Global Environment Facility
Proposal for PDF Block B Grant
Country:
Sénégal
Project:
Marine and Coastal Biodiversity Management
Requesting Agency:
The World Bank
GEF Focal Area:
OP 2, Coastal, Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
Project Cost & Financing Plan:
TBD, Preliminary total estimate US$ 16 Million
(GEF, US$ 5 Milion)
Project Co-funding:
TBD; potentially Netherlands, Canada, EU, French
Government, IDA
Amount of PDF Requested
US$343,496
PDF Co-Funding
Yes: GOS (US$ 48,000), Canada (US$ 36,000),
Netherlands/IUCN (US$ 100,000),
TOTAL (US$ 184,000)
Block A or Block B awarded:
No
1.
BACKGROUND
1.1
Marine and Coastal Biodiversity in Senegal
Senegal, the westernmost country in Africa, includes over 700 km of coastline just South of
the Sahara desert. Hence, it represents the northern limit of distribution for a large number of
coastal and marine animals and plants. It also constitutes critical resting and wintering areas for
several palaearctic migrant birds. Major coastal habitats include:
i) Floodplain depressions and salt flats in the deltas of the three major rivers (the Senegal,
the Saloum and the Casamance) that flow into the Atlantic Ocean. These depressions host
important wintering waterfowl and waders (most notably the Avocet), serve as nesting sites
for pelican and flamingo, and function as nurseries or spawning ground for coastal species,
including shrimp, mullet (7 species) and Fimbriated herring (Ethmalosa fimbriata).
ii) The Niayes, a series of small depressions located amongst the coastal sand dunes found
North of Dakar, which hold a high plant biodiversity.
iii) Large expanses of mangrove forests found at the mouth of the Saloum and Casamance
rivers (over 1,800 km²). Small patches of mangrove subsist at the mouth of the Senegal
River and on the edges of coastal lagoons south of Dakar, such as the Somone. The
mangrove host severely threatened populations of the West African Manatee (Trichechus
senegalensis), the African hump-backed dolphin (Sousa teuszii), crocodiles, and even
hippopotami in Casamance. They also contain huge tidal mudflats where large
concentrations of waders feed off an abundance of invertebrates and shellfish. They are a
critical wintering site for palaearctic ospreys (Pandion haliaetus). Finally, the mangroves
play a critical role in the life cycle of several commercially important coastal fish species.
iv) Sandy beaches, where five species of sea turtles are known to nest: Olive Ridley
(Lepidochelys olivacea), Green (Chelonia mydas), Loggerhead (Caretta caretta),
Leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) and Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata).
Small islands and sandbars strewn along the coast also hold large nesting colonies of
pelicans, gulls and terns.
v) The Cap Vert volcanic outcrop that stands out along the otherwise sandy coastline. The
rocky shores have a distinct fish fauna, with some coral patches off the Island of Gorée.
Offshore islands also harbor a colony of Red-bellied tropic birds (Phaeton aethereus), the
only one along the coast of West Africa.
The northern half of Senegal’s coast is subjected to a permanent upwelling, driven by the
Canary current. As a consequence, it is a particularly rich fish production area. The
productivity of Senegal’s coastal waters is boosted by the nutrients carried by its rivers, most
particularly the Senegal River. Several cetaceans, most particularly Pilot whales (Globicephalea
macrorhynchus), Bottle nosed dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), Common dolphins (Delphinus
delphis), and spotted dolphins (Stenella sp.) further offshore, also populate coastal waters.
The Government of Senegal has created a string of protected areas (see Annex 1) to preserve
coastal biodiversity. These include: the Djoudj National Park, the Ndiaël Nature Reserve, the
Gueumbeul Nature Reserve, the Langue de Barbarie National Park, the Îles de la Madeleine
National Park, the Popenguine Nature Reserve, the Saloum Delta National Park, the Kalissaye
Bird Reserve, and the Basse Casamance National Park. Three of these areas are Ramsar sites
(Djoudj, Ndiaël and Saloum). Moreover, the Saloum is also a Biosphere Reserve.
1.2
Threats
Despite the Government’s effort, Senegal’s marine and coastal biodiversity is under severe
pressure, both within and outside of protected areas. The most immediate threat is habitat
destruction. Senegal’s coast hosts more than half of the country’s population within only 1/6 of
its area. Population migration is motivated by the geography of economic opportunities, and is
aggravated by large-scale land degradation in the hinterland. This trend is likely to continue in
the foreseeable future. The coast also attracts over 90% of tourists visiting Senegal. As a result,
relatively untouched natural habitats along the coast are being settled. The marshlands in and
around the Cap Vert have been filled or contaminated. Industrial pollution and untreated waste
have transformed the Baie de Hann into an ecological wasteland and created a major human
health hazard. Agriculture is impinging on floodplain wetlands and mangrove forests, destroying
spawning grounds and fish nurseries. Large-scale tourism has greatly reduced available habitat,
most notably the availability of nesting grounds for sea turtles.
The migration of populations and economic activities towards the coast has also led to a
harsher exploitation of coastal and marine resources. Tree cover, an important source of
fuelwood, is rapidly decreasing. In specific areas, mangrove trees are been used to smoke fish,
in the absence of other means of conservation. Ironically, increased commercialization of
smoked mangrove oysters has, in certain localities, led to both the disappearance of the oysters
and of the trees on which the oysters grow, leaving behind unproductive flats. The international
market for shark fins is decimating shark stocks. Bird colonies are subjected to collecting of
eggs. Manatees and sea turtles are hunted down. The establishment of large fish landing points
in the Saloum delta, such as Missirah and Djifère in the Saloum, is also putting considerable
pressure on local fish and shellfish stocks. More generally, the catch by commercial fishermen
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tends to exceed annual growth for most species (including tuna, groupers and Sardinella sp.),
and as a result breeding stocks are being compromised.
The absence of an explicit management plan for Senegal’s coast, with a specific biodiversity
conservation focus, and the lack of a forum bringing together all the stakeholders compound the
above problems and weaken the measures that have been taken to preserve biodiversity. Coastal
and marine resources are currently affected by a multiplicity of planning instruments, including
the Orientation plan for Economic and Social Development, the National Land Use Plan, the
Tourism Development Plan, the National Environment Action Plan, the National Biodiversity
Conservation Action Plan, the Forestry Action Plan, the Urban Development and Management
Plan, the Fisheries Master Plan, and the Water Protection and Conservation Action Plan. There
is no shared vision regarding the fate of coastal resources. Most often, an issue will concern
several stakeholders, which unknowingly hold contradictory views.
The regulatory framework is weak and seldom applied, and does not fully confer to local
populations the right to manage the coastal resources on which they depend. The lack of
participation of these populations in decisions affecting them limits economic opportunities, and
incites them to mine coastal resources until exhaustion.
Lastly, insufficient in-country capacity to survey, monitor, plan and manage coastal
biodiversity constitutes a major risk for its maintenance (some capacity exists for fisheries
monitoring). In fact, the status of many of the threatened species is so poorly known that they
risk silently becoming extinct within Senegal. The country has received little support to develop
the scientific, technical and managerial skills required for coastal zone management.
Senegal has invested considerable effort in establishing a network of protected areas, but
effective protection remains inadequate. Protected areas are under-equipped, under-funded and
understaffed. Moreover, their establishment in the 1960s and 1970s created deep-rooted latent
conflicts with neighboring populations that undermine conservation measures.
1.3
Strategic context
Because of its strategic importance, Senegal’s coastline has been the focus of several
planning initiatives. Thus in the early 1990s, the Ministry of Planning prepared an action Plan
for the Protection of Waters and the Conservation of the Coast (Framework Program 1B,
SEN/92/011), that identified priority actions. More recently, IUCN has helped Government
formulate and implement certain components of a National Program for Coastal Zone
Management with the support of the Government of the Netherlands, focusing on the Saloum
delta. The Ministry of Economy, Finance and Planning is currently preparing a development
plan for the Grande Côte, north of Dakar. Most promising are community-based initiatives
supported by the Fondation Nicolas Hulot, Wetlands International and the European Union,
targeting the development of Community Heritage Areas on the island of Teunguene-Yoff, in
Popenguine, in the Somone lagoon, and the Gandiole lagoon (near Saint-Louis).
In addition, the coastal and marine biodiversity of Senegal and neighboring countries is
interdependent with that of neighboring countries. Fish, marine mammals and birds migrate
freely across national borders, so that what happens in one country affect the biodiversity of
another. Similarly, many Senegalese fishermen travel the coast, following fish stocks across
borders. Cooperation amongst Senegal and its neighbors is thus highly desirable, to share
information on the status of this shared biodiversity and to harmonize management policies.
The international dimensions of coastal and marine biodiversity in Senegal will be addressed
through West African Coastal Planning Network. This network was established under the
auspices of UICN and regroups existing national networks in Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, The
Gambia, Senegal, Mauritania and the Cape Verde Islands. Already, projects similar to the one
proposed for Senegal are under preparation in The Gambia and Guinea-Bissau.
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2.
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
The proposed project will strengthen the conservation and management of globally
significant marine and coastal biodiversity in Senegal. Consequently, it will answer priorities
identified in the National Biodiversity Strategy and the National Environment Action Plan.
The project’s specific objectives will be to:
 Strengthen the management of existing coastal and marine protected areas;
 Develop and implement participatory systems for managing biodiversity in a
sustainable manner.
 Improve capacity to protect and conserve coastal and marine biodiversity by: i)
establishing a coherent institutional framework involving all stakeholders, ii)
developing and nurturing required scientific, technical and magerial skills, and iii)
improving the regulatory framework for coastal zone management;
3.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The project’s intervention strategy is founded on an integrated and participatory approach
designed to ensure synergy among coastal zone management initiatives, and to gather the support
of local communities for project activities. Project implementation will rely mainly on existing
institutions, as well as the national and sub-regional coastal planning networks.
The project will have 4 main components:
3.1
Conservation of endangered species and globally significant ecosystems
The project will support the preparation and implementation of management plans for coastal
sites with globally significant biodiversity (see Annex 1). These plans will include specific
measures to protect seriously threatened species and habitats, and to restore seriously degraded
sites building on the experience developed by the Women’s Cooperative in Popenguine. As
necessary, the project will promote the establishment of new protected marine and coastal areas.
3.2
Community Based Management of Marine and Coastal Biodiversity
The project will promote measures to alleviate the pressure on biodiversity resources, as well
as to enhance sustainable use, including:
 Sustainable management of natural resources by local communities
 Development of eco-tourism
 Promotion of aquaculture outside of protected areas
 Use of alternative energy sources
These measures will be implemented through micro-projects in communities, some of which
would be identified during project preparation, and through public information and awareness
campaign.
3.3
Strengthening of the institutional and legal framework
The institutional weakness of the agencies responsible for managing marine and coastal
resources is a major obstacle to sound biodiversity management. Lack of familiarity with
relevant instruments and their applicability also pose serious problems. Moreover, an analysis of
traditional methods for managing marine and coastal natural resources has demonstrated the
positive impact of traditional practices governing the allocation of aquatic and land areas and of
entrusting responsibility for natural resources to local communities. These management
arrangements have been undermined in some instances by “modern” regulations. The regional
approach (decentralization) introduced in Senegal in 1996 provides an opportunity to restore
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some of the practices followed under traditional management arrangements. Thus, the
establishment of a clear land management policy for coastal areas should be considered a
priority.
 Establishment of a national forum for coastal zone management, to improve
coordination amongst the various actors.
 Strenghtening of the national institutions responsible for the management of coastal
and marine biodiversity.
 The review and the harmonisation of the regulations affecting coastal and marine
biodiversity.
 Dissemination of regulations affecting coastal and marine biodiversity.
3.4
Capacity building in integrated participatory management for the actors involved
This component will serve to increase the capacity of government and non-government
institutions to manage coastal and marine biodiversity. Target groups include staff from
Government ministries, local officials, local NGOs, academics and researchers. The component
will include:
 Training courses and on the job training for concerned stakeholders regarding existing
tools and approaches for the sustainable management of coastal and marine
biodiversity.
 Support for targeted research activities to fill knowledge gaps on species and habitats.
 Creation of a reference database that will consolidate the scientific and technical data
needed by those managing marine and coastal biodiversity.
 Establishment of a coastal zone monitoring program.
 Awareness campaigns, both at the national and local levels.
 Programs to facilitate the exchange of information between communities involved in
the different biodiversity sites in Senegal and in neighboring countries.
 Twining arangements with similar initiatives in Africa.
4.
DESCRIPTION OF PDF ACTIVITIES
The PDF grant will serve to fund the following activities:
4.1
Assessment of the current situation
A diagnostic assessment will be conducted (bibliographic and map reviews, list of activities
undertaken, analysis of the institutional and legal framework) and additional studies to fill the
gaps. Available information concerning Senegal’s coastal and marine environment will be made
available to all stakeholders. A specific focus will be placed on the areas of high biodiversity
listed in Annex 1.
4.2
National participatory planning workshops
At project start-up, a participatory planning workshop will be organized to launch project
preparation and to publicize its activities as widely as possible. The workshop will also help to
clarify the roles and responsibilities of all actors concerned with the marine and coastal
environment of Senegal. This will facilitate the establishment of mechanisms to ensure synergy,
complementarity, and technical, institutional, and financial coordination among the various
program donors. A validation workshop will be organized upon completion of project
preparation.
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4.3
Project preparation involving local communities
This activity will support the identification and analysis of specific needs and requirements as
expressed by local groups (including fishermen, fish merchants, artisanal fisheries, processors,
and ecotourism enterprises) through active participatory rural appraisal methods (PRA) and the
organization of participatory planning workshops and public information and awareness
campaigns. The preparation will assess the best opportunities for improving the sustainable
involvement of stakeholder at the very local level in biodiversity conservation oriented activities.
4.4
Promotion, exchanges, and awareness campaigns
The effort to inform and motivate the actors will be pursued via different means, including an
Internet discussion group and distribution of the project awareness campaign leaflet. The project
will elaborate and disseminate other adapted audiovisual materials. Educational forums and
discussions with local communities will be organized. Radio and television broadcasts will
inform as many inhabitants as possible of the issues involved in conserving Senegal’s marine
and coastal biodiversity. Coordination of the working group and preparation of the project
document.
This component will focus on consultation and training workshops, exploratory missions, and
facilitating communication among the actors. The working group will also consolidate the work
on preparing project proposals conducted with local communities and will reorganize
information from the diagnostic assessment of the setting with a view to preparation of the final
project document and its approval by all stakeholders. The Government of Senegal will provide
contributions in kind (offices and experts).
4.5
Study of the socioeconomic impact of the project
The study will make identify and anticipate the project’s impact on the population,
particularly the poorest groups, thereby enabling planners to adapt it appropriately. The overall
goal of project preparation and implementation is to have a significant leveraging impact vis-àvis coastal planning and investment policy in order to secure long-term coastal and marine
biodiversity conservation.
5.
NATIONAL SUPPORT LEVEL
This project concept was initiated jointly by the National Coastal Planning Network and the
IUCN in Senegal, under the auspices of the Ministry of Environment. It is in line with the steps
taken by the Senegalese Government to decentralize development actions to local communities
and to empower citizens and grassroots organizations to play a larger role in development
planing and project implementation. The project is a collaborative effort that involves national
institutions, professional organizations, and NGOs concerned with Senegal’s coastal and marine
areas, including: the National Federation of Fishing Industry Economic Interest Groups
(FENAGIE) of Senegal; the Collective of Women’s Economic Interest Groups for the Protection
of Nature (Kër Cupaam Nature Reserve in Popenguine); the Oceanography and Marine Fisheries
Department (DOPM); the Dakar-Thiaroye Center for Oceanographic Research (CRODT); the
Missirah Fisheries Center; the Environment Department; the Environmental Monitoring Center
(CSE); the Land Use Planning Department; the Project to develop a management plan for the
Saloum Delta Biosphere Reserve; the Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar; the Sub-regional
Fisheries Commission (CSRP); the Ministry of Tourism; the West African Association for the
Marine Environment (WAAME); the Long-Term Water Supply Project (PELT); the National
Rural Infrastructure Project (PNIR); and the Social Investment Fund (FIS).
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National institutions will provide expertise, office premises, and logistical support. Research
and academic institutions will supply scientific and technical data relevant to project execution.
NGOs and local technical units will assist with activities in the field. Local communities will
have a major voice in defining and executing project activities. New information covering all
these activities will be conveyed via the project’s Internet site, radio and television, and
stakeholder meetings.
As part of its promotion of the project, the Government of Senegal has already produced a
leaflet and created a Web site. These actions are expected to develop awareness about the
project, both in country and internationally and help mobilize additional resources.
The project will need to harmonize its objectives with those of past, current and planned
projects, building on their achievements. Close coordination has already been established
between the project and the Senegal River Basin Management project for which a PDF B has
been granted. Furthermore, special attention will be given to linkages and complementarity
between the project and the Integrated Community-Based Biodiversity Conservation in Senegal
(SEN99/G41/A/1G/99), for which a PDF Block B grant has also just been awarded. In
particular, adjustments will be made in the selection of sites to avoid overlap, under the guidance
of the Government of Senegal.
6.
JUSTIFICATION FOR GEF ELIGIBILITY
Senegal ratified the Convention on Biological Diversity in June 1994. The project proposal
is consistent with various sectoral development or strategic plans established for the coastal zone
(including the National Biodiversity Conservation Action Plan, Agenda 21, and the National
Environmental Action Plan). The project adheres fully to the recommendations of the
Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, calling for a) the promotion
of the conservation and sustainable use of marine and coastal biodiversity, and b) increased
participation by local communities, and c) strengthening of local institutional capacity. The
project also adheres to the recommendations regarding the conservation of marine biological
diversity adopted at the second meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on
Biological Diversity (the Jakarta Mandate, 1995) underscoring, among other points, the
importance of integrated marine and coastal area management. The proposal also meets the
intervention criteria for GEF Operational Program Number 2.
Senegal has the potential to rehabilitate degraded ecosystems and restore the populations of
certain endangered species. A number of pilot initiatives undertaken by the people of Senegal
have demonstrated that there is a desire to rehabilitate severely degraded habitats. Since 1996,
for example, young volunteers affiliated with the Women’s Kër Cupaam Collective, working
their way upstream, have replanted mangroves along the banks of the Somone lagoon. Nearly
fifty hectares of mangrove swamps have been restored to date. As a result of this regeneration,
since 1998 the oyster, mussel, and shellfish population has been such that shrimp fishing is
possible once again.
In addition, from the extreme north of Senegal to the south, a number of initiatives by donors
focusing on several marine and coastal environmental management issues are in preparation or
are already under way. The participatory planning workshop to be held upon project start-up
will enable the various actors to specify the type and level of financial, technical, and
institutional support they will provide. It is expected that this exercise will generate mechanisms
to ensure coordination, complementarity, and synergy with respect to financial, technical, and
institutional plans, in keeping with the principles of the additionality of GEF resources.
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Components to be financed by the PDF grant (see budget annexed hereto):
 Assessment of the current situation, with a specific focus on areas of high biodiversity
value,
 National participatory planning workshops,
 Identification of the best opportunities for involving local communities in biodiversity
conservation oriented activities,
 Promotion, exchanges, and awareness campaigns,
 Coordination of the working group and preparation of the project document,
 Study of the socioeconomic impact of the project.
7.
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
The Ministry of Environment and Nature Protection (MEPN) is both the promoter and
beneficiary of the project. The Ministry will contract IUCN to coordinate its execution.
The MEPN will:
 sign the Grant Agreement with the GEF Implementing Agency (the World Bank)
 draft and sign a contract with IUCN to implement the project;
 designate a Governement department to oversee project activities, as well as other
initiatives within the country that are directly or indirectly connected with project
activities;
 name a coordinator to harmonize activities involving itself and IUCN, assume
responsibility for technical monitoring, ensure that works as executed comply with bid
specifications, and chair meetings;
 chair project launch and validation workshops and local stakeholder meetings.
The National Coastal Planning Network - made up of representatives of DENV, DOPM,
CRODT, CSE, DAT, the University of Dakar, civil society, and the private sector - will carry out
project-related field activities.
IUCN will coordinate technical matters, authorize expenses, and facilitate project-related
activities.
8.
OUTPUTS
The expected results are:
 Participatory project planning documentation;
 Information compiled from MARP results;
 Agreements on cooperation and synergy with other initiatives with an emphasis on
leveraging impact;
 Proposals for biodiversity conservation oriented micro-projects with promising
significant value added, from and for local communities;
 Familiarization of new technologies for the sustainable use of natural resources,
through exchange visits;
 Exhaustive bibliography on Senegal’s marine and coastal areas;
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 Documentation summarizing available information on Senegal’s marine and coastal
areas with high biodiversity value. Further field assessment and diagnosis as needed.;
 Database on Senegal’s marine and coastal areas;
 Background documentation on the potential socioeconomic impact of the project;
 Strengthening of capacity for communication and exchanges among stakeholders,
through educationally-focused discussions and meetings with local communities;
 Establishment of a consultative framework for stakeholders in the form of an Internet
forum for discussion, exchanges of views, and sensitization efforts, through
distribution of a specially produced folder to different groups (including schools);
 Launching of a basic radio and TV broadcasting program dealing with marine and
coastal environmental issues;
 Mobilization of new financial players (sponsors), in both the sphere of international
cooperation and the private sector;
 Project document on integrated management of marine and coastal biodiversity;
 Identification of a monitoring and evaluation system with built-in qualitative,
quantitative, and time-line criteria.
9.
ANTICIPATED PDF COMPLETION DATE
March 2001
10. SPECIAL FEATURES
The West African Coastal Planning Network sub-regional network will serve as the forum for
the national initiatives to meet, share experiences and develop cooperative linkages. Of
particular importance for Senegal will be the management of trans-boundary sites, for example
the Saloum in Senegal and the Niume in The Gambia.
Senegal’s Coastal Planning Network is also expected to play a major role in the
implementation of the proposed project. In return, the project will rely on this forum and
contribute to its reinforcement.
It is also necessary to link the activities with the Grand Canary Current Project promoted by
UNEP for which a PDF B is under preparation. As discussed with the International Waters
Team at the GEF Secretariat, it is suggested to build a close complementarity between initiatives,
by setting up a specific coordination framework.
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ANNEX 1
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Annex I
Important Sites of Biodiversity in the Coastal Area of Senegal
Conservation Site
Djoudj National Bird Park
Site Characteristics
16,000 ha
Adjacent to Diawling National
Park in Mauritania.
Maka Diama Game Reserve
Humid area within sahelian
savanna.
60,000 ha.
The reserve is located in the
southern part of Djoudj.
Gueumbeul Special Fauna Reserve 8 km².
Located 12 km from St-Louis,
north of the country, reserve is
dominated by acacias.
The site consists of a lagoon with
mangroves (the most northern
point in Africa) and neighboring
lands that form a depression.
Environmental significance of
Site
Primary source of freshwater going
through the Sahara (2,000 km) for
more than 3 million migratory
birds originating from Europe.
Degree of environmental threat
The construction of the Diama dam
could introduce a new threat to
water management, as the supply
of freshwater from the Senegal
river is very important.
Important wintering grounds for
migratory birds.
Important wintering grounds for
many species of Palaearctic
migrants, in particular waders.
Program to reintroduce the Gazella
dama.
The construction of dams and the
development of irrigated
agriculture in the Senegal River
Valley threaten the quality of the
levels of lagoon water.
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Conservation Site
Langue de Barbarie National Park
Site Characteristics
2,000 ha.
Located at the mouth of the
Senegal river, the park consists of
an intertidal zone that is 20 km
long and sand dunes with sahelian
vegetation.
Îles de la Madeleine National Park
15 ha.
Three islands located 4 km from
Dakar.
Kër Cupaam, Popenguine Special
Reserve
Wetlands International and the
Nicolas Hulot Foundation.
Saloum Delta National Park and
Biosphere Reserve
180,000 ha of sandy islands,
lagoons, forest and territorial
waters.
Biosphere Reserve is 76,000 ha
(conservation area/ national park)
and 72,000 ha (marine area) and
23,000 ha. (intertidal zone).
Predominant mangrove area.
Environmental significance of
Site
Despite the small surface area, the
refuge is important for the
maritime avifauna, wildfowl, and
Palaearctic waders.
Degree of environmental threat
The immediate threats come from
pollution generated by the city of
St. Louis and erosion caused by the
construction works on the Senegal
river.
Permanent wintering grounds for
an osprey population.
Marine turtles also frequent the
site.
Important nesting area for several
species of Palaearctic migrants.
Marine turtle egg-laying site.
Rehabilitation of coastal
mangroves and the Cap Naze
ancient gazetted Forest.
Important international site for
Palaearctic migrants.
Highly significant egg-laying site
for 4 species of marine turtles.
Water pollution from the Hann Bay
threatens the successful breeding
of birds that nest on the islands.
Taking or hunting marine turtle
eggs threaten their population.
The mangroves are particularly
threatened by the extension of rice
cultures and cutting for fuelwood
near Fathala.
Protection does not extend to the
salt flats or the whole of the
Fathala forest. This threatens the
Highly significant breeding site for integrity of the ecosystem.
several fish species.
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Conservation Site
Site Characteristics
Pointe de Kalissaye Bird Sanctuary Reserve consists of shrub savanna
vegetation.
The fauna includes the Common
dolphin, the manatee and the Nile
crocodile.
Basse Casamance National Park
5,000 ha.
Mixture of Guinean (tropical)
forests, wooded savanna and
mangroves.
Environmental significance of
Site
The reserve was established to
protect seabird nesting colonies
and marine turtle breeding sites.
Degree of environmental threat
Last remaining Guinean ecosystem Exploitation of fishing resources,
in Senegal.
forest fires, and illegal logging for
fuelwood, threaten the
More than 50 species of mammals sustainability of the area around
recorded with the leopard and the the national park.
manatee listed as threatened
species. A minimum of 200
The absence of a park management
species of birds is recorded,
plan is a major problem.
including palaearctic migrants
from Europe.
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Annex II
Ongoing Projects in the Coastal Zone of Senegal
Project
Fisheries Project: support to
fishermen groups at Fatick
Project Characteristics
African Development Foundation
130 millions CFA
Mangrove Regeneration Project on African Development Foundation
Saloum Islands
80 millions CFA (currently being negotiated).
Management Outline Project for
Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning.
the Grande Côte
Department of Regional Development
Community Patrimony Project
Wetlands International and the Nicolas Hulot
Foundation.
Teunguène Island - Yoff
50,000 FF grant from the Foundation for the
Teunguène - Yoff project.
Somone Lagoon
100,000 FF grant from the Foundation for all of
their projects in Senegal related to community
patrimony.
Idem
Gandiolais Lagoon
Idem
Environmental significance of Project
 Improving conservation.
 Transformation and commercialization.
 Equipment
Support from an NGO, WAAME (West African
Association for Marine Environment).
Development of a management plan for the
Grande Côte.
 Publication that defines the protection measures
for the island.
 Public meetings to improve the management of
waste and for the construction of a sewerage
system.
 Research concerning the presence of mollusks.
 Documentation of flora and fauna starting with
information from oral tradition.
Rehabilitation of mangroves adjacent to Kër
Cupaam, Popenguine Special Reserve.
Study underway on the role of this habitat
located near the Gueumbeul Special Fauna
Reserve and the Langue de Barbarie National
Park.
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Project
PROPÊCHE Project
PAEP Project: support for farmer
entrepreneurship/ Niayes
Project Characteristics
CIDA Canada
Environmental significance of Project
Promotion of fishing.
14 millions $ CDN
Improvement of artisanal fishing techniques.
Implementation by Dessau et DID, final phase.
Installation of a shipyard at Mbour for the
production of dugouts.
Management of forest strips for sand dune
fixation.
CIDA Canada
7 millions $ CDN
Garden farming development.
Management restricted to DEFCCS and the
development of garden farming at Centre
Canadien d’Étude et de Coopération
Internationale (CECI).
Currently being developed.