Overview. Section 118(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act (FAA), as amended, requires that “Each country development strategy statement or other country plan prepared by the Agency for International Development shall include an analysis of (1) the actions necessary in that country to achieve conservation and sustainable management of tropical forests, and (2) the extent to which the actions proposed for support by the Agency meet the needs thus identified.
Similarly, Section 119(d) of the FAA, as amended, requires that “Each country development strategy statement or other country plan prepared by the Agency for International Development shall include an analysis of (1) the actions necessary in that country to conserve biological diversity, and (2) the extent to which the actions proposed for support by the Agency meet the needs thus identified.”
Chapter 201 of USAID’s Automated Directives System (ADS), which sets out USAID’s mandatory Operational Policies, implements this statutory requirement. ADS 201.3.4 establishes the process and mandatory inputs to the USAID Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS). The CDCS is generally a five-year strategy that is the mandatory basis for design of individual projects and programs. ADS 201.3.4 mandates that an “environmental analysis” satisfying the requirements of FAA 118(e) and 119(d), as above, be completed in Phase 1 of CDCS development.
In consequence, USAID missions and analogous operating units should develop or update an “FAA 118/119” analysis at least every five years.
How-to guidance.
Foreign Assistance Act Sections 118/119 Tropical Forest and Biodiversity Analysis Best Practices Guide
The 118/119 Tropical Forest and Biodiversity Analysis Best Practices Guide provides practical "how-to" advice for USAID staff and contractors conducting the analysis. The best practices guide promotes a standardized application of best practices to assist missions with preparing for, managing, conducting and using the 118/119 analysis and better aligns the analysis with new requirements in USAID’sADS Chapter 201: Program Cycle Operational Policy. The guide includes a scope of work template, annotated report outline and template for analysis report submission.
More information and a word version of the annexes can be found here.
Agency Annual Summary Reports.
FAA 118 and 119 also require USAID to report annually on how the agency has implemented the programming mandates established by these sections of the law in the area of tropical forests and biodiversity. USAID satisfies this requirement with a “Biodiversity Conservation and Forestry Programs Annual Report.”
These reports are available at: https://www.usaid.gov/biodiversity/impact/annual-reports
Country FAA 118/119 Analyses.
- Africa
- Asia
- Europe & Eurasia (E&E)
- Latin America and Caribbean (LAC)
- Middle East
- Office of Afghanistan and Pakistan Affairs
Other links and References:
Convention on Biological Diversity - National Reports
FAO Forestry Department - Country Profiles
USAID Conserving Biodiversity and Forests