The project will address the root causes of biodiversity loss from land degradation in the five critical, upland and floodplain ecosystems of a 60,000 km2 portion of the trans-border Senegal River Valley in Senegal and Mauritania. The project will improve on techniques for rehabilitating the natural ecosystems of these degraded lands. It will develop and apply participatory resource management systems, especially those that generate resource-based income and consequent economic incentives for sustainable management. Fire prevention and suppression of fire-sensitive ecosystems will be strengthened. Measures to decrease pressures on the forest and range resources will be undertaken. Ecosystem restoration and improved fire control will have the double benefit of enhancing carbon sinks. Institutional capacity will be strengthened at all levels from the village to the cross-national.

Project Details

GEF Project ID
457
Country
Regional
Implementing Agencies
United Nations Development Programme
United Nations Environment Programme
Approval FY
2000
Status
Completed
Region
Regional
Executing Agencies
United Nations Office for Projects Services
GEF Period
GEF - 1
Project Type
Full-size Project
Focal Areas
Funding Source
GEF Trust Fund

Financials

USD
Co-financing Total
4,370,000
GEF Project Grant
7,891,000

Timeline

Concept Approved
30 Mar 1998
Project Approved for Implementation
22 Aug 2000
Project Closed
07 Jan 2014