Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Shandong Ecological Afforestation (P112759) Shandong Ecological Afforestation (P112759) EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC | China | Environment & Natural Resources Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Specific Investment Loan | FY 2010 | Seq No: 10 | ARCHIVED on 24-Jun-2016 | ISR23774 | Implementing Agencies: Shandong Provincial Forestry Department Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date:06-May-2010 Effectiveness Date:11-Aug-2010 Planned Mid Term Review Date:25-Oct-2013 Actual Mid-Term Review Date:31-Oct-2013 Original Closing Date:31-Jul-2016 Revised Closing Date:31-Jul-2016 Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective is to demonstrate effective afforestation models for environmentally degraded areas in support ofShandong's environmental afforestation programs. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No PHRPDODEL Components Name Environmental Plantation Establishment:(Cost $101.95 M) Technical Support and Project Management:(Cost $6.35 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 6/24/2016 Page 1 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Shandong Ecological Afforestation (P112759) The project has achieved its objectives in a timely and efficient manner, with sound institutional capacity at all levels, strong government commitment, and strong beneficiary (farmer) support. Around 66,910 hectares of mixed plantations have been established, including 36,890 hectares in rocky and eroded mountainous areas and 30,020 hectares in saline coastal areas. The project was also successful in upgrading nurseries and seedling quality, strengthening applied research and extension, and improving provincial and local implementation and monitoring capacity. Beyond the physical measure of afforestation outcomes, the project helped promote a culture change in Shandong Province toward replacing plantation monocultures with diversified species, including the use of more than 40 local species and development of more mixed forest structure. This fundamental shift in forest management practices has contributed to more robust plantation ecosystems with improved soil structure, reduced erosion, higher levels of biodiversity, and resilience to natural disasters and climate variability, with that some of the measures of plantation quality and resilience were exceeded, such as vegetation cover, diversity of tree species, and erosion control. The project’s demonstration of afforestation models has proved a valuable contribution to Shandong Province’s environmental afforestation program and around 47,000 ha afforestation having been established with adopted project technical models, and the results are expected to be further extended to more broad areas including other provinces. Numbers of technical standards, brochures and research results have been published and one workshop will be held by project agencies in August, 2016 for disseminating lessons learned from the project. 6/24/2016 Page 2 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Shandong Ecological Afforestation (P112759) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance  --  Low  Low Macroeconomic  --  Low  Low Sector Strategies and Policies  --  Low  Low Technical Design of Project or Program  --  Moderate  Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability  --  Moderate  Moderate Fiduciary  --  Moderate  Moderate Environment and Social  --  Moderate  Moderate Stakeholders  --  Low  Low Other  --  --  -- Overall  --  Moderate  Moderate Results Project Development Objective Indicators PHINDPDOTBL  Increase of vegetative cover (tree, grass, and shrub) in project sites (%) (a) Degraded mountainous area (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 6/24/2016 Page 3 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Shandong Ecological Afforestation (P112759) Value 16.00 72.90 72.90 60.00 Date 31-Dec-2009 31-Oct-2015 31-Dec-2015 31-Jul-2016 Comments The target was achieved. As the project-end monitoring survey was conducted by an independent research institution before the previous ISR, no data updating for this ISR. PHINDPDOTBL  Increase of vegetative cover (tree, grass, and shrub) in project sites (%) (b) saline coastal area (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 7.00 59.00 59.00 55.00 Date 31-Dec-2009 31-Oct-2015 31-Dec-2015 31-Jul-2016 Comments The target was achieved. As the project-end monitoring survey was conducted by an independent research institution before the previous ISR, no data updating for this ISR. PHINDPDOTBL  Increased number of plant species growing on project sites (No.) (a) degraded mountainous area (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 10.00 40.00 40.00 30.00 Date 31-Dec-2009 31-Oct-2015 31-Dec-2015 31-Jul-2016 Comments The target was achieved. As the project-end monitoring survey was conducted by an independent research institution before the previous ISR, no data updating for this ISR. PHINDPDOTBL  Increased number of plant species growing on project sites (No.) (b) saline coastal area (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 3.00 18.00 18.00 15.00 Date 31-Dec-2009 31-Oct-2015 31-Dec-2015 31-Jul-2016 6/24/2016 Page 4 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Shandong Ecological Afforestation (P112759) Comments The target was achieved. As the project-end monitoring survey was conducted by an independent research institution before the previous ISR, no data updating for this ISR. PHINDPDOTBL  Improvement in environmental conditions: (a) decrease in soil erosion in mountainous area (percentage of baseline) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 100.00 32.00 32.00 80.00 Date 31-Dec-2009 31-Oct-2015 31-Dec-2015 31-Jul-2016 Comments The target was achieved. As the project-end monitoring survey was conducted by an independent research institution before the previous ISR, no data updating for this ISR. PHINDPDOTBL  Improvement in environmental conditions: (b) decrease in wind velocity at 5-10 time of tree height (percentage of baseline) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 100.00 48.00 48.00 85.00 Date 31-Dec-2009 31-Oct-2015 31-Dec-2015 31-Jul-2016 Comments The target was achieved. As the project-end monitoring survey was conducted by an independent research institution before the previous ISR, no data updating for this ISR. Overall Comments Intermediate Results Indicators 6/24/2016 Page 5 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Shandong Ecological Afforestation (P112759) PHINDIRITBL  Area restored or re/afforested (Hectare(Ha), Core) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 66915.00 66915.00 65600.00 Date 31-Dec-2009 31-Oct-2015 31-Dec-2015 31-Jul-2016 Comments The target was achieved. No more plantatation established after the previous ISR . PHINDIRITBL  Areas of degraded mountain revegetation established: limestone areas (Hectare(Ha), Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 19341.00 19341.00 18600.00 Date 31-Dec-2009 31-Oct-2015 31-Dec-2015 31-Jul-2016 PHINDIRITBL  Areas of degraded mountain revegetation establishement: standstone areas (Hectare(Ha), Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 17556.00 17556.00 19400.00 Date 31-Dec-2009 31-Oct-2015 31-Dec-2015 31-Jul-2016 PHINDIRITBL  Areas of wind protection plantation in saline coastal areas established (Hectare(Ha), Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 30018.00 30018.00 27600.00 Date 31-Dec-2009 31-Oct-2015 31-Dec-2015 31-Jul-2016 6/24/2016 Page 6 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Shandong Ecological Afforestation (P112759) PHINDIRITBL  Length of road and dike/canal protection plantation established (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2150.00 2150.00 1900.00 Date 31-Dec-2009 31-Oct-2015 31-Dec-2015 31-Jul-2016 Comments The target was achieved. No more tasks undertaken after the previous ISR PHINDIRITBL  Number of different local tree and shrub species available in the project areas (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 15.00 50.00 50.00 44.00 Date 31-Dec-2009 31-Oct-2015 31-Dec-2015 31-Jul-2016 Comments The target was achieved. PHINDIRITBL  Number of draft technical recommendations/guidelines developed and adopted (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 Date 31-Dec-2009 31-Oct-2015 31-Dec-2015 31-Jul-2016 Comments The target was achieved. The guidelines developed and adopted cover ranges of areas from nursery management and seedling development, forest restoration and planting standards, indigenous tree species planting technologies, environmental protection, financial management and etc. 6/24/2016 Page 7 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Shandong Ecological Afforestation (P112759) PHINDIRITBL  M&E system for physical and financial inputs and outputs established and operational (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value N/A Yes Yes Yes Date 31-Dec-2009 31-Oct-2015 31-Dec-2015 31-Jul-2016 Overall Comments Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed P112759 IBRD-78820 Effective USD 60.00 60.00 0.00 60.00 0.00 100% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P112759 IBRD-78820 Effective 06-May-2010 17-Jun-2010 11-Aug-2010 31-Jul-2016 31-Jul-2016 Cumulative Disbursements 6/24/2016 Page 8 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Shandong Ecological Afforestation (P112759) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 6/24/2016 Page 9 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy