The Safeguard database (SIS) was developed based on comprehensive surveys and consultations with all relevant stakeholders in the 18 states of Sudan. Stakeholders include mainly local community groups living in proximity to forests (villagers, farmers, pastoralists, women) in addition to representatives of other groups of stakeholders such as government, traditional leaders and CSOs.

The surveys covered community groups living around 63 forests, 18 in the three states of the ER programme (Gedarif, Sinnar and Blue Nile) where number of surveys were conducted for the purpose of preparing the ER Porgramme. 45 forests in the other 15 States, with three forests selected in each state, based on consultations with FNC staff and the REDD+ focal points, to represent the forest types in each state in terms of the social and environmental benefits occurring to the local communities. The surveys covered about 96 stakeholder groups of local communities (farmers, pastoralists, women) living around these forests in addition to about 20 of the representatives of the other stakeholder groups.

The objective of this Web based data-base is to publicly share information on safeguards to potential users and beneficiaries and to ensure that safeguards are protected and promoted during REDD+ implementation. This database is dynamic and will be continuously updated based on the safeguards monitoring system and related surveys. The database contains safeguard information including:

• Summary of safeguard information for each state
• Safeguard information for three representative forests in each state covered in the surveys:
  
  • Forest information (Location, area, description and dominant spp).
  • Forest Management (participation of community, CSOs and traditional Administration).
  • Environmental and social safeguard benefits.
  • Safeguard related impacts and risks