SN SUST.PART.ENGY.MGMT.

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The objective of the Sustainable and Participatory Energy Management Project is to meet an important part of the rapidly growing urban demand for household fuels, without the loss of forest cover and the ecosystem's carbon sequestration potential and biodiversity. The project will: (1) implement and monitor environmentally sustainable community-managed forest resource systems, creating a protection zone around the Niokolo-Koba National Park; (2) promote inter-fuel substitution and improved stoves initiatives; (3) strengthen the institutions involved in managing the sector, and promote the participation of the civil society (private sector, academic institutions, and nongovernmental organizations (NGO)) in operating the sector. The project will finance: (1) an assessment of vegetation cover, an assessment of dead wood and other preparatory activities; (2) community-based forest management activities; (3) promotion of rural-based micro-enterprises and private sector and NGO-based inter-fuel substitution activities; (4) consultant services for supervision work, delivery of services, and various technical studies; (5) technical assistance; and (6) materials, equipment, and goods.