Directorate of Water, Forestry, Hunting and Soil Conservation (DEFCCS)
Animal Production
Under the authority of the Ministry for the Environment and Sustainable Development, the Directorate of Water, Forestry, Hunting and Soil Conservation (DEFCCS) is in charge of formulating and implementing national forestry policy. The Directorate enacts State prerogatives in the areas of soil conservation and management of forest ecosystems and wildlife.
Mandates
Under the authority of the Ministry for the Environment and Sustainable Development, the Directorate of Water, Forestry, Hunting and Soil Conservation (DEFCCS) is in charge of formulating and implementing national forestry policy. The Directorate enacts State prerogatives in the areas of soil conservation and management of forest ecosystems and wildlife.
Collaboration with FAO
- Restructuring the forestry sector on the basis of a strategy of participatory reclassification/declassification of forestry zones involving all relevant actors
- Rationalizing the exploitation of forestry resources by systematizing the implementation of sustainable development plans for forests with populations at their heart
- Undertaking soil conservation and restoration actions and promoting the certification of forestry products
- Improving the conservation of biodiversity in all ecosystems and restoring the production capacity of agrarian and agroforestry systems
- Using synergy to promote public forestry based on the management of protected areas and support/advice, community forestry including urban forestry to promote natural resource management by local groups and private forestry to add value
- Strengthening the technical capacities of State agents, local elected officials and grass roots organizations and developing their management and organizational capacities
- Seeking synergy among various national development policies by linking forestry programmes with other operational public programmes such as park and reserve management, National Agricultural Development Programme (PNDA), National Livestock Development Programme (PNDE), the agro-sylvo-pastoral development policy, energy subsector policy document, poverty reduction strategy paper (DSRP), land management, town planning, hydraulic energy, tourism and so forth.
Areas of Expertise
- Forestry & Training
- Design and implementation of forest management plans
- Inventory and management of terrestrial wildlife and protected areas
- Design and implementation of forest and ecology inventory protocols
- Governance, leading of multi-stakeholder processes, advocacy and lobbying
- Administrative and financial programme management
- Creation of partnerships
- Participatory approaches
- Creation of agricultural programmes
- Teaching/training
- Analysis and development of chains for agricultural and forestry products
- Design of agroforestry projects
- Teamwork
- Sense of initiative
- Excellent analysis and summary skills
- Setting up of domestic network and software installation
- Good grasp of cartography with Arcview
- Competent in software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and so forth)
University / Diplomas
¨ 1995 – 1998 Civil engineer in agronomy and forestry
Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Sciences Agronomiques Appliquées in Dijon (France) with specialization at the Centre de Montpellier de l’Ecole Nationale du Génie rural et des Eaux et Forêts (ENGREF)
¨ 1983 – 1986 Water and forestry engineer
National College for Rural Managers in Bambey (Senegal)
¨ 1975 – 1982 Baccalauréat series C (secondary education)
Lycée Abdoulaye Sadji de Rufisque
Languages
Languages Reading Writing Speaking
French Excellent Excellent Excellent
English Good Good Weak