Tropical Forests: PD 30/96 Rev. 4 (F)

PD 30/96 Rev. 4 (F)

Project for a 2,500 ha Timber Production Plantation in the Reserved Forest of Haho-Baloe (Plateaux Region)

Togo

The project aimed at bringing the Haho-Baloe Reserved Forest (4,000 ha) under sustainable and integrated management for the purpose of optimal production of timber with the cooperation of the local population. Specific objectives of the first phase were to: (1) establish 500 ha of new plantations for the production of industrial timber; (2) regenerate 100 ha of old teak forests; (3) prepare documents on participatory forest management for 940 ha of natural forest and the security of land tenure for the people living in the 660 ha enclaves allocated to agriculture.

Implementing agency		Office de Développement et d’Exploitation des Forêts du Togo (ODEF)
Budget		Total: USD 1'255'336 Switzerland: USD 300'000
Planned duration		3 years
Starting date		July 1998
Status		Completed
Topics
Contact		jgasana(a)intercooperation.ch
Final Report ITTO 2001: Final Report
Documentation Meka E. Z.; Adêtchessi L. 2002: An ITTO project gives new hope to the populations of Haho-Baloé in Togo, ITTO Secretariat, Yokohama, Office de Developpement et d’Exploitation des Forêts, Togo, ITTO Tropical Forest Update 12(2): 3-5.