The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Ecosystem Conservation and Management (P156021) Ecosystem Conservation and Management (P156021) SOUTH ASIA | Sri Lanka | Environment, Natural Resources & the Blue Economy Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2016 | Seq No: 12 | ARCHIVED on 24-Nov-2021 | ISR48694 | Implementing Agencies: Department of Wildlife Conservation, Forest Department, Ministry of Wildlife and Forest Conservation, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 25-Apr-2016 Effectiveness Date: 01-Dec-2016 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 07-Oct-2019 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 07-Oct-2019 Original Closing Date: 30-Jun-2021 Revised Closing Date: 30-Jun-2022 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The project development objective (PDO) is to improve the management of ecosystems in selected locations in Sri Lanka for conservation and community benefits. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Component 1: Pilot Landscape Planning and Management:(Cost $0.70 M) Component 2: Sustainable Use of Natural Resources and Human-Elephant Co-existence:(Cost $6.80 M) Component 3: Protected Area Management and Institutional Capacity:(Cost $26.00 M) Component 4: Project Management:(Cost $1.50 M) Component 5: Contingent Emergency Response 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 The Project was approved by the World Bank Board on April 25, 2016 for a total IDA Credit of US$45 million and an implementation period of 5 years. In response to the MoF request the project was restructured with partial cancellation of US$10 million towards Covid-19 recovery. The project has been impacted by major Covid-19 implications, as the country went into lockdown in May and August 2021 for 6 and 8 weeks respectively with historic high daily infection and death numbers. The overall project implementation has been behind the schedule, overall remained below the projected disbursement track for the FY22 Q1-Q2 ($2.9m disbursed vs. $5.0m planned). The project has disbursed $26.0m or 73 percent of the total Net Commitment to date. Construction contracts continue with slow performance partly due to being affected by significantly smaller workforce 11/24/2021 Page 1 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Ecosystem Conservation and Management (P156021) than required on sites, shortage of cement and other construction materials and fittings, increasing material suppliers’ preference for prepayments, and price escalations. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Moderate Moderate Moderate Macroeconomic Moderate Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Low Low Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Moderate Moderate Sustainability Fiduciary Substantial Moderate Moderate Environment and Social Moderate Substantial Substantial Stakeholders Moderate Substantial Substantial Other -- -- -- Overall Moderate Moderate Moderate Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Outcome A: Integrated decision - making balancing conservation & development needs IN01052275 ►Local policies and/or measures influenced by integrated decision-making (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 Date 01-Jul-2016 30-Apr-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 Outcome B: Increased opportunities for joint natural resources management & sustainable use IN01052286 ►Beneficiaries that agree project investments reflected their needs (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 11/24/2021 Page 2 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Ecosystem Conservation and Management (P156021) Value 0.00 47.00 47.00 75.00 Date 01-Jul-2016 30-Apr-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 Based on results of the beneficiary survey completed by the project. Comments: Outcome C: Reduced damages to crops & human lives from human-elephant conflict IN01052287 ►Reduction in crop and property damages in areas of community fencing (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 97.00 97.00 45.00 Date 01-Jul-2016 30-Apr-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 Outcome D: Improved Protected Area management system IN01052288 ►Areas brought under enhanced biodiversity protection (ha) (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 289,848.00 289,848.00 350,000.00 Date 01-Jul-2016 30-Apr-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 Currently above the mid-term target. During restructuring to include sub-indicators for the key sites to Comments: report on METT. Outcome E: Improved quality of nature-based tourism in Protected Areas IN01052289 ►Visitors agree that investments and visitor management improvements have enhanced the quality of nature-based tourism (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 20.00 20.00 50.00 Date 01-Jul-2016 30-Apr-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 COVID -19 has negatively impacted tourism in Sri Lanka and measuring this indicator currently would not reflect the real value of the activities done by the project. It was agreed to measure this indicator with local Comments: visitors later considering the situation. Outcome F: Improved capacity for ecosystem management IN01052290 ►Trained staff demonstrating improved capacity for ecosystem management (index) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 11/24/2021 Page 3 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Ecosystem Conservation and Management (P156021) Value 0.00 1.00 1.00 2.00 Date 01-Jul-2016 30-Apr-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 1: Pilot Landscape Planning and Management IN01052291 ►Strategically planned pilot landscapes with citizen participation (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1.00 1.00 2.00 Date 01-Jul-2016 30-Apr-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 The Hurulu-Kaudulla-Kanthale Landscape Management Plan has been completed; Landscape Comments: Management Plan for Sinharaja is 95% completed. Component 2: Sustainable Use of Natural Resources and Human-Elephant Co-existence IN01052292 ►Community Action Plans prepared (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 59.00 59.00 60.00 Date 01-Jul-2016 30-Apr-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 Above the mid-term target. Comments: IN01052294 ►People with improved access to income generating activities as a result of project interventions (Number (Thousand), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 9.37 11.13 10.00 Date 01-Jul-2016 30-Apr-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01052296 ►Direct project beneficiaries (Number (Thousand), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 25.19 26.98 25.00 Date 01-Jul-2016 30-Apr-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01052299 Female livelihood activities in targeted communities increased (Percentage, Custom Supplement) 11/24/2021 Page 4 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Ecosystem Conservation and Management (P156021) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 51.00 51.00 30.00 IN01052300 ►People whose assets protected as a result of HECOEX interventions (Number (Thousand), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 4.40 4.84 16.00 Date 01-Jul-2016 04-Mar-2020 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 To be revised as: People whose assets protected as a result of HECOEX interventions (Number) Comments: IN01052302 ►Villages and agriculture plots protected as a result of human-elephant co-existence activities (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 10.00 11.00 107.00 Date 01-Jul-2016 30-Apr-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01052304 ►Institutional framework for sustainable management of the fencing program in place (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 01-Jul-2016 30-Apr-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 The institutional preparation work is ongoing. Comments: IN01052306 ►Knowledge products on elephant management in place (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 4.00 4.00 3.00 Date 01-Jul-2016 30-Apr-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 1.Elephant DNA analysis (90% Completed ) 2. Elephant colloring data for identifying elephant movement and distribution pattern Comments: 3. HEC study for dry zone ( Completed ) 4. Elephant Early warning system Component 3: Protected Area Management and Institutional Capacity IN01052293 ►Conservation status & enforcement monitoring and reporting systems (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 11/24/2021 Page 5 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Ecosystem Conservation and Management (P156021) Value 0.00 3.00 3.00 2.00 Date 01-Jul-2016 30-Jun-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 1. SMART Patrolling 2. National Forest Inventory ( Data collected by field officers of the forest Department and the Comments: system is updated by the Head Office) 3. Map plantation database ( GPS data collected by Field Officers ) IN01052295 ►Protected Area level nature-based tourism plans (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 4.00 5.00 7.00 Date 01-Jul-2016 30-Apr-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 Five plans are in place and implementation actions have commenced. Two new plans that were porposed Comments: to be developed in early 2019 have been delayed. IN01052297 ►Staff trained (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1,700.00 1,862.00 310.00 Date 01-Jul-2016 30-Apr-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 Post evaluation of some of the trainings have been undertaken with positive feedback from the trainees Comments: and their respective supervisors. IN01052298 ►Range level PA management plans implemented (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 Date 01-Jul-2016 30-Apr-2021 30-Apr-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01052301 ►Area of habitat improvement activities (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 289,848.00 289,848.00 350,000.00 Date 01-Jul-2016 30-Apr-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01052303 ►Supportive infrastructure upgraded for long-term capacity building (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1.00 1.00 3.00 11/24/2021 Page 6 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Ecosystem Conservation and Management (P156021) Date 01-Jul-2016 30-Apr-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 Physical progress is as following: 1 Nuwaraeliya SLFI 45% Comments: 2 Inamaluwa SLFI 97% 3 Giritale NWRTC 27% IN01052305 ►Long-term training programs developed (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 Date 01-Jul-2016 30-Apr-2021 30-Apr-2021 30-Jun-2022 Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P156021 IDA-57920 Effective USD 45.00 35.00 10.00 25.98 9.59 73% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P156021 IDA-57920 Effective 25-Apr-2016 05-Sep-2016 01-Dec-2016 30-Jun-2021 30-Jun-2022 Cumulative Disbursements 11/24/2021 Page 7 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Ecosystem Conservation and Management (P156021) PBC Disbursement Achievement Disbursed amount in Disbursement % PBC ID PBC Type Description Coc PBC Amount Status Coc for PBC Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 29-Aug-2018 ,Level 2 Approved on 21-Apr-2020 ,Level 2 Approved on 19-Jun-2020 ,Level 2 Approved on 23-Dec-2020 Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 11/24/2021 Page 8 of 8