The project will conserve the biodiversity of the globally-significant Pendjari and "W" national parks and their adjacent hunting areas and buffer zones in northern Benin. This will be achieved by : (i) increasing the conservation management capacity of Benin's National Center for Wildlife Management; (ii) developing alternative community livelihood schemes to take pressure off the parks' natural resources; (iii) improving baisc infrastructure within the parks; (iv) expanding environmental awareness and education; and (v) developing a conservation trust fund to provide sustainable financing for conservation programs. It will also strengthen regional collaboration on management of the transborder semi-arid savanna ecosystem of which the target areas are a part.

Project Details

GEF Project ID
408
Country
Benin
Implementing Agencies
The World Bank
Approval FY
1998
Status
Completed
Region
Africa
Executing Agencies
CENAGREF (Parks Management organization)
GEF Period
GEF - 1
Project Type
Full-size Project
Focal Areas
Funding Source
GEF Trust Fund

Financials

USD
Co-financing Total
19,131,000
GEF Project Grant
6,760,000

Timeline

Concept Approved
01 Jan 1998
Project Approved for Implementation
21 Dec 1998
Project Closed
26 Mar 2007