INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS DATA SHEET CONCEPT STAGE Public Disclosure Copy Report No.: ISDSC2998 Date ISDS Prepared/Updated: 24-Apr-2013 Date ISDS Approved/Disclosed: 28-Apr-2013 I. BASIC INFORMATION A. Basic Project Data Country: Burkina Faso Project ID: P143993 Project Name: FIP - DECENTRALIZED FOREST AND WOODLAND MANAGEMENT PROJECT (P143993) Task Team Hocine Chalal Leader: Estimated 16-Sep-2013 Estimated 10-Jan-2014 Appraisal Date: Board Date: Managing Unit: AFTN1 Lending Specific Investment Loan Instrument: Sector(s): Forestry (60%), General agriculture, fishing and forestry sector (20%), Other Renewable Energy (10%), Public administration- Agricul ture, fishing and forestry (10%) Theme(s): Climate change (40%), Land administration and management (20%), Other environment and natural resources management (20%), Micro, Sma ll and Public Disclosure Copy Medium Enterprise support (10%), Other rural development (10%) Financing (In USD Million) Total Project Cost: 26.00 Total Bank Financing: 0.00 Total Cofinancing: Financing Gap: 0.00 Financing Source Amount Borrower 0.00 Strategic Climate Fund Grant 16.50 EC European Commission 9.50 Total 26.00 Environmental B - Partial Assessment Category: Is this a No Repeater project? B. Project Objectives C. Project Description An integrated, inclusive approach to forest and woodland management. The Decentralized Forest and Woodland Project is designed to achieve an integrated, inclusive community forest and woodland Public Disclosure Copy management regime that is based on improving livelihoods and reducingpoverty while simultaneously enhancing carbon sequestration potential. Through a combined approach of tailored local action, developed in close coordination with local stakeholders, and actions on a regulatory and legal framework the project will support activities that contribute to improving livelihoods and mitigating, as well as building resilience to, climate change. A focus on addressing drivers of deforestation and degradation in and out of forests and woodlands. The sites considered for intervention will be areas experiencing a dynamic of significant forest degradation, yet holding a high potential for reforestation. These targeted zones will capture some or all of the following dynamics: deforestation linked to the supply fuelwood for major cities; deforestation caused by extensive agricultural practices; afforestation/deforestation caused by anthropogenic pressure (subsistence farming in densely populated area for example) and; areas of high biodiversity and water resource value. The project will implement actions both within the forest sector and outside the sector, focusing on enabling activities such as land use planning and rural development planning. Working through collaborative partnerships efforts to increase the positive impacts of investments. The project will be developed as part of a collaborative initiative between the World Bank and the African Development Bank under the Forest Investment Program that seeks to build synergies to reinforce the impact of investments while avoiding the duplication of effort. The Participatory Management of Protected Forest Areas Project (US $12 million FIP financing) executed by the African Development Bank will focus on areas within classified protected forest areas. The World Bank executed project, the Decentralized Forest and Woodland Management Project, will be developed in partnership with the European Union's CLIM-GDDF project in areas around Public Disclosure Copy protected forests through an investment of €8 million (approximately USD 9 million) the European Union. The EU is supporting strategic priorities related to improving climate governance that will lead to sustainable management of forests and woodlands to support socio-economic development and increasing their ability to sequester carbon as well as reducing pressures on forest ecosystems. Through the identified priorities of i) integrating climate change into country sectoral strategies, ii) reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and concerted activities at national and local levels, and iii) adaptation to climate change, the objectives of the EU are integrated into the World Bank executed project. The project supports an innovative approach to sustainable land, forest and woodland management by making it part of the decentralization process. The projects supports the decentralization process that officially plans to transfer natural resource management to the local (commune and village) level. The supports comprehensive land use mapping as part of a local integrated natural resource management plan. The project focuses on the landscape as an integrated, productive, forest and woodland mosaic with the development of a territory rather than just one sector and supports planning and decision-making through local institutions like Village Development Committees (CVD). Targeting a multi-faceted approach to forest and woodland management to deliver transformational impact. By targeting the multi-faceted drivers of deforestation and forest and woodland degradation this project, in conjunction with initiatives on classified forests in the immediate surroundings (AfDB executed FIP project). The project seeks to deliver a robust approach that will have a transformational impact in the targeted sites. While there have been successful experiences on Public Disclosure Copy integrated land use or the development of alternative livelihoods they have often been developed in isolation. The project takes the critical step of moving beyond a focus on forest resources in isolation, towards a broad strategy to both reduce pressures on forests and woodlands and reduce poverty by promoting sustainable land and forest management. D. Project location and salient physical characteristics relevant to the safeguard analysis (if known) The project will intervene in specific locations that are currently being defined based on criteria such as complementarity with AfDB interventions, commitment of local authorities and local communities and credible potential for significant carbon sequestration increase. E. Borrowers Institutional Capacity for Safeguard Policies The Government of Burkina Faso has gained significant experience in implementing projects that are similar to this project and using, in a satisfactory manner, the World Bank safeguards instruments. Since the thematic areas under the new proposed project are relatively similar to past projects, the team is confident that the Government has the appropriate capacities to properly prepare and enforce Safeguards Policies. The project will be partly implemented by CONEDD and DDD, however the structure of implementation is not yet finalized, and will be further discussed before QER. Particular attention will be given to identify potential weaknesses and include measures to strengthen capacity. F. Environmental and Social Safeguards Specialists on the Team Lucienne M. M'Baipor (AFTCS) Maman-Sani Issa (AFTN2) II. SAFEGUARD POLICIES THAT MIGHT APPLY Safeguard Policies Triggered? Explanation (Optional) Public Disclosure Copy Environmental Assessment OP/ Yes The project under sub component 2.2 expects to BP 4.01 support income-generating activities that use forest resources in selected sites. These activities may have environmental impacts on a limited scale. An ESMF will be prepared, consulted upon, and disclosed before appraisal. Natural Habitats OP/BP 4.04 Yes Some of the forest and woodlands to be targeted are undoubtedly critical ecosystems; the project will enhance the quality of the management of these critical ecosystems and reduce risks associated with potential economic development. The ESMF will provide guidance on avoiding or mitigating impacts on natural habitats. Forests OP/BP 4.36 Yes Forest policy and management are a primary focus of this project. While the project will explore integrated forest management as part of a strategy of increasing carbon sequestration potential the expected results are of improved forest management. The ESMF will include guidance on managing forestry issues. Public Disclosure Copy Pest Management OP 4.09 No Physical Cultural Resources OP/ TBD This policy could be triggered if the project BP 4.11 activities promote actions in areas containing sites deemed physical cultural resources by the local communities (e.g. holy/secret sites such as sacred groves, sacred forests, etc.). Though it is not anticipated that the project will have negative impacts on any such sites, the existence of any such sites and the corresponding need to trigger this policy will be determined once the targeted zones are confirmed further guidance will be sought during the review meeting. Indigenous Peoples OP/BP 4.10 TBD The team will seek further guidance on whether this should be triggered during the review meeting. Involuntary Resettlement OP/BP TBD No involuntary resettlement or limitation of 4.12 access is anticipated, however the team will seek further guidance on whether this should be triggered during the concept review meeting. Safety of Dams OP/BP 4.37 No Projects on International No Waterways OP/BP 7.50 Public Disclosure Copy Projects in Disputed Areas OP/BP No 7.60 III. SAFEGUARD PREPARATION PLAN A. Tentative target date for preparing the PAD Stage ISDS: 15-Jul-2013 B. Time frame for launching and completing the safeguard-related studies that may be needed. The specific studies and their timing1 should be specified in the PAD-stage ISDS: An ESMF (and possibly a RPF) will be prepared, consulted upon and disclosed by appraisal. IV. APPROVALS Task Team Leader: Name: Hocine Chalal Approved By: Regional Safeguards Name: Date: Coordinator: Sector Manager: Name: Benoit Bosquet (SM) Date: 28-Apr-2013 1 Reminder: The Bank's Disclosure Policy requires that safeguard-related documents be disclosed before appraisal (i) at the InfoShop and (ii) in country, at publicly accessible locations and in a form and language that are accessible to potentially affected persons.