Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Forest and Nature Conservation Project (P100620) Forest and Nature Conservation Project (P100620) AFRICA | Congo, Democratic Republic of | Agriculture and Rural Development Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Specific Investment Loan | FY 2009 | Seq No: 9 | ARCHIVED on 27-Nov-2014 | ISR17207 | Implementing Agencies: Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature (ICCN), MECNT Unité de Coordination du Projet FCN Key Dates Key Project Dates Board Approval date:02-Apr-2009 Effectiveness Date:09-Sep-2009 Planned Mid Term Review Date:15-Oct-2012 Actual Mid-Term Review Date:21-Nov-2012 Original Closing Date:30-Jun-2015 Revised Closing Date:30-Jun-2015 Project Development Objectives Forest and Nature Conservation Project (P100620) Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project's Development Objective is to increase the capacity of the Ministry of Forests and Nature Conservation and the collaboration among government institutions, civil society and other stakeholders to manage forests sustainably and equitably for multiple uses in selected pilot areas of DRC. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No DRC Rehabilitation and Participatory Management of Key Protected Areas in the DRC (P111621) Global Environmental Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) Same as IDA above. Has the Global Environmental Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Name Institutional strengthening of MECNT:(Cost $46.93 M) Community participation in forest management:(Cost $16.53 M) Management of protected areas and strengthening of ICCN:(Cost $4.74 M) 11/27/2014 Public Disclosure Copy Page 1 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Forest and Nature Conservation Project (P100620) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO  Moderately Unsatisfactory  Moderately Unsatisfactory Progress towards achievement of GEO  Moderately Unsatisfactory  Moderately Unsatisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP)  Moderately Unsatisfactory  Moderately Unsatisfactory Overall Risk Rating  --  Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions Some parts of the project are being well implemented and achieving good results. The collapse of the timber tracking system is however cause for concern. The list of senior Ministry of Environment (MECNT) officials eligible for retirement was prepared on the basis of the biometric identification of all the Ministry staff completed in 2011. The Presidential Decree necessary for their retirement was signed in December 2013. Preconditions (as specified in the grant agreement) to trigger the payment of the retirement allowances have now been lifted. It is expected that the payments will be made very soon, at the latest before the end of the year. As a result of the timber tracking system introduced under the project, the amount of confiscated illegal timber has increased by an order of magnitude. Unfortunately, its collapse is putting at risk one of the most important results of the project. 149 micro-projects are under implementation in the four conservation landscapes, benefiting an estimated 730,000 people. A contract amendment was signed with the NGO consortium facilitating the negotiations of social responsibility contracts between concessionaires and local communities to monitor the implementation of the 57 signed Social Responsibility Contracts, while extending the ongoing training program to other key Environment Ministry departments: Forest management (DGF), Control and Internal Verification (DCVI), and Studies and Projects (DEP). Under the GEF-financed part of the project, negotiations between the authorities and the ex-Simba rebels in the Maiko National Park are nearing conclusion. The project continues to support ICCN in a variety of institutional strengthening initiatives. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool 11/27/2014 Public Disclosure Copy Page 2 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Forest and Nature Conservation Project (P100620) Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance  --  --  Substantial Macroeconomic  --  --  Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies  --  --  Substantial Technical Design of Project or Program  --  --  Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability  --  --  High Fiduciary  --  --  Substantial Environment and Social  --  --  Substantial Stakeholders  --  --  Substantial Other  --  --  -- Overall  --  --  Substantial Results Project Development Objective Indicators PHINDPDOTBL  Households benefiting from at least one micro-project in conservation landscapes (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 28700.00 34072.00 35000.00 Date 03-Jan-2011 30-Jun-2014 31-Oct-2014 30-Jun-2015 Comments PHINDPDOTBL  Protected Area Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool (PAMETT) score for Maiko National Park (MNP) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 49.00 -- -- 58.00 Date 01-May-2012 30-Jun-2014 31-Oct-2014 30-Jun-2015 Comments PHINDPDOTBL  Absolute number of elephants in Maiko National Park (MNP) (Number, Custom) 11/27/2014 Public Disclosure Copy Page 3 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Forest and Nature Conservation Project (P100620) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 500.00 -- -- 500.00 Date 09-Sep-2009 30-Sep-2014 31-Oct-2014 30-Jun-2015 Comments Overall Comments No recent data available for either indicators, "Absolute number of elephants in Maiko National Park (MNP)" or "Protected Area Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool (PAMETT) score for Maiko National Park (MNP)". Updated data are being prepared. Global Environmental Objective Indicators PHINDGEOTBL  Protected Area Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool (PAMETT) score for Maiko National Park (MNP) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 49.00 -- -- 58.00 Date 01-May-2012 30-Jun-2014 31-Oct-2014 30-Jun-2015 Comments Overall Comments No recent data available. Intermediate Results Indicators PHINDIRITBL  Forest fees and taxes collected by DGRAD as % of total billed by MECNT at national level (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 10.00 50.00 -- 75.00 Date 09-Sep-2009 30-Jun-2014 31-Oct-2014 30-Jun-2015 Comments 11/27/2014 Public Disclosure Copy Page 4 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Forest and Nature Conservation Project (P100620) PHINDIRITBL  Volume of wood seized as a share total illegal log volume marked for seizure in government control posts (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 69.00 90.00 90.00 Date 31-Dec-2011 30-Jun-2014 31-Oct-2014 30-Jun-2015 Comments PHINDIRITBL  Logging infractions revealed by Independent Observers in pilot provinces (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 28.00 54.00 -- Date 09-Sep-2009 30-Jun-2014 31-Oct-2014 30-Jun-2015 Comments PHINDIRITBL  Percentage of forest users in sample areas, including indigenous communities, aware of their legal and customary rights and obligations under the forest code. (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 3.00 -- 30.00 Date 03-Mar-2009 30-Jun-2014 31-Oct-2014 30-Jun-2015 Comments PHINDIRITBL  Households in targeted forest communities reporting additional sources of regular income. (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 25.00 20.00 Date 03-Mar-2009 30-Jun-2014 31-Oct-2014 30-Jun-2015 Comments 11/27/2014 Public Disclosure Copy Page 5 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Forest and Nature Conservation Project (P100620) PHINDIRITBL  Infrastructure projects implemented with project financing in water sanitation, feeder roads, and other small infrastructure projects (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 26.00 26.00 25.00 Date 09-Sep-2009 30-Jun-2014 31-Oct-2014 30-Jun-2015 Comments PHINDIRITBL  Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Core) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 423500.00 730000.00 166000.00 Date 09-Sep-2009 30-Jun-2014 31-Oct-2014 30-Jun-2015 Comments PHINDIRITBL  Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Core Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 40.00 43.00 50.00 Date 09-Sep-2009 30-Jun-2014 31-Oct-2014 30-Jun-2015 Comments PHINDIRITBL  Indigenous population's households benefitting from Project-financed initiatives increases; (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 200.00 1600.00 300.00 Date 09-Sep-2009 30-Jun-2014 31-Oct-2014 30-Jun-2015 Comments 11/27/2014 Public Disclosure Copy Page 6 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Forest and Nature Conservation Project (P100620) PHINDIRITBL  Forest concessions with social responsibility contracts signed and publicly available (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 65.00 57.00 65.00 Date 31-Dec-2011 30-Jun-2014 31-Oct-2014 30-Jun-2015 Comments PHINDIRITBL  Areas brought under enhanced biodiversity protection (ha) (Hectare(Ha), Core) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 90000.00 200000.00 250000.00 Date 31-Jan-2011 30-Jun-2014 31-Oct-2014 30-Jun-2015 Comments Overall Comments One fifth of the Maiko National Park is under control. Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed P100620 IDA-H4570 Effective USD 64.00 64.00 0.00 62.70 2.58 98% P100620 TF-92910 Closed USD 6.45 6.42 0.03 6.42 0.00 100% P111621 TF-94135 Effective USD 6.45 6.00 0.00 4.02 1.98 67% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P100620 IDA-H4570 Effective 02-Apr-2009 30-May-2009 09-Sep-2009 30-Jun-2015 30-Jun-2015 P100620 TF-92910 Closed 11-Nov-2008 20-Nov-2008 20-Nov-2008 30-Jun-2009 28-Feb-2010 P111621 TF-94135 Effective 30-May-2009 30-May-2009 09-Sep-2009 30-Jun-2015 30-Jun-2015 11/27/2014 Public Disclosure Copy Page 7 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Forest and Nature Conservation Project (P100620) Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 28-Oct-2014 Related Project(s) P111621-DRC Rehabilitation and Participatory Management of Key Protected Areas in the DRC 11/27/2014 Public Disclosure Copy Page 8 of 8