Benin - Community Forest Management Support Project - Phase II (PAGEFCOM-II)

The Community Forest Management Support Project – Phase II (PAGEFCOM-II) covers the Atlantique, Zou, Collines, Borgou and Donga Départements (Districts). Three (3) of these Districts, namely Atlantique, Zou and Collines, already benefited from support during Phase I. The two others (Borgou and Donga) are contiguous to the first three and form Benin’s green belt. Since they mark the transition between the country’s arid and wet zones, the ecosystems here are fragile. Phase I of the project did not cover the entire green belt because of challenges related to available resources. This second phase will help to consolidate what was achieved in terms of forest cover and management infrastructure as well as complete the mechanism for stabilizing forest ecosystems in Benin. It will promote the value chains of green economy products (smart agriculture, non-timber forest products, ecotourism products, fishery products, natural resource development, payment of environmental services, etc.). The project’s total cost of UA 8.39 million (USD 11.19 million). Its implementation will span five years through three components: (i) Support for natural resource management; (ii) Development of green economy value chains; and (iii) Project management.