Wildlife Protection Plans for the Okano and Abanga Forest Management Units
2021-2023
Ref 2021-034-01-G
Forest and tropical timber industry
Central Africa
Gabon
BSO owns two forest management units: the Abanga and Okano Forest Management Units. These two Forest Management Units being geographically distant, it was decided to elaborate a Wildlife Protection Plan for each Forest Management Unit.
- Within the framework of the drafting of these Wildlife Protection Plans, the missions of TEREA were as follows:
- Carrying out inventories of the medium and large terrestrial fauna (surveys and photographic traps);
- Synthesis of documents related to biodiversity on BSO permits;
- Analysis and assessment of the state of wildlife protection in the licences, by means of an in-depth examination of the actions taken, the resources available, the constraints or opportunities preventing or favouring implementation of the plan, the stakeholders, etc.
- Identifying, mobilising and informing key stakeholders involved or to be involved in drawing up the Wildlife Protection Plan and its future implementation;
- Proposing a draft of the Wildlife Protection Plans for the Abanga and Okano Forest Management Units, in particular formalising any partnerships for implementing the Wildlife Protection Plan in the field;
- Submission of the Wildlife Protection Plans to the supervisory administration for validation.