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Citation : IUCN-BRAO (2005). Annual Report 2004,Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. 34 pp.

ISBN : 2-8317-0851-6

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Contents

Protecting the Environment isto guarantee social and economic livelihood

of populations in West Africa“ “

ForewordSubstantial Development of the Regional Programme in 2004

IUCN donorsA Standing Support

Four Years in West Africa10 - Introduction12 - The Regional Wetlands Programme15 - Economic and Social Equity as Core Principle of Conservation18 - Creating Dialogue for Influencing Policies 21 - WAP transboundary Complex

West Africa at the Bangkok CongressIUCN-BRAO took part in the Bangkok World Conservation Congress

Programme Development prospects for IUCN West Africa26 - The New Four-Year Programme 31 - The PRCM is moving forward

Annexes32 - Financial Reports33 - Recent Publications33 - List of IUCN Members in West Africa34 - IUCN Offices

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This annual report is the second of a newseries of reports that IUCN West Africahas chosen to issue for its members andpartners. It should be mentioned that wehave been highly encouraged by the posi-tive feedbacks following the publication ofthe 2003 annual report. In spite of theshortcomings induced by a number of pro-blems that the reader may come across,this report along with its appendices is theoutcome of remarkable teamwork. Like theprevious year, the annual report is publi-shed in both English and French.However, the detailed Office and Projectannual reports saved in the CD enclosed,are published in the language in whichthey were drafted.

The highlight in 2004 was the steadydevelopment of the Regional Programme,

with new activities funded in Burkina Faso,Mali, Mauritania, Senegal and in theregion at large. A number of programmeshave closed after reaching outstandingresults whose effects are still visible longafter.

Another event worth mentioning is theorganisation of the third WorldConservation Congress that took place inBangkok, Thailand. The Congress, heldevery four years, was marked by theWorld Conservation Forum which provi-ded a genuine cross-learning opportunityfor those involved in the conservation ofnature all over the world. Then came theMembers’ General Assembly allowing the1,000 IUCN members to make decisions,resolutions and recommendations on theinternal life of the organisation. IUCN

Substantial Development of theRegional Programme in 2004“ “

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ForewordIbrahim ThiawIUCN Regional Director for West Africa

West Africa Members, up to date with thebylaws of the Organisation, were allrepresented at this meeting. This truly isthe IUCN spirit.

I wish to seize this opportunity to expressmy deep gratitude to our members andpartners who either individually or collecti-vely and on personal or professionalgrounds greatly contributed to making ourcommon endeavours successful. I alsowould like to extend my sincere thanks toour financial partners whose unceasingsupport has proved invaluable in reachingthe results we are all proud of.

My appreciation and personal congratula-tions also go to my colleagues within theregion and elsewhere, to all members ofIUCN Commissions and Network ofExperts for their readiness and commit-ment. The level of discipline and loyaltythey have exhibited, in my view, stand asone of the pillars underpinning the successof the Union.

The World Conservation Congressprevailed the year 2004 - Photo : QSNCC

The launch of the Water Governance Project on the Volta River shows howIUCN Programme is developing in West Africa – Photo : A. Nianogo

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IUCNdonors

AMERICACanadian InternationalDevelopment Agency(CIDA)

InternationalDevelopment ResearchCentre (IDRC)

United States Agencyfor InternationalDevelopment (USAID)

Department of State,United States of America

EUROPEGermanyFederal Ministry forEconomic Cooperationand Development (BMZ)

DanemarkRoyal Danish Ministryof Foreign Affairs(DANIDA)

FinlandMinistry for Foreign Affairs,Department for InternationalDevelopment Cooperation

FranceMinistère des Affairesétrangères,Direction Générale de laCoopération Internationaleet du Développement

Fonds Français pourl’Environnement Mondial(FFEM)

ItalyMinistry of Foreign Affairs,Directorate General forDevelopment Cooperation(DGCS)

The NetherlandsMinistry of Foreign Affairs,Directorate-General forInternational Cooperation(DGIS)

SwedenSwedish InternationalDevelopment Cooperation Agency (SIDA)

SwitzerlandSwiss Agencyfor Developmentand Cooperation(SDC)

EuropeanCommission

ASIAJapanJapan InternationalCooperation Agency(JICA)

Unfailing support dedicatedto nature conservation “ “

Multilateral Organisations and Non Governmental Organizations

Critical EcosystemPartnership Fund(CEPF)

Fondation MAVA

United NationsDevelopment Programme(UNDP)

World Bank

Global EnvironmentFacility (GEF)

ConservationInternational

Convention on InternationalTrade in Endangered Speciesof Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)

Fondation Internationaledu Banc d’Arguin (FIBA)

United NationsEnvironment Programme(UNEP)

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The Kenyan environmentalist, WangariMaathai was awarded the Nobel PeacePrize 2004. Deeply moved, completely intears and starring at Mount Kenya on thiseighth day of October and in her 64thyear, she said she did not expect such areward. Indeed, it was the first time everthat an African woman was selected forthis prestigious prize. Moreover,Ms. Maathai is the first environmentalistwoman to be awarded a prize by theNobel Prize Committee since its creationin 1901.

In congratulating Wangari Maathai, IUCNextends, at the same time, its thanks to theNobel Prize Committee for publicly disclo-sing what IUCN has been advocating foryears, i.e. “peace on earth is tributary to

our capacity to improve our environment”.Most of the contemporary conflicts andtensions in West Africa are directly or indi-rectly connected to access to naturalresources; Côte d’Ivoire, Sierra Leone,Senegal (Casamance); Liberia, andNigeria (Niger Delta) provide good exam-ples. For major conflict prevention and

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management programmes to be success-ful, room should be made for the conser-vation of nature whose capacity to pro-vide for basic human needs will soon beexhausted due to the soaring populationgrowth, one of the highest in the world.

The MDGs have well been noble andcommendable, they do not seem to be ofgreat use, at least based on the slownesswith which they are put to implementation.Indeed five years after their adoption,UNDP has come to the conclusion that,should the current pace continue, MDGswill not be reached by the year 2147.The takeoff will be effective 132 yearsafter the initially scheduled time. Whoshould be held responsible? It does notmatter who. It remains true, however, thatdevelopment public aid, amounting to$ US 50 billion in 2004, just representeda tiny proportion of the annual amountspent on weapons budget that adds up to$ US 900 billion.

It was also in 2004 that the third WorldConservation Congress was held. WestAfrica was well represented at this gathe-ring as all its members were enjoying theirvoting rights, which made them eligible tobeing sponsored by IUCN and its part-ners. It now remains to implement theambitious Programme 2005-2008 adop-ted at the Bangkok Congress. Indeed,IUCN BRAO, in full growth, intends toadd to the current programme new thema-tic prospects, intervene in new areas inthe region, link up with new technical andfinancial partners, and open up new com-munications avenues.

Four Years inWest Africa

Ibrahim ThiawIUCN Regional Director for West Africa

Tensions and conflicts continued to hit West Africa in2004, hampering once more economic growth trends.Equally, or even more harmful to the environment was thedesert locust invasion in the Sahel. In addition to thedamage caused by the powerful mandibles of the locustsare the innumerable environmental consequences resul-ting from the spraying of millions of tons of chemicals.Admittedly, Sahelian countries facing this locust invasionhave no choice. Yet, had they been a little bit far-sighted,they could have resorted to biological means and therebysaved populations from a double disaster, namely thelocust invasion and the massive spray of pesticides whoseeffects on human and animal health are countless.

The Beninese Section of ITAI (International TropicalAgriculture Institute), jointly with other international andregional centres (CABI, GTZ, AGRHYMET), declares tohave developed the “Green Muscle”, a biological wea-pon meant for locust control. It is obvious that biologicallocust control could be more salutary. Truly, a substantialamount of reluctance and technical constraints crop up onthe way, but the political will being exhibited to ensurean efficient and synchronised struggle, makes room foroptimism.

Locust Invasion in theSahel

Kakabadse Y., Outgoing IUCN President (left) with HerMajesty Queen Sirikit of Thailand (right) at the World

Conservation Congress - Photo : QSNCC

Ibrahim ThiawIUCN Regional Director for West Africa

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West African countries long remainedpowerless before the degradation of wet-lands that started in the 1970s. The needtherefore arose to provide technical, finan-cial, and methodological support as away of ensuring the rehabilitation and sus-tainable conservation of wetland ecosys-tems.

It is in this context that IUCN, with thefinancial support of the Netherlands, laun-ched the Regional Wetlands Project :“Strengthening Institutional capacity tomanage Wetland Resources in WestAfrica”. In 1989, four countries werecovered by this Programme : BurkinaFaso, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger. Due tothe decentralization on which theNetherland Co-operation has embarked,the project has shifted its focus toMauritania (since 1989) and Senegal(since 1994) and a number of regionalactivities. The main feature of this projectis the diversity of its activities. The scopeof the Programme includes rehabilitationof degraded ecosystems, biodiversity

conservation, eco-development, know-ledge generation and dissemination, trai-ning, and exchanges. Similarly the sites ofintervention greatly differ based on theirstatus of protecting or not protecting wet-lands, their location, or their socio-econo-mic environment encompassing predomi-nantly agricultural, pastoral or fish-bree-ding activities. The players involved in theProgramme are also different, rangingfrom public departments to local govern-ments through donors.

Strengthened by this diversity, theWetlands Project is organised around twostrategic areas: intervening on the sitesand building the capacity of national andregional players. It was possible, thanks tothe project, to revitalise the DiawlingNational Park after it completely dried out.The current satisfactory state of ecosystemsin the Diawling and Djoudj Parks and inthe Saloum Biosphere Reserve testifies tothe value of the development plans andthe relevance of management approachesagreed on with local communities. Themanagement of yellow mullet fishing inMauritania has been considerably structu-red following the study on the littoralwhich showed its frailty and the need toadopt concerted planning. It is often diffi-cult, however, to have field success accep-ted. Moreover, no significant and sustaina-ble change can be introduced in the futureof West Africa’s wetlands on the solebasis of such successes. In an attempt tohave its intervention outcomes accepted,the Programme has come up with training,at the University level, particularly univer-sity training in institutional and social com-munication. New institutional schemes

have been designed and implemented forthe management and Monitoring &Evaluation of the Project. The various com-mittees, comprising of the steering commit-tee, the inter-village committee, the mana-gement committee, the scientific commit-tee, etc. whose mandates and composi-tions have been set by the stakeholdersinvolved, have interacted a great deal.With such bodies in place, it has been

possible to set up an institutional frame-work more conducive to new successfulfield approaches. Thus, project consulta-tion forums emerged to harmonise inter-ventions and better contribute to the pro-ject implementation while taking accountof the interests of the site and people aswell as the means and skills of each inter-vener.

A 15-Year Programmefor a Long Term Process “ “

Birguy LamizanaRegional Programme Officer, Wetlands

Population growth exacerbated harmful effectson fisheries resources - Photo : IUCN

Consequently, and as captured in the 2003 external evaluationreport the “Programme operates in frequently conflicting sectors. Priorto carrying out activities, it is important to create a social forum whe-reby partners could win their mutual trust and identify common objec-tives. This is time-consuming, as there may be several failures.Nevertheless, the Programme has been able to keep the process ontrack with satisfactory though often minor results”.

The achievements of the Programme were disseminated with all thesegments of the society and decision-making bodies of the countriesconcerned. The dissemination of the findings of the networks and trai-ning sessions, however, reached far beyond the sites and the coun-tries covered. Discussion was also held under the Programme to dis-seminate experiences, methods, success stories and expectationsacross the region. People with different backgrounds and sensitivitywere gathered by the Committees to learn from the Programme. All inall, players directly or indirectly involved in the Programme implemen-tation were far beyond the number of projects stakeholders, whichimplies that lessons were learnt in places very much remote fromIUCN.

Yet, there is one aspect to be strengthened about the Programme.Although this is not the end of the support process and that new pro-jects are taking over, the lack of a clear-cut IUCN phasing out stra-tegy is detrimental to a number of players who suddenly find themsel-ves in a situation of autonomy for which they have not been prepa-red. In 2004, IUCN developed a regional strategy for West Africa’swetlands. This strategy was supposed to provide an overarching fra-mework to pursue the dynamism created and scale it up to the wholeregion.

In predominantly rural countries of WestAfrica, the bulk of people derive their live-lihoods from nature and its resources.Unfortunately, economic development iscarried out without giving due considera-tion to either natural resources or underpri-vileged populations. For this reason,conservation activities should necessarilyencompass a significant human dimensionto ensure that development or naturalresource conservation efforts are not detri-mental to the future of people. For instance in Guinea Bissau, the effortsby IUCN in collaboration with community

members towards the conservation ofexceptional land and water biodiversity inthe Bijagos Archipelago are accompaniedby investment in such public infrastructuresas schools and community clinics. At the time in the inner Delta of the NigerRiver in Mali, forests flood vanished underthe combined effects of siltation, logging,and the overexploitation of waters teemingwith fish as well as the pastures they irri-gate, migrating birds are not the sole vic-tims. Indeed, the already isolated andunderprivileged populations of the Deltaare also deprived from part of their resour-

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Social and Economic Equity as aCore Principle of Conservation “ “

Jean Marc GarreauRegional Programme Co-ordinator

To find out morewww.iucn.org/brao/zh/realisations.htm www.iucn.org/themes/wetlands/ www.iucn.org/places/mauritania/

Restoration of critical sites in West Africa - Photo : J.F. Hellion N. Van Ingen - FIBA

Desertification Control …photo : IUCN

… Integrated Agriculture …photo : IUCN

… Woodless Construction… so many projects that

prove efficient – photo : IUCN

ces and suffer the consequences of thenumerous conflicts entailed by the competi-tion over access to natural resources. Inthis context IUCN’s intervention, whichconsists in establishing dialogue betweenfishermen, cattle breeders and farmers inorder to agree on rules for using naturalresources that meet their needs and allowfor the regeneration of the forest, burgupasture, and fish populations, aims to res-tore social peace, boost the regional eco-nomy, and provide shelter to migratingbirds in these flood areas at the edge ofthe Sahara.

Following the construction of the Diamaantisalt intrusion dam – designed toexpand rice farming – that caused thewetlands of the Mauritanian bank of the

inner delta of the Senegal River to dry up,fishermen, cattle breeders, and craftsmenmigrated to less arid lands in order to sur-vive. Ever since the rehabilitation by IUCNof the basins of the Diawling NationalPark, family members have been able tocome together and the economy has refla-ted for the benefit of both men andwomen.

When the Niger legislation, on grounds ofconstruction, promotes the exploitation ofGaya borassus palm timber along theNiger River rather than supporting the tra-ditional and diversified exploitation of theliving tree, the consequences are the slowextinction of the borassus palm speciesand the decline of the local economy.

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By delaying the transfer to rural communi-ties of the management of lands and natu-ral resources they live on (forests or wet-lands), Governments close their eyes onthe looting of resources which is beneficialto the richest and well organised but detri-mental to the poorest, and entails therapid destruction of their livelihoods. It iswithin this context that IUCN promotesthe decentralisation of natural resourcesmanagement.

When, in developing major dams, ripa-rian residents lose their invaluable pastu-res and the opportunity to grow recessioncrops, are laid open to acute water bornediseases, and do not benefit from the elec-tricity produced, then development beco-mes counterproductive from the viewpoints of the environment and welfare ofthe underprivileged. When IUCN endea-vours to restore dialogue and mutual reco-gnition among riparian residents and rivermanagement organisations, not only doesit render justice but also it rehabilitatesnatural resources.

When national legislation and accountsignore the economic role of petty collec-tors, fishermen, craftsmen, and traditionalhealers, they also overlook the most vulne-rable section of the populations as well astheir active participation in national eco-nomies through the development of a tre-mendous capital, i.e. the so-called “wild-life”

The vision of IUCN is that of a just worldthat protects and values nature. Such avision calls for the articulation of the inte-rests of all stakeholders and the considera-tion of those of the underprivileged, inparticular marginalised groups, the youth,and women. In this sense, the conserva-tion and promotion of natural resourceswill not be detrimental to the weakest butwill rather be envisaged in a long termvision combining the interests of rural peo-ple, the majority in West Africa, and thoseof the Governments. Further, it will beimportant under this vision to assess thewelfare of humans and the health of eco-systems on which African countries thrive.

Taking account of the contribution of vulnerable sections of the population to national economies.Photo : J.F. Hellion N. Van Ingen - FIBA

Typical daily scene of a popular neighbourhood in Conakry, Guinea - photo : Louis Gérard d’Escrienne

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Since the opening of IUCN-SenegalOffice, the governance of natural resour-

ces, especially protected areas, hasbecome central to the successive strategic

programmes. The 2001-2004Programme, drawing from the gain of les-

sons learnt from the management of theDjoudj National Park and the Saloum

Biosphere Reserve, has further focused onthis notion and highlighted those aspects

linked to the improvement of local commu-nities’ social conditions, the economy, and

equity in distributing conservation costsand benefits. The various activities conduc-ted in Senegal revolve around the promo-

tion of and support to the dialogueprocess and collaboration between

Governments, local communities, and pri-vate individuals with a view to achieving

the conservation as well as sustainableand equitable use of natural resources.

Dialogue Involving ResourceManagers, Economic Players,and Users

The local participatory management andconsultation institutions set in place inDjoudj and Saloum by IUCN continue toplay an increasingly significant role. InDjoudj, specifically, they have helpedimprove the outcome of the consultationbetween the Park administration, adjacentcommunities, tourist operators, and otherstakeholders involved in the park manage-ment. Today, the adjacent communitygroup is able to freely make the most oftourist visit to the Djoudj River on an equalfooting with professional operators. Thefinancial assistance received from theDutch Co-operation has made it possibleto build a new tourist camp in addition tothe shop and ecomuseum already inplace. Furthermore, the outcome of thisongoing dialogue has been greatly instru-mental to extending the current discussionon the Government’s recent policy on thefull privatisation of most national parks,starting with the Djoudj Park. Equally, theongoing dialogue has substantially contri-buted to establishing open discussion onthe participatory management of the RiverSenegal flows while making room for envi-ronmental needs.

Creating Dialoguefor Influencing Policies “ “

Abdoulaye KaneHead of IUCN-Senegal Country Office

Thanks to the participatory and consulta-tive mechanism set in place in the frame-work of the Saloum Delta BiosphereReserve, IUCN was able to develop aknowledge and reference base common toall players. In turn, this platform paved theway for a set of development and conser-vation actions under the management planagreed on by stakeholders. For example,the Government has allowed local commu-nities to delineate and manage five com-munity protected areas, including fourbasic sea areas. The dialogue betweenlocal communities and the Governmentresulted in the drafting and adoption of aCode of Conduct on Natural ResourceManagement in the Saloum Delta. Bothcommunity protected areas and the Codeof Conduct have had a remarkable effecton the regeneration of fish and molluscpopulations. In one year, the size of theindividuals species caught has increasedsharply, which testifies to the relevancy ofmeasures adopted. Since the managementof sea zones and zones so classified falloutside the competences devolved to localgovernments under decentralization, it isimportant for the Government to legallyrecognise this mechanism for it to survive.

In the forestry and pastoral zones of theNorth East, the great vulnerability of eco-systems to bushfire and to the unsuitableland use calls for sustained social commu-nication and wide-ranging consultation onviews about environmental management.IUCN is currently testing information andcommunication technologies in this area.

A community radio and communicationcentres have been established and a geo-graphic information system developed forpastoral communities. It is hoped that thedialogue mechanism allowing for aninsight in natural dynamics will positivelyimpact on pastoral policies and rangelandmanagement by local governments.

Consultation in the Saloum Delta – photo : IUCN-Senegal

Inform and train the civil society to turn it intoa conservation partner – photo : IUCN-Senegal

Dialogue Involving Scientistsand Politicians forBiodiversity Promotion

IUCN Senegal Office has supported theformation and extension of a national net-work of MPs for the environment and anetwork of environmental journalists. Bothnetworks come to supplement the nationalwetlands network and the national coastalplanning network born from the actions ofthe wetlands programme. Their activities(including baseline studies, wetlands map-ping, and awareness raising seminars)are, inter alia, at the root of the currentprocess for developing a national policyon wetlands management.

The first phase of the VALEURS Projectconsisted in the collection of baselineinformation and data highlighting the eco-nomic significance of wild resources inSenegal not only for low-income peoplebut also for their contribution to the natio-nal economy. Though moderate, the fin-dings of Phase I are already having aninfluence on political and administrativedecision-making processes. Local govern-ments in the Project impact areas, theMinistry of Economy and Finances, andthe Ministry of Environment and Protection

of Nature appear as those most interestedin turning the project results into manage-ment decisions and strategic actions. Thegradual extension of the number of stake-holders and the transfer of the projectmanagement to a State agency are someof signs of how important the project is fordecision-makers.

In Djoudj as well as in Saloum, such pro-cesses of participatory assessment of therole of wild resources, especially medici-nal plants, in local and national econo-mies have brought about the signing ofbinding local conventions between com-munity members, between communities,and between communities and theGovernment. Eventually, such conventionsproved more efficient than any other legis-lation or regulations passed without priornegotiation. Fortified by this experience,IUCN has established partnership with ins-titutions like CRDI, GTZ, IIED and ENDAtowards an in-depth analysis of andenhanced influence of these institutions onboth local actions and national policies fornatural resources management andpoverty control.

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Policy Dialogue on Transborder ResourcesIn the context of the “Wetlands” Regional Programme, IUCN Senegal and Mauritania staff have built on the local consultation onthe Djoudj management and the dialogue between the Djoudj and Diawling Parks to initiate discussion with technical, administra-tive, and political authorities of both countries over the integrated management of the Senegal River Delta ecosystem. Moreover,this consultation helped check the invasion of the Delta by the water fern – Salvinia molesta – and set off a process for creating atransborder biosphere reserve. Coupled to this, is the opportunity provided to populations by the OMVS to participate in the basinmanagement and thereby prevent the introduction of invading aquatic plants.

The Complex of the W, Arly and Pendjari(WAP) Parks is located at the edges ofNiger, Burkina Faso and Benin. The conti-nuum of the conservation zone that inclu-des the transborder W Biosphere Reserve(shared by all three countries), theBiosphere Reserve of the PendjariNational Park (Benin), the Arly Park, theMadjoari, Singou, and Pama Reserves,cover a surface area of over 30,000 sqkm. By adding the periphery zones, i.e.“village zones with a cynegetic interest”,this area extends to 50,000 sq km andstands as the most significant conservationzone in West Africa. Although it is a conti-nuum, this zone has a great variety of cli-mates and soils resulting in a major hete-rogeneity of landscapes, ecosystems, andhabitats that range from the Sahelian typein the north to the Sudanese and Guineantype in the south.

Like in other parts of the region, decennialrainfall averages have been decreasingsharply in this zone since 1920. Worsestill, landscape degradation and biotopealteration have been accelerated by thedraught that hit the region in 1973,1983, and 1998, anthropic pressure inthis particularly poor area, growing soiland water pollution, and the persistenceof illegal exploitation of natural resources(wildlife, timber and non wood products)in protected areas.

These already harmful phenomena havebeen aggravated by the poor enforcementof official regulations and bylaws and theinadequate coherence between the poli-cies and strategies of the three countriesconcerned. In the face of this situation, thethree Governments have pledged, throughthe Tapoa Declaration,to work jointlytowards theconservation ofthe Complex.

With the supportof the EuropeanUnion, the threecountries have agreedon a conservation pro-gramme referred to as ECO-PAS/W Park covering theperiod 2001-2005. The firstPhase of the programme rea-ched significant results in theareas of sub-regional dialogue,scientific research, and interna-tional development and promo-tion. Moreover, all three coun-tries were able to come up withthe first exhaustive list of theComplex’s major mammals thanksto the support of the MIKEProgramme for elephant poa-ching monitoring, facilitated byIUCN.

Dialogue as a Means to Preservethe Transborder WAP Park Complex “ “

Aimé Joseph NianogoHead of IUCN Burkina Faso country office

The aid provided by the United States andthe German Co-operation helped organisethe first consultation between ParkManagers, as a prelude to direct talks bet-ween themselves for sharing their expe-riences and implementing concerted workplans. The components of these planswould include poaching control, ecologi-cal monitoring, and transhumance mana-gement.

Upon the request of the three states, thejoint support of the Global EnvironmentalFund (GEF), UNDP, and IUCN has led tothe drafting of a ten-year programme to

back the conservation of the transborderWAP Complex. It should be said that thisprogramme, identified with the active par-ticipation of all players in the region,intends to closely involve communities inbiodiversity management. Particularemphasis will be laid, under this collabo-

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To find out morehttp://iucn.org/brao/bn/bf/wap.htmwww.cites.org/eng/prog/MIKE/index.shtml

UnsuspectedFauna Wealth The full census of the WAP Complex carried out in 2003 bythe MIKE Project with the support of all players in the area,disclosed an undreamt-of fauna wealth distributed amongcountries in the sub-region.

Other recent census confirmed the presence of major carnivo-res such as lions, cheetahs, jackals and hyenas, a group sel-dom found in West Africa today.

Species Number listed2

Elephants 4.592

Buffaloes 10.560

Roan antelopes 7.500

Hippopotamus 693

Hartebeests 2.033

Korrigums 132

Kobs 1.040

rating programme, on the consistency ofpolicies and programmes, prevention andmanagement of conflicts between farmingand conservation activities, the growth ofconservation-generated income, environ-mental education and communication,research, and monitoring & evaluation.

Such an approach will contribute toenhancing the efficiency of current conser-vation efforts hampered by the exacerba-tion of conflicts between methods of pro-tected areas management and ways of lifeof riparian residents as well as by poorcoherence at the regional level. SudanoSahel region of Africa still abounds withnatural biological wealth than can no lon-ger benefit from the protection of isolatedparks in countries facing generalisedpoverty and working on an individualbasis. Conserving the heritage of globalimportance in the WAP Complex calls fora long term and region-wide approachinvolving all players concerned.

... Warthog, … Photo IUCN

2 Source : Philippe Bouché et al, 2003. Recensement aérien total de l’écosystème « W » - Arli– Pendjari – Oti – Mandouri – Kéran (WAPOK) – Avril-mai 2003. Bénin – Burkina Faso –Niger – Togo. Rapport définitif, février 2004. MIKE/PAUCOF/UE/ECOPAS/AFD. 102 pages+ annexes

… hippopotamus, one of species foundin WAP complex - Photo : J.F. Hellion N. Van Ingen - FIBA

Crocodiles, ... - Photo : L.G. d’Escrienne

For a good number of West Africanparticipants in the IUCN Congress,locating Bangkok on a world mapwas a Chinese puzzle per se. Yet,Thailand is physically far away fromus as much as it is present in ourhomes through its rice.

In view of the number of delegates pre-sent, the turnout was exceptional. Indeed,all members up to date with bylaws weresponsored by IUCN. Politically, the regionwas effectively and actively represented byseveral personalities, including five minis-ters who all played a critical role at theForum. I wish to congratulate GuineaBissau in particular that was representedby three Ministers and two Members ofParliament.

IUCN-BRAO atthe Bangkok Congress“ “

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West Africaat Bangkok congressIbrahim ThiawIUCN Regional Director for West Africa

Participating in such a congress attendedby five thousand people from differentbackgrounds is definitely valuable both interms of knowledge (as the Forum provi-ded an excellent opportunity for technicallearning) and human contacts and profes-sional relationships. “The harvest wasgood” said one member “but how to takeback home such an amount of docu-ments?”

The key points included the re-election ofProfessor Amadou Tidjane Bâ fromSenegal as Regional councillor for Africaas well as that of Professor Zohir Sekkalfrom Algeria; Mrs Amina Abdallah wasalso elected to the Council. The election ofMr Valli Moosa from South Africa asIUCN President was unanimously welco-med by West African Members. Finally theJ.C Phillips medal awarded to Dr LucHoffmann, Chairman Emeritus of the Bancd’Arguin International Foundation was asource of pride for all people familiar withthis man whose fascination with WestAfrican coasts has remained unchanged,in spite of his 81 years old.

Should consideration be given to the gro-wing number of members and partnersparticipating in IUCN congresses, onemay say that West African participantsremained relatively unnoticed at the Forumand General Assembly. Was it out of inti-midation, unpreparedness or linguistic bar-rier? A bit of all this, probably.

Valli Moosa, the new IUCN Presidentphoto : QSNCC

IUCN Members in West Africa in consultationat the World Conservation Congress

Photo : A. Nianogo

Dr. Luc Hoffmann rewarded by IUCN for his commitmentto protecting the environment

Photo : IUCN

Every four years, IUCN submits its workprogramme to the approval of its membersat both the global and regional level. Atthe 2000 Amman Congress, IUCN develo-ped a ten-year strategy that ushered it inthe “new millennium”. The 2005-2008Programme adopted at the 3rd WorldConservation Congress in Bangkok,Thailand precisely comes within the frame-work of this strategy.

The vision of IUCN remains that of “a justworld that conserves and protects nature”and its mission in West Africa is to “foster

a political, economic, and social environ-ment conducive to the sustainable mana-gement and use of natural resources forand with populations”. The managementof wetlands and water resources, the inte-grated management of coastal zones, themanagement of protected areas andforests as well as desertification controlstand as IUCN’s key focus areas in WestAfrica. In spite of all these pending issues,significant progress is being achievedunder the 2005-2008 IUCN Programmein West Africa. The analysis of the statusof ecosystems, human wellbeing, and insti-tutional players along with their actionshas led to (i) the development of a pro-gramme that better embraces the rapidchanges occurring in the region, emergingissues, the achievements by various institu-tions and the thriving environmentalsociety, and (ii) the specification of therole and scope of IUCN in west Africa.

To enhance the consistency of the pro-gramme, only five objectives have been

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Programme DevelopmentProspects for IUCN

West AfricaA new programm

for new ambitions “ “

Jean Marc GarreauRegional Programme Co-ordinator

set to be achieved through 32 expectedresults by the year 2008. Although limitedin number, these objectives are nonethe-less ambitious, particularly in terms of theexpected knowledge and progress. IUCNexpects to show the relevancy of the eco-system approach adopted by theConvention on Biological Diversity. Suchan approach is crosscutting as far as theobjectives are concerned. Indeed, it willmake for the balanced implementation ofthe various components of sustainabledevelopment, i.e. ecological managementaspects/ecosystem rehabilitation, econo-mic aspects such as fair benefit sharingand poverty control, and finally socialaspects that are at the heart of themethods of natural resource governance.

Changing the objectives alone is notenough; the approaches should be revisi-ted as well. For this reason, IUCN haschosen to reinforce and scale up its inter-ventions and impact by renewing its orga-nisational and partnership methods.

Highly consistent objectives should resultin a better co-ordination of the Offices’activities and a better articulation of localactivities and the regional programme. Inthe face of issues made more complex bythe diversity and acuteness of threats andthe urgency to take actions at severallevels in complementary areas, only com-plex strategies are likely to lead to a signi-ficant and sustainable impact. In anattempt to widen the range of skills that anorganisation alone may not be able toexhibit, to increase the effects of itsactions and correlate them with similaractions, IUCN seeks to partner with otherorganisations and institutions. These maybe conservation or development organisa-tions, regional organisations such asOrganisation pour la Mise en Valeur duFleuve Sénégal (OMVS), Niger BasinAuthority (ABN), Permanent Inter-StateCommittee for Drought Control in theSahel (CILSS), or Sub regional FisheriesCommission (CSRP), organisations withvarious but complementary skills and pros-View of participants at the workshop on the organisational develop-

ment of IUCN Programme in West Africa-photo: A. Nianogo

Exploiting palm oil in Guinea Bissau - Photo : J.F. Hellion N. Van Ingen - FIBA

pects which, on a case-by-case basis,share their strengths towards achievingcommon objectives.

Finally, it is important that the workingtools and internal organisation of theRegional Programme always fall in linewith the aims and objectives set. Hencethe need to put in place an internal orga-nisation that reinforces the consistency andsynergy between projects, programmesand offices in the region and at the headoffice. Furthermore, this organisationshould make room for the skills and exper-tise of both members and commissionswho along with the Secretariat are the pil-lars of IUCN. The Programme has beenequipped with more rigorous administra-tive and financial tools to monitor activitiesand their impacts.

IUCN expects, in a four-year period, toshow more than even its critical contribu-tion to the sustainable development of theregion through the enhanced managementof nature and its resources.

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Five ambitious objectivesfor years 2005/2008

Restoring and ensuring the sustainable manage-ment of critical ecosystems in West Africa throughthe application of the principles of the ecosystemapproach;

Better considering the values of natural resources indevelopment and poverty alleviation programmes;

Improving the methods of decentralized gover-nance of natural resources in West Africa;

Supporting regional co-operation and implementa-tion of pan African and international environmentalcommitments;

Effectively and efficiently implementing IUCNProgramme in West Africa.

As a fragile interface between the Saharaand the Atlantic Ocean, the Mauritaniancoast –scantily inhabited up to the 50s –has become the backbone of the country.Not long ago, it used to be fully orientedtowards the continental landmass and thefertile banks of Senegal River but is nowgoing through a spectacular transforma-tion. Thus, the coastal zone is becomingthe focal point of economic developmentin six key sectors including fishing, energy(oil exploitation), water supply, transporta-tion, urban development and agriculture.The fast pace at which activities expandon the coast constitutes a cause forconcern in relation to the conservation ofnatural resources.

Actually, one major feature of the littoralstrip is its biological diversity. The Bancd’Arguin National Park, considered as aworld natural heritage site, is the key ele-ment of the northern coast with its benchlabyrinth, islets and fairways, and its

varied and abundant sea fauna thatattracts tens of thousands of migratingbirds. In the south, the area of the lowerRiver Senegal Delta hosts an exceptionalwealth of landscapes, birds, mammals,and fishes in such refuge zones like theChat T’Boul natural reserve and theDiawling National Park, both beingRamsar sites. In all likelihood, these sitesplay a major role in the ecosystems healthand the status of resources in the sea andcoastal zone. In this regard, the Bancd’Arguin National Park is considered asthe most significant fish resource produ-cing zone of Mauritania with a directpositive impact on the country’s economy.

This brought about the project entitled“Development Plan for the MauritanianCoast” (PALM) has come about. As a jointinitiative of IUCN and the Department ofMerchant Navy (DMM), this projectintends to be a participatory endeavourwhich combines various tools likely to help

Better knowledge on the Mauritaniancoast for better protection “ “

Jean-Jacques NduitaCommunication Officer

Major towns have been built along theMauritanian Littoral... Photo : Jacques Trotignon

... Arising from sands less than a century ago. Photo : Jacques Trotignon

Aerial view of Mauritanian CoastPhoto : Pierre Campredon

Transport of burgu on the Niger River - Photo : Jean-Marc Garreau

make decisions on how to manage coastalactivities while embracing the ecosystemapproach. For instance, the PALM project has suppor-ted the establishment of an Observatoryon the Mauritanian Littoral. The primegoal of this Observatory is to collect andprocess data needed to monitor the littoralenvironment, understand long term chan-ges of the coastal strip, and provide deci-sion-makers with tools to assess environ-mental impacts. In this way, Mauritania

will be in a position to put in place a sus-tainable coastal development policy. Withthe monitoring of coastal erosion, and loo-king into access to water as well as seaand land pollution, the Observatory isgradually extending its scope to all thebiological and physical features of littoralecosystems. Hopefully, this new focus willlead to the emergence of a genuine inte-grated and sustainable system of coastalobservations that might encourage similarapproaches across the region.

Based on the information collected andthe monitoring tools in place and in addi-tion to the experience of the consultationforum that gathers all players periodically,Guidelines on the Development of the

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Mauritanian Littoral (PDALM) are beingdrafted with the broad collaboration of theMauritanian Government and its Technicaland Financial Partners. Also the opendays on the Mauritanian Littoral providedthe opportunity to delve into scientificdiagnoses and arouse Mauritanians’ inte-rest in their littoral, as they are becomingmore and more aware of its wealth andvulnerability.

The time has therefore come to put to usethese tools and experiences to support themanagement of littoral resources by pul-ling resources together and fosteringsynergy between the strategic interests ofthe country. It is through consultation thatall the players may decide on the orienta-tion of the littoral development based onscenarios selected from promising strate-gic options in a range of possible situa-tions. In particular, efforts should be madeto restrain coastal developments prior toreceiving data on project impact.

This is meant to reduce as far as possiblethe risks incurred by natural resources asno information is available, on the shortand long term negative impact of theirdeterioration. This is the idea behind anew phase being supported by the DutchCo-operation within the context of theRegional Marine Conservation Programmein West Africa.

To find out morewww.iucn.org/places/mauritania/ www.iucn.org/brao/kibaar/kibaar9/kibaar9.pdf

The PRCMis moving forward

Launched in 2003 with the collaboration of WWF, Wetlands Int, FIBAand IUCN, the Regional Marine Conservation Programme is nowready to effectively implement its projects. Already equipped with rele-vant tools, including strategy, programme, and project documents – thePRCM has set in place its institutional framework. Indeed, thisProgramme calls for sound co-ordination of its activities across theregion.

For instance, the Steering Committee of the PRCM has worked out astrategy for intervening, monitoring activities, and implementing results.Subsequently, a regional forum was held in Conakry, Guinea. In viewof the significance of such an approach, the regional forum was insti-tutionalised to ensure articulation of the diversity of the Programme’scomponents and collaboration between the fifty or so institutions in thesub-region involved in the Programme. This Forum will play a strategicorientation role for the Programme.

The forum will be assisted by a group of independent experts formingthe Scientific and Technical Orientation Committee (COST). TheSteering Committee has been extended to include the ForumChairman, the Regional Representative of the coastal planning networkin West Africa and the Standing Secretary of the sub-regional FisheriesCommission. It is hoped that this structuring will ensure greater partici-pation and transparency in the decisions made by the SteeringCommittee.

To find out morewww.iucn.org/brao/articles/0405/pr_forum.pdf

Ibrahima NiamadioProgramme Officer, PRCM

A fishing harbour in Conakry, GuineaPhoto : L.G. d’Escrienne

So many species…Photo : IUCN-Mauritania

… that need to be protected with the support of local communities Photo : IUCN-Mauritania

Source of Funding

Funds allocated to the projectsreceived in 2004 by the WestAfrica Regional Programme hailedfrom a high number of partnersand amounted to 4.7 million ofeuro.

FinancialReport 2004“ “

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Annexes

The following charts and tables are a summary of the financial situation of IUCN WestAfrica for the year 2004. From a general point of view, the levels of income and expendi-tures in 2004 were quite close to those of 2003, which points to the Programme’s stability.

BRAO Publicationsin 2004

IUCN/BRAOmembers“ “

Reducing West Africa’sVulnerability to climate impactson Water Resources, Wetlandsand DesertificationElements for a Regional Strategy forPreparedness and AdaptationGWP/WAWP, CILSSIUCN 200484 pp., figures, maps, colour photos

Les grands mammifèresdu complexe WAPUnion Européenne - CIRADParc régional ECOPASUICN272 pp - photos

Water Governancein West AfricaLegal andinstitutional AspectsIUCN 2004247 pp.,-photos

The Rehabilitation of the deltaof the Senegal River inMauritaniaFielding the ecosystem approachIUCN 200388 pp - Photos

BENIN

Ministère des Affaires étrangèreset de l’Intégration AfricaineTel. Std. : (229) 30 04 00/30 18 70/30 09 29Tel.: (229) 30 09 06Fax.: (229) 30 02 45

Centre National de Gestion des Réserves de Faune -CENAGREF08 B.P. 0227 - Cotonou - BENIN Tel.: (229) 30 90 71/30 72 82/30 72 79Fax : (229) 30 90 72E-mail : cenagref@firstnet.bj

NATURE TROPICALELot 4477R - Yagbe AkpakpaCotonou 06 BP 1015 PK3 - BENINTel.: (229) 33 37 73Fax : (229)33 87 32E-mail : ntogmu@yahoo.com

BURKINA FASOMinistère de l’Environnement et de l’Eau03 B.P. 7044 Ouagadougou 03 - BURKINA FASOTel.:(226) 50 30 77 51/50 32 40 74Fax : (226) 50 32 40 75

Association nationale d’action rurale (ANAR)01 B.P. 2314 Ouagadougou - BURKINA FASOTel.:(226) 50 30 32 53Fax : (226) 50 30 32 53E-mail : anar68@hotmail.com

Fondation des Amis de la Nature (NATURAMA)01 BP 6133 Ouagadougou 01 - BURKINA FASOTel.:(226) 50 37 32 40/50 37 32 62Fax : (226) 50 37 28 86E-mail : naturama@fasonet.bf / szeba@naturama.org

Centre d’Etudes pour le Développement Africain (CEDA)01 B.P.606 Ouagadougou 01 - BURKINA FASOTel.:(226) 50 31 57 79Fax :(226) 50 31 72 05E-mail : ceda@fasonet.bf

COTE D’IVOIRE

Réseau pour l’Environnement et le DéveloppementDurable en Afrique REDDA24 BP 95 Guichet Annexe BAD - Abidjan - Côte d’IvoireTel.: (225) 20 20 54 19 Fax : (225) 20 20 59 22E-mail : f.ndoye@afdb.org Website : http://www.nesda.kabissa.org

Ministère d’Etat, ministère des Affaires étrangèresAbidjan - Côte d’Ivoire

THE GAMBIA

Ministry of Fisheries, Natural Resourcesand environment State House5, Marina Parade - Banjul - GAMBIATel.: (220) 22 75 48Fax : (220) 22 39 87

GHANA

Forestry CommissionPO Box M434 - Accra - GHANATel.:+233 (21) 221-315/ 664 654/662360Fax : + 233 (21) 220 818/66 476E-mail : info@hq.fcghana.com

Environmental Protection Association of Ghana (EPAG)Project Manager - AsawasiP.O.Box AS 32 Kumasi - GHANATel.:+233 (51) 29950 / 027 88 36 37Fax : +233 (51) 29537E.mail : envprotass@yahoo.comWebsite : http://epag.virtualactivism.org

Green Earth Organization (GEO)PO Box AN 16641 Accra North - GHANATel.:+233 (21) 232-762Fax : +233 (21) 230-455E-mail : greeneth@ghana.comWebsite : www.greenearth.org.gh

Forestry Research Institute of Ghana (FORIG)University PO Box 63 Kumasi Ashanti - GHANATel.: +233 (51) 60123Fax : +233 (51) 60121E-mail : dblay@forig.orgWebsite : http://www.forig.org/forig/history.html

Institutte of Cultural Affairs - Ghana (ICA-Ghana)P.O BOX: OS 2060 osu Accra - GHANATel./fax : (+233) 212 21343 E-mail : icagh@africaonline.com.gh

GUINEA

Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Eaux et ForêtsDirection Nationale des Eaux et ForêtsB.P.624 Conakry - GUINEETel.: (224) 46 32 48/11 24 24 02/11 33 72 82Fax : (224) 41 48 73E-mail : bakeita2002@yahoo.fr/dfpn@sotelgui.net.gn

GUINEA-BISSAU

Ministerio das Relações Exteriores e CooperaçãoInternacionalP.O. Box 3 Bissau - GUINEE-BISSAUTel.: (245) 20 27 52/20 37 64

Centro de Investigaçao Pesqueira Aplicada (CIPA)Avenida Amilcar Cabral - C.P. 102 Bissau - GUINEE-BISSAUTel.:(245) 20 42 11E-mail : cipacr@hotmail.com

Overall Expenditures byCategory

IUCN’s expenditures are compu-ted based on the funds earmar-ked for the functioning of pro-jects, on the one hand, and forthe Secretariat on the other,which amounted to 4.6 million.Project activities accounted forthree fourth of the overall expen-

ditures in the region. TheSecretariat’s activities, i.e. pro-jects technical support, pro-gramme development, support tomembers and administrative servi-ces, represent only one fourth ofthe expenditures. An amount of Û560,000 was granted to theregion by IUCN Head Office ascore funds.

ExpenseDistributionby Office

IUCN has seven offices in the region but implementsactivities in eight countries. The Regional Office dealswith projects with a regional coverage or activitiesconcerning all the countries in the region, such as trai-ning, support to regional strategies, etc.

Secretariat - 25%

Projects - 75%

Finland - 2%

Others - 5%

France - 2%

Sweden - 5%

UNDP - 5%

Japan - 3%

World Bank - 3%

European Commission - 4%

Niger - 3%

Mauritania - 20%

Mali - 3%

Guinea Bissau - 6%

Burkina Faso - 11%

Senegal - 14%

Regional office - 33%

Ghana - 10%

MAVA - 4%

FIBA - 4%

The Netherlands - 63%

TINIGUENABairro de Belem - B.P. 667 Bissau - GUINEE-BISSAUTel.:(245) 25 19 06/07Fax : (245) 25 19 06E-mail : tinis@sol.gtelecom.gw

Bureau de Planification Côtière(Gabinete de Planificaçao Coteira - GPC)BP 23 1031 Bissau - GUINEE-BISSAUTel.:(245) 25 51 64Fax : (245) 20 11 68E-mail : gpc@mail.gtelecom.gw

Centro de Estudios Ambientais e Tecnologia Apropriadado Instituto Nacional de Estudios e Pesquisa (CEATA/INEP)Complexo Escular 14 Novembro - Bissau 112 - GUINEE-BISSAUTel.: (245) 25 18 67/68Fax : (245) 25 11 25E-mail : inep@mail.gtelecom.gw

Accao Para o Desenvolviento (AD)Apartado 606 Bissau - GUINEE-BISSAUTel.: (245) 25 13 65Fax : (245) 25 13 65E-mail : ad@mail.gtelecom.gw

MALI

Ministère de l’EnvironnementB.P. 1634 Bamako - MALITel.:(223) 229 51 68/229 51 72Fax :(223) 229 51 70

Association ELWAN, Protection des Eléphants du GourmaB.P. 2921 Bamako - MALITel.:(223) 672 79 69

Association Malienne pour la Conservation de la Fauneet de son Environnement (AMCFE)B.P.2921 Bamako - MALITel.:(223) 223 51 79Mobile : (223) 671 82 33E-mail : amcfe@afribone.net.ml

Groupe d’Appui Environnemental / WALIAB.P. 215 Mopti - MALITel.:(223) 42 04 37 /636 87 15Fax : (223) 42 04 37E-mail : gae.walia@afribone.net.ml

Groupe de recherches et d’applications techniques (GRAT)B.P. 2502 Bamako - MALITel./fax : (223) 221 43 41E-mail : grat@africapower.net.ml

ONG DONKO – La promotion du Savoir TraditionnelRue 524, porte 43 QuinzambougouB.P. E 114 Bamako - MALITel./fax : (223) 221 38 81Mobile : (223) 671 97 01E-mail : donko@datatechn.toolnet.org

IADS – Initiative Action pour le Développement au SahelACI Baco Djicoroni - B.P. E 2995 Bamako - MALITel.: (223) 228 95 17Mobile : (223) 676 3949E-mail : iads@datatech@toolnet.org

MAURITANIA

Direction de l’Environnement et de l’Aménagement RuralB.P. 170 Nouakchott - MAURITANIETel.:(222) 529 01 15/525 83 86Fax : (222) 525 83 86

Club des Amis de la Nature et de la Protectionde l’EnvironnementB.P. 1972 Nouakchott - MAURITANIETel.: (222) 529 08 17/525 02 41Fax :(222) 525 15 97E-mail : canpe@opt.mr

NIGER

Ministère des Affaires Etrangères et de la CoopérationNiamey 396 - NIGERTel.:(227) 72 21 49Fax :(227) 73 52 31

Organisation Nigérienne de Volontaires pour laPréservation de l’Environnement (ONVPE)B.P. 2842 Niamey - NIGERTel.: (227) 75 20 72E-mail : abdouba@hotmail.com

NIGERIA

Centre for Environmental Resources and SustainableEcosystems (CE-RASE)PO Box 71569, Victoria Island Lagos - NIGERIATel/:+234 (1) 26 70 821Fax : +234 (1) 26 90 210 / 26 70 822E-mail : cerase@infoweb.abs.net

Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF)PO Box 74638 Lagos, Victoria Island - NIGERIATel.:+234 (1) 26424 98 /802 331 24 20Fax : +234 (1) 264 24 97E-mail : ncf@hyperia.com

Nigerian Environmental Study Action Team (NEST)PO Box 22025 Abuja - NIGERIATel.:+234 (2) 810 51 67/803 345 60 23/(09) 670 35 70Fax : +234 (2) 810 26 44E-mail : nestnig@nest.org.ng

Savannah Conservation Nigeria (SNC)PO Box 2266 Kaduna - NIGERIATel.: +234 (62) 217 965E-mail : scn@fordwa.linkserve.org/scnk@wwlkad.com

SENEGAL

Ministère de l’Environnement et de l’AssainissementBP 4055 Dakar - SENEGALTel.:(221) 889 02 34Fax : (221) 822 40 11E-mail : mepn.dc@sentoo.sn

Association Sénégalaise des Amis de la Nature (ASAN)BP 12966, Dakar, Colobane - SENEGALTel.:(221) 569 43 31Fax : (221) 824 92 46E-mail : amisdelanaturesenegal@hotmail.com

Centre africain d’assistance et de Protection del’Environnement au SahelB.P. 10801 HLM Dakar - SENEGALTel.:(221) 835 32 47Mobile : (221) 680 68 88Fax : (221) 826 16 80E-mail : ongcapes@yahoo.fr

Fonds rural pour le développement du tiers-mondeB.P. 184 Rufisque - SENEGALTel.:(221) 557 64 06Fax : (221) 824 92 46E-mail : diawatt@yahoo.fr Website : http://www.gallery.uunet.be/frd

ENDA-Tiers Monde5, rue Kléber Dakar - SENEGALTel.:(221) 822 42 29/821 60 27Fax : (221) 821 75 95E-mail : se@enda.sn Website : http://www.enda.sn

Centre de Suivi EcologiqueBP 154, Dakar-Fann - SENEGALTel.: (221) 825 80 66/67Fax : (221) 825 81 68E-mail : niang@cse.snWebsite : http://www.cse.sn

SIERRA LEONE

Environmental Foundation for Africa (EFA)PMB 34 Freetown Peninsula - SIERRA LEONETel.:(232) 76 61 14 10 Tél.: (232) 76 68 48 32 Director - Personal (Tommy Garnett) (232) 76 62 34 59 (Admin Officer - Jeneba Sesay)E-mail : enfoafrica@hotmail.com

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IUCN - Burkina Faso01 B.P. 3133 Ouagadougou 01Tel.: (226) 50 31 31 54Fax : (226) 50 30 75 61E-mail : uicnbf@iucn.org

IUCN - Guinea BissauApartado 23, Bissau 1031Tel.: (245) 20 12 30Fax : (245) 20 11 68E-mail : iucngb@iucn.org

IUCN - MaliB.P. 1567 BamakoTel.: (223) 222 75 72Fax : (223) 223 00 92E-mail : uicnmali@iucn.org

IUCN - MauritaniaB.P. 4167 NouakchottTel.: (222) 525 12 76Fax : (222) 525 12 67E-mail : uicnmauritanie@iucn.org

IUCN - NigerB.P. 10933 NiameyTel.: (227) 72 40 28Fax : (227) 72 24 05E-mail : uicnniger@iucn.org

IUCN - SenegalB.P. 3215 DakarTel.: (221) 869 02 80Fax : (221) 824 92 46E-mail : uicnsenegal@iucn.org

Project office in Benin - PEGEIB.P. 8 BanikoaraTel.: (229) 65 01 96Fax : (229) 63 03 82E-mail : paul.ouedraogo@iucn.org

Project office in GhanaPO Box M239 AccraTel.: (233) 021 66 46 54Fax : (233) 021 66 64 76E-mail : iucn@wd.fcghana.com

IUCN Offices in West Africa

Regional Office for West Africa01B.P. 1618 Ouagadougou 01 - Burkina Faso

Tel.: (226) 50 32 85 00 - Fax : (226) 50 30 75 61E-mail : brao@iucn.org - Website : www.iucn.org/brao