ordination for the publication of a training guide in natural resources participatory management (Agreement with IUCN and GTZ)

• 1998-2001 - Co-ordinator of the Project on joint management for nature conservation in the Congo Basin. Launching and facilitation of a group-oriented learning process in joint management -Assistance in joint management capacity building for a 10-area network (Protected Areas)- Co­ordination for the publication of a guide on the preparation, organization and facilitation of joint management processes in French and English.

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D. Amendments to Project proposal PD 189/03 (I)

"Support Project for the Updating of Training in Forest Management and Forest Concession Management in Central African Forestry Schools"

Following the recommendations formulated at the 25th meeting of the Expert Panel, the following amendments were made in Project proposal PD 189/03 (I):

A) General Recommendations

The Project will provide for the capitalization and transfer of available information, as well as experiences undertaken in Central Africa and other areas towards the training. Manuals and practical guides produced by ITIO will be used to enhance training quality. The Project will contribute to the implementation of the Convergence Plan developed as a follow-up to the Declaration of Central African Heads of State on forest sustainable conservation and management. The strategy considered for Project sustainability is closely linked to the process-based approach which will be used for Project implementation. In other words, the manner in which the process should be pursued will be initiated by RIFFEAC for consideration (before the end of the Project). Ways to enhance the impact oUhe Project will be considered. Combined actions will be developed concurrently with other regional initiatives (Support Project for ENEF and ERAIFT) promoted by the European Union, ADIE Training Unit, the Research-Training Project being initiated by the French Foreign Ministry, etc.} with a view to organize additional further training-sessions for instructors and further training-sessions for Forest Administration and private sector officers.

B) Specific Recommendations

The group process-based approach at the regional level, which is favored for the implementation of this Project, has also been selected to mitigate the impact of certain risks. Because of the group dynamics approach, the Project will not be threatened in its entirety by the departure of a teacher (or political instability within the country). Emulation spirit, and therefore duty compliance by the institutes involved in the Project, will also be enhanced by group dynamics. Recognition of reforms which will be initiated by decision-makers in each participating country will also be facilitated by group dynamics. Whereas RIFFEAC has the capacity to lobby a Government, one institute alone does not. A Steering Committee will be responsible for Project monitoring and will include:

An ITTO Representative; The RIFFEAC Coordinator; A Representative from forestry vocational institutes The UICN Regional Manager; The Project Facilitator

The mandate of the Moderator was provided as contained in Annex B of the Project proposal. The duties of the Moderator will be as follows:

11. to co-ordinate Project results and objectives within the planned schedule; 12. to develop the annual detailed Work Plan and respective budget, in collaboration with the Project

Steering Committee; 13. to co-ordinate the execution of Project activities; 14. to draft the mandates and to select Project consultants; 15. to supervise Project funds expenditures; 16. to monitor Project work and to draft Project technical reports and progress reports; 17. to supervise the drafting of the forest management training program document which will serve as

the reference document; 18. to develop synergies between the Project and other relevant initiatives ; 19. to develop a strategy for Project continuation upon Project completion; 20. to participate in the Project Steering Committee meetings.

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The Project budget was revised. The revised budget, including ITTO Project Evaluation Costs (US$ 10,000) and ITIO Programme Support Costs (6% of overall budget), is now as follows:

Budget: ITIO Contribution: IUCN & ENEF Contribution:

184,560 US Dollars 149,460 US Dollars 35,100 US Dollars

The IUCN contribution will cover the following costs:

The Project will be provided with an office with a budget of US$500/month (including electricity, water, maintenance, etc. costs), i.e. US$ 6,000 for 12 months; The Project will be provided with 2 computers (including 1 laptop) and 1 printer with a value of US$ 6,000; Office installation, furniture, internet access, air conditioners, etc., was estimated at US$ 4,000; IUCN will contribute to communication costs, in particular telephone costs for a maximum amount of US$ 2,000; IUCN will cover part of office supplies for a maximum amount of US$ 2,000; IUCN will also cover Project Management Costs (US$ 15,100).

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