The World Bank Report No: ISR13430 Implementation Status & Results Vietnam Forest Sector Development Project (P066051) Public Disclosure Copy Operation Name: Forest Sector Development Project (P066051) Project Stage: Implementation Seq.No: 14 Status: ARCHIVED Archive Date: 19-Feb-2014 Country: Vietnam Approval FY: 2005 Product Line: IBRD/IDA Region: EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC Lending Instrument: Specific Investment Loan Implementing Agency(ies): Key Dates Board Approval Date 08-Jul-2004 Original Closing Date 31-Mar-2011 Planned Mid Term Review Date 15-May-2007 Last Archived ISR Date 27-May-2013 Effectiveness Date 04-Aug-2005 Revised Closing Date 31-Mar-2015 Actual Mid Term Review Date 23-Jan-2007 Project Development Objectives Forest Sector Development Project (P066051) Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The PDO is to achieve sustainable management of plantation forests and the conservation of biodiversity in special use forests. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Program? Yes No VN - GEF Forest Sector Development Proj (P074414) Global Environmental Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Global GEF objective of the project is to support long-term protection of globally important forest and mountain ecosystems in Vietnam through: (i) the establishment of a Vietnam Conservation Fund; and (ii) strengthening the planning and management of SUF. Has the Global Environmental Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Program? Yes No Component(s) Public Disclosure Copy Component Name Component Cost INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT 1.20 SMALLHOLDER PLANTATION FOREST 52.56 PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING & EVALUATION 4.86 SPECIAL USE FOREST (GEF) 9.00 Overall Ratings Previous Rating Current Rating Page 1 of 5 The World Bank Report No: ISR13430 Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Progress towards achievement of GEO Satisfactory Satisfactory Public Disclosure Copy Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Implementation Status Overview The project continues to make steady progress towards achieving the Project Objectives. The smallholder plantation component continues to focus on plantation quality and institutionalization of its good practices. The project has succeeded in obtaining Stewardship Forest Certification (SFC) for over 780 ha of plantation under the certification pilot program and another area of 530 ha is being assessed for this year’s SFC certification. Over 68,000 ha of forest plantations have been established by the end of 2013 in 6 provinces, and land allocated (with LURCs) to 28,978 households covering 50,382 ha. The study on “Policy for smallholders commercial plantation” has now been completed; the study recommends the Government replicate the modalities promoted under the FSDP to expand the national commercial plantation. Disbursement under the AF credit was delayed until mid-November, 2013 when the last disbursement condition (the approval and adoption of the VBSP’s institutional development plan) was met. Implementation is now progressing well: the disbursement rate is now at 34.93% and is expected to pick up further in the coming weeks with several large withdrawal applications due. Disbursement of VBSP’s loans to farmers, however, remain disappointedly low in Nghe An and Thanh Hoa provinces, due largely to the delayed issuance of LURCs. Nevertheless, with the project closing date of March 2015, the project fund is expected to be fully disbursed. Locations Country First Administrative Division Location Planned Actual Vietnam Tinh Nghe An Tinh Nghe An ✔ Vietnam Tinh Thua Thien-Hue Tinh Thua Thien-Hue ✔ Vietnam Tinh Thanh Hoa Tinh Thanh Hoa ✔ Vietnam Tinh Quang Ngai Tinh Quang Ngai ✔ Vietnam Tinh Binh Dinh Tinh Binh Dinh ✔ Vietnam Tinh Quang Nam Tinh Quang Nam ✔ Public Disclosure Copy Results Project Development Objective Indicators Page 2 of 5 The World Bank Report No: ISR13430 Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target 50 percent of the smallholder plantation area of Text Value 0 50 % of the smallholder the project is certifiable according to plantation area of the project Public Disclosure Copy international standards for sustainable forestry. is certifiable. Date 31-Jul-2004 30-Mar-2013 31-Mar-2015 Comments Next full assessments is planned for mid 2013. Global Environmental Objective Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Management effectiveness in SUFs will Text Value 0 % change in METT Scores. improve (in %) and measured by using the Date 31-Jul-2004 30-Mar-2013 30-Mar-2013 Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool Comments qualitative assessment. Only (METT). 21 SUFs were reviewed in detail in 2011/12. METT scores found to be widely varying reflecting subjectivity. Intermediate Results Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Plantation management, land allocation Text Value 0 Procedures developed and guidelines, investment procedures and applied in participating institutional models for smallholder plantation provinces. management developed in participating Date 31-Jul-2004 30-Mar-2013 30-Mar-2013 provinces. Comments Revised PIM in place for use during the AF period. In addition to PIM, Credit Manual, Environmental Protection guidelines, and criteria for access track Public Disclosure Copy upgrading prepared and in use. Compliance checks by four provincial DARDs Text Value 0 70% of plantation area meet meet prescribed project implementation project standards. standards for approximately 70 percent of the Date 31-Jul-2004 31-Mar-2013 31-Mar-2015 plantation area. Comments Page 3 of 5 The World Bank Report No: ISR13430 Rotation yields (measured in % of expected Text Value 0 100% of prescribed yields are yields of prescribed models) at the end of first met. cycle are in line with project plantation models. Date 31-Jul-2004 31-Mar-2013 31-Mar-2015 Public Disclosure Copy Comments Can only be assessed at end of first rotation at project closing. 30 supported SUFs are implementing Text Value 0 30 SUFs under operational management plans of international standards management plans. and are managed in cooperation with local Date 31-Jul-2004 30-Mar-2013 30-Mar-2013 communities. Comments OMPs quality improved. Data on Financial Performance (as of 27-Jan-2014) Financial Agreement(s) Key Dates Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Original Closing Date Revised Closing Date P066051 IDA-39530 Closed 08-Jul-2004 04-Apr-2005 04-Aug-2005 31-Mar-2011 27-Feb-2013 P066051 IDA-50700 Effective 22-Mar-2012 15-Jun-2012 28-Nov-2012 31-Mar-2015 31-Mar-2015 P066051 TF-50865 Closed 06-Mar-2003 06-Mar-2003 31-Aug-2003 31-Dec-2003 P074414 TF-53397 Closed 04-Apr-2005 04-Apr-2005 04-Aug-2005 31-Mar-2011 30-Mar-2013 P066051 TF-54122 Closed 20-Mar-2006 20-Mar-2006 20-Mar-2006 31-May-2009 31-Mar-2010 P066051 TF-54523 Closed 04-Apr-2005 04-Apr-2005 04-Aug-2005 31-Aug-2010 31-Dec-2010 P066051 TF-54524 Closed 04-Apr-2005 04-Apr-2005 04-Aug-2005 31-Aug-2009 31-Dec-2010 Disbursements (in Millions) Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P066051 IDA-39530 Closed USD 39.50 36.46 3.04 39.10 0.00 107.00 P066051 IDA-50700 Effective USD 30.00 30.00 0.00 10.96 18.15 37.00 P066051 TF-50865 Closed USD 0.13 0.07 0.05 0.07 0.00 95.00 Public Disclosure Copy P074414 TF-53397 Closed USD 6.91 8.00 1.00 8.00 0.00 100.00 P066051 TF-54122 Closed USD 2.56 0.98 1.59 1.03 0.00 105.00 P066051 TF-54523 Closed USD 5.80 5.22 0.58 5.11 0.00 98.00 P066051 TF-54524 Closed USD 6.91 5.50 1.42 5.37 0.00 98.00 Disbursement Graph Page 4 of 5 The World Bank Report No: ISR13430 Public Disclosure Copy Key Decisions Regarding Implementation The original project has closed, as has the grant supporting the Vietnam Conservation Fund (VCF – GEF Grant administered under the Trust Fund TF053397). An Implementation Completion Report (ICR) was produced for the Special-Use Forests component (financed by the GEF and managed by the VCF). Restructuring History Level two Approved on 30-Mar-2011, Level two Approved on 30-Mar-2012 Related Projects P074414-VN - GEF Forest Sector Development Proj, P126542-Forest Sector Development Project Additional Financing Public Disclosure Copy Page 5 of 5