Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Hwange-Sanyati Biological Corridor Project (P124625) Hwange-Sanyati Biological Corridor Project (P124625) AFRICA | Zimbabwe | Environment & Natural Resources Global Practice | Global Environment Project | Investment Project Financing | FY 2014 | Seq No: 9 | ARCHIVED on 02-Nov-2018 | ISR34454 | Implementing Agencies: Government of Zimbabwe, World Wide Fund for Nature Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 16-May-2014 Effectiveness Date: 22-Jan-2015 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 22-Jan-2018 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 22-Jan-2018 Original Closing Date: 30-Jun-2019 Revised Closing Date: 30-Jun-2019 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) To develop land use and resource management capacity of managers and communities in the Hwange-Sanyati Biological Corridor (HSBC). Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Protected area management and community livelihoods:(Cost $1.80 M) Land and forest management:(Cost $3.24 M) Corridor sustainability:(Cost $0.33 M) Project coordination:(Cost $0.27 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions Overall project implementation and activities under the project are progressing well, disbursements are essentially on track, and progress toward achievement of the PDO is considered satisfactory. 11/2/2018 Page 1 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Hwange-Sanyati Biological Corridor Project (P124625) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance -- Moderate Moderate Macroeconomic -- Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies -- Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program -- Low Low Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability -- Moderate Moderate Fiduciary -- Low Low Environment and Social -- Moderate Moderate Stakeholders -- Moderate Moderate Other -- -- -- Overall -- Moderate Moderate Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes 11/2/2018 Page 2 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Hwange-Sanyati Biological Corridor Project (P124625) Improved capacity for sustainable management of HSBC IN00561075 ►Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 16,000.00 16,000.00 20,000.00 Date 01-Jul-2014 29-Dec-2017 29-Jun-2018 30-Jun-2019 The number of beneficiaries and the % of female beneficiaries as given here as reported in the progress report but the quality of the data is not high and these values are being discussed with WWF and may be revised in the next report. An activity to prepare a gender strategy for the project is being discussed with Comments: WWF and will be added to the project. No new data were available from the progress report for the first half of 2018. IN00561097 Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 67.00 67.00 50.00 Improved land use and resource management capacity in protected areas and forest reserves IN00561074 ►Improved management of Hwange National Park (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 51.00 63.00 63.00 68.00 Date 15-Jan-2014 29-Dec-2017 29-Jun-2018 30-Jun-2019 Achievement of this indicator is on track. The mid-term value was measured through the METT survey, Comments: conducted in December 2017. The final measurement will be in 2019. IN00561094 ►Stable carbon sequestration in project forest reserves. (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 0.00 Date 01-Jul-2014 -- 29-Jun-2018 30-Jun-2019 Plots have been established to measure carbon values and several measurement techniques are being used to establish the baseline value and to measure a final end-of-project value (direct measurements in plots, satellite imagery interpretation, and use of habitat proxies). The preliminary data emerging strongly Comments: indicates no change in overall carbon sequestration in the forest reserves and unless there is some major and unexpected loss of habitat in the next two years, the percentage loss of sequestered carbon will likely be 0% or close to it. Improved land use and resource management capacity in areas with degraded soils IN00561095 ►Land area where sustainable land mgt. practices were adopted as a result of proj (Hectare(Ha), Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 150.00 150.00 500.00 Date 01-Jul-2014 29-Dec-2017 29-Jun-2018 30-Jun-2019 The 150 ha, as measured at the time of the MTR, is for the area where physical gully reclamation works Comments: have been implemented around the hospital, schools, and township. The remedial works are still being 11/2/2018 Page 3 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Hwange-Sanyati Biological Corridor Project (P124625) implemented and will be supplemented by other measures to implement better land use management in the watershed; together these are expected to allow the full target to be achieved by the end or the project. Overall Comments PDO Many of the indicators, as per the agreed monitoring manual, are only updated at mid-term review and at end- of-project. For these indicators, no new data are entered at this time; these will be measured and updated in 2019. Indicators which are to be measured annually have new data entered with a date at the end of June 2018, the last date covered by the progress report and the client's last update of indicator data. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Protected area management and community livelihoods IN00561072 ►Areas brought under enhanced biodiversity protection (ha) (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Date 01-Jul-2014 29-Dec-2017 29-Dec-2017 30-Jun-2019 The expected target is 0 ha because the METT score for Hwange National Park was never expected to change from one major METT category to another. This indicator is included in the project because it is mandated by the GEF who are interested in consolidating results globally for this indicator, even if in Comments: certain projects the target is set at zero. That being said, METT values measures for the forest reserves may result at EOP in some of the reserves qualifying to be considered as areas brought under enhanced biodiversity protection. IN00561073 ►Reduced poaching incidents (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 710.00 414.00 414.00 400.00 Date 01-Jul-2014 29-Dec-2017 29-Dec-2017 30-Jun-2019 Number of poaching incidents sharply reduced in 2017 (414) from a 2016 value of 1470, which was attributed to a major increase in poaching control activities. This points to the difficulty of interpreting the number of poaching incidents as being a good proxy of actual poaching intensity. Comments: No new value was proposed for 2018 in the 2018 progress report although data on poaching were apparently collected for HNP and the forest reserves. IN00561093 ►Reduced human-wildlife conflict (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 100.00 16.00 16.00 30.00 Date 01-Jul-2014 29-Dec-2017 29-Dec-2017 30-Jun-2019 No new value available for this indicator from the first half of 2018. The annual value will be measured at Comments: the end of the year and reported in next progress report. 11/2/2018 Page 4 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Hwange-Sanyati Biological Corridor Project (P124625) Land and forest management IN00561092 ►New areas outside protected areas managed as biodiversity-friendly (ha) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 Date 01-Jul-2014 29-Dec-2017 29-Dec-2017 30-Jun-2019 No new value, since the 10,000 ha measured at the MTR, was proposed for the reporting period. This Comments: value will be updated at EOP. IN00561091 ►Forest area brought under management plans (Hectare(Ha), Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 157,300.00 157,300.00 157,300.00 Date 01-Jul-2014 29-Jan-2018 29-Jan-2018 30-Jun-2019 Areas of forest brought under management plans is measured (as per agreed methodology in the monitoring manual) by requiring at least a 15% improvement in the METT scores for the two forest reserves. No new data was collected for this indicator during the period under review. However, the METT scores Comments: for the two gazetted Ngamo & Sikumi are expected to improve from the mid-term score of 66 for Sikumi and 67 for Ngamo given the investments towards effective fire and game water management, anti- poaching, community livelihoods initiatives and piloting of REDD+. Overally the two gazetted forests have already been brought under improved management with clear management plans. Corridor sustainability IN00561096 ►Capacity building of beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 61.00 61.00 80.00 Date 01-Jul-2014 29-Dec-2017 29-Dec-2017 30-Jun-2019 As the next measurement of this indicator isintended to be done at end-of-project, no new value is Comments: presented in this ISR. Overall Comments IR Many of the indicators, as per the agreed monitoring manual, are only updated at mid-term review and at end- of-project. For these indicators, no new data are entered at this time; these will be measured and updated in 2019. Indicators which are to be measured annually have new data entered with a date at the end of June 2018, the last date covered by the progress report and the client's last update of indicator data. Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) 11/2/2018 Page 5 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Hwange-Sanyati Biological Corridor Project (P124625) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P124625 TF-17713 Effective USD 5.65 5.65 0.00 4.38 1.26 78% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P124625 TF-17713 Effective 24-Jul-2014 24-Jul-2014 22-Jan-2015 30-Jun-2019 30-Jun-2019 Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 11/2/2018 Page 6 of 6