PINESMAP-BCPE means Participative and integrated Ecosystems Services management plans for Bakassi post-conflict ecosystems. It is a project-based in the BAKASSI area and which has a goal, to ensure biodiversity conservation and sustainable use and improved management of Bakassi ecosystems through integrated ecosystem management plans including ecosystem valuation in a post-conflict milieu between Cameroon and Nigeria.

The project was launched in 2017 with the elaboration of the first work plan and annual budget. So far, the project has organised two steering committees in 2017 and 2018. These committees have reviewed the project implementation rate and made recommendations that have been fully engulfed into implementation by the project team.

The third steering committee chaired by Ms. ELOUNDOU Joséphine Technical Advisor No.1 at MINEPDED and representative of the Minister of the Environment, Protection of Nature and Sustainable development was aimed at reviewing the project activities implemented between 2019-2020 based on the 2nd annual work plan and budget validated during the second steering committee., the difficulties encountered as well as propose recommendations to overcome such challenges.

Ms. ELOUNDOU Joséphine Representative of MINEPDED in her opening remarks congratulated the Project management Unit of the project and their commitment despite the prevailing socio-political challenges and the outbreak of the COVID 19

Mr. ADAMOU BOUHARI (UNEP Task Manager) during his speech to the committee members highlighted the fact that this steering committee was not only geared at reviewing project implementation rates but also to introduce the consultant who was going to carry out the mid-term review (MTR) of the project in the person of Dr. Leonard Usongo.

A series of presentations ranging from the project implementation status, financial or consumption state of the project finances, and the requirements to carry out a MTR were done by the Project Coordinator, the project RAF and the MTR consultant.

Opening of the pinismap-Bpce third project steering commitee at november-december 2020  Mme Zaboya Dana Adele, National Director SUFACHAC project  Dr Adamou Bouhari Unep, talk manager PINESMAP-BPCE project