Support to the “Forest and Environment” Sector Program, phase II and III, Climate protection (REDD+) and Land use planning in Cameroon - Consulting Services for the Support to the Management of the Basket Fund

Detailed description of project:

Since 1999, with the support of the international community, the Cameroonian government has embarked on a process of setting up a national forestry program called the Forestry and Environment Sector Program (PSFE) to implement its policy aiming at sustainable and participatory management of the country's forest and wildlife resources. The Basket Fund (BF) is a flexible mechanism for funding the strategic programs of MINFOF and MINEPDED. KfW's contribution to this fund became active in October 2011 and covers the following programs:

  • Program 1 Forest resource management and renewal
  • Program 2 Securing and enhancing wildlife resources and protected areas
  • Program 3 Development of wood and non-wood forest resources
  • Program 4 Sub-sector steering, institutional management and governance
  • Program 5 Environmental management of forest activities and climate protection
  • Program 6 Preparation of regional planning and sustainable development plans for the North and South-West Regions
  • Program 7 Restoration of forest landscapes in the North and Far North regions of Cameroon

Type of services provided:

  • Development of the procedure manual and implementation of coordinated procedures for the operation of the Basket Fund;
  • Strategic programming and annual planning of Basket Fund funded activities;
  • Preparation of documents for the maturation of funded projects, bidding documents and procurement according to the rules of KfW and Cameroon's public procurement code;
  • Monitoring the execution of activities and quality control of the achievements;
  • Support to the implementation of the APV-FLEGT process and development of an integrated forest information management information system (SIGIF);
  • Development of a strategy for the sustainable management of protected areas including the development of a sustainable financing mechanism;
  • Detailed planning of infrastructure, equipment and approaches for effective and participatory management of protected areas; procurement and control of their execution;
  • Development of the National Strategy for Accelerated Industrialization of the Wood Sector;
  • Strengthening MINFOF's wood processing capacity;
  • Detailed planning of the restructuring of the wood promotion center (CPB);
  • Planning and implementation of the CPB investment plan;
  • Modernization of IT and communication technologies (ICT) of MINFOF and MINEPDED (IT master plans, data center);
  • MINFOF human resource development plan (strategic and annual training plans);
  • Support for the implementation of MINFOF's program budget and results-based management (RBM) approach;
  • Diagnosis of corruption in the forest, wildlife and environmental sectors;
  • Capacity building of the anti-corruption unit of MINFOF and MINEPDED;
  • Support for the development of Cameroon's REDD + strategy and the establishment of appropriate REDD + process management structures;
  • Support to the functioning of the management structures of the Basket Fund (operation of the management committee, special commission for procurement, support to program managers and task engineers, coordination of financial, administrative and accounting co-management).
MINFOF/ MINEPAT/ MINEPDED
BMZ through KfW
01/2019 – 02/2024
Contract value: 5;661;988 €