Senegal: Natural Resources Management Project

The development objective of Natural Resources Management Project for Senegal is to improve the management of fish and forest resources and access to related economic opportunities in target areas. This project has four components. 1) The first component, Institutional framework for managing environmental and social risks and strategic intersectoral collaboration, has the following sub-component: (i) Strengthening the Environmental and Social (E&S) risk management framework; (ii) Streamlining the management of natural marine, coastal, and forest resources; and (iii) Strengthening citizen engagement in relation to environment, climate, fisheries, aquaculture and forestry. 2) The second component, Resilience and productivity of the fisheries and aquaculture sectors, has the following sub-components: (i) Strengthening fisheries management and community-based fisheries management initiatives; (ii) Strengthening the value chains of selected fisheries; and (iii) Supporting the development of aquaculture. 3) The third component, Sustainable management of forests and ecosystems, has the following sub-components: (i) Strengthening the institutional framework for forest management and monitoring; (ii) Strengthening community-based forest management, domestic energy sources, and sustainable use of fuelwood; and (iii) Strengthening and valorization of natural forest capital. 4) The fourth component, Project management, will support the operating costs of the two Project Implementation Unit (PIU) and related bodies.