Objectives and context

KINOME and TERO consulting firms have combined their experience in fair trade, environment and evaluation to realize this 15-month support mission to the fair trade platform (PFCE) and to the Equity program team in five West African countries. The study is focused on 19 projects of producers' organizations -PO- supported by the Equité program. The objective is to deliver an analysis of their potential impact on environment, building collectively specific tools and indicators with the field teams, and implementing them during 2 successive years (2017 and 2018).

Services provided

Design a mechanism to monitor and assess the environmental impacts of the 19 PO projects financed to the project stakeholders

Establishment of a baseline, with the active participation of local stakeholders

Realization of the final environmental impact assessment of the projects supported by the Equity program, based on the tools proposed and the information generated

Presentation of the environmental assessment conclusions to the project stakeholders in West Africa and France

Global analysis on the relevance of the Equity project as a contribution to a positive interaction between fair trade and biodiversity protection