Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AFCC2/RI-Nyika Transfrontier Conservation Area Project (P108879) AFCC2/RI-Nyika Transfrontier Conservation Area Project (P108879) AFRICA | Africa | Environment & Natural Resources Global Practice | Global Environment Project | Specific Investment Loan | FY 2011 | Seq No: 9 | ARCHIVED on 16-Jun-2016 | ISR23075 | Implementing Agencies: Department of National Park and Wildlife, DNPW Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date:21-Apr-2011 Effectiveness Date:29-Feb-2012 Planned Mid Term Review Date:17-Nov-2014 Actual Mid-Term Review Date:17-Nov-2014 Original Closing Date:30-Jun-2016 Revised Closing Date:30-Jun-2016 Global Environmental Objectives Global Environmental Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) To establish more effective transfrontier management of biodiversity in the Nyika Transfrontier Conservation Area Has the Global Environmental Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Name Component 1: Institutional and Planning Framework:(Cost $1.34 M) Component 2: Sustainable Financing:(Cost $2.70 M) Component 3: Protected Areas Management:(Cost $3.21 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of GEO  Moderately Satisfactory  Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP)  Satisfactory  Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating  Moderate  Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions 6/16/2016 Public Disclosure Copy Page 1 of 15 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AFCC2/RI-Nyika Transfrontier Conservation Area Project (P108879) All project activities are complete or underway and have yielded good results that are contributing to the project objective of improving management of the transfrontier conservation area. The project is on track with disbursements following an approved closing date extension to June 2017. Major investments in community livelihood subprojects are the single largest investments remaining to be completed. A revised Project Implementation Manual has been prepared, including a comprehensive methodological annex for indicators. A good quality progress report for the second half of 2015 was received. The two Governments' (Malawi and Zambia) requests to extend the project by one year to June 2017 have been approved by the Bank and finalization is only awaiting countersignature from the Zambian Ministry of Finance. 6/16/2016 Public Disclosure Copy Page 2 of 15 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AFCC2/RI-Nyika Transfrontier Conservation Area Project (P108879) 6/16/2016 Public Disclosure Copy Page 3 of 15 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AFCC2/RI-Nyika Transfrontier Conservation Area Project (P108879) 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  --  Substantial  Substantial Fiduciary  --  Moderate  Moderate Environment and Social  --  Low  Low Stakeholders  --  Moderate  Moderate Other  --  --  -- Overall  --  Moderate  Moderate Results Global Environmental Objective Indicators PHINDGEOTBL  Transfrontier planning instruments adopted by Ministerial Committee(Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 3.00 2.00 8.00 Date 01-Jan-2011 30-Jun-2015 31-Dec-2015 30-Jun-2017 6/16/2016 Public Disclosure Copy Page 4 of 15 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AFCC2/RI-Nyika Transfrontier Conservation Area Project (P108879) PHINDGEOTBL  Area with signs of illegal land use inside the protected areas of the Nyika TFCA(Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value -- -- -- -- Date -- -- -- -- PHINDGEOTBL  Area with signs of illegal land use inside Nyika National Park(Hectare(Ha), Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 16400.00 0.00 0.00 Date 30-Jun-2009 30-Jun-2015 31-Dec-2015 30-Jun-2017 PHINDGEOTBL  Area with signs of illegal land use inside the Vwaza Block(Hectare(Ha), Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 2414.00 2942.00 2942.00 2414.00 Date 30-Jun-2009 30-Jun-2015 31-Dec-2015 30-Jun-2017 PHINDGEOTBL  Area with signs of illegal land use inside the Chama Block(Hectare(Ha), Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Date 01-Jan-2011 30-Jun-2015 31-Dec-2015 30-Jun-2017 6/16/2016 Public Disclosure Copy Page 5 of 15 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AFCC2/RI-Nyika Transfrontier Conservation Area Project (P108879) PHINDGEOTBL  Score of Protected Area Management Effectiveness(Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value -- -- -- -- Date -- -- -- -- PHINDGEOTBL  Score of Protected Area Management Effectiveness for Nyika National Park(Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 38.00 50.00 50.00 60.00 Date 30-Jun-2010 13-Feb-2015 13-Feb-2015 30-Jun-2017 PHINDGEOTBL  Score of Protected Area Management Effectiveness for Vwaza Marsh Game Reserve(Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 44.00 43.00 43.00 58.00 Date 30-Jun-2010 13-Feb-2015 13-Feb-2015 30-Jun-2017 PHINDGEOTBL  Score of Protected Area Management Effectiveness for Chama Nature Park(Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 25.00 32.00 32.00 53.00 Date 30-Jun-2013 30-Jun-2014 30-Jun-2014 30-Jun-2017 6/16/2016 Public Disclosure Copy Page 6 of 15 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AFCC2/RI-Nyika Transfrontier Conservation Area Project (P108879) PHINDGEOTBL  Areas brought under enhanced biodiversity protection (ha)(Hectare(Ha), Core) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value -- -- -- -- Date -- -- -- -- PHINDGEOTBL  Area brought under enhanced biodiversity protection for Chama Nature Park(Hectare(Ha), Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 57500.00 Date 30-Jun-2013 30-Jun-2014 30-Jun-2014 30-Jun-2015 Overall Comments The monitoring data are updated here on the basis of information provided in the progress report for the second half of 2015 (so up to date as of 31 December 2015). The recent restructuring of the project (approved 29 March 2016) included some changes to the results framework, including baseline and target values. These changes in turn were the result of a new methodological manual for the project indicators that was approved by the Bank on 18 February 2016 as one of the volumes of the Project Implementation Manual). These changes, prior to the preparation of this ISR, explain some unexpected values reported in this ISR. For example, for the first indicator above (Transfrontier planning instruments adopted by Ministerial Committee), the value reported in last ISR was 3 but it is now reported as having dropped to 2. This is because of a redefinition of which planning instruments are "eligible" to be considered as contributing toward this indicator. In the second indicator (Area with signs of illegal land use inside Nyika National Park), the value in the last ISR was 16,400 has but is reported now as 0 ha. The original baseline value for this indicator was in fact a "placeholder" guess of 5% of the area of the park (= 16,400 ha) but upon careful analysis in late 2015 of satellite images of the park, and a clearer definition of what constitutes "illegal land use", it was evident in fact that there are no areas of incursion or illegal land use in the park. Intermediate Results Indicators PHINDIRITBL  Number of training-day attended by (1) Management teams and (2) by field staff and partners (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value -- -- -- -- Date -- -- -- -- 6/16/2016 Public Disclosure Copy Page 7 of 15 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AFCC2/RI-Nyika Transfrontier Conservation Area Project (P108879) PHINDIRITBL  Gender balance of training (all training combined) (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 19.00 19.00 20.00 PHINDIRITBL  Training-days attended by management teams (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 95.00 145.00 145.00 30.00 Date 30-Jun-2011 30-Jun-2014 31-Dec-2015 30-Jun-2017 PHINDIRITBL  Training-days attended by field staff and partners (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 300.00 1080.00 1080.00 600.00 Date 30-Jun-2011 30-Jun-2014 31-Dec-2015 30-Jun-2017 PHINDIRITBL  Cumulative number of direct project beneficiaries (households) of livelihood alternative support (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value -- -- -- -- Date -- -- -- -- 6/16/2016 Public Disclosure Copy Page 8 of 15 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AFCC2/RI-Nyika Transfrontier Conservation Area Project (P108879) PHINDIRITBL  Beneficiaries in area of Nyika National Park (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- -- 150.00 Date 30-Jun-2014 -- -- 30-Jun-2017 PHINDIRITBL  Beneficiaries in area of Vwaza block (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- -- 350.00 Date 30-Jun-2014 -- -- 30-Jun-2017 PHINDIRITBL  Beneficiaries in area of Chama block (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- -- 300.00 Date 30-Jun-2014 -- -- 30-Jun-2017 PHINDIRITBL  Funds and revenues raised to finance operating expenditures and that are additional to the start-up GEF-Norway-PPF grants (Amount(USD), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 134000.00 134000.00 550000.00 Date 30-Jun-2012 30-Jun-2014 31-Dec-2015 30-Jun-2017 6/16/2016 Public Disclosure Copy Page 9 of 15 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AFCC2/RI-Nyika Transfrontier Conservation Area Project (P108879) PHINDIRITBL  Financial Sustainability score card for TFCA improved (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 110.00 110.00 110.00 117.00 Date 30-Jun-2014 30-Jun-2014 31-Dec-2015 30-Jun-2017 PHINDIRITBL  Abundance of two indicator mammal species for each block (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value -- -- -- -- Date -- -- -- -- PHINDIRITBL  Abundance index of roan in Chama Block (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 100.00 100.00 100.00 132.00 Date 30-Jun-2013 30-Jun-2013 30-Jun-2013 30-Jun-2017 PHINDIRITBL  Abundance index of kudu in Chama Block (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 218.00 218.00 218.00 288.00 Date 30-Jun-2013 30-Jun-2013 30-Jun-2013 30-Jun-2016 6/16/2016 Public Disclosure Copy Page 10 of 15 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AFCC2/RI-Nyika Transfrontier Conservation Area Project (P108879) PHINDIRITBL  Abundance index of elephants in Vwaza Block (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 156.00 310.00 310.00 335.00 Date 30-Jun-2011 30-Jun-2013 30-Jun-2015 30-Jun-2017 PHINDIRITBL  Abundance index of buffalo in Vwaza Block (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 99.00 164.00 164.00 177.00 Date 30-Jun-2011 30-Jun-2013 30-Jun-2015 30-Jun-2017 PHINDIRITBL  Abundance index of eland in Nyika Block (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 656.00 625.00 625.00 650.00 Date 30-Jun-2011 30-Jun-2013 30-Jun-2015 30-Jun-2017 PHINDIRITBL  Abundance index of zebra in Nyika Block (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 112.00 279.00 279.00 291.00 Date 30-Jun-2011 30-Jun-2013 30-Jun-2015 30-Jun-2017 6/16/2016 Public Disclosure Copy Page 11 of 15 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AFCC2/RI-Nyika Transfrontier Conservation Area Project (P108879) PHINDIRITBL  Area covered by patrols (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value -- -- -- -- Date -- -- -- -- PHINDIRITBL  Area covered by patrols in Chama Block (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 60.00 Date 30-Jun-2013 30-Jun-2014 31-Dec-2015 30-Jun-2017 PHINDIRITBL  Area covered by patrols in Vwaza Marsh Reserve (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 70.00 43.00 43.00 90.00 Date 30-Jun-2011 30-Jun-2014 31-Dec-2015 30-Jun-2017 PHINDIRITBL  Area covered by patrols in Nyika National Park (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 45.00 65.00 65.00 70.00 Date 30-Jun-2011 30-Jun-2014 31-Dec-2015 30-Jun-2017 6/16/2016 Public Disclosure Copy Page 12 of 15 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AFCC2/RI-Nyika Transfrontier Conservation Area Project (P108879) PHINDIRITBL  Trend in # of signs of illegal activities per patrol day (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value -- -- -- -- Date -- -- -- -- PHINDIRITBL  Trend in # of signs of illegal activities per patrol day in Nyika National Park (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.22 0.11 0.11 0.06 Date 30-Jun-2011 30-Jun-2014 31-Dec-2015 30-Jun-2017 PHINDIRITBL  Trend in # of signs of illegal activities per patrol day in Vwaza marsh Reserve (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.33 0.42 0.42 0.09 Date 30-Jun-2011 30-Jun-2014 31-Dec-2015 30-Jun-2017 PHINDIRITBL  Trend in # of signs of illegal activities per patrol day in Chama Nature Park (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 39.00 0.08 0.08 0.02 Date 30-Jun-2013 30-Jun-2014 31-Dec-2015 30-Jun-2017 Overall Comments The monitoring data are updated here on the basis of information provided in the progress report for the second half of 2015 (so up to date as of 31 December 2015). The recent restructuring of the project (approved 29 March 2016) included some changes to the results framework, including baseline and target values. These changes in turn were the result of a new methodological manual for the project indicators that was approved by the Bank on 18 February 2016 as one of the volumes of the Project Implementation Manual). 6/16/2016 Public Disclosure Copy Page 13 of 15 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AFCC2/RI-Nyika Transfrontier Conservation Area Project (P108879) Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed 100 P108879 TF-99857 Effective USD 2.28 2.28 0.00 2.28 0.00 % P108879 TF-99858 Effective USD 2.54 2.54 0.00 2.09 0.45 82% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P108879 TF-99857 Effective 02-Nov-2011 02-Nov-2011 29-Feb-2012 30-Jun-2016 30-Jun-2016 P108879 TF-99858 Effective 14-Nov-2011 14-Nov-2011 29-Feb-2012 30-Jun-2016 30-Jun-2016 Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 29-Mar-2016 6/16/2016 Public Disclosure Copy Page 14 of 15 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AFCC2/RI-Nyika Transfrontier Conservation Area Project (P108879) Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 6/16/2016 Public Disclosure Copy Page 15 of 15