The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Ghana FIP - Enhancing Natural Forest and Agroforest Landscapes Project (P148183) Ghana FIP - Enhancing Natural Forest and Agroforest Landscapes Project (P148183) WESTERN AND CENTRAL AFRICA | Ghana | Environment, Natural Resources & the Blue Economy Global Practice | Recipient Executed Activities | Investment Project Financing | FY 2015 | Seq No: 16 | ARCHIVED on 19-Dec-2022 | ISR54118 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, Republic of Ghana Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 27-Feb-2015 Effectiveness Date: 22-May-2015 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 01-May-2018 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 04-May-2018 Original Closing Date: 30-Jun-2023 Revised Closing Date: 30-Jun-2023 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective is to improve forest and tree management practices by cocoa farmers, CREMA communities and forest reserve managers to reduce forest loss and degradation in selected landscapes in Ghana's High Forest Zone. The overall goal of FIP-financed activities in Ghana is to reduce GHG emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, while reducing poverty and conserving biodiversity. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? Yes Board Approved Revised Project Development Objective (If project is formally restructured) To improve forest and tree management practices by cocoa farmers, CREMA communities and forest reserve managers to reduce forest loss and degradation and demonstrate rehabilitation of mined-out sites in selected landscapes in Ghana's High Forest Zone (HFZ). Components Table Name Component 1. Policy Reforms and Institutional Strengthening:(Cost $5.00 M) Component 2. Pilot Investments for Improved Forest and Landscape Management with Communities:(Cost $38.44 M) Component 3. Innovation, Capacity Building, and Communications:(Cost $3.80 M) Component 4. Project Management, Monitoring, and Coordination:(Cost $4.76 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions 12/19/2022 Page 1 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Ghana FIP - Enhancing Natural Forest and Agroforest Landscapes Project (P148183) The present Implementation Status and Results Report (ISR) reflects findings from the virtual implementation support mission that took place in November 2022. The rehabilitation of mined-out sites, and the credit line for the development of small and medium-sized private plantations have all seen steady progress since the previous mission. With respect to the rehabilitation of mined-out sites, the project has completed key actions such as the completion of a strategic plan and designs and preparation of bidding documents. The project is waiting final approvals to sign subsidiary loan agreement with selected financial institution that will manage the on-lending facility for private plantation development. There is good progress on environment and social safeguards implementation which is demonstrated by the substantial completion of the environment and social safeguards agreed actions from the previous mission. The project has prepared two draft Environmental and Social Impacts Assessments (ESIA) covering proposed rehabilitation of selected mined-out sites As part of efforts to improve implementation progress, World Bank Project team together with the Project Management Unit of the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources will institutionalize a monthly project implementation reviews to ensure project activities are completed within time during the no-cost extension. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Substantial Low Low Macroeconomic Substantial Low Low Sector Strategies and Policies Low Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Low Low Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Moderate Moderate Moderate Sustainability Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Moderate Environment and Social Substantial Substantial Moderate Stakeholders Moderate Substantial Substantial Other -- Moderate Moderate Overall Moderate Moderate Moderate Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Improved forest and tree management practices in selected landscapes in Ghana's High Forest Zone IN01223903 ►People in forest&adjacent community with monetary/non-monetary benefit from forest (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 12/19/2022 Page 2 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Ghana FIP - Enhancing Natural Forest and Agroforest Landscapes Project (P148183) Value 0.00 100,312.00 102,639.00 106,000.00 Date 01-Nov-2014 01-Jun-2022 30-Nov-2022 30-Jun-2023 This indicator measures the extent to which local people have seen improved livelihood as a result of the intervention. This may cover both monetary income and non-monetary benefits like improved and easier Comments: access to fuelwood as well as cultural and spiritual services. The baseline value is expected to be zero. IN01223971 People in forest and adjacent community with benefits from forest-female (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 54,224.00 54,341.00 53,000.00 Date 01-Nov-2014 01-Jun-2022 30-Nov-2022 30-Jun-2023 IN01223973 ►Area under improved CREMA management or climate smart cocoa management practices in targeted landscapes due to Project intervention (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 80,661.34 80,661.34 80,000.00 Date 01-Nov-2014 01-Jun-2022 30-Nov-2022 30-Jun-2023 The target has been achieved. Comments: IN01223976 including under climate smart cocoa management practices (Hectare(Ha), Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 43,613.00 43,613.00 40,000.00 Date 01-Nov-2014 01-Jun-2022 30-Nov-2022 30-Jun-2023 IN01223977 including under CREMA management (Hectare(Ha), Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 80,661.34 80,661.34 80,000.00 Date 01-Nov-2014 01-Jun-2022 30-Nov-2022 30-Jun-2023 IN01223979 ►Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 12,227.00 12,379.00 12,501.00 Date 01-Nov-2014 01-Jun-2022 30-Nov-2022 30-Jun-2023 Comments: Direct beneficiaries are people or groups who directly derive benefits from an intervention (i.e., children who benefit from an immunization program; families that have a new piped water connection). Please note that this indicator requires supplemental information. Supplemental Value: Female beneficiaries (percentage). Based on the assessment and definition of direct project beneficiaries, specify what proportion of the direct project beneficiaries are female. This indicator is calculated as a percentage. 12/19/2022 Page 3 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Ghana FIP - Enhancing Natural Forest and Agroforest Landscapes Project (P148183) The target was revised as part of the AF. IN01223982 Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 51.82 50.92 50.00 Reduced forest loss and degradation in selected landscapes in Ghana's High Forest Zone IN01223904 ►Area of forest in targeted landscapes (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 303,885.00 363,387.60 363,387.60 417,518.00 Date 01-Nov-2014 01-Jun-2022 30-Nov-2022 30-Jun-2023 Measures total area of forest in targeted landscapes including closed and open forest. The baseline is established based on the FPP data provided by the RMSC. The forest cover is expected to decrease during the Project period but to a lesser degree than in the without-Project scenario. Ghana’s definition of Comments: forest is: as an area of land greater than or equal to 1.0 hectare, with more than 15% tree canopy cover and a minimum tree height of 5 meters at maturity. IN01223972 including closed forest (Hectare(Ha), Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 132,312.00 152,408.62 152,408.62 139,298.00 IN01223974 including open forest (Hectare(Ha), Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 171,573.00 210,978.98 210,978.98 278,220.00 IN01223975 ►Total greenhouse gas emissions reductions plus enhancement of carbon stocks, estimated in millions tons equivalent CO2e/year (Metric ton, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 4,887,311.00 4,887,311.00 4,628,548.00 Date 01-Nov-2014 01-Jun-2022 30-Nov-2022 30-Jun-2023 IN01223978 including greenhouse gas emission reductions - closed forest (Metric ton, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2,282,976.03 2,282,976.03 973,322.60 Date 01-Nov-2014 01-Jun-2022 30-Nov-2022 30-Jun-2023 IN01223980 12/19/2022 Page 4 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Ghana FIP - Enhancing Natural Forest and Agroforest Landscapes Project (P148183) including greenhouse gas emission reductions - open forest (Metric ton, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2,514,101.52 2,514,101.52 2,279,534.39 Date 01-Nov-2014 01-Jun-2022 30-Nov-2022 30-Jun-2023 IN01223981 including enhancement of carbon stock - Closed forest (Metric ton, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Date 01-Nov-2014 01-Jun-2022 30-Nov-2022 30-Jun-2020 IN01223983 including enhancement of carbon stock - open forest (Metric ton, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 90,233.74 90,233.74 1,375,691.00 Date 01-Nov-2014 01-Jun-2022 30-Nov-2022 30-Jun-2023 Demonstrated rehabilitation of mined-out sites in selected landscapes in Ghana's High Forest Zone IN01223905 ►Number of mining sites that have been rehabilitated (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.00 Date 23-Jan-2019 01-Jun-2022 30-Nov-2022 30-Jun-2023 The Project has met all statutory requirements for finalizing contracts with two firms selected to prepare the designs and undertake Environmental and Social Impacts Studies guiding the rehabilitation of mined- Comments: out areas. However, actual rehabilitation work has not started yet. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 1. Policy Reforms and Institutional Strengthening IN01223984 ►Reforms in forest policy, legislation or other regulations supported (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 01-Nov-2014 30-Jun-2021 30-Nov-2022 30-Jun-2020 Reforms in the forestry sector have taken place and the Project Team continues to work with stakeholders Comments: on how to operationalize policy options (e.g. Tree Tenure and Domestic Wood Procurement Policy). 12/19/2022 Page 5 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Ghana FIP - Enhancing Natural Forest and Agroforest Landscapes Project (P148183) Under the AF, the Project targets streamlining the policy and legislations relating to rehabilitation and reclamation of Artisanal Small Scale Mining and improving the coordination between Government Agencies along the value chain. IN01223987 ►Govt institutions provided w/ capacity buildg to improve mgt of forest resources (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 30.00 30.00 30.00 Date 01-Nov-2014 01-Jun-2022 30-Nov-2022 30-Jun-2023 The target was revised as part of the AF. The Project Team expects to complete procurement of goods and services for building capacity and strengthening coordination between sector agencies by December Comments: 2021. Component 2. Pilot Investments for Improved Forest and Landscape Management with Communities IN01223985 ►Community based natural resources management institutions provided with access to improved management practices for sustainable landscape management (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 Date 01-Nov-2014 05-Feb-2020 30-Nov-2022 30-Jun-2020 Measures number of institutions (CREMAs, CBOs, Farmer Groups) receiving specific information, Comments: training, and outreach products. The target has been achieved. IN01223988 ►Farmers / participants provided with capacity building support to improve management practices for tree planting or nurseries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 4,696.00 4,696.00 3,500.00 Date 01-Nov-2014 01-Jun-2022 30-Nov-2022 30-Jun-2023 Measures capacity building efforts aimed at improving skills in plantation development, tree establishment and nursery supply and management. Training needs to be targeted to specific audiences, not general Comments: awareness campaigns. Does not double count same individuals participating in a series of training events. The target has been achieved and surpassed. IN01223991 including female (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2,552.00 2,552.00 1,750.00 Date 01-Nov-2014 01-Jun-2022 30-Nov-2022 30-Jun-2023 IN01223992 ►Area restored or re/afforested (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 12/19/2022 Page 6 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Ghana FIP - Enhancing Natural Forest and Agroforest Landscapes Project (P148183) Value 0.00 14,009.89 14,009.89 17,100.00 Date 01-Nov-2014 01-Jun-2022 30-Nov-2022 30-Jun-2023 This indicator measures the land area targeted by the Bank intervention that has been restored or reforested/ afforested. The baseline value is expected to be zero. Comments: The target was revised upwards for the AF. No change in results largely due to the restrictions posed as a result of the pandemic. IN01223995 Area restored (Hectare(Ha), Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 12,944.89 12,944.89 12,500.00 Date 01-Nov-2014 30-Jun-2020 30-Nov-2022 30-Jun-2020 IN01223997 Area re/afforested (Hectare(Ha), Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1,065.00 1,065.00 4,600.00 Date 01-Nov-2014 30-Jun-2020 30-Nov-2022 30-Jun-2023 IN01223998 ►Farmers / participants in targeted landscape corridors reporting satisfaction with service delivery or benefits received under the Project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 6,141.00 6,141.00 6,500.00 Date 01-Nov-2014 01-Jun-2022 01-Jun-2022 30-Jun-2023 Indicates the result of changed behaviors and practices of MLNR / FC officials in interactions with communities and landscape users. Surveys would be designed and implemented regularly among Comments: affected people. The target has been revised upwards for the AF. IN01224000 including female (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2,931.00 2,931.00 3,250.00 Date 01-Nov-2014 01-Jun-2022 01-Jun-2022 30-Jun-2023 IN01224001 ►New areas outside protected areas managed as biodiversity-friendly (ha) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 80,661.34 80,661.34 80,000.00 Date 01-Nov-2014 01-Jun-2022 01-Jun-2022 30-Jun-2023 Comments: Post-MTR the project team conducted a thorough review of the numbers and updated accordingly. This is why there is a big discrepancy between previous and actual numbers. 12/19/2022 Page 7 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Ghana FIP - Enhancing Natural Forest and Agroforest Landscapes Project (P148183) The target is achieved. Component 3. Innovation, Capacity Building, and Communications IN01223986 ►Forest users trained (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 5,422.00 5,422.00 4,500.00 Date 01-Nov-2014 01-Jun-2022 01-Jun-2022 30-Jun-2023 The target was received upwards for the AF. Comments: IN01223989 Forest users trained - Female (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2,931.00 2,931.00 3,250.00 Date 01-Nov-2014 30-Jun-2021 30-Jun-2021 30-Jun-2023 IN01223990 ►Government officials / extension agents and service providers trained (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 765.00 765.00 550.00 Date 01-Nov-2014 01-Jun-2022 01-Jun-2022 30-Jun-2023 Measures capacity building efforts aimed at strengthening government officials and extension agents to improve service provision and community relations / responsiveness. Training is targeted to specific Comments: audiences, not general awareness campaigns. IN01223993 including agricultural / cocoa extension agents / service providers (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 240.00 240.00 180.00 Date 01-Nov-2014 01-Jun-2022 01-Jun-2022 30-Jun-2023 IN01223994 including local government officials (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 90.00 90.00 70.00 Date 01-Nov-2014 01-Jun-2022 01-Jun-2022 30-Jun-2023 IN01223996 including Forestry Commission staff (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 12/19/2022 Page 8 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Ghana FIP - Enhancing Natural Forest and Agroforest Landscapes Project (P148183) Value 0.00 475.00 475.00 300.00 Date 01-Nov-2014 01-Jun-2022 01-Jun-2022 30-Jun-2023 IN01223999 including female (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 246.00 246.00 220.00 Date 01-Nov-2014 30-Jun-2021 30-Jun-2021 30-Jun-2023 Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P148183 TF-18842 Effective USD 29.50 29.50 0.00 29.50 0.00 100% P148183 TF-A9474 Effective USD 7.00 7.00 0.00 0.00 7.00 0%% P148183 TF-A9512 Effective USD 12.39 12.39 0.00 5.69 6.69 46% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P148183 TF-18842 Effective 27-Feb-2015 10-Apr-2015 22-May-2015 30-Jun-2020 30-Jun-2023 P148183 TF-A9474 Effective 03-May-2019 17-Jan-2020 25-Feb-2020 30-Jun-2023 30-Jun-2023 P148183 TF-A9512 Effective 03-May-2019 17-Jan-2020 25-Feb-2020 30-Jun-2023 30-Jun-2023 Cumulative Disbursements 12/19/2022 Page 9 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Ghana FIP - Enhancing Natural Forest and Agroforest Landscapes Project (P148183) Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 11-Oct-2021 Related Project(s) P163745-Additional Financing for Ghana Forest Investment Program (FIP) - Enhancing Natural Forest and Agroforest Landscapes Project 12/19/2022 Page 10 of 10