The World Bank Rural Corridors and Biodiversity (P114294) REPORT NO.: RES31586 RESTRUCTURING PAPER ON A PROPOSED PROJECT RESTRUCTURING OF RURAL CORRIDORS AND BIODIVERSITY PROJECT APPROVED ON APRIL 7, 2015 TO ARGENTINE REPUBLIC ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN Regional Vice President: Jorge Familiar Calderon Country Director: Jesko S. Hentschel Senior Global Practice Director: Karin Erika Kemper Practice Manager/Manager: Valerie Hickey Task Team Leaders: Pablo Francisco Herrera, Giovanni Ruta The World Bank Rural Corridors and Biodiversity (P114294) ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS APN Argentina’s National Parks Administration (Administración de Parques Nacionales) FY Fiscal Year EMP Environmental Management Plan GEF Global Environmental Facility PDO/GEO Project Development Objective/Global Environmental Objective IPF Investment Project Financing RF Results Framework SIFAP Federal System of Protected Areas WB World Bank The World Bank Rural Corridors and Biodiversity (P114294) BASIC DATA Product Information Project ID Financing Instrument P114294 Investment Project Financing Original EA Category Current EA Category Partial Assessment (B) Partial Assessment (B) Approval Date Current Closing Date 07-Apr-2015 30-Nov-2020 Organizations Borrower Responsible Agency ARGENTINE REPUBLIC APN - Administracion de Parques Nacionales Project Development Objective (PDO) Original PDO The objective of the project 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. OPS_TABLE_PDO_CURRENTPDO Summary Status of Financing Net Ln/Cr/Tf Approval Signing Effectiveness Closing Commitment Disbursed Undisbursed TF-A0233 26-May-2015 12-Jun-2015 09-Nov-2015 30-Nov-2020 6.29 1.27 5.01 Policy Waiver(s) Does this restructuring trigger the need for any policy waiver(s)? No The World Bank Rural Corridors and Biodiversity (P114294) I. PROJECT STATUS AND RATIONALE FOR RESTRUCTURING A. Project Status 1. The Rural Corridors and Biodiversity project was approved on May 26, 2015 and declared effective less than six months later. The objective of the project (PDO/GEO) 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. The Project scope and its PDO/GEO remain highly relevant. 2. Progress has been slow. Progress towards the PDO/GEO and PDO/GEO Level Results Indicators is significantly less than expected originally. Only one out of the 4 indicators has shown progress since the Project implementation started: this relates to the PDO/GEO indicator “Areas brought under enhanced biodiversity protection”, where the project has contributed to enhanced protection of a cumulative area of nearly 286,000 ha (against an end target of 882,000 ha). The three other indicators targets are still achievable within the Project lifespan, although the achievement of the intermediate milestones might suffer delays compared to what was originally planned during Project preparation. To date, the Project has disbursed US$1.27M (22.26 percent of the total grant). Due to delays in implementation, ratings for both Progress towards PDO/GEO achievements and Project implementation were downgraded to Moderately Unsatisfactory. As a result, the Project has been in problem status since then. 3. Project Management has experienced some shortcomings. Key issues include: (i) an activity driven, as opposed to a results-driven, approach to Project management by the Project Implementation Unit (PIU); (ii) a weak monitoring and evaluation framework; and (iii) cumbersome procedures to approve procurement processes, among others, for infrastructure works. Improvements were made on some of the fronts over the past months, which contributed to an upgrade of the rating on Project management from Moderately Unsatisfactory to Moderately Satisfactory last May. 4. The Project is in full compliance with its environmental and social safeguards instruments. The Project’s overall safeguards performance is rated Moderately Satisfactory. Compliance with individual safeguards policies is rated either Satisfactory or Moderately Satisfactory. B. Rationale for Restructuring 5. The Project implementation has been facing three key types of challenges: (i) some changes in the context, in particular in terms of the protected areas to be supported by the project (i.e. in terms of legal status and investment needs); (ii) a complex design with a large number of activity areas that disperse the PIU efforts over a very diverse set of fronts; and (iii) poor management capacity. These challenges concur towards the Project underperformance. In addition, the Project was initially designed in a way that allowed for flexibility to adapt to changing circumstances, but this feature has turned disadvantageous, as it has given room to interpret some of the activities in ways that do not directly contribute to the expected project results. 6. To address this situation, the Restructuring Paper proposes to adjust the project along the following principles summarized below:  Adjust the project design to the new context: The restructuring will help update the Project’s activities to better reflect the changes in the Project context that have occurred since its initial design. In general terms, these changes refer to changes in the selected sites (e.g. protected areas) that demand intervention (within The World Bank Rural Corridors and Biodiversity (P114294) the same broader project area, though), given that the two protected areas that had been planned to be created during preparation, were eventually not.  Streamline project activities, while keeping with the overall scope of the Project. The activities are being prioritized and those that are not crucial for meeting the PDO/GEO are being discarded. In addition, more precision is given to some activities while the scope of others is narrowed.  Simplify. The proposed restructuring merges some activities to simplify implementation and reduce the number of procurement processes. 7. The Client sent a formal request of restructuring of the project on May 31st, 2018, including a detailed action plan on how to apply these principles. Based on this, this Restructuring paper also proposes the following changes to the Project: modification of the Results Framework, Components and Costs, Disbursement Categories and disbursement estimates. Nevertheless, the restructuring will not affect the PDO/GEO and will not require GEF approval. The proposed project restructuring would imply a second amendment to the Grant Agreement. The first one, dated August 28, 2015, only involved the editorial correction of the Trust Fund code in the Grant Agreement. 8. The proposed restructuring would be the first one to be made to the Project and it does not involve any changes to the Safeguards policies triggered. The restructuring complies with the requirements of the World Bank’s Operational Policy OP/BP 10.00 on Investment Project Financing in that (a) the PDO/GEO continues to be achievable; (b) the Bank and the Recipient agree on actions that will be undertaken by the Recipient to improve Project performance and achieve the PDO/GEO; and (c) neither the grant in particular, nor the country (Argentina) in general, is subject to an ongoing suspension of disbursements. II. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED CHANGES C. Changes in the Results Framework 9. Proposed changes include modifications in the wording, scope and expected intermediate and final target values aiming to strengthen the SMARTness (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-bound) of the Results Framework, and to more clearly reflect the restructured Project components logical results chains from outputs to intermediate outcomes. The restructuring involves the following changes: Results Framework – Proposed Changes PDO/ GEO: (no changes). The objective of the project 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. Original Indicators Proposed New Indicator Comments Change (If New or Revised) (Justification of Proposed Change) D = Dropped N = New R = Revised PDO/GEO Indicators 1. Areas brought under R The intermediate targets for Project enhanced biodiversity Years 3 and 4 would be changed from protection (ha) The World Bank Rural Corridors and Biodiversity (P114294) 349,000 to 296,903 and from 349,000 to 462,696 respectively. 2. People in targeted R The intermediate targets for Project forest and adjacent Years 3 and 4 would be changed from communities with 750 to 250 and from 750 to 600 increased monetary or respectively. non-monetary benefits from forests (#) Intermediate Results Indicators Component 1: Core Protected Areas 1.1. Increase of forests R The final target would be increased from under improved forms 303,000 to 376,624. The intermediate of protection and targets for Project Years 3 and 4 would conservation (ha) be changed from 67,000 to 128,903, and from 67,000 to 247,021 respectively. 1.2. Increase of marine R Increase of coastal, The indicator would be adjusted to environments under marine and steppe capture the impact of the investments to improved forms of environments under be made in steppe environments (the protection and improved forms of Patagonia National Park). conservation protection and conservation 1.3. Strategy for climate D The indicator would be removed as it change mitigation and measures the results that are adaptation to support substantially captured by indicator 1.4: conservation adopted climate change adaptation and mitigation measures will be implemented through Protected Areas Management Plans. 1.4. Updated or R Updated or Prepared The indicator would be adjusted to Prepared PA-Specific Protected Areas- reflect the measures previously included Management Plans Management Plans in indicator 1.3. The final target would be include climate change that include climate changed from a total of 6 to 9, to reflect mitigation and change mitigation and the increased number of protected areas adaptation (#) adaptation measures where management plans would be (#) developed. Consequently, the intermediate target for Project Year 4 would increase from 4 to 8. 1.5. Sustainable D The indicator is renamed as the new Development indicator 2.6 since the activities that Subprojects Completed contribute to this indicator would be (#) relocated to Component 2. The subcomponent 1.2 is comprised only of this indicator, and so it would be removed. 1.6. Annual review of D The indicator would be eliminated since participation processes participation processes are inputs for the and outcomes elaboration of Management Plans for Protected Areas and the Sustainable-Use Subprojects and, as such, will be The World Bank Rural Corridors and Biodiversity (P114294) captured by indicators 1.1.; 1.2: 1.4; 2.6. The subcomponent 1.3 is comprised only of this indicator, and so it would be removed. Component 2: Conservation Corridors (CC) in the Gran Chaco and the Patagonian Steppe 2.1. Chaco R Framework for the The indicator would be re-written to implementation implementation of specify the extent and intention of this framework analysis Conservation indicator. completed (#) Corridors endorsed by the Chaco and/or Santiago del Estero Provinces 2.2. Rural Corridors R The intermediate target for Project Year Strategic Plans 3 of this indicator would change from 3 prepared/updated (#) to 2. 2.3. Proposal to expand R Proposal to expand The indicator would be re-written as conservation corridors conservation corridors follows to reflect the proposed reduction to four provinces of the to at least one new of the scope of this activity. Chaco developed (#) province of the Chaco region developed 2.4. New areas outside R The final target would be decreased from protected areas 300,000 to 226,375. As a result, the managed as biodiversity- intermediate targets for Project Years 3 friendly (ha) and 4 would be changed from 150,000 to 36,000, and from 150,000 to 83,675 respectively. 2.6. Sustainable N This new indicator replaces the original Development indicator 1.5 to reflect the relocation of Subprojects Completed the corresponding activities to (#) Component 2. Component 3: Collaboration for Corridors’ Conservation 3.1. Website for online R Provinces from the The indicator would be re-written to add information and Project area that clarity. As a result, the Boolean unit used registration system adhere to a unified to measure progress of this indicator developed and and functional would be replaced by quantities. The end functional Information system target would become 18, and the related to intermediate targets for Project Years 3 conservation corridors and 4 would be 0 and 10. (#) 3.2. Analysis of PA D This indicator would be merged into a Provincial Systems new indicator 3.8. finalized (#) 3.3. Conservation gap D This indicator would be merged into a analysis completed (#) new indicator 3.8. 3.4. Study on a D This indicator would be merged into a sustainable financial new indicator 3.8. mechanisms finalized (#) 3.5. Needs Assessment D This indicator would be merged into a Studies (%) new indicator 3.8. The World Bank Rural Corridors and Biodiversity (P114294) 3.6. Regional and inter- D The indicator would be deleted since it provincial training visits does not add value to the information (#) captured by indicator 4.1. 3.7. Private and D This indicator would be merged into a community PA new indicator 3.8. framework proposal (#) N 3.8. Analytical and The new indicator would combine knowledge products indicators 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, and 3.7, and that contribute to would be measured according to the strategic planning and number of predefined products the promotion of generated: 1) Analysis of the Provincial conservation corridors Systems of Protected Areas; 2) Financing within the framework mechanisms for conservation; 3) Analysis of SIFAP of conservation gaps nationwide. The targets would be set as 0, 0, 2, 3 and 3 respectively for the Project Years of 1 to 5. N 3.9. Protected areas This indicator would be created to staff trained by the measure the impact of the training Project on protected events and alike. The targets would be areas management set as 0, 0, 200, 200 and 200 respectively planning and for the Project Years of 1 to 5. effectiveness evaluation (#) Component 4: Management and M&E 4.2. Number of training D The indicator would be eliminated events conducted because it is more process oriented than results oriented. 4.3. Number of people D The indicator would be also removed trained under the since the information obtained by this project indicator is considered not to add value to the information captured by indicator 4.1. D. Changes in Components and Cost Adjust to the new context 10. The following changes are proposed to allow the project to adjust to the new context: - Protected Areas to be targeted by the project: during preparation, activities had been targeted towards protected areas that were: (i) to be formally created and/or (ii) in need for investments. However, some of the originally protected areas originally targeted by the Project (the Chaco Seco National Park and the Impenetrable Chaqueño Provincial Multiple Use Reserve) were ultimately not created; and another one called El Impenetrable National Park was created, instead. In addition, some investments in other Protected areas, identified during project preparation, were covered with other sources of financing. For those reasons, the Restructuring would: - Change the definition of "Selected Protected Area": this would be adjusted to direct Project investments under Component 1 towards the protected areas that have actually been created and/or that currently need such kind of investments (conversely to those, that during the Project conceptual phase, were The World Bank Rural Corridors and Biodiversity (P114294) expected to be created but eventually were not; or those protected areas where investments were needed at the time of Project conception, but managed to get those investments from other sources). - Adjust Component 1 in order to exclude the allusion to any activity related to the proposed Chaco Seco National Park and the Impenetrable Chaqueño Provincial Multiple Use Reserve, as those areas, although originally envisaged as protected areas to be created, were not created in the end. - Geographical area eligible for Subproject investments: It is proposed to expand the geographic space (within the original Project area) where this kind of activity could be implemented, to include not only the Selected Protected Areas and their buffer zones, but the whole territory covered by the Conservation Corridors, in order to accelerate progress towards the project targets. The definition of "Sustainable Use Subprojects" would be adjusted accordingly in the Grant Agreement. Streamline project activities 11. It is proposed to reduce the number and/or breadth of Project activities through elimination, narrowing and refinement of their scope, building on the logical results chains and focusing on the most crucial activities to achieve the PDO/GEO. In particular, the restructuring would: - Remove some activities: Components 1, 2 and 3 would be adjusted by removing (totally or partially) some activities that are redundant. o In Component 1, this refers to the provision of training and capacity building for personnel ascribed to the Selected Protected Areas and the public consultations aimed at encouraging stakeholder involvement, which are already included in Components 2 and 3. o Component 2 would focus on participatory, operational and strategic plans. References to management tools and training activities already covered by Components 1 and 3 would be removed, and the unnecessary distinction between the different types of protected areas would be eliminated, given their equal importance in terms of ecological value and core functionality within the corridors. o In Component 3, references to climate change mitigation and adaptation analyses, as well as other redundant diagnostic work would also be removed. - Narrow the scope of some activities: Some activities under Components 1, 2 and 3 would be rephrased to narrow down their scope, make them more specific and to emphasize their contextualization within the Rural Corridors and Biodiversity Project, as well as their alignment to the PDO/GEO. Most notably, the description of Component 3 would be reformulated to emphasize its contextualization within the project and to reinforce the corridor approach. It would add, for example, the promotion of a shared vision on rural corridors as a strategy for biodiversity conservation among the members of SIFAP, and the adoption of common and internationally comparable standards for protected areas classification, in order to facilitate the assessment of their functionality as core areas within conservation corridors. - Refine certain activities: Some activities under Component 2 would be decoupled to differentiate those to be implemented in the Gran Chaco from those to be implemented in the Patagonian Steppe and Coastal Marine Ecosystems, acknowledging the different progress made on the conservation corridor agenda in each region. This partition would also facilitate their monitoring during implementation. Simplify, through the merging of some activities 12. In order to tackle the management bottlenecks, it is proposed to merge some activities, to reduce the number of procurement processes. In particular, the Restructuring would include the following changes: The World Bank Rural Corridors and Biodiversity (P114294) - Component 1 would be simplified by transferring the Sustainable-Use Subprojects to Component 2, that includes similar activities (Demonstration Subprojects), in order to gain implementation efficiency. - Component 2 would be simplified by combining some activities and narrowing their scope, as well as by transferring and merging some other activities with those from Component 3. Most notably, it is proposed to integrate the design of financial incentives for conservation currently listed under Component 2 into the broader process of the development of financing mechanisms in Component 3, and focus the training activities in Component 2 on the prioritized production systems. Changes in Component costs: 13. Costs estimates for each component would be modified as shown in the table below. The main changes, percentage-wise, are in components 2 and 3. Regarding component 3, the restructuring proposes to narrow down the scope of some of the "soft" activities (such as workshops, technical assistance and training), and simplify them in a way that minimizes the transaction cost that they imply (e.g. time and resources required for organization and procurement processes, its cost was reduced by 53 percent), without compromising its broad level of ambition. The efficiency increases on the use of resources of component 3, would allow higher investments in components 1 and 2, through which larger procurement packages (e.g. bidding of works) can be executed. These changes would also support the consolidation of the Project impacts in terms of better managed areas and more benefits for local communities (that is, works and subprojects that contribute to PDO/GEO indicators 1 and 2). Component 4 includes the Project Management Costs. Original Proposed cost Increase/Decrease cost ($) ($) (restructuring over original cost) Component 1 3,199,030 3,322,736 4% Component 2 1,550,000 1,872,586 21% Component 3 990,000 464,777 -53% Component 4 550,000 628,931 14% Total 6,289,030 6,289,030 E. Redefinition of Disbursement Categories and Reallocation Between Disbursement Categories 14. The Disbursement Categories would be redefined considering that two of the original categories (Categories 3 and 4 that are related to the protected areas that were originally envisaged but ultimately not created) would no longer be relevant, after the related activities are removed from the Project design. The resources would be reallocated between the remaining and new proposed categories, as shown in the table below. Original Category Proposed Category Original Proposed Explanation Name Name Amount of Amount of the Grant the Grant Allocated Allocated (expressed (expressed in USD) in USD) (1) Goods, works, (1) Goods, works, 4,973,630 815,956 The proposed amount Training, consultants' Training, consultants' corresponds to the The World Bank Rural Corridors and Biodiversity (P114294) services, non- services, non- cumulative disbursements consulting services consulting services incurred before World Bank’s and Operating Costs and Operating Costs approval to the Project (other than works incurred on or before restructuring. The proposed under Categories (2), July 11, 2018 cut-off date corresponds to (3) and (4), and goods, the date of the latest Training, consultants' disbursement recorded in the services, non- World Bank’s systems before consulting services its approval to the Project and Operating Costs restructuring. This category under Category (2)) would no longer be used afterwards. (2) Goods, works, (2) Goods, works, 460,400 900,000 Part of the balance of the Training, consultants' Training, consultants’ original Category (1) would services, non- services, non- be reallocated to this consulting services consulting services category to support the and Operating Costs and Operating Costs consolidation of the Project under Subprojects under Subprojects impacts in terms of more incurred on or after benefits for local July 12, 2018 communities. (3) Works under Part (3) Operating Costs 590,000 184,208 A small part of the balance of l.A.(i) (a) of the Project incurred on or after the original Category (1) (proposed Chaco Seco July 12, 2018 (other would be reallocated to this National Park) than Operating Costs new category, which would under Category 2) facilitate the monitoring of the resources used to cover cross-cutting Operating Costs (i.e. other than those related to Subprojects). (4) Works under Part (4) Goods, works, 265,000 4,388,866 Most of the balance of the I.A.(i)(b) of the Project Training, consultants’ original Category (1) and all (Impenetrable services, and non- the resources from the Chaqueño Provincial consulting services original categories (3) and (4) Multiple Use Reserve) incurred on or after aimed at supporting the July 12, 2018 (other implementation of Protected than goods, works, Areas under Project Training, consultants’ Component 1, would be services, and non- reallocated to this new consulting services category. under Category 2) F. Change in Disbursement Estimates 15. The Disbursement Estimates presented in this restructuring paper were revised and updated based on a detailed planning conducted by APN for the remaining Project implementation. G. Change in Procurement The World Bank Rural Corridors and Biodiversity (P114294) 16. In this restructuring, no changes in Project’s procurements are considered. Switching to the Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers (July 2016, revised in November 2017) to replace the former Procurement and Consultant Guidelines (January 2011) was evaluated. However, this switch would demand time and resources to be implemented and so would create additional delays in Project implementation in a time when processes need to be accelerated and the Procurement Specialist is being replaced. H. Changes to Safeguards 17. The ISDS was updated to reflect the changes in the Project design described above (e.g. the protected areas where investments would be conducted, the expansion of the area where Sustainable Use Subprojects could be developed, etc.). However, those changes have no implications in terms of the overall environmental assessment category, neither the Safeguards Policies triggered. 18. An addendum to the Environmental and Social Assessments was developed in 2018 focusing on the El Impenetrable National Park and the Patagonia National Park; and including the development of an IPP for the El Impenetrable National Park, as well as documentation of the broad community support based on prior, free and informed consultations. In the case of the Patagonia National Park, it was confirmed that no IP exist in the area. 19. The Indigenous Peoples Planning Framework (IPPF), the Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) and the Process Framework (PF) developed and disclosed by APN during Project preparation were reviewed and deemed sufficient to manage the Project related social risks and impacts after Project restructuring. 20. The Environmental Management Plan developed by APN during Project preparation was updated in order to highlight the guidelines and procedures to be followed to assess and manage the environmental risks and impacts related to the changes introduced to the Project. The updated EMP was reviewed and cleared by the WB; and re- disclosed, both in country and by the WB, on June 21, 2018. I. Changes in Legal Covenants 21. The Restructuring would eliminate Sections IV.B.1(b) and IV.B.1(c) in the Grant Agreement, that pertain to the Chaco Seco National Park and the Impenetrable Chaqueño Provincial Multiple Use Reserve which creation the Project originally intended to support, but that will not be formally created in the end. Additionally, as the order of some project activities would be changed (Please, refer to Section D for further details), the covenants stating the safeguards-related requirements relevant to those activities would also be adjusted, in order for them to refer to the corresponding sections within the legal agreement amendment. III. SUMMARY OF CHANGES Changed Not Changed Results Framework ✔ Components and Cost ✔ Reallocation between Disbursement Categories ✔ Disbursement Estimates ✔ Legal Covenants ✔ The World Bank Rural Corridors and Biodiversity (P114294) Implementing Agency ✔ DDO Status ✔ Project's Development Objectives ✔ Loan Closing Date(s) ✔ Cancellations Proposed ✔ Disbursements Arrangements ✔ Overall Risk Rating ✔ Safeguard Policies Triggered ✔ EA category ✔ Institutional Arrangements ✔ Financial Management ✔ Procurement ✔ Implementation Schedule ✔ Other Change(s) ✔ Economic and Financial Analysis ✔ Technical Analysis ✔ Social Analysis ✔ Environmental Analysis ✔ IV. DETAILED CHANGE(S) OPS_DETAILEDCHANGES_COMPONENTS_TABLE COMPONENTS Current Current Proposed Proposed Cost Action Component Name Component Name Cost (US$M) (US$M) Component 1: Core Protected Component 1: Core Protected 3.19 Revised 3.32 Areas ($3.19m) Areas Component 2: Conservation Component 2: Conservation Corridors in the Gran Chaco and Corridors in the Gran Chaco the Patagonian Steppe and 1.55 Revised 1.87 and the Patagonian Steppe and Coastal-Marine Ecosystems Coastal-Marine Ecosystems ($1.55m) Component 3: Collaboration for Component 3: Collaboration 0.99 Revised 0.46 Corridors’ Conservation ($0.99m) for Corridors’ Conservation The World Bank Rural Corridors and Biodiversity (P114294) Component 4: Management, Component 4: Management, Monitoring and Evaluation 0.55 Revised 0.63 Monitoring and Evaluation ($0.55m) TOTAL 6.28 6.28 OPS_DETAILEDCHANGES_REALLOCATION _TABLE REALLOCATION BETWEEN DISBURSEMENT CATEGORIES Financing % Current Allocation Actuals + Committed Proposed Allocation (Type Total) Current Proposed TF-A0233-001 | Currency: USD Current Expenditure Category: GO,CW,TRG,CS,NCS,OP for which withdrawal iLap Category Sequence No: 1 applications were received by the WB on or before July 11, 2018 4,973,630.00 815,956.00 815,956.00 100.00 100.00 Current Expenditure Category: GO,CW,TRG,CS,NCS,OP under Subprojects for iLap Category Sequence No: 2 which withdrawal applications were received by WB on or after July 12, 2018 460,400.00 0.00 900,000.00 100.00 100.00 Current Expenditure Category: OP for which withdrawal applications were iLap Category Sequence No: 3 received by the WB on or after July 12, 2018 (other than OP under Category 2) 590,000.00 0.00 184,208.00 100.00 100.00 Current Expenditure Category: GO,CW,TRG,CS,NCS applications received by WB iLap Category Sequence No: 4 on or after July 12, 2018 (other than GO,CW,TRG,CS,NCS under Category 2) 265,000.00 0.00 4,388,866.00 100.00 100.00 Total 6,289,030.00 815,956.00 6,289,030.00 OPS_DETAILEDCHANGES_DISBURSEMENT_TABLE DISBURSEMENT ESTIMATES Change in Disbursement Estimates Yes Year Current Proposed 2015 0.00 0.00 The World Bank Rural Corridors and Biodiversity (P114294) 2016 0.00 0.00 2017 1,000,000.00 0.00 2018 1,500,000.00 1,274,240.17 2019 1,500,000.00 2,567,613.31 2020 1,750,000.00 2,258,134.31 2021 540,000.00 189,042.21 2022 0.00 0.00 OPS_DETAILEDCHANGES_LEGCOV_TABLE LEGAL COVENANTS Loan/Credit/TF Description Status Action Finance Agreement: Section II.A.3 | Description: Fiduciary Monitoring Program: The Recipient shall cause APN to design, implement and thereafter maintain during the execution of the Project, a fiduciary Partially complied TF-A0233 No Change monitoring program acceptable to the World Bank for with the purposes of producing reports on the fiduciary aspects and physical performance of sub-projects. | Due Date: Not later than thirty days after Finance Agreement: Section IV. B. 1 (b). | Description: Proposed Chaco Seco National Park: No withdrawal shall be made in respect of payments under Category (3) unless: (i) evidence, satisfactory to the World Bank, has been provided showing that the Recipient has Marked for TF-A0233 Not yet due obtained full legal ownership of the proposed Chaco Deletion Seco National Park, in a manner acceptable to the World Bank; and (ii) the pertinent Action Plan for such national park, acceptable to the World Bank, has been prepared. Finance Agreement: Section IV. B. 1 (c). | Description: Impenetrable Chaqueño Provincial Multiple Use Marked for TF-A0233 Reserve: No withdrawal shall be made in respect of Not yet due Deletion payments made under Category (4) unless: (i) evidence, satisfactory to the World Bank, has been provided The World Bank Rural Corridors and Biodiversity (P114294) showing that the Impenetrable Chaqueño Provincial Multiple Use Reserve has been legally established in a manner acceptable to the World Bank; and (ii) the pertinent Action Plan for such reserve, acceptable to the World Bank, has been prepared. Finance Agreement: Section I. F. 1. | Description: Safeguards: Without limitation to the provisions of Section 2.01 of this Agreement, the Recipient shall cause APN to implement the Parts of the Project under Partially complied TF-A0233 No Change its responsibility (including the provision of assistance with to Subproject Implementing Entities as referred to in Section 2.01 (b) (i) of this Agreement) in accordance with the Environmental Management Plan. Finance Agreement: Section I. F. 2. | Description: Safeguards: Prior to the approval of any activity under Parts 1.A (i) and (ii), 1.B, 1.C, 2.A (i), (ii) and (iv), and 2.B (iv) of the Project, the Recipient shall cause APN to: (a) carry out an environmental/social screening of the pertinent activities, and if applicable as set forth in the Environmental Management Plan, prepare and approve Partially complied TF-A0233 an environmental/social management plan, acceptable Revised with to the World Bank, for the carrying out of each activity, all in accordance with the pertinent provisions of the Environmental Management Plan; and (b) immediately after said approval, implement the corresponding environmental/social management plan in accordance with its terms and in a manner acceptable to the World Bank. Prior to the approval of any activity under Parts 1, 2.A (v), and 2.B of the Project, the Recipient shall cause APN to: (a) carry out an environmental/social screening of the pertinent activities, and if applicable as set forth in Proposed CP the Environmental Management Plan, prepare and approve an environmental/social management plan, acceptable to the World Bank, for the carrying out of each activity,... TF-A0233 Finance Agreement: Section I. G. 1. | Description: Other Partially complied Revised Arrangements: The Recipient shall cause APN to ensure, with that the terms of reference for any consultancy in respect of any Project activity under Parts I.A (ii) and The World Bank Rural Corridors and Biodiversity (P114294) (iii), I.B and 2.B of the Project shall be satisfactory to the World Bank following its review thereof and, to that end, such terms of reference shall duly incorporate the requirements of the World Bank Safeguards Policies then in force, as applied to the advice conveyed through such technical assistance The Recipient shall cause APN to ensure, that the terms of reference for any consultancy in respect of any Project activity under Parts 1, 2 and 3 of the Project shall be satisfactory to the World Bank following its Proposed CP review thereof and, to that end, such terms of reference shall duly incorporate the requirements of the World Bank Safeguards Policies, as applied to the advice conveyed through... The World Bank Rural Corridors and Biodiversity (P114294) . Results framework COUNTRY: Argentina Rural Corridors and Biodiversity Project Development Objectives(s) The objective of the project 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. Project Development Objective Indicators by Objectives/ Outcomes RESULT_FRAME_TBL_PDO Indicator Name DLI Baseline Intermediate Targets End Target 2015 1 2 2021 To increase the protection of vulnerable natural areas and conserve biological diversity within the (Action: This Objective is New) Areas brought under enhanced 0.00 296,903.00 462,696.00 882,000.00 biodiversity protection (ha) (Hectare(Ha)) Action: This indicator has been Revised People in forest&adjacent community with monetary/non-monetary benefit 0.00 250.00 600.00 1,200.00 from forest (Number) Action: This indicator has been Revised People in forest and adjacent community with benefits from forest- 0.00 600.00 female (Number) The World Bank Rural Corridors and Biodiversity (P114294) RESULT_FRAME_TBL_PDO Indicator Name DLI Baseline Intermediate Targets End Target 2015 1 2 2021 People in forest&adj. commy with benefit from forest-Ethnic 0.00 600.00 minority/indigenous (Number) To implement measures to enhance biodiversity resilience to climate change (Action: This Objective is New) Common Action Plan for corridors conservation between Federal and No Yes Yes Yes Provincial Authorities Adopted (Yes/No) Action: This indicator has been Revised To protect forest carbon assets (Action: This Objective is New) Tons C eq. (aboveground) protected in 0.00 10,400,000.00 Chaco forests (Number) PDO Table SPACE Intermediate Results Indicators by Components RESULT_FRAME_TBL_IO Indicator Name DLI Baseline Intermediate Targets End Target 2015 1 2 2021 Component 1: Core Protected Areas (Action: This Component is New) 1.1 Increase of forests under improved forms of protection and conservation 0.00 128,903.00 247,021.00 376,624.00 (Hectare(Ha)) Action: This indicator has been Revised 1.2 Increase of coastal, marine and steppe environments under improved 0.00 132,000.00 132,000.00 279,000.00 forms of protection and conservation (Hectare(Ha)) The World Bank Rural Corridors and Biodiversity (P114294) RESULT_FRAME_TBL_IO Indicator Name DLI Baseline Intermediate Targets End Target 2015 1 2 2021 Action: This indicator has been Revised 1.3 Strategy for climate change mitigation and adaptation to support No Yes conservation adopted (Yes/No) Action: This indicator has been Marked for Deletion 1.4 Updated or Prepared Protected Areas- Management Plans that include 0.00 2.00 8.00 9.00 climate change mitigation and adaptation measures (Number) Action: This indicator has been Revised 1.6 Annual review of participation 0.00 4.00 processes and outcomes (Amount(USD)) Action: This indicator has been Marked for Deletion Component 2: Conservation Corridors in the Gran Chaco and the Patagonian Steppe and Coastal-Marine E (Action: This Component is New) 2.1 Framework for the implementation of Conservation Corridors endorsed by the No Yes Yes Yes Chaco and/or Santiago del Estero Provinces (Yes/No) Action: This indicator has been Revised 2.2 Rural Corridors Strategic Plans 0.00 2.00 3.00 3.00 prepared/updated (Number) Action: This indicator has been Revised The World Bank Rural Corridors and Biodiversity (P114294) RESULT_FRAME_TBL_IO Indicator Name DLI Baseline Intermediate Targets End Target 2015 1 2 2021 2.3 Proposal to expand conservation corridors to at least one new province of No Yes Yes the Chaco region developed (Yes/No) Action: This indicator has been Revised 2.4 New areas outside protected areas managed as biodiversity-friendly 0.00 36,000.00 83,675.00 226,376.00 (Hectare(Ha)) Action: This indicator has been Revised 2.5 Demonstration subprojects 0.00 3.00 completed (Number) Action: This indicator has been Revised 2.6 Sustainable Development Subprojects 0.00 8.00 17.00 Completed (Number) Action: This indicator has been Revised Component 3: Collaboration for Corridors’ Conservation (Action: This Component is New) 3.1 Provinces from the Project area that adhere to a unified and functional 0.00 10.00 18.00 Information system related to conservation corridors (Number) Action: This indicator has been Revised 3.2 Analysis of PA Provincial Systems 0.00 1.00 finalized (Number) Action: This indicator has been Marked for Deletion The World Bank Rural Corridors and Biodiversity (P114294) RESULT_FRAME_TBL_IO Indicator Name DLI Baseline Intermediate Targets End Target 2015 1 2 2021 3.3 Conservation gap analysis completed 0.00 4.00 (Amount(USD)) Action: This indicator has been Marked for Deletion 3.4 Study on a sustainable financial No Yes mechanisms finalized (Yes/No) Action: This indicator has been Marked for Deletion 3.5 Needs Assessment Studies 0.00 100.00 (Percentage) Action: This indicator has been Marked for Deletion 3.6 Regional and inter-provincial training 0.00 8.00 visits (Number) Action: This indicator has been Marked for Deletion 3.7 Private and community PA framework No Yes proposal (Yes/No) Action: This indicator has been Marked for Deletion 3.8 Analytical and knowledge products that contribute to strategic planning and 0.00 2.00 3.00 3.00 the promotion of conservation corridors within the framework of SIFAP (Number) Action: This indicator is New The World Bank Rural Corridors and Biodiversity (P114294) RESULT_FRAME_TBL_IO Indicator Name DLI Baseline Intermediate Targets End Target 2015 1 2 2021 3.9 Protected areas staff trained by the Project on protected areas management 0.00 200.00 200.00 planning and effectiveness evaluation (Number) Action: This indicator is New Component 4: Management, Monitoring and Evaluation (Action: This Component is New) 4.1. Direct project beneficiaries 0.00 280.00 600.00 930.00 (number), of which female (Number) Action: This indicator has been Revised 4.2 Number of training events conducted 0.00 21.00 (Number) Action: This indicator has been Marked for Deletion 4.3 Number of people trained under the 0.00 540.00 project (Number) Action: This indicator has been Marked for Deletion 4.4 Participants in consultation activities 0.00 300.00 during project implementation (Number) Action: This indicator has been Revised 4.5 Beneficiaries that feel project investments reflected their needs 0.00 40.00 40.00 70.00 (Percentage) Action: This indicator has been Revised The World Bank Rural Corridors and Biodiversity (P114294) IO Table SPACE Click here to enter text. The World Bank Rural Corridors and Biodiversity (P114294)