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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: 6 | ARCHIVED on 27-Nov-2019 | ISR39253 |
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:
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 Satisfactory Satisfactory
Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory
Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial
Implementation Status and Key Decisions
The Project was approved by the World Bank on July 6, 2017 and became effective on Feb 6, 2018. Reforestation activities, which will lead to
improved forest cover, increased carbon sequestration and more livelihood opportunities, have started in both states. Capacity building and training
on biodiversity monitoring protocols and carbon measurements have been organized to improve biodiversity monitoring and eventual biodiversity
management. Livelihood support activities have started and will increasingly focus on non-timber forest produce (NTFPs) to help improve participant
livelihoods. The socio-economic survey of a sample of the target villages in both states has been completed and the beneficiary baselines are being
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finalized by the Indian Council for Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE). These surveys will enable the assessment of socio-economic benefits
provided by the project. Scaling up of Sustainable Land and Ecosystem Management (SLEM) best practices have been initiated in the field.
Approved Annual Plan of Operations are now under implementation. Overall, implementation pace of the project has improved.
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 Substantial Substantial
Institutional Capacity for Implementation and
Sustainability Substantial Substantial Substantial
Fiduciary Substantial Moderate Moderate
Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Moderate
Stakeholders Substantial Substantial Substantial
Other -- -- --
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
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►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 0.00 750.00 5,000.00
Date 28-Feb-2015 29-Mar-2019 22-Oct-2019 30-Jun-2022
Socio-economic survey completed. Initial estimates made by the project. Will be verified during MTR.
Comments:
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►People in Forest & Adj. Community with benefit from forest-female (Number, Custom) (Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 350.00 2,500.00
Date 28-Feb-2015 29-Mar-2019 22-Oct-2019 30-Jun-2022
Comments: Initial results are reported. Will be verified at MTR.
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►People in Forest&Adj. community with benefit from forest-ethnic minority/indigenous (Number, custom) (Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 600.00 2,500.00
Date 28-Feb-2015 29-Mar-2019 22-Oct-2019 30-Jun-2022
Socio-economic survey completed. First results reported. Will be verified at MTR.
Comments:
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►Land area under sustainable landscape managment practices (Hectare (Ha), Corporate) (Hectare(Ha), Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 2,000.00 25,000.00
Date 28-Feb-2015 29-Mar-2019 22-Oct-2019 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.
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►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 29-Mar-2019 22-Oct-2019 30-Jun-2022
It is currently too early to report on this indicator. Work has started to monitor and measure the carbon
Comments: sequestration. Baseline values of 5 carbon pools are being estimated and confirmed.
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►Targeted beneficiary groups engaged in participatory planning under the project (Number, Custom) (Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 50.00 80.00 500.00
Date 28-Feb-2015 29-Mar-2019 22-Oct-2019 30-Jun-2022
The project is on track to meet this target. Engagement with beneficiary communities is done frequently.
Comments:
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►Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Custom) (Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 2,000.00 25,000.00
Date 28-Feb-2015 29-Mar-2019 22-Oct-2019 30-Jun-2022
Beneficiary list has been prepared. Benefits have started flowing and initial numbers are now available.
Comments:
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►Female beneficiaries (percentage, Custom Supplement) (Percentage, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 40.00 50.00
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Date 28-Feb-2015 29-Mar-2019 22-Oct-2019 30-Jun-2022
Beneficiary list prepared; Large number of beneficiaries are women, particularly under livelihood training.
Comments:
Intermediate Results Indicators by Components
Strengthen Capacity of Government Institutions in Forestry and Land Management Programs in Madhya Pradesh and
Chhattisgarh
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►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 5,000.00 6,000.00 25,000.00
Date 28-Feb-2015 29-Mar-2019 22-Oct-2019 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.
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►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 0.00 0.00 2.00
Date 28-Feb-2015 29-Mar-2019 22-Oct-2019 30-Jun-2022
Monitoring system under development
Comments:
Investments for Improving Forest Quality in Selected Landscapes
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►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 0.00 2,500.00 30,000.00
Date 28-Feb-2015 29-Mar-2019 22-Oct-2019 30-Jun-2022
Some results are being reported. These will be verified at MTR.
Comments:
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►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 0.00 5,000.00 50,000.00
Date 28-Feb-2015 29-Mar-2019 22-Oct-2019 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.
Scaling-up Sustainable Land and Ecosystem Management in Selected Landscapes
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►Govt agencies using the online land degredation and dessertification indicator portal for reporting (Number, Custom)
(Number, Custom)
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Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.00
Date 28-Feb-2015 29-Mar-2019 22-Oct-2019 30-Jun-2022
Procurement underway for developing online system
Comments:
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►SLEM best practices disseminated on ICFRE knowledge platform (Number, Custom) (Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.00
Date 28-Feb-2015 29-Mar-2019 22-Oct-2019 30-Jun-2022
ICFRE website currently being revamped for creating knowledge platform and dissemination. On track to
Comments: be fully achieved.
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►Land users adopting sustainable land mgmt. practices as a result of project (Number, Custom) (Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 5,000.00
Date 28-Feb-2015 29-Mar-2019 22-Oct-2019 30-Jun-2022
Only recently SLEM best practices have been introduced. Too early to report on adoption by beneficiaries.
Comments:
Project Management
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►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 0.00 0.00 8.00
Date 28-Feb-2015 29-Mar-2019 29-Mar-2019 30-Jun-2022
Capacity building support being provided. On track to fully achieve target.
Comments:
Overall Comments IR
Given late start of the project, initial results are emerging now. PIUs are proactively ,monitoring and measuring the results. The baseline survey
has been completed in both the states. The task team will verify the reported results during MTR.
Data on Financial Performance
Disbursements (by loan)
Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed
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P133803 TF-A3990 Effective USD 24.64 24.64 0.00 3.18 21.46 13%
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
Restructuring History
There has been no restructuring to date.
Related Project(s)
There are no related projects.
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