Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report India Ecosystems Service Improvement Project (P133803) India Ecosystems Service Improvement Project (P133803) SOUTH ASIA | India | Environment, Natural Resources & the Blue Economy Global Practice | Global Environment Project | Investment Project Financing | FY 2018 | Seq No: 11 | ARCHIVED on 23-Dec-2021 | ISR49401 | Implementing Agencies: Republic of India, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 06-Jul-2017 Effectiveness Date: 07-Feb-2018 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 15-Jan-2020 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 17-Feb-2020 Original Closing Date: 30-Jul-2022 Revised Closing Date: 30-Jul-2022 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The project development objective (PDO) is to Improve forest quality, land management and non-timber forest produce (NTFP) benefitsfor forest dependent communities in selected landscapes in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Strengthen Capacity of Government Institutions in Forestry and Land Management Programs in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh:(Cost $4.00 M) Investments for Improving Forest Quality in Selected Landscapes:(Cost $14.50 M) Scaling-up Sustainable Land and Ecosystem Management in Selected Landscapes:(Cost $3.74 M) Project Management:(Cost $2.40 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Unsatisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions The project progress has picked up considerably. The field teams are working to overcome the loss of two growing seasons due to COVID-19 impacts. The role of the Technical Support Agency, Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education (ICFRE) and the Forest Departments of Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh would be critical for completing, consolidating and sustaining the investments made under the project. The community stakeholder participation has increased, which is very encouraging. Given the renewed enhanced performance, improving disbursements, timely submission of audit and safeguards reports etc., the performance ratings for Implementation Progress, Financial 12/23/2021 Page 1 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report India Ecosystems Service Improvement Project (P133803) Management and Project Management have been upgraded. A milestone-oriented timebound action plan has been drawn to further improve project performance. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Low Low Low Macroeconomic Low Low Low Sector Strategies and Policies Substantial Substantial Substantial Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Low Low Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Moderate Moderate Sustainability Fiduciary Substantial Moderate Moderate Environment and Social Moderate Low Low Stakeholders Substantial Substantial Substantial Other -- Substantial -- Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes The project development objective (PDO) is to Improve forest quality, land management and non-timber IN01074786 ►People in Forest&Adjacent Community with Monetary/non-monetary benefit from forest (Number, Custom) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 8,423.00 8,423.00 5,000.00 Date 28-Feb-2015 24-Nov-2020 01-Dec-2021 30-Jun-2022 Beneficiary tracking and data by gender and vulnerable groups is being collected regularly. Comments: IN01074787 ►People in Forest & Adj. Community with benefit from forest-female (Number, Custom) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 3,243.00 3,243.00 2,500.00 Date 28-Feb-2015 24-Nov-2020 01-Dec-2021 30-Jun-2022 Data from November 2021. Comments: IN01074788 ►People in Forest&Adj. community with benefit from forest-ethnic minority/indigenous (Number, custom) (Number, Custom) 12/23/2021 Page 2 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report India Ecosystems Service Improvement Project (P133803) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 5,873.00 5,873.00 2,500.00 Date 28-Feb-2015 24-Nov-2020 01-Dec-2021 30-Jun-2022 Socio-economic survey completed. First results reported. Verified at MTR and updated November 2021. Comments: IN01074789 ►Land area under sustainable landscape managment practices (Hectare (Ha), Corporate) (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 11,217.00 11,550.00 25,000.00 Date 28-Feb-2015 20-Jul-2021 01-Dec-2021 30-Jun-2022 As a start about 5000 ha land have been identified and matched with SLEM Best Practice; land management plan drawn up following a consultative process with the communities. Plans are now under Comments: implementation. IN01074790 ►Average cumulative carbon sequestered per hectare in areas supported by the project (Tones/year, Custom) (Tones/year, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 2.53 2.53 2.53 2.78 Date 28-Feb-2015 24-Nov-2020 01-Dec-2021 30-Jun-2022 Work has started to monitor and measure the carbon sequestration. Carbon Flux towers and on the Comments: ground estimations have been completed. Results are expected soon. IN01074791 ►Targeted beneficiary groups engaged in participatory planning under the project (Number, Custom) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 405.00 500.00 500.00 Date 28-Feb-2015 20-Jul-2021 01-Dec-2021 30-Jun-2022 The project is on track to meet this target. Engagement with beneficiary communities is done frequently. Comments: IN01074792 ►Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Custom) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 21,504.00 25,000.00 25,000.00 Date 28-Feb-2015 25-Nov-2020 01-Dec-2021 30-Jun-2022 Beneficiary list has been prepared. Benefits have started flowing and initial numbers are now available. Comments: IN01074793 ►Female beneficiaries (percentage, Custom Supplement) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 Date 28-Feb-2015 24-Nov-2020 01-Dec-2021 30-Jun-2022 Beneficiary list prepared; Large number of beneficiaries are women, particularly under livelihood training. Comments: 12/23/2021 Page 3 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report India Ecosystems Service Improvement Project (P133803) Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Strengthen Capacity of Government Institutions in Forestry and Land Management Programs in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh IN01074794 ►Area of forestlands and corridors under biodiv monitor by SFD use protocol dev. by proj (Ha, Custom) (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 20,000.00 20,000.00 25,000.00 Date 28-Feb-2015 25-Nov-2020 01-Dec-2021 30-Jun-2022 Workshops to develop protocol held at Chhattisgarh for corridor areas. Forest biodiversity mapping/survey Comments: done at three landscapes in MP forests. STARMAP in MP is now covering a considerably larger area. IN01074798 ►Participating states with carbon stock measurement and monitoring system supported by project oepration (Number, Custom) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 Date 28-Feb-2015 24-Nov-2020 01-Dec-2021 30-Jun-2022 Monitoring system under development Comments: Scaling-up Sustainable Land and Ecosystem Management in Selected Landscapes IN01074796 ►Govt agencies using the online land degredation and dessertification indicator portal for reporting (Number, Custom) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.00 Date 28-Feb-2015 24-Nov-2020 01-Dec-2021 30-Jun-2022 Online portal has been developed and is under testing and commissioning. Once available and live, states Comments: will be oriented and encouraged to start using it. IN01074800 ►SLEM best practices disseminated on ICFRE knowledge platform (Number, Custom) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 Date 01-Dec-2021 20-Jul-2021 01-Dec-2021 30-Jun-2022 ICFRE website currently being revamped for creating knowledge platform and dissemination. On track to Comments: be fully achieved. ICFRE has now published SLEM good practice guidelines IN01074801 ►Land users adopting sustainable land mgmt. practices as a result of project (Number, Custom) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 5,000.00 3,150.00 3,150.00 5,000.00 Date 01-Dec-2021 25-Nov-2020 01-Dec-2021 30-Jun-2022 Only recently SLEM best practices have been introduced. Too early to report on adoption by beneficiaries. Comments: Significant uptake in the use of nets to collect Mahua flowers. 12/23/2021 Page 4 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report India Ecosystems Service Improvement Project (P133803) Investments for Improving Forest Quality in Selected Landscapes IN01074795 ►New Areas outside protected areas managed as bio-div friendly (Ha, Number, Custom) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 26,700.00 30,000.00 30,000.00 Date 28-Feb-2015 25-Nov-2020 01-Dec-2021 30-Jun-2022 These results were collected at MTR. Significant new areas have been achieved thanks to water Comments: conservation measures and investments as well as improved Mahua flower collection. IN01074799 ►Landscape area restored through treatment of 10,000Ha through project support (Hectare, Custom) (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 25,000.00 25,000.00 50,000.00 Date 28-Feb-2015 20-Jul-2021 01-Dec-2021 30-Jun-2022 Landscape treatment has commenced but it is too early to report accurately on areas restored. GIS tools Comments: are being used for measuring the results. Project Management IN01074797 ►Govt Institutions Provided w/CB to improve mgmt of forest resources (Number, Custom) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 Date 24-Nov-2020 25-Nov-2020 01-Dec-2021 30-Jun-2022 Capacity building support being provided, to all State Forest Departments and divisions. Comments: Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P133803 TF-A3990 Effective USD 24.64 24.64 0.00 12.31 12.33 50% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P133803 TF-A3990 Effective 06-Jul-2017 16-Aug-2017 07-Feb-2018 30-Jul-2022 30-Jul-2022 Cumulative Disbursements 12/23/2021 Page 5 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report India Ecosystems Service Improvement Project (P133803) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 12/23/2021 Page 6 of 6