Document Type: Procurement Plan Report No.: STEP13545 Document Date: OCT 15, 2018

Author: mustapha mustapha laroui Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Procurement Plan Report No.: STEP13317 Document Date: OCT 05, 2018

Author: Fredy Mojica Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Project Information Document Report No.: PIDISDSC25419 Document Date: OCT 05, 2018

Author: Sarraf,Maria Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Procurement Plan Report No.: STEP13253 Document Date: OCT 03, 2018

Author: Gloriela Rudas Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Disbursement Letter Report No.: Document Date: OCT 01, 2018

Author: LEGRL Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Implementation Status and Results Report Report No.: ISR33888 Document Date: SEP 28, 2018

Author: Sarkar,Ashok Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Minutes Report No.: 130274 Document Date: SEP 20, 2018

Disclosure Status: Disclosed

The development objective of the Rural Corridors and Biodiversity Project for Argentina is to increase the protection of vulnerable natural areas and conserve biological diversity within the Gran Chaco ecosystem and the Patagonian Steppe and coastal-marine ecosystems and, implement measures to enhance biodiversity resilience to climate change and protect forest carbon assets. ... See More + This restructuring will: adjust the project design to the new context; streamline project activities, while keeping with the overall scope of the project; and merge some activities to simplify implementation and reduce the number of procurement processes.  See Less -

Document Type: Project Paper Report No.: RES31586 Document Date: SEP 14, 2018

Author: Herrera,Pablo Francisco Disclosure Status: Disclosed

This paper develops and applies a spatial econometric model that links road upgrading to forest clearing and biodiversity loss in the Lao People's Democratic Republic. ... See More + The paper uses 500-meter cells to estimate the relationship between the rate of forest clearing in a cell and its distance to the closest point on the nearest road link, the quality of that link, the cell's legal protection status, transport cost to the nearest urban center, the agricultural opportunity value of the land, and terrain elevation. The parameter estimates are all robust, with the expected signs and very high statistical significance. The paper highlights the results that measure the impact of improved road quality on forest clearing through shorter transport times to market and lower vehicle maintenance costs. The estimated response parameters and a composite biodiversity indicator are used to compute an index of expected biodiversity loss from road upgrading in each 500meter cell. The results identify areas in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic where high expected biodiversity loss may warrant additional protection as road upgrading continues. This analysis will help policy makers in the country to weigh context-specific trade-offs between development and conservation objectives associated with road improvement.  See Less -

Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS8569 Document Date: AUG 27, 2018

Author: Danyo,Stephen; Dasgupta,Susmita; Wheeler,David J. Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Procurement Plan Report No.: STEP12057 Document Date: AUG 22, 2018

Disclosure Status: Disclosed