This report is devoted to the contribution of the Republic of Benin to the development of the Convergence Plan for the sustainable management and use of forest ecosystems in West Africa. It includes the following elements:

• The physical aspects and the socio-economic situation of Benin;
• The main problems of forest and agro-forest spaces/ecosystems;
• Forest governance (institutional framework, policies and strategies, legislation);
• Cross-border trade in wood and non-wood forest products;
• Opportunities for mobilizing resources;
• Conclusions and recommendations;
• The sheets of projects/programs for the management of shared and/or transboundary natural resources.