Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES PROJECT (P130492) ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES PROJECT (P130492) EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA | Albania | Environment & Natural Resources Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2015 | Seq No: 11 | ARCHIVED on 30-Jul-2019 | ISR38114 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Environment Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 08-Jul-2014 Effectiveness Date: 29-Jan-2015 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 04-Dec-2017 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 04-Dec-2017 Original Closing Date: 30-Sep-2019 Revised Closing Date: 30-Sep-2019 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to support sustainable land management practices and increase communities’ monetary and non- monetary benefits in targeted Project areas which are mainly in erosion prone rural upland areas. This PDO is to be achieved through the support of alternative livelihoods and provision of environmental services and through sustainable utilization of wood andpasture products in the long term. The Project will particularly focus on enhancing the financial, economic, and institutional sustainability of land use and natural resources management, and will help build capacities of Albania farmers, community organizations and government institutions to efficiently use EU funding. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Component 1. Strengthening Institutional Capacity to improve environmental services from integrated landscape management:(Cost $9.70 M) Component 2. Planning and Provision of IPARD like Grants to improve land management:(Cost $8.00 M) Component 3. Introducing Payment for Environmental Services:(Cost $1.32 M) Component 4. Supporting Project Implementation:(Cost $1.17 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions 7/30/2019 Page 1 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES PROJECT (P130492) A joint implementation support mission of the World Bank and Swedish International Development Agency (Sida) was conducted between June 17- 21, 2019. Key findings of the mission are: the 2nd contract of registration of forest and pastures in 42 municipalities is under full implementation, the preliminary analyses of 2018 National Forest Inventory (NFI) field data was done in March 2019 and 2019 field measurements started in May, the administrative and technical evaluation of 2nd round of IPARD-like contracted forestry grants has been finalized, the development of the Albanian Forest Information System (AlFIS) software and Interim Database for forest and pasture management plans has advanced, and AlFIS hardware equipment have been purchased and delivered. The evaluation for the selection of consultants for preparation of forest and pasture management plans (FPMPs) for 4 municipalities is finalized. In December 31, 2018, the Forest Policy Document was approved by the Council of Ministers, while the drafting process for the new forest law is advanced. The Government of Sweden approved an additional funding of 2.0 million Euro equivalent to ESP in April 27, 2019. The overall disbursement percentage is about 45%, while funds are committed at about 40%. 7/30/2019 Page 2 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES PROJECT (P130492) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance -- Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic -- Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies -- Substantial Substantial Technical Design of Project or Program -- Low Low Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability -- High High Fiduciary -- Low Low Environment and Social -- Low Low Stakeholders -- Moderate Moderate Other -- Low Low Overall -- Moderate Moderate Results 7/30/2019 Page 3 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES PROJECT (P130492) PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes To support sustainable land management practices in targeted project areas IN00730718 ►Land area where sustainable land mgt. practices were adopted as a result of proj (Hectare(Ha), Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 5,893.00 5,893.20 7,500.00 Date 30-Jun-2014 23-Nov-2018 14-Jun-2019 30-Sep-2019 At mission time, out of 63 contracted grants, payments were authorized for 23 contracts. Thus the figure Comments: on land areas refers only to those investments that have been paid. To increase communities' monetary and non-monetary benefits in targeted project areas IN00730719 ►People in forest&adjacent community with monetary/non-monetary benefit from forest (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2,170.00 2,170.00 2,000.00 Date 30-Jun-2014 23-Nov-2018 14-Jun-2019 30-Sep-2019 IN00730720 People in forest and adjacent community with benefits from forest-female (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 682.00 682.00 1,000.00 Date 30-Jun-2014 23-Nov-2018 14-Jun-2019 30-Sep-2019 IN00730781 People in forest&adj. commy with benefit from forest-Ethnic minority/indigenous (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1.00 1.00 10.00 Date 30-Jun-2014 23-Nov-2018 14-Jun-2019 30-Sep-2019 IN00730782 ►People in targeted communes with increased monetary or non-monetary benefits from agricultural lands (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,000.00 Date 30-Jun-2014 23-Nov-2018 14-Jun-2019 30-Sep-2019 This indicator was recommended to be dropped during the MTR mission. Although the request to revise the Results Framework was officially submitted to the Ministry of Finance by the Ministry of Tourism and Comments: Environment, the MOF has not sent the request to the Bank yet. Given that the Project could be extended, all the agreed changes will be addressed during the restructuring. IN00730783 7/30/2019 Page 4 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES PROJECT (P130492) Females in targeted communes with increased monetary and non-monetary benefits from agricultural lands (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 500.00 Date 30-Jun-2014 23-Nov-2018 14-Jun-2019 30-Sep-2019 IN00730784 ►People in targeted communes with increased monetary or non-mentary benefits from agricultural lands. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,000.00 Date 30-Jun-2014 23-Nov-2018 23-Nov-2018 30-Sep-2019 This indicator was recommended to be dropped during the MTR mission. Although the request to revise the Results Framework was officially submitted to the Ministry of Finance by the Ministry of Tourism and Comments: Environment, the MOF has not sent the request to the Bank yet. Given that the Project could be extended, all the agreed changes will be addressed during the restructuring. IN00730785 Females in targeted communes with increased monetary and non-monetary benefits from agricultural lands. (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 500.00 Date 30-Jun-2014 23-Nov-2018 23-Nov-2018 30-Sep-2019 IN00730786 ►People in forest&adjacent community with monetary/non-monetary benefit from forest (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2,170.00 2,170.00 2,000.00 Date 30-Jun-2014 23-Nov-2018 23-Nov-2018 30-Sep-2019 IN00730787 People in forest and adjacent community with benefits from forest-female (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 682.00 682.00 1,000.00 Date 30-Jun-2014 23-Nov-2018 23-Nov-2018 30-Sep-2019 IN00730788 People in forest&adj. commy with benefit from forest-Ethnic minority/indigenous (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1.00 1.00 10.00 Date 30-Jun-2014 23-Nov-2018 23-Nov-2018 30-Sep-2019 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components 7/30/2019 Page 5 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES PROJECT (P130492) Component 1. Strengthening Institutional Capacity to improve environmental services from integrated landscape management IN00730789 ►Forest and Pasture Areas Registered (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 250,687.00 298,035.00 870,000.00 Date 04-Dec-2017 23-Nov-2018 14-Jun-2019 30-Sep-2019 IN00730792 ►Land management specialists and users trained (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1,732.00 1,752.00 2,000.00 Date 30-Jun-2014 23-Nov-2018 14-Jun-2019 30-Sep-2019 IN00730796 Members of Forest Pasture Users' Associations trained (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1,273.00 1,279.00 2,000.00 Date 30-Jun-2014 23-Nov-2018 14-Jun-2019 30-Sep-2019 IN00730798 Female members of Forest and Pasture Users's Associations trained (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 631.00 634.00 800.00 Date 30-Jun-2014 23-Nov-2018 14-Jun-2019 30-Sep-2019 IN00730800 Individual famers trained (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 276.00 297.00 1,000.00 Date 30-Jun-2014 23-Nov-2018 14-Jun-2019 30-Sep-2019 IN00730802 Female farmers trained (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 154.00 164.00 500.00 Date 30-Jun-2014 23-Nov-2018 14-Jun-2019 30-Sep-2019 IN00730804 Ministry staff trained (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 168.00 189.00 700.00 7/30/2019 Page 6 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES PROJECT (P130492) Date 30-Jun-2014 23-Nov-2018 14-Jun-2019 30-Sep-2019 IN00730805 Female land management specialists and users trained (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 695.00 703.00 800.00 Date 30-Jun-2014 23-Nov-2018 14-Jun-2019 30-Sep-2019 Component 2. Planning and Provision of IPARD like Grants to improve land management IN00730790 ►% of grant applications fulfill the requirements (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 46.00 46.00 60.00 Date 30-Jun-2014 23-Nov-2018 14-Jun-2019 30-Sep-2019 IN00730793 ►% of the grant budget disbursed (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 40.70 42.30 100.00 Date 29-Jan-2015 23-Nov-2018 14-Jun-2019 30-Sep-2019 IN00730795 % of grants budget disbursed to female applicants (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1.90 12.70 15.00 Date 30-Jun-2014 23-Nov-2018 14-Jun-2019 30-Sep-2019 IN00730797 % of grants budget disbursed to farmers (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 10.00 1.10 20.00 Date 30-Jun-2014 23-Nov-2018 14-Jun-2019 30-Sep-2019 IN00730799 % of grants disbursed to Forest and Pasture Users' Associations (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 38.00 41.20 82.00 Date 30-Jun-2014 23-Nov-2018 14-Jun-2019 30-Sep-2019 IN00730801 ►Pasture area brought under management plans (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 7/30/2019 Page 7 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES PROJECT (P130492) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 70,000.00 Date 30-Jun-2014 23-Nov-2018 14-Jun-2019 30-Sep-2019 The actual target is zero. The client has launched the competitive selection of consultants to prepare Comments: forest and pasture management plans for 4 municipalities. IN00730803 ►Forest area brought under management plans (Hectare(Ha), Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 114,000.00 Date 30-Jun-2014 23-Nov-2018 14-Jun-2019 30-Sep-2019 The actual target is zero. The client has launched the competitive selection of consultants to prepare Comments: forest and pasture management plans for 4 municipalities. Component 3. Introducing Payment for Environmental Services IN00730791 ►Percentage of estimated sediment delivery to reservoirs in pilot areas covered by PES (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.00 Date 04-Dec-2017 23-Nov-2018 14-Jun-2019 30-Sep-2019 IN00730794 ►Number of contracts for environmental services provided as part of Payment for Environment Services (PES) pilot (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.00 Date 30-Jun-2014 23-Nov-2018 14-Jun-2019 30-Sep-2019 Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P130492 IBRD-84010 Effective USD 10.00 10.00 0.00 4.11 5.08 45% P128412 TF-17364 Effective USD 2.88 2.88 0.00 1.17 1.71 41% P130492 TF-18238 Effective USD 7.96 7.31 0.65 3.81 3.50 52% 7/30/2019 Page 8 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES PROJECT (P130492) Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P130492 IBRD-84010 Effective 08-Jul-2014 25-Jul-2014 29-Jan-2015 30-Sep-2019 30-Sep-2019 P128412 TF-17364 Effective 25-Jul-2014 25-Jul-2014 29-Jan-2015 30-Sep-2019 30-Sep-2019 P130492 TF-18238 Effective 10-Oct-2014 27-Jan-2015 29-Jan-2015 30-Jun-2019 30-Sep-2019 Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 25-Feb-2016 Related Project(s) P128412-ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES ,P150450-Environmental Services Project 7/30/2019 Page 9 of 9