The World Bank LA-Scaling-Up Participatory Sustainable Forest Management (P130222) REPORT NO.: RES32235 RESTRUCTURING PAPER ON A PROPOSED PROJECT RESTRUCTURING OF LA-SCALING-UP PARTICIPATORY SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT APPROVED ON MAY 31, 2013 TO LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC Regional Vice President: Victoria Kwakwa Country Director: Ellen A. Goldstein Senior Global Practice Director: Karin Erika Kemper Practice Manager/Manager: Christophe Crepin Task Team Leader: Stephen Danyo The World Bank LA-Scaling-Up Participatory Sustainable Forest Management (P130222) ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS CD Country Director CIF Climate Investment Fund CO2e Carbon dioxide equivalent DOF Department of Forest FIP Forest Investment Program FIPD Forest Inventory and Planning Division FSC Forest Stewardship Council FLM Forest Landscape Management FMP Forest Management Plan GIS Geographical Information System IDA International Development Association ISR Implementation Status and Results Report Lao PDR Lao People’s Democratic Republic LED Law Enforcement Dossier Database (LED) LSSWG Land working group (LSSWG) MAF Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MS Moderately Satisfactory MTR Mid-Term Review OPP Office of Public Prosecutor PAD Project Appraisal Document PFAs Production Forest Areas SFMAs Sub Forest Management Areas SPIRIT Smart Phone Information Reporting and Intelligence Tracking System SUFORD SU Scaling-Up Participatory Sustainable Forest Management Project SUFORD Participatory Sustainable Forest Management Program PSFM Participatory Sustainable Forest Management PDO Project Development Objective PFM Participatory Forest Management PSU Project Support Unit S Satisfactory SLM Sustainable Land Management VFMA Village Forest Management Agreement VLD Village Livelihood Development The World Bank LA-Scaling-Up Participatory Sustainable Forest Management (P130222) Note to Task Teams: The following sections are system generated and can only be edited online in the Portal. BASIC DATA Product Information Project ID Financing Instrument P130222 Investment Project Financing Original EA Category Current EA Category Full Assessment (A) Full Assessment (A) Approval Date Current Closing Date 31-May-2013 31-Aug-2018 Organizations Borrower Responsible Agency Ministry of Finance Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Project Development Objective (PDO) Original PDO To execute REDD+ activities through participatory sustainable forest management in priority areas and to pilot forest landscape management in four provinces OPS_TABLE_PDO_CURRENTPDO Summary Status of Financing Net Ln/Cr/Tf Approval Signing Effectiveness Closing Commitment Disbursed Undisbursed IDA-H8520 31-May-2013 08-Aug-2013 30-Aug-2013 31-Aug-2018 19.00 15.91 2.08 TF-15286 08-Aug-2013 08-Aug-2013 08-Aug-2013 31-Aug-2018 12.83 10.61 2.22 Policy Waiver(s) Does this restructuring trigger the need for any policy waiver(s)? No The World Bank LA-Scaling-Up Participatory Sustainable Forest Management (P130222) Note to Task Teams: End of system generated content, document is editable from here. I. PROJECT STATUS AND RATIONALE FOR RESTRUCTURING A. Project Status 1. Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) continues to show strong commitment and leadership to its Participatory Sustainable Forest Management Program implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF). The World Bank support to the Program is the Scaling-Up Participatory Sustainable Forest Management Project (SUFORD-SU), financed by International Development Agency (IDA) and the Forest Investment Program (FIP) through the Climate Investment Fund (CIF). SUFORD-SU was declared effective on August 30, 2013 and total disbursement of all external financing source for IDA grant is currently 87.40 percent, and for the FIP grant is 81.71 percent. Village development and forest restoration grant making processes have recently commenced and are mostly not yet spent. 2. The December 2017 Implementation Status Report (ISR) concluded that project implementation is on track toward achieving the PDO. SUFORD-SU covers 13 provinces containing 41 of the country’s 51 production forest areas (PFAs), comprising 2.3 million ha and an estimated 1090 villages. These areas are designated to maintain a supply of forest products for development and poverty reduction benefits. SUFORD-SU is piloting a planning approach to forest landscape management (FLM) in four provinces, and village forestry in 30 villages within this area. The project also continues to give assistance to forest and wildlife law enforcement activities in all provinces, as well as to work on key relevant policy, legislative, and regulatory issues. The project aims to improve participation of women, all ethnic groups, and vulnerable people in its project activities. The project social and environmental safeguards are interwoven into the project’s Community Engagement Framework (CEF), its operating procedures, and are being monitored. 3. Through SUFORD-SU, linkages are developed with the REDD+ Readiness process including issues related to forest dependent communities, access natural resources, land tenure, customary rights, benefit sharing, conflict resolution mechanisms, and law enforcement. Collaboration includes analytical work, capacity building, and strengthening the policy and regulatory framework for forest-dependent communities. SUFORD-SU is also linked to a parallel Development Policy Financing series on Green Growth (P166839) that is supporting key forest sector policy reforms including timber legality and forest certification. 4. The December 2017 Implementation Status Report (ISR) retained Moderately Satisfactory (MS) ratings for overall implementation of the project, but some of the work is behind schedule (except for component 3). Inventories and management plans are complete for 40 of the 41 PFAs under component 1, which is a significant achievement. However, the Prime Minister’s logging ban has precluded the initiation of harvesting and therefore benefit sharing with villagers for timber. 5. Project management by the Project Support Unit (PSU) in MAF/DOF has improved on many levels, and is focusing support on the project’s Financial Management team to better plan and manage funds flow and complete replenishments in a timely manner. Due to the change in government fiscal year, the next audit report will cover the The World Bank LA-Scaling-Up Participatory Sustainable Forest Management (P130222) period from October 1, 2016 to December 31, 2017 and due for submission no later than June 30, 2018. M&E has been an area for improvement, which this restructuring addresses, as well as support being provided to the PSU through a firm that has since shifted staff to part time support after the Government of Finland closed its financial support to SUFORD. M&E was rated MS nonetheless, and the recent improvements in results indicators proposed in this restructuring will help the project consolidate and report on its achievements. The PSU and its partners have also generated knowledge and communication products that qualitatively document achievements. Below are highlights of project results: 6. The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to execute REDD+ activities through participatory sustainable forest management in priority areas and to pilot forest landscape management in four provinces. The original PDO indicators are:  Forest area brought under management plans;  Forest area brought under forest landscape management;  People in forest and adjacent community with monetary/non-monetary benefit from forest;  Rate of forest cover loss/gain in target areas compared to untreated areas;  Enhanced carbon storage from improved forest protection and restoration in selected PSFM areas;  Reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in selected PSFM areas. 7. Status of Component 1: Strengthening and Expanding PSFM in Production Forest Areas. This component includes two subcomponents: (i) Developing partnerships to increase implementation capacity, and (ii) Community engagement in Participatory Sustainable Forest Management (PSFM) and Village Livelihood Development (VLD). 8. Forest inventories and management plans required for PSFM in 40 PFAs and 198 SFMAs were carried out in accordance with the PAD, Operations Manual and Annual Work Plan. There are 3 SFMAs in one PFA which cannot be inventoried because of security concerns in the area. All other Forest Management Plans were approved in December 2016. 9. Under Village Livelihood Development (VLD), the progress is incomplete. All the 675 VLD grant proposals of the 678 proposals have been approved at the village and district levels, and authorized by MAF Department of Forest (DOF). The VLD grants have been disbursed to 70% of districts 56% of villages, however constraints to funds flow continue to delay disbursements to other villages. Late delivery of VLD grants may lead to delays in technical and organizational support to individual and groups farmers/ cooperatives as well as participatory monitoring of VLD Grants activities and the grant disbursement needs to be further expedited. Forest Restoration Grants (FRG) for 59 sub-projects were approved for Assisted Natural Regeneration which will be mobilized in the 2018 dry season. Training has been completed for 9 central level, 40 provincial level and 529 district level staff in various aspects of VLD planning and management. 10. Status of Component 2: Piloting Forest Landscape Management. The component includes developing methodologies and frameworks for forest landscape management for four northern provinces; Bokeo (BK), Louangnamtha (LM), Oudomxai (OU) and Xaiyaboury (XA) by facilitating consultative/participatory processes and strengthened interagency coordination. 11. The development of the FLM planning approach has been completed. The approach includes two phases where the total area of the three official Forest Categories is divided into zones with different targets and restrictions. In the Mapping Phase, the Forest Categories area of the target district is divided into preliminary zones based on interpretation of satellite imagery and auxiliary data by Geographical Information System (GIS) officers at the Forest The World Bank LA-Scaling-Up Participatory Sustainable Forest Management (P130222) Inventory and Planning Division (FIPD). In the second phase, district officials, village and village cluster stakeholders are invited to a district consultation process where the preliminary zones are reviewed and finalized. The approach was piloted in Long District of Luangnamtha Province and Meun District of Vientiane Province. The pilots showed that the approach worked reasonably well and that it could be replicated in other districts of Luangnamtha and Bokeo. Work on forest landscape management was conceived to contribute to improved provincial-level land use planning, which will address some of the competing uses of forest land that are drivers of deforestation and degradation, such as infrastructure development and agricultural concessions. 12. Status of Component 3: Enabling Legal and Regulatory Environment. This component aims to strengthen the legal and regulatory frameworks for implementation of the PSFM and REDD+ at the national level and at the subnational level including land use planning at the community level that is critical to the management of forest resources. 13. Independent and project analyses and surveys indicate that law enforcement activities have been successful under the operation, particularly in regard to forest crime. Following the issuing of PMO 15 timber ban, enforcement actions has had a significant impact on logging and it is estimated by the Government (and verified by Forest Trends) that illegal trade has been reduced by 85% based on an analysis of the Viet Nam customs statistics for the imports of logs and sawn wood since 2010. Prosecutions and incarceration actions are now being undertaken. In 2016, 16 cases were referred to the Office of Public Prosecutor (OPP) and 32 prison sentences issued. For the first 6 months of 2017, 72 cases were referred to the OPP and 19 prison sentences imposed. During 2017, The project assisted in the drafting of the new Penal Code for Lao PDR. Once authorized it will expand and strengthen penalties and remove inconsistencies and gaps under current laws, including international agreements such as CITES. 14. SUFORD-SU also supports REDD Readiness process and the development of the emerging jurisdictional emissions reduction program of the GOL. Formulation of REDD+ Strategy started in late 2016. Under SUFORD-SU, FIP support in particular has contributed to the development of Reference Emission Level (REL) for the SUFORD-SU PFAs and worked to improve national forest information systems. 15. Component 3 has also supported the development and implementation of the following: (i) Wildlife law enforcement structures to support coordinated, multi-agency responses at a provincial, national or international level. Multi-agency training is now standard, and investigations are carried out. (ii) Supported DOFI’s delivery in May 2018 of Prime Minister Order 5 on wildlife law enforcement, in particular CITES compliance. (iii) A Risk Assessment procedure that incorporates assessments of scale, intensity, likelihood and consequence across 8 Areas at Risk (where is the risk of illegal activity occurring) and 8 Elements of Risk (what contribute to an illegal activity taking place). The risk matrix for each province identifies highest areas of risk, and that is where law enforcement efforts are focused operationally. (iv) Developed and implemented a national, centralised Smart Phone Information Reporting and Intelligence Tracking System (SPIRIT system). Information collected includes the source of illegal goods and where these goods were to be sold, owners of vehicles, and middle men involved. It provides ‘real time’ reporting of illegal activities, and is the basis for an intelligence led response capacity. The system is open for use by all GoL agencies, NGOs, and members of the public. (v) Developed and implemented a national Law Enforcement Dossier Database (LED) which establishes a central database for businesses and individuals engaged in illegal forest or wildlife crime. This provides a framework for developing targeted, intelligence led responses to crime. The successful systems and procedures developed and supported under Component 3 need to be moved toward full implementation. Despite The World Bank LA-Scaling-Up Participatory Sustainable Forest Management (P130222) significant progress in the project, forest and wildlife crime continue which can result in the degradation of forests and enables Lao PDR to serve as a transit nation for international illegal wildlife trade. 16. Status of Component 4: Project Management (i) Overall, project management is rated Moderately Satisfactory. (ii) Overall, procurement performance of the project is considered Moderately Satisfactory, although there was recently an issue with procurement of vehicles that remains to be resolved, which could lower the rating. (iii) Notable improvement in the preparation and monitoring of annual work plan and budget. (iv) Good overall project management since the start of the project. (v) The social and environmental safeguards performance of the project continues to be Satisfactory. (vi) The Financial Management rating continues to be Moderately Satisfactory. B. Rationale for Restructuring 16. The World Bank received restructuring requests from the Ministry of Finance on December 15, 2017 for the results framework and project extension on April 6, 2018 updating the extension request to one year until August 30, 2019. 17. The project proposed a 12-month extension to the project to ensure the village livelihood grants and forest restoration grants are fully supported. An action plan for completing any outstanding activities is a focus of the May 2018 implementation support mission. Despite some delays in implementation, the PDO is still achievable and the PDO statement is not being adjusted. 18. At the same time, the Government of Lao PDR has requested, and the Bank has agreed, on revision of the project’s results framework to: (i) improve reporting of the project’s physical achievements, (ii) introduce relevant new indicators or better define existing indicators, and (iii) amend baseline and target values as needed based on revised definitions and the project context on the ground. Ongoing dialogue with the PSU after the receipt of the request has resulted in the revisions to the indicators as presented below to meet standards for clarity and consistent reporting. These indicator revisions do not materially affect the scale, scope, or nature of the projects objectives, but rather help ensure that project achievements can be properly measured and reported leading up to the project closure, which is meant to facilitate a solid end of project evaluation (including migration of the improved indicators to the results framework in the Implementation Completion and Results Report (ICR) data sheet). DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED CHANGES 19. Revision in Loan Closing Date: It is proposed to extend the project closing date by twelve (12) months, from August 31, 2018, to August 30, 2019. This will be the first restructuring of the project. The extension will allow time to technically complete the village livelihood grants and forest restoration grants, and report on physical achievements. It will also allow the Government time to complete the remaining agreed upon actions. 20. Revision of Results Framework: This revision aligns the indicators with the revised results matrix, which will help to improve measuring methodology, provide accurate definitions and add baseline and target values as promised to the The World Bank LA-Scaling-Up Participatory Sustainable Forest Management (P130222) Bank Board at project approval. Revisions are summarized as follows: (i) revision of forest area brought under management plans; (ii) revision of people in forest and adjacent community with monetary/non-monetary benefit from forests; (iii) revision of reforms in forest policy, legislation or other regulations supported; (iv) revision of other indicators, or dropping/replacing some indicators, to address issues with clarity of wording and/or definitions and data collection and aggregation; and (v) adjusting targets and baseline values for ten indicators (four of which are PDO level) as promised to the Bank Board at approval. Specific changes to the PDO indicators and proposed changes to the intermediate results indicators are summarized in Table 1, definition of each indicator is included in Table 2, and the proposed methodology for each indicator is described in Table 3. Table 1: Summary of Changes to PDO Indicators in the SUFORD SU Results Framework Original PDO Level Indicators Indicator Changes Rationale for changes (Approved PAD) 1. Forest area brought under No change in indicator wording. Baseline set to 0 and the target has been management plans (Ha) (Revision of initial baseline and adjusted to take into consideration the area target indicator) that is inaccessible for security reasons (in Xaysomboun province). 2. Forest area brought under No change in indicator wording, The definition is adjusted to add clarity and to forest landscape but the definition is adjusted (Ha) align with the government’s approach to “Re- management plans (Ha) (Revised) (Revision of delineation of 3 Forest Categories” which measurement target) essentially aimed to define the future forest area. In the government’s approach the future forest area was to include the current area under 3 Forest Categories and the “good” forests outside of them. For consistency, the end target for measurement unit has been changed to hectares. 3. People in forest and People in forest and adjacent Originally included as a “Core Sector Indicator” adjacent community with communities with monetary/ non- (CSI) that, with the retirement of the CSIs, was monetary/ non-monetary monetary benefit from project automatically converted to a custom indicator. benefit from forest interventions (Number) (Revised) This presented an opportunity to better tailor (Number) (Revision of wording and change the indicator formulation to capture the of baseline) benefits deriving from both forest and livelihoods interventions supported under the project. The target remains unchanged except that the baseline is set to zero. The Sub-indicator 3a. People in Sub-indicator 3a. People in beneficiaries are limited to people who targeted forest and adjacent targeted forest and adjacent receive direct benefits from Village Livelihood community with increased community with increased Development Grants. This makes the benefit benefits from forest-female benefits from interventions- more tangible and the measurement can be (Number) female (Number) (Revised) done in a more precise manner. First The World Bank LA-Scaling-Up Participatory Sustainable Forest Management (P130222) (Revision of wording, baseline and measurement is done in year 4, which is when end target indicator) the first VLD Grants became available, and at close. Sub-indicator 3b. People in Sub-indicator 3b. People in targeted forest and adjacent targeted forest and adjacent community with increased community with increased benefit benefit from forest-Ethnic from interventions -Ethnic minority/ indigenous (Number) minority/ indigenous (Number) (Revised) (Revision of wording, baseline and target indicator) 4. Rate of forest cover Rate of annual forest cover loss in The indicator has been revised because the loss/gain in target areas targeted Production Forest Areas parameters applied in deriving the baseline compared to untreated (Percentage) (Revised) and targets are unknown, and the indicator is areas (Ha) (Percentage) (Revision of wording, baseline and regarded as no longer appropriate for measurement unit) measuring project activities. For the revised indicator, the baseline is set historically using the 2010-2015 period forest loss rate as assessed in the 2016 PFA Forest Cover Change Assessment study carried out by the project (including 2.5-km wide bands around the targeted PFAs that serve as a counterfactual). The new end of project target is set to be consistent with targets for PDO indicators 5 and 6. 5. Enhanced carbon storage Enhanced carbon storage from The main activity for increasing biomass and from improved forest improved forest protection and carbon storage are the agroforestry sub- protection and restoration restoration (tCO2e) (Revised) projects funded with VLD Grants. As part of in selected PSFM areas (Revision of wording) them are located outside the PFAs the (tCO2e) qualifier “in selected PSFM areas” was dropped. Interim targets were dropped because the first agroforestry sub-projects started only in year 4, and the results need time to mature. Accordingly, the end target remains unchanged, but the assessment of the result will be done only at project completion. The indicator and methodology were also defined in a more precise manner. 6. Reduced emissions from Reduced emissions from The wording of “selected PSFM areas” is deforestation and forest deforestation and forest dropped because project implements forest degradation in selected degradation (tCO2e) (Revised) law enforcement in the entire country. If the PSFM areas (tCO2e) (Revision of wording) geographical scope for estimating the reduction of emission is limited to “selected PSFM areas”, or even all Production Forest Areas (= PSFM areas) targeted by the project, only 12% of the results attributable to the project would be accounted for. Interim The World Bank LA-Scaling-Up Participatory Sustainable Forest Management (P130222) targets are dropped because interim assessments cannot be done due to budget constraints. End target remains the same, but measuring will be done only at project completion. Original Intermediate Level Indicator Changes Rationale Indicators (Approved PAD) 1.1. Percentage of Beneficiaries who receive No change except for small modification of the beneficiaries who receive technical services of adequate wording and that achievements will be technical services of quality (Percentage) (Revised) measured only in year 5 and at close. Earlier adequate quality (Revision of wording) surveys were cancelled because the delivery of (Percentage) technical services had not yet started. The end target remains relevant. The sub-indicator 1.1a. “Village Livelihood Sub-indicator 1.1a. Percentage Sub-indicator 1.1a. VFLC who Development” added because it is an essential of VFLC who receive services of receive services of adequate component of village activities managed by adequate quality in Forest quality in Forest Management and the VFLCs. Measuring only in year 5 and at Management (Percentage) Village Livelihood Development project completion, the end target remains (Percentage) (Revised) (Revision of relevant. wording) Sub-indicator 1.1b. Percentage Sub-indicator 1.1 b. Production The sub-indicator 1.1b. There is no change of production groups who groups who receive services of except for a slight modification of the wording receive services of adequate adequate quality in Livelihood and that achievements will be measured only quality in Livelihood Support Support (Percentage) (Revised) in year 5 and at close. The end target remains (Percentage) (Revision of wording) relevant. 1.2. Percentage of participants Participants who perceive the CEF No change except a revision of wording and who perceive the CEF process is adequate (Percentage) that achievements will be measured only in process is adequate (Revised) (Revision of wording) year 5 and at close. The end target remains (Percentage) relevant. Earlier surveys were cancelled because it was considered financially more efficient to conduct them together with surveys on indicators under 1.1, 1.1a, and 1.1b. Those surveys were, however, cancelled because the delivery of technical services had not yet started. 1.3. Aggregate forest area (Dropped) The indicator is proposed to be dropped as it brought under duplicates the information under 1.3a and strengthened tenure (km2) 1.3b. Sub-indicator 1.3a Forest area Sub-indicator 1.3a The MoU is the instrument under MoU-PSFM (km2) (Revised) selected by the government to strengthen The World Bank LA-Scaling-Up Participatory Sustainable Forest Management (P130222) Sub-indicator 1.3a Forest area (Revision of wording, baseline and tenure in Production Forest Areas (see below). brought under strengthened target indicator) The baseline has been set at zero and the tenure (MoU) (km2) target has been reduced to account for the inaccessibility of some areas for security reasons (see PDO 1). (Dropped) The sub-indicator 1.3b is proposed to be dropped. Forest leases for village communities Sub-indicator 1.3b Forest area are not a form of tenure applied in Lao PDR. brought under strengthened tenure (Forest Lease) (km2) Sub-indicator 1.3b Forest area Sub-indicator 1.3c The MoU or the Village under MoU-VFMA (Ha) (Revised) Forest Management Agreement (VFMA) is the Sub-indicator 1.3c Forest area (Revision of wording, target and instrument selected by the government to brought under strengthened unit measurement) strengthen tenure in village forests. The target tenure (Community Land Title) was reduced because after the mapping done (km2) by SUFORD-SU the area of Village Use Forests in and around the PFAs of the two pilot provinces turned out to be significantly less than the original target. Measurement will be done in year 5 and at close because Village Forest Management Plans, which are the basis for preparing VFMAs became available only towards the end of year 4. VFMAs cannot be signed unless the Village Forest Management Plans are available. 1.4. Percentage of CAPs and VLD Grants disbursed to villages The Indicator has been revised to better Village Development Plans and under implementation reflect the activities directly financed and under implementation (Percentage) (Revised) (Revision of delivered by the project. The main activity is (Percentage) wording and baseline change) the preparation and implementation of VLD grants. The new indicator reflects the fact that Community Action Plans (CAP) are a broad village planning framework (only selected activities under CAPs are implemented using funds from VLD Grants), and Village Development Plans are not developed under the project but are part of broader local governance. The SUFORD-SU Project has supported the formulation of CAPs and finances priority community-selected activities within them. The target remains relevant. 1.5. Aggregate forest area Aggregate forest area under The word “as a result of the project” was under certification (km2) certification as a result of the added to the definition to make the indicator project (Ha) (Revised) (Revision of more specific. The indicator unit is now reported in hectares to allow easier The World Bank LA-Scaling-Up Participatory Sustainable Forest Management (P130222) wording, unit measurement, comparability of different efforts. Baseline is baseline change and end target) updated to reflect that actual situation at the beginning of SUFORD-SU. The end target has been reduced because the forest area suitable for commercial wood production is smaller than the estimate made at the time of preparing the project when full information was not available. As the cost of certification can be justified mainly in commercial forest areas where the cost can potentially be recovered through improved commercial opportunities, the target is reduced accordingly. Sub-indicator 1.5a Forest area Sub-indicator 1.5a The same reason as per under certification (FSC Forest Sub-indicator 1.5a Forest area above. Management Standard) (km2) under certification (FSC Forest Management Standard) as a result of the project (Ha) (Revised) (Revision of wording, unit measurement, baseline change and end target) Sub-indicator 1.5b Forest area Sub-indicator 1.5b The same reason as per under certification (FSC Sub-indicator 1.5b Forest area above. Controlled Wood Standard) under certification (FSC Controlled (km2) Wood Standard) as a result of the project (Ha) (Revised) (Revision of wording, unit measurement, baseline change and end target) 2.1. Number of FLM Number of FLM Frameworks Forest Landscape Management is a cross- Frameworks developed under developed (Number) (Revised) sectoral effort. The phrase “under the project the project that are assessed as (Revision of wording and unit that are assessed as complete” is dropped complete (Text) measurement) because cross-sectoral development cannot be sufficiently completed by a single project or sector. The FLM framework must have an institutional home with the mandate and capacity to reach out across sectors and complete the framework in collaboration with several players in the government and the private sector. After looking into several options, the responsibility for implementing FLM frameworks was assigned to provincial REDD+ Task Forces which have a cross- sectoral outreach due to the nature of REDD+. The World Bank LA-Scaling-Up Participatory Sustainable Forest Management (P130222) In addition, having the provincial REDD+ Task Forces in charge will enable the integration of FLM management into the implementation of provincial REDD+ strategies which have been developed by DOF with support from the FCPF project. While SUFORD-SU played a supporting role in REDD+ development, the FCPF project had the mandate to develop the national and provincial REDD+ strategies and associated polices including those related to benefit sharing and conflict resolution mechanisms. 2.2. Areas with FLM Annual Areas with Forest Landscape The wording was changed to be more general Plans under implementation Management implementation to better accommodate the current (Ha) plans (Ha) (Revised) (Revision of framework for FLM in Lao PDR. The Forest wording) Landscape Management area comprises areas managed by several entities and some of them may not have annual plans, but more general long-term plans combined with short-term operational plans. For instance, private sector companies may have planning systems of this type. 3.1. Reforms in forest policy, Reforms in forest policy, No changes suggested for the indicator level legislation or other regulations legislation or other regulations result, but changes made under the sub- supported (Yes/No) supported (Yes/No) (No changes) indicator level result (see 3.2a and 3.2b) Sub-indicator 3.2a Regulations (Dropped) Sub-indicator 3.2a Proposed to be dropped required to support national because it largely duplicates the previous indicator. sustainable sector financing and sub-national implementation of PSFM and REDD+ are identified, drafted and submitted for government review (text) Sub-indicator 3.2 b Number of (Dropped) Sub-indicator 3.2b Proposed to be dropped breaches of forest law detected because it is incorporated in the assessment (Number) done under the revised indicator 3.4. 3.4 Percentage of Investigations of breaches of The original indicator does not capture the investigations of breaches of forestry law and wildlife and salient points of investigative activity. It refers forest law initiated and aquatic law referred to criminal only to Forestry Law and excludes Wildlife and successfully concluded courts (Percentage) (Revised) Aquatic Law which is a critical area of (Percentage) (Revision of wording, baseline and enforcement carried out under SUFORD-SU. end target) Also, it does not distinguish between the types of investigative "conclusions". Administrative procedures are considerably easier to The World Bank LA-Scaling-Up Participatory Sustainable Forest Management (P130222) conclude than cases referred to criminal courts, which are considered more important in that they typically deal with more serious breaches. Accordingly, the indicator scope has been broadened to cover activities related to Wildlife and Aquatic Law. At the same time, it has been given a sharper focus by limiting it to cases that reach criminal courts. The outcome of the court cases is left out of the indicator scope as the project is not directly involved and cannot contribute to the outcome. STEPP field activities resulting in In the past, forest law enforcement was enforcement action (Percentage) emphasizing crime prevention through (New) education. During SUFORD-SU, a new strategy putting more emphasis on enforcement has been adopted by DOFI. Enforcement activities include detection, disruption, dismantling, discouragement, and ultimately prosecution. Under SUFORD-SU the main tool for enforcement is STEPP (the Strategic and Tactical Enforcement Patrol Program) which is implemented through systematic patrolling. To indicate whether the proposed shift towards enforcement is taking place, the indicator measures the proportion of human resources dedicated to patrolling as opposed to education and administration. POFIs in compliance with DOFI Law enforcement is a complex issue and best management practice available performance indicators tend not to operating procedures (Number) be able to capture all relevant attributes of (New) success. The proposed new indicator is based on DOFI best practices covering all key areas of work whose implementation is monitored through compliance audits. Table 2: Definition of Each Indicator in the Restructured SUFORD-SU Results Framework PDO indicator Indicator definition 1. Forest area brought under This indicator measures the Production Forest Area where government- management plans (Ha) approved PSFM plans prepared with support from SUFORD-SU are under implementation. The World Bank LA-Scaling-Up Participatory Sustainable Forest Management (P130222) The project aims to meet the target by preparing PSFM plans for Production Forest Areas inside the project area. No other forestland areas such as Protection Forests will be covered by PSFM plans, as they are excluded from project scope. 2. Forest area brought under forest This indicator measures the area under plans for Forest Landscape landscape management plans (Ha) Management (FLM) in Bokeo, Luang Namtha, Oudomxay and Xayaboury provinces. FLM refers to all forest management and land use activities done in the FLM area in a manner where activities impacting across management entities are conducted in a coordinated manner. The Forest Landscape Management Area (FLMA) comprises the total area of three Forest Categories and the “good” forests outside them. The FLMA is defined at the provincial level. The three Forest Categories include Production Forest Areas (PFA), Protection Forests (PF) National Protected Areas (NPAs), Protection Forests at Provincial and District Levels as well as Protected Areas at Provincial and District Levels. “Good” forests are defined as areas with (i) a clearly detectable canopy in aerial photographs, and (ii) no signs of large-scale shifting cultivation or deforestation since 2000. In addition, small unconnected forest patches surrounded by other land uses (fallow, agriculture, shifting, etc.) are excluded. “Pilots” refers to planning FLM in the first four provinces. 3. People in forest & adjacent The number of people in households implementing village sub-projects with community with monetary/ non- funds available from Village Livelihood Development Grants provided by monetary benefit from interventions SUFORD-SU. (Number) Sub-indicator 3.a The number of people in households implementing village sub-projects with People in targeted forest & adjacent funds available from Village Livelihood Development Grants provided by community with increased benefits SUFORD-SU. from interventions-female (Number) Sub-indicator 3.b The number of people in households implementing village sub-projects with People in targeted forest & adjacent funds available from Village Livelihood Development Grants provided by community with increased benefit SUFORD-SU. from interventions -Ethnic minority/ indigenous (Number) 4. Rate of annual forest cover loss in The rate of annual forest cover loss in Production Forest Areas targeted by the targeted Production Forest Areas project. (Percentage) 5. Enhanced carbon storage from Enhanced carbon storage (i.e., removal of carbon from atmosphere and improved forest protection and storage in biomass) from improved forest protection and restoration (i.e., restoration (tCO2e) planting, regeneration) in Production Forest Areas covered by the project. 6. Reduced emissions from Reduction of emissions from deforestation in the Production Forest Areas deforestation and forest targeted by the project, and from forest degradation in the entire country. degradation (tCO2e) Intermediate indicator Indicator definition The World Bank LA-Scaling-Up Participatory Sustainable Forest Management (P130222) 1.1. Beneficiaries who receive Percentage of the direct beneficiaries among the village population who technical services of adequate perceive that they receive technical services of adequate quality. Direct quality (Number) beneficiaries include members of the Village Forest and Livelihood Committee, and those who receive VLD Grants. Sub-indicator 1.1a Percentage of VFLCs who perceive that the project has delivered services of VFLC who receive services of adequate quality in Forest Management and Village Livelihood Development. adequate quality in Forest Management and Village Livelihood Development (Percentage) Sub-indicator 1.1b Percentage of production groups who receive services of adequate quality in Production groups who receive Livelihood Support. Relevant production groups include those which have as services of adequate quality in members one or more villagers benefiting from VLD Grants provided by Livelihood Support (Percentage) SUFORD-SU. a. Participants who Percentage of participants who perceive the Community Engagement perceive the CEF process is Framework (CEF) process is adequate. Participants refer to all villagers who adequate (Percentage) have participated in various stages of the CEF process. Sub-indicator 1.3a MoU-PSFM refers to PSFM Forest Management Agreement signed between Forest area under MoU-PSFM (Ha) the villages (located fully or partially inside PFAs) and the government. The area refers to the portion of village territory that is inside PFA boundaries. Sub-indicator 1.3c MoU-VFMA refers to Village Forest Management Agreement signed between Forest area under MoU-VFMA (Ha) the villages and the government. The area refers to the portion of village territory allocated as Village Forests inside or outside PFAs comprising Village Use Forests, Village Protection Forests and Village Protected Areas. 1.4. VLD Grants VLD Grants disbursed to villages and under implementation. Each village disbursed to villages and under receives one VLD Grant which is divided among several village sub-projects. implementation (Percentage) Disbursement refers to releasing VLD Grant funds to villagers for implementing their sub-projects. They are under implementation once the villagers have started to spend funds. The percentage indicates the proportion of village sub- projects under implementation compared to the total number of proposed village sub-projects. VLD Grants are funds provided under SUFORD-SU for village livelihood development. 1.5. Aggregate forest Total forest area under certification as a result of technical or financial support area under certification as a result provided by the project. Forest area refers to 3 zones inside PFAs: production of the project (Ha) forest, HCV zone, and the Village Use Forest. Forest certification is a mechanism for forest monitoring, tracing and labeling timber, wood and pulp products and non-timber forest products, where the quality of forest management is judged against a series of agreed standards. The standards applied in Lao PDR are the FSC Forest Management Standard and the FSC Controlled Wood Standard. FSC Forest Management certification confirms that a specific area of forest is being managed in line with the FSC Principles and Criteria (https://us.fsc.org/en-us/what-we-do/mission-and-vision). FSC Controlled Wood Standard confirms that wood products do not originate from unacceptable sources (https://us.fsc.org/en-us/certification/controlled-wood). Sub-indicator 1.5a Total forest area under certification as a result of technical or financial support provided by the project. Forest area refers to 3 zones inside PFAs: production forest, HCV zone, and the Village Use Forest. Forest certification is a The World Bank LA-Scaling-Up Participatory Sustainable Forest Management (P130222) Forest area under certification (FSC mechanism for forest monitoring, tracing and labeling timber, wood and pulp Forest Management Standard) as a products and non-timber forest products, where the quality of forest result of the project (Ha) management is judged against a series of agreed standards. The standards applied in Lao PDR are the FSC Forest Management Standard and the FSC Controlled Wood Standard. FSC Forest Management certification confirms that a specific area of forest is being managed in line with the FSC Principles and Criteria (https://us.fsc.org/en-us/what-we-do/mission-and-vision). FSC Controlled Wood Standard confirms that wood products do not originate from unacceptable sources (https://us.fsc.org/en-us/certification/controlled-wood). Sub-indicator 1.5b Total forest area under certification as a result of technical or financial support Forest area under certification (FSC provided by the project. Forest area refers to 3 zones inside PFAs: production Controlled Wood Standard) as a forest, HCV zone, and the Village Use Forest. Forest certification is a result of the project (Ha) mechanism for forest monitoring, tracing and labeling timber, wood and pulp products and non-timber forest products, where the quality of forest management is judged against a series of agreed standards. The standards applied in Lao PDR are the FSC Forest Management Standard and the FSC Controlled Wood Standard. FSC Forest Management certification confirms that a specific area of forest is being managed in line with the FSC Principles and Criteria (https://us.fsc.org/en-us/what-we-do/mission-and-vision). FSC Controlled Wood Standard confirms that wood products do not originate from unacceptable sources (https://us.fsc.org/en-us/certification/controlled-wood). 2.1. Number of FLM Frameworks FLM framework at the provincial level comprises the conceptual plan for developed (Yes/No) managing the FLM area, the map defining the FLM area, and the organization coordinating FLM management by involved entities following on the national REDD+ strategy. The target in each province is met once the conceptual plan and the FLM map are available, the organization to be in charge has been identified, and the conceptual plan and the FLM map have been introduced to the representatives of the said organization. 2.2. Areas with Forest Landscape Forest landscape (as defined under PDO 2) covered by implementation plans. Management implementation plans These may include annual plans, general long-term plans or short-term (Ha) operational plans depending on the planning approach in the involved entities. 3.1. Reforms in forest policy, Description of reforms in forest policy, legislation or other regulations legislation or other regulations supported by the project. Support comprises formulation of proposals for supported (Number) policies, legal acts or guidelines, conducting relevant analyses, and contributing to relevant working groups. 3.4. Investigations of breaches of Percentage of investigations of breaches of forestry law and wildlife and forestry law and wildlife and aquatic aquatic law referred to criminal courts. law referred to criminal courts (Percentage) 3.5. STEPP field activities resulting in Percentage of person-days spent on STEPP field activities resulting in enforcement action (Percentage) enforcement action. Enforcement activities include detection, disruption, dismantling, discouragement, and ultimately prosecution. Field activities refer to activities undertaken by provincial and district staff. Enforcement includes patrolling but excludes education and administration. The World Bank LA-Scaling-Up Participatory Sustainable Forest Management (P130222) 3.6. POFIs in compliance with DOFI Number of provinces (out of the total of 18 provinces) that pass the DOFI best management practice annual compliance audit. operating procedures (Number) Table 3: Methodology for each Indicator in the Restructured SUFORD-SU Results Framework PDO indicator Methodology 1. Forest area brought under The total area under PSFM plans will be determined by summing up the areas management plans (Ha) provided in individual PSFM plans prepared with support from SUFORD-SU. 2. Forest area brought under forest The forest landscape management area will be defined through remote landscape management plans (Ha) sensing, field checks and consultations with stakeholders. 3. People in forest & adjacent The number of beneficiary households is derived from project records. The community with monetary/ non- number of people is estimated by multiplying the number of beneficiary monetary benefit from interventions households with the average number of people in rural households according (Number) to 2015 census. The number of beneficiaries will be cumulative until the maximum number of beneficiaries allowed by the available funds is reached. Thereafter the number of beneficiaries is expected to remain largely unchanged since they continue to benefit each subsequent year. The theory of change of the project centers on the need for both benefits from PSFM and alternative livelihoods that can reduce pressure on forest and land. Sub-indicator 3.a The number of beneficiary households is derived from project records. The People in targeted forest & adjacent number of people is estimated by multiplying the number of beneficiary community with increased benefits households with the average number of people in rural households according from interventions-female (Number) to 2015 census. The number of beneficiaries will be cumulative until the maximum number of beneficiaries allowed by the available funds is reached. Thereafter the number of beneficiaries is expected to remain largely unchanged since they continue to benefit each subsequent year. The theory of change of the project centers on the need for both benefits from PSFM and alternative livelihoods that can reduce pressure on forest and land. Sub-indicator 3.b The number of beneficiary households is derived from project records. The People in targeted forest & adjacent number of people is estimated by multiplying the number of beneficiary community with increased benefit households with the average number of people in rural households according from interventions -Ethnic minority/ to 2015 census. The number of beneficiaries will be cumulative until the indigenous (Number) maximum number of beneficiaries allowed by the available funds is reached. Thereafter the number of beneficiaries is expected to remain largely unchanged since they continue to benefit each subsequent year. The theory of change of the project centers on the need for both benefits from PSFM and alternative livelihoods that can reduce pressure on forest and land. 4. Rate of annual forest cover loss in The achievement will be assessed in a PFA Forest Cover Change Assessment targeted Production Forest Areas to be conducted in the 1st half of 2018 establishing the rate of annual forest (Percentage) loss during 2015-2017. The World Bank LA-Scaling-Up Participatory Sustainable Forest Management (P130222) 5. Enhanced carbon storage from The potential to enhance carbon storage is estimated based on theoretical improved forest protection and models of biomass growth and carbon sequestration in agroforestry sub- restoration (tCO2e) projects established with funds from VLD Grants. Based on the available models the sequestration with all agroforestry sub-projects under implementation is established at 2,500 tCO2e per month. The total sequestration is established by multiplying the monthly sequestered amount by the average duration of agroforestry sub-projects and percentage of sub- projects that are under implementation at the time of estimation. The average duration and percentage of sub-projects under implementation are estimated by project staff drawing on project records. 6. Reduced emissions from The emissions from forest degradation are established by estimating changes deforestation and forest degradation in the volume of illegal logging and the associated emissions due to more (tCO2e) efficient law enforcement. The amount of illegal logging is established by working backwards from the changes in customs statistics in key export countries (Vietnam and China) to theoretical logging sites. The proportion of the change attributable to SUFORD-SU (40%) is assumed to be proportionate to the amount of funds provided by the project of the entire forest law enforcement budget in the country in 2016, which is when the key piece of legislation the Prime Minister’s Order No. 15 (PMO 15) on Strengthening the Strictness of Timber Harvest Management and Inspection, Timber Transport and Business was issued. The amount of emissions is estimated using standard conversion factors. The emissions are estimated to occur fully at time of harvest following an established international practice (committed emissions). The amount is estimated to be 4.5 million tCO2e nationwide, of which SUFORD-SU’s contribution is established at 1.8 million tCO2e (40 %, see above). The emissions from deforestation are estimated by establishing the reduction in forest area by remote sensing and multiplying it by average carbon content (as per available literature) in the deforested areas. The potential increase of forest area is excluded from the analysis due to lack of reliable assessment methodologies. The assessment will be carried out in the first half of 2018. Intermediate indicator Methodology 1.1. Beneficiaries who receive The indicator will be measured by conducting a perception-based survey technical services of adequate quality among project beneficiaries. (Number) Sub-indicator 1.1a VFLC who receive The indicator will be measured by conducting a perception-based survey services of adequate quality in Forest among selected VFLCs. Management and Village Livelihood Development (Percentage) The World Bank LA-Scaling-Up Participatory Sustainable Forest Management (P130222) Sub-indicator 1.1b. The indicator will be measured by conducting a perception-based survey Production groups who receive among selected VFLCs. services of adequate quality in Livelihood Support (Percentage) 1.2. Participants who Perception-based survey among villagers who have participated in the CEF perceive the CEF process is adequate process. The survey sample shall include representatives from Village Forest (Percentage) and Livelihood Committee and population groups such as women, and ethnic minorities, if present in the village. Sub-indicator 1.3.a The area under MoUs-PSFM is established based on reports provided by Forest area under MoU-PSFM (Ha) Provincial Forestry Sections. Sub-indicator 1.3.c The area under MoUs-PSFM is established based on reports provided by Forest area under MoU-VFMA (Ha) Division of Village Forestry and NTFPs of the Department of Forestry. 1.4. VLD Grants The proportion of funding in sub-projects under implementation is estimated disbursed to villages and under based on reports provided by provincial authorities. implementation (Percentage) 1.5. Aggregate forest The forest area meeting the FSC requirements is determined through audits by area under certification as a result of a third-party certifying body. Before audits the certificate holder, in this case the project (Ha) DOF, declares the area they propose for certification. After completing the audit, the certifying body confirms whether the area meets the requirements. The confirmed area of certified forest is sourced from the audit report. Sub-indicator 1.5a The forest area meeting the FSC requirements is determined through audits by Forest area under certification (FSC a third-party certifying body. Before audits the certificate holder, in this case Forest Management Standard) as a DOF, declares the area they propose for certification. After completing the result of the project (Ha) audit, the certifying body confirms whether the area meets the requirements. The confirmed area of certified forest is sourced from the audit report. Sub-indicator 1.5b The forest area meeting the FSC requirements is determined through audits by Forest area under certification (FSC a third-party certifying body. Before audits the certificate holder, in this case Controlled Wood Standard) as a DOF, declares the area they propose for certification. After completing the result of the project (Ha) audit, the certifying body confirms whether the area meets the requirements. The confirmed area of certified forest is sourced from the audit report. 2.1 Number of FLM Frameworks Reporting is based on DOF reports. developed (Yes/No) 2.2 Areas with Forest Landscape The information is collected from entities managing land units inside Forest Management implementation plans Landscape Management area. (Ha) 3.1 Reforms in forest policy, Information collected through project reports. legislation or other regulations supported (Number) 3.4. Investigations of breaches of Data will be collected from DOFI records. forestry law and wildlife and aquatic law referred to criminal courts (Percentage) 3.5 STEPP field activities resulting in Data will be collected from DOFI records. enforcement action (Percentage) The World Bank LA-Scaling-Up Participatory Sustainable Forest Management (P130222) 3.6 POFIs in compliance with DOFI Compliance will be assessed based on DOFI evaluation audits done separately best management practice operating for each province on a monthly basis. The annual score is the average of procedures (Number) monthly scores during the fiscal year. The evaluation is done by the DOFI Information Management Division whose initial assessment is endorsed by DOFI Director General. The evaluation is done on a scale from 1 to 5 where 1 indicates full compliance and 5 poor performance. An average score of 4 or higher indicates failure to pass the audit. Evaluation covers eight areas of work including 1) Patrol Activity, 2) Timber Seizures 3) Wildlife Seizures, 4) NTFP, 5) Land illegally cleared, 6) Equipment, 7) Investigations, 8) Community Education Activity. In addition, the quality of written reports is evaluated. The limitation of the indicator is that it captures compliance with procedures but not the direct outcome. Note to Task Teams: The following sections are system generated and can only be edited online in the Portal. II. SUMMARY OF CHANGES Changed Not Changed Change in Results Framework ✔ Change in Loan Closing Date(s) ✔ Change in Implementation Schedule ✔ Change in Implementing Agency ✔ Change in DDO Status ✔ Change in Project's Development Objectives ✔ Change in Components and Cost ✔ Cancellations Proposed ✔ Reallocation between Disbursement Categories ✔ Change in Disbursements Arrangements ✔ Change in Disbursement Estimates ✔ Change in Overall Risk Rating ✔ Change in Safeguard Policies Triggered ✔ The World Bank LA-Scaling-Up Participatory Sustainable Forest Management (P130222) Change of EA category ✔ Change in Legal Covenants ✔ Change in Institutional Arrangements ✔ Change in Financial Management ✔ Change in Procurement ✔ Other Change(s) ✔ Change in Economic and Financial Analysis ✔ Change in Technical Analysis ✔ Change in Social Analysis ✔ Change in Environmental Analysis ✔ IV. DETAILED CHANGE(S) OPS_DETAILEDCHANGES_RESULTS_TABLE RESULTS FRAMEWORK Project Development Objective Indicators PDO_IND_TABLE Forest area brought under management plans Unit of Measure: Hectare(Ha) Indicator Type: Corporate Baseline Actual (Current) End Target Action Value 0.00 976211.00 975000.00 Revised Date 01-Jul-2013 17-Apr-2018 30-Aug-2019 Forest area brought under forest landscape management plans Unit of Measure: Hectare(Ha) Indicator Type: Custom Baseline Actual (Current) End Target Action Value 0.00 3380170.00 2680000.00 Revised Date 01-Jul-2013 18-Dec-2017 30-Aug-2019 People in forest and adjacent community with monetary/ non-monetary benefit from interventions Unit of Measure: Number Indicator Type: Custom Baseline Actual (Current) End Target Action The World Bank LA-Scaling-Up Participatory Sustainable Forest Management (P130222) Value 0.00 71000.00 115000.00 Revised Date 01-Jul-2013 18-Dec-2017 30-Aug-2019 People in targeted forest and adjacent community with increased benefits from interventions-female Unit of Measure: Number Indicator Type: Custom Baseline Actual (Current) End Target Action Value 0.00 32000.00 53000.00 Revised Date 01-Jul-2013 18-Dec-2017 30-Aug-2019 People in targeted forest and adjacent community with increased benefit from interventions - Ethnic minority/ indigenous Unit of Measure: Number Indicator Type: Custom Baseline Actual (Current) End Target Action Value 0.00 26000.00 80000.00 Revised Date 01-Jul-2013 18-Dec-2017 30-Aug-2018 Enhanced carbon storage from improved forest protection and restoration Unit of Measure: Number Indicator Type: Custom Baseline Actual (Current) End Target Action Value 0.00 3500.00 14227.00 Revised Date 01-Jul-2013 18-Dec-2017 30-Aug-2019 Reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation Unit of Measure: Number Indicator Type: Custom Baseline Actual (Current) End Target Action Value 0.00 1800000.00 121407.00 Revised Date 01-Jul-2013 18-Dec-2017 30-Aug-2019 Rate of annual forest cover loss in targeted Production Forest Areas Unit of Measure: Percentage Indicator Type: Custom Baseline Actual (Current) End Target Action The World Bank LA-Scaling-Up Participatory Sustainable Forest Management (P130222) Value 0.27 0.23 New Date 01-Jul-2013 21-May-2018 30-Aug-2019 Intermediate Indicators IO_IND_TABLE Beneficiaries who receive technical services of adequate quality Unit of Measure: Percentage Indicator Type: Custom Baseline Actual (Current) End Target Action Value 0.00 0.00 80.00 Revised Date 01-Jul-2013 18-Dec-2017 30-Aug-2019 VFLC who receive services of adequate quality in Forest Management and Village Livelihood Development Unit of Measure: Percentage Indicator Type: Custom Breakdown Baseline Actual (Current) End Target Action Value 0.00 80.00 Revised Date 01-Jul-2013 18-Dec-2017 30-Aug-2019 Production groups who receive services of adequate quality in Livelihood Support Unit of Measure: Percentage Indicator Type: Custom Breakdown Baseline Actual (Current) End Target Action Value 0.00 0.00 80.00 Revised Date 01-Jul-2013 18-Dec-2017 30-Aug-2019 Participants who perceive the CEF process is adequate Unit of Measure: Percentage Indicator Type: Custom Baseline Actual (Current) End Target Action Value 0.00 0.00 80.00 Revised Date 01-Jul-2013 19-Jun-2017 30-Aug-2019 Forest area under MoU-PSFM The World Bank LA-Scaling-Up Participatory Sustainable Forest Management (P130222) Unit of Measure: Hectare(Ha) Indicator Type: Custom Baseline Actual (Current) End Target Action Value 0.00 975000.00 Revised Date 01-Jul-2013 18-Dec-2017 30-Aug-2019 Forest area brought under strengthened tenure (MoU) Unit of Measure: Hectare(Ha) Indicator Type: Custom Breakdown Baseline Actual (Current) End Target Action Value 0.00 982000.00 2301000.00 Marked for Deletion Date 01-Jul-2013 19-Jun-2017 31-Aug-2018 Forest Area brought under strengthened tenure (Forest Lease) Unit of Measure: Hectare(Ha) Indicator Type: Custom Baseline Actual (Current) End Target Action Value 0.00 0.00 400.00 Marked for Deletion Date 31-Jul-2013 27-Dec-2017 31-Aug-2018 VLD Grants disbursed to villages and under implementation Unit of Measure: Percentage Indicator Type: Custom Baseline Actual (Current) End Target Action Value 0.00 40.00 100.00 Revised Date 01-Jul-2013 19-Jun-2017 30-Aug-2019 Aggregate forest area under certification as a result of the project Unit of Measure: Hectare(Ha) Indicator Type: Custom Baseline Actual (Current) End Target Action Value 0.00 10949.00 175000.00 Revised Date 01-Jul-2013 18-Dec-2017 30-Aug-2019 Forest area under certification (FSC Forest Management Standard) as a result of the project The World Bank LA-Scaling-Up Participatory Sustainable Forest Management (P130222) Unit of Measure: Hectare(Ha) Indicator Type: Custom Breakdown Baseline Actual (Current) End Target Action Value 0.00 10949.00 85000.00 Revised Date 01-Jul-2013 18-Dec-2017 30-Aug-2019 Forest area under certification (FSC Controlled Wood Standard) as a result of the project Unit of Measure: Hectare(Ha) Indicator Type: Custom Breakdown Baseline Actual (Current) End Target Action Value 0.00 0.00 90000.00 Revised Date 01-Jul-2013 19-Jun-2017 30-Aug-2019 Number of FLM Frameworks developed Unit of Measure: Number Indicator Type: Custom Baseline Actual (Current) End Target Action Value 0.00 4.00 4.00 Revised Date 01-Jul-2013 18-Dec-2017 30-Aug-2019 Areas with Forest Landscape Management implementation plans Unit of Measure: Number Indicator Type: Custom Baseline Actual (Current) End Target Action Value 0.00 1080000.00 Revised Date 01-Jul-2013 19-Jun-2017 30-Aug-2019 Reforms in forest policy, legislation or other regulations supported Unit of Measure: Yes/No Indicator Type: Custom Baseline Actual (Current) End Target Action Value No Yes Yes No Change Date 01-Jul-2013 18-Dec-2017 31-Aug-2018 Regulations required to support national sustainable sector financing and sub-national implementation of PSFM and REDD+ are identified, drafted and submitted for government review The World Bank LA-Scaling-Up Participatory Sustainable Forest Management (P130222) Unit of Measure: Text Indicator Type: Custom Baseline Actual (Current) End Target Action regulation complete regulation complete regulation partial; not Value with implementation with implementation Marked for Deletion regularly monitored monitored regularly monitored regularly Date 01-Jul-2013 18-Dec-2017 31-Aug-2018 Number of breaches of forest law detected Unit of Measure: Number Indicator Type: Custom Baseline Actual (Current) End Target Action Value 0.00 638.00 650.00 Marked for Deletion Date 01-Jul-2013 19-Jun-2017 31-Aug-2018 Investigations of breaches of forestry law and wildlife and aquatic law referred to criminal courts Unit of Measure: Percentage Indicator Type: Custom Baseline Actual (Current) End Target Action Value 0.00 3.00 5.00 Revised Date 31-Jul-2013 27-Dec-2017 30-Aug-2019 STEPP field activities resulting in enforcement action Unit of Measure: Percentage Indicator Type: Custom Baseline Actual (Current) End Target Action Value 0.00 81.00 80.00 New Date 31-Jul-2013 17-May-2018 30-Aug-2019 POFIs in compliance with DOFI best management practice operating procedures Unit of Measure: Number Indicator Type: Custom Baseline Actual (Current) End Target Action Value 0.00 17.00 18.00 New Date 31-Jul-2013 17-May-2018 30-Aug-2019 Forest area under MoU-VFMA The World Bank LA-Scaling-Up Participatory Sustainable Forest Management (P130222) Unit of Measure: Hectare(Ha) Indicator Type: Custom Baseline Actual (Current) End Target Action Value 0.00 10000.00 New Date 12-Aug-2013 21-May-2018 30-Aug-2019 OPS_DETAILEDCHANGES_LOANCLOSING_TABLE LOAN CLOSING DATE(S) Original Revised Proposed Proposed Deadline Ln/Cr/Tf Status Closing Closing(s) Closing for Withdrawal Applications IDA-H8520 Effective 31-Aug-2018 30-Aug-2019 30-Dec-2019 TF-15286 Effective 31-Aug-2018 30-Aug-2019 30-Dec-2019 Note to Task Teams: End of system generated content, document is editable from here. ANNEX 1. Glossary 3 Forest Categories Three officially approved designations of state forest with specific regulations governing their management. The categories are Production Forest Areas, Protection Forests, National Protected Areas, Protection Forests at Provincial and District Levels as well as Protected Areas at Provincial and District Levels. Certification Body Independent organizations called certification bodies assess forest management and chain of custody operations against agreed standards Community Action Plan (CAP) Plan identifying potential activities that would contribute to livelihood development in the context of SUFORD-SU; formulation of CAPs precedes identification of village sub-projects and is supported by SUFORD-SU Community Engagement Set or procedure development by SUFORD-SU to engage and consult stakeholders Framework (CEF) involved in and impacted by project activities. The procedures have been documented in a CEF manual. The World Bank LA-Scaling-Up Participatory Sustainable Forest Management (P130222) District Protected Area Area designated and managed by district authorities usually for protection of biodiversity; documentation on these areas is fragmentary and incomplete District Protection Forest Area designated and managed by district authorities usually for protection of watershed areas; documentation on these areas is fragmentary and incomplete DOF Department of Forestry under Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry DOFI Department of Forest Inspection under Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Forest Certification Mechanism for forest monitoring, tracing and labeling timber, wood and pulp products and non-timber forest products, where the quality of forest management is judged against a series of agreed standards Forest Landscape Management All forest management and land use activities done in the FLM area in a manner (FLM) where activities impacting across management entities are conducted in a coordinated manner. Forest Landscape Management In the SUFORD-SU context, FLMA comprises the area of three Forest Categories and Area (FLMA) the “good” forests outside them. It is defined at the provincial level. The 3 Forest Categories include Production Forest Areas (PFA), Protection Forests (PF) and National Protected Areas (NPAs). “Good” forests are defined as areas with (i) a clearly detectable canopy in aerial photographs, and (ii) no signs of large-scale shifting cultivation or deforestation since 2000, (iii) In addition, small unconnected forest patches surrounded by other land uses (fallow, agriculture, shifting, etc.) are excluded. FLM Framework Comprises the conceptual plan for managing the FLM area, the map defining the FLM area, and the organization coordinating FLM management by involved entities (following on the national REDD+ strategy) Forest Management Agreement Agreement signed between relevant government agencies and village authorities regarding the management of Production Forest Area; the agreement defines the rights and responsibilities of villagers and government agencies Forest Management Plan Plan prepared for management of Production Forest Areas. The plan for one PFA consists of one or more separate plans prepared for sub-units called Forest Management Area. Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) International non-profit, multi-stakeholder organization established to promote responsible management of the world’s forests by setting standards on forest management, along with certifying and labeling them as sustainably managed. FSC Forest Management Standard FSC Forest Management Standard defines how forest is being managed in line with the FSC Principles and Criteria (https://us.fsc.org/en-us/what-we-do/mission-and- vision). FSC Controlled Wood Standard Compliance with FSC Controlled Wood Standard confirms that wood products do not originate from unacceptable sources (https://us.fsc.org/en- us/certification/controlled-wood). MOU-PSFM Forest Management Agreement, see above National Protected Area Areas designated to conserve key habitats and ecosystems. National Protected Areas usually have extensive forest cover (on average 80+ %) Participatory Sustainable Forest Model for managing Production Forest Areas where management is undertaken by Management (PSFM) government staff following a Forest Management Plan with participation of local villagers PSFM Area Production Forest Area, see above PSFM Plan Forest Management Plan, see above The World Bank LA-Scaling-Up Participatory Sustainable Forest Management (P130222) Production Forest Area Area designated to maintain a supply of forest products in support of national socio-economic development and poverty eradication; Production Forest Areas usually have a moderate forest cover (in SUFORD PFAs on average 73.8 %) Protection Forest Area designated to protect watersheds, other environmentally sensitive areas and strategic areas for national defense and public security. Protection Forests usually have moderately extensive forest cover (on average 50-60 %) Provincial Protected Area Area designated and managed by provincial authorities usually for protection of biodiversity; documentation on these areas is fragmentary and incomplete Provincial Protection Forest Area designated and managed by provincial authorities usually for protection of watershed areas; documentation on these areas is fragmentary and incomplete (village) Sub-project Livelihood Improvement activities implemented by villagers with funds becoming available from Village Livelihood Development Grants; the total number of sub- projects supported by SUFORD-SU is approximately 20,000 Village Development Plan Overall development plan in a village; preparation is not supported by SUFORD-SU Village Forest and Livelihood Village authority overseeing SUFORD-related activities Committee Village Forest Management Agreement signed between village authorities and the relevant government Agreement (MOU-VFMA) agencies regarding the management of Village Forests; the agreement defines the rights and responsibilities of villagers and government agencies Village Forest Management Plan Plan for managing village forests (VFMP) Village Forestry Model for managing a forest area where management is undertaken by villagers following a Village Forest Management Plan and under the supervision of government staff Village Forest Area allocated for local villagers to protect and manage. May overlap and cut across all 3 Forest Categories and areas outside. Comprises Village Use Forests, Village Protection Forests and Village Protected Areas Village Livelihood Development Funds provide to a village by SUFORD-SU for livelihood improvement. The amount Grant (VLD Grant) per village is fixed, USD 4000 or USD 8000, and it is usually divided among several smaller sub-projects implemented by selected households Village Protection Forest Area allocated for villagers to protect and manage for the purpose of protecting watersheds. May overlap and cut across all 3 Forest Categories and areas outside. Village Protected Area Area allocated for village to protect and manage for the purpose of protecting biodiversity and culturally valuable sites. May overlap and cut across all 3 Forest Categories and areas outside. Village Use Forest Forest area allocated for villages to manage where they are allowed to harvest timber and NTFPs for household use. May overlap and cut across all 3 Forest Categories and areas outside.