The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sustainable Recovery of Landscapes and Livelihoods in Argentina Project (P175669) Sustainable Recovery of Landscapes and Livelihoods in Argentina Project (P175669) LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN | Argentina | Environment, Natural Resources & the Blue Economy Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2022 | Seq No: 1 | ARCHIVED on 29-Jun-2022 | ISR50651 | Implementing Agencies: Administracion de Parques Nacionales, Argentine Republic Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 24-Feb-2022 Effectiveness Date: -- Planned Mid Term Review Date: 17-Mar-2025 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 31-May-2027 Revised Closing Date: 31-May-2027 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) To improve the management and resilience of ecosystems and related livelihoods of local communities in selected conservation and production landscapes and seascapes Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Component 1: Improved Climate Resilience and Management of Selected Conservation and Production Landscapes and Seascapes:(Cost $40.72 M) Component 2: Promoting Sustainable Livelihoods Across Selected Landscapes:(Cost $13.97 M) Component 3: Project Management, Monitoring, Evaluation:(Cost $5.31 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO -- Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) -- Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating -- Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions The World Bank's Board of Directors approved the "Sustainable Recovery of Landscapes and Livelihoods in Argentina Project" on February 24, 2022, and the Project’s legal agreements were countersigned by Argentina's Government on June 21, 2022 The signature of a subsidiary agreement between the National Parks Administration (APN) and the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MAyDS) is pending but expected soon. Public consultations of the Project's Stakeholders Engagement Plan, the Environmental and Social Management Framework, the Indigenous Peoples Framework, the are expected to be conducted during July, 2022. After the milestones described above are complied with, the Project would be declared effective; and the disbursements and actual implementation of project activities and investments on the ground could start. 6/29/2022 Page 1 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sustainable Recovery of Landscapes and Livelihoods in Argentina Project (P175669) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Moderate -- Moderate Macroeconomic Substantial -- Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate -- Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial -- Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial -- Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary Substantial -- Substantial Environment and Social Substantial -- Substantial Stakeholders Moderate -- Moderate Other -- -- -- Overall Substantial -- Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes PDO IN01116810 ►1. Increased management effectiveness of Protected Areas within selected landscapes and seascapes, disaggregated by type of PA and area (percent increase score) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 30.00 Date 03-Nov-2021 -- 21-Jun-2022 31-May-2027 The indicator will measure the change in the average management effectiveness score of intervened terrestrial and marine protected areas as a score. The target value is an increase of 30%. It will be disaggregated by type of Protected Area. Management effectiveness will be measured using annual APN Management Effectiveness Assessment (MEG, for its Spanish acronym). MEG is a tool that measures the level of management reached by a protected area as compared with a pre-defined optimum scenario. The Comments: goal of the measurement is to improve conservation and management at protected area unit and system level (Hockings et al. 2002). The optimal scenario is referred to the best management status that a protected area must have in order to develop its activities and achieve its conservation objectives. The MEG tool was developed following the Framework for the Assessment of Management Effectiveness (Hockings et al. 2002). Resilience: This indicator contributes to the absorptive capacity of ecosystems through an improved management of non-climate threats. IN01116881 6/29/2022 Page 2 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sustainable Recovery of Landscapes and Livelihoods in Argentina Project (P175669) ►Land area under sustainable landscape management practices (Hectare(Ha), Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 860,000.00 Date 01-Nov-2021 -- 21-Jun-2022 31-May-2027 The indicator measures, in hectares, the land area for which new and/or improved sustainable landscape management practices have been introduced. Land is the terrestrial biologically productive system comprising soil, vegetation, and the associated ecological and hydrological processes; Adoption refers to change of practice or change in the use of a technology promoted or introduced by the project; Comments: Sustainable landscape management (SLM) practices refers to a combination of at least two technologies and approaches to increase land quality and restore degraded lands for example, agronomic, vegetative, structural, and management measures that, applied as a combination, increase the connectivity between protected areas, forest land, rangeland, and agriculture land. IN01116882 2.A. Landscape area with improved climate resilience, disaggregated by type of practice (Productive or conservation) and landscape (Hectare (Ha)) (Hectare(Ha), Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 310,000.00 Date 03-Nov-2021 -- 21-Jun-2022 31-May-2027 IN01116883 ►3. People in targeted landscapes with increased benefits (disaggregated by gender, indigenous) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 15,000.00 Date 03-Nov-2021 -- 21-Jun-2022 31-May-2027 This indicator measures the number of beneficiaries who see an increase in livelihood-related benefits as a result of the project. Benefits include monetary (e.g. Sales from sustainable businesses) and/or non- monetary (e.g., access to water, firewood, or other ecosystem services, among others) benefits derived from the project, including from subprojects, or training programs to access green jobs. It includes a Comments: disaggregation by gender, and indigenous population. Resilience: This indicator contributes to local communities’ adaptive capacity by increasing access to ecosystem-based livelihoods. Intermediate result in 2025 of 5,000 (50% women, 55% indigenous) End target in 2027 of 15,000 (50% women, 55% indigenous) Overall Comments PDO Currently the Project is not under implementation as it has not met the conditions of effectiveness yet. For this reason, results can not be reported yet. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 1 IN01116884 ►1.1. Key Infrastructure Climate Resilient in PAs (Number) (Number, Custom) 6/29/2022 Page 3 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sustainable Recovery of Landscapes and Livelihoods in Argentina Project (P175669) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 19.00 Date 03-Nov-2021 -- 21-Jun-2022 31-May-2027 This indicator will measure the number of resilient infrastructures built or revamped on PAs by this project; these may include at least one climate-related technology such as bioclimatic infrastructure, renewable energy, energy efficiency, water reuse or recycling, among others. A sub indicator measures this indicator Comments: for subtropical forests. This indicator reports to PROGREEN Pillar 3 indicator Key Infrastructure Climate Resilient (Number). The target value attributable to PROGREEN is 13. Resilience: This indicator contributes to the absorptive capacity of management, and in consequence to an improved management of non-climate threats to biodiversity. IN01116887 1.1.A. Key Infrastructure Climate Resilient in PAs in subtropical forests of the Yungas and Chaco ecoregions (Number) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 13.00 Date 03-Nov-2021 -- 21-Jun-2022 31-May-2027 IN01116889 ►1.2. People participating in consultations on planning and management of targeted landscapes (number) (disaggregation by landscape, women and indigenous). (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 2,500.00 Date 03-Nov-2021 -- 21-Jun-2022 31-May-2027 The indicator will measure the number of people involved in consultations for improved landscape governance arrangements as part of the project interventions. Improved landscape governance are all arrangements for landscape-scale management of natural resources that included broad participation of Comments: local communities. Integrated landscape management will be developed and implemented with feedback from beneficiaries. The target value considers the participation of, at least, one representative of each institution identified in the Stakeholder Engagement Plan. Component 2 IN01116885 ►2.1. Land area under restoration (Hectare (Ha)) (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 310,000.00 Date 03-Nov-2021 -- 21-Jun-2022 31-May-2027 This indicator will report on the area subject to invasive species control projects from subprojects, which will contribute to the natural recovery of the native vegetation and ecosystems. A sub indicator reports on the area of subtropical forests. Restoration is understood by Argentina as “actions taken to recover the functions, structure and composition of an ecosystem to a given estate, equivalent to conditions previous to perturbations”. The management of exotic species is done through a comprehensive approach that Comments: encompasses prevention, eradication, control, and mitigation. These activities contribute to the recovery of sites or areas degraded by the effect of biological invasions if necessary to allow natural restoration. Only activitis that are approved by the National Conservation Directorate will be considered, and those that align to plans prepared by project activities will be prioritized. The "Strategic Guidelines for the Management of Exotic Species in the Administration of National Parks" (Resolution HD No. 172/2007) will be applied. This indicator contributes to PROGREEN Pillar 1: Land area under restoration (ha). The target 6/29/2022 Page 4 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sustainable Recovery of Landscapes and Livelihoods in Argentina Project (P175669) value attributable to PROGREEN is 87.000 ha. Resilience: This indicator contributes to the absorptive capacity of ecosystems by reducing the threat from invasive species. IN01116888 2.1.A. Land area under restoration in subtropical forests of the Yungas and Chaco ecoregions (Hectare (Ha)) (Hectare(Ha), Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 87,000.00 Date 03-Nov-2021 -- 21-Jun-2022 31-May-2027 IN01116890 ►2.2. Farmers adopting agroecological agricultural practices (number) (disaggregated by poor) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 1,800.00 Date 03-Nov-2021 -- 21-Jun-2022 31-May-2027 The indicator measures the number of farmers that adopt agroecological production technologies and approaches as a result of subprojects. Agroecological agricultural practices are defined as per FAO’s Agroecological handbook (https://focusweb.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Agriculture-Science_0.pdf). Adoption will be assumed as the use of agroecological production technologies and approaches for at least one productive cycle after the implementation of the subproject. This indicator reports to Comments: PROGREEN Pillar 2 indicator: Farmers adopting agroecological agricultural practices (number) (disaggregated by poor). The target value attributable to PROGREEN is 700. Resilience: This indicator contributes to local communities’ adaptive capacity through agroecological practices that are less vulnerable to climate changes. It also contributes to ecosystems’ absorptive capacity by reducing the impacts of unsustainable agricultural practices. IN01116891 ►2.3. Area under sustainable forest management (Hectare (Ha)) (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 290,000.00 Date 03-Nov-2021 -- 21-Jun-2022 31-May-2027 This indicator measures the area under sustainable forest management based on the implementation of new practices (such as fire management, intercropping with trees, alley cropping with trees, improved tree/bush fallows, shelterbelts, hedgerows, parklands, multistory cropping) and or sustainable forest management plans. This indicator contributes to PDO Indicator 2 and reports to PROGREEN Pillar 1 Comments: indicator: Area under sustainable forest management (ha). The target value attributable to PROGREEN is 160.000 ha. Resilience: This indicator contributes to local communities’ absorptive capacity through practices that reduce risks from climate changes (i.e. fires, droughts). It also contributes to ecosystems’ absorptive capacity by reducing the impacts of unsustainable forestry practices. IN01116892 2.3.A. Area under sustainable forest management in subtropical forests in the Yungas and Chaco ecoregions (Hectare (Ha)) (Hectare(Ha), Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 160,000.00 Date 03-Nov-2021 -- 21-Jun-2022 31-May-2027 IN01116893 ►2.4. Share of community development subprojects (under subcomponent 2.1) approved for financial and technical support implemented by organizations led by rural women (Percentage, Custom) 6/29/2022 Page 5 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sustainable Recovery of Landscapes and Livelihoods in Argentina Project (P175669) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 5.00 -- 5.00 15.00 Date 03-Nov-2021 -- 21-Jun-2022 31-May-2027 This indicator measures the percentage of women involved in the application, design, management, and implementation of subprojects. The indicator reports to the project's Gender Action Plan. This indicator Comments: reports to PROGREEN Pillar 1 indicator: Women and youth with increased benefits from landscape-based value chains (number) IN01116894 ►2.5. Difference in the share of men and women with greater monetary benefits resulting from the Project (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 6.20 -- 6.20 3.00 Date 24-Nov-2021 -- 21-Jun-2022 31-May-2027 The indicator is a disaggregation of PDO Indicator 3 to report to the Gender Action Plan of the project. It Comments: shows the difference in the proportion of women versus men who benefited from project activities. IN01116895 ►2.6. Change in time that women beneficiaries of subprojects spend on unpaid domestic/care work (Percentage) (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 -15.00 Date 31-May-2022 -- 21-Jun-2022 31-May-2027 The indicator measures the contribution of the project to reducing the time spent by women on unpaid Comments: activities and reports to the Gender Action Plan for the project. It is expected to reduce at least 2 hours over a baseline of 14 hours per week that will be define through surveys. Component 3 IN01116886 ►Net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (Metric tons/year, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 1,200,000.00 Date 03-Nov-2021 -- 21-Jun-2022 31-May-2027 Project net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are calculated as an annual average of the difference between project gross (absolute) emissions aggregated over the economic lifetime of the project and the Comments: emissions of a baseline (counterfactual) scenario aggregated over the same time horizon. They are reported in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year. Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) 6/29/2022 Page 6 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sustainable Recovery of Landscapes and Livelihoods in Argentina Project (P175669) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed Not P175669 IBRD-93350 USD 45.00 45.00 0.00 0.00 45.00 0% Effective Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date Not P175669 IBRD-93350 24-Feb-2022 21-Jun-2022 -- 31-May-2027 31-May-2027 Effective Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 6/29/2022 Page 7 of 7