The World Bank Report No: ISR4723 Implementation Status & Results Congo, Democratic Republic of Forest and Nature Conservation Project (P100620) Public Disclosure Copy Operation Name: Forest and Nature Conservation Project (P100620) Project Stage: Implementation Seq.No: 4 Status: ARCHIVED Archive Date: Country: Congo, Democratic Republic of Approval FY: 2009 Product Line: IBRD/IDA Region: AFRICA Lending Instrument: Specific Investment Loan Implementing Agency(ies): MECNT Unite de Coordination du Projet FCN, ICCN Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature Key Dates Board Approval Date 02-Apr-2009 Original Closing Date 30-Jun-2015 Planned Mid Term Review Date 10-Sep-2012 Last Archived ISR Date 02-Apr-2011 Effectiveness Date 09-Sep-2009 Revised Closing Date 30-Jun-2015 Actual Mid Term Review Date Project Development Objectives Forest and Nature Conservation Project (P100620) Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project's Development Objective is to increase the capacity of the Ministry of Forests and Nature Conservation and the collaboration among government institutions, civil society and other stakeholders to manage forests sustainably and equitably for multiple uses in selected pilot areas of DRC. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Program? Yes No Rehabilitation and Participatory Management of Key Protected Areas in the DRC (P111621) Global Environmental Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) Same as IDA above. Has the Global Environmental Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Program? Yes No Component(s) Public Disclosure Copy Component Name Component Cost Institutional strengthening of MECNT 37.20 Community participation in forest management 20.80 Management of protected areas and strengthening of ICCN 4.10 Overall Ratings Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Page 1 of 9 The World Bank Report No: ISR4723 Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of GEO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Public Disclosure Copy Overall Risk Rating Implementation Status Overview 1,702 lower-level staff of the Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Tourism (MECNT) have received the retirement payments (funded by the Project) to which they were entitled in April-May, a key step in the institutional strengthening of MECNT. The retirement of MECNT's higher level staff, however, is still awaiting the signing of a Presidential "Ordonnance". Following the conclusion of the legal review of concessions, a contract has been prepared with a consortium to facilitate the negotiation between concessionaires and local communities and indigenous peoples of the Social Responsibility Contracts (SRCs) for the 80 concession agreements judged valid after the legal review. 13 SRCs have already been signed, setting the stage for forest industries to make significant contributions to social infrastructure (schools, medical facilities) in the remote areas where they are operating. Locations Country First Administrative Division Location Planned Actual Congo, Dem Rep Not Entered Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo, Dem Rep Not Entered Yahuma Congo, Dem Rep Not Entered Watsa Congo, Dem Rep Not Entered Watsa Congo, Dem Rep Not Entered Watsa Congo, Dem Rep Not Entered Sous-Region de la Tshuapa Congo, Dem Rep Not Entered Mankanza Congo, Dem Rep Not Entered Mambasa Congo, Dem Rep Not Entered Parc National de la Maiko Public Disclosure Copy Congo, Dem Rep Not Entered Lukolela Congo, Dem Rep Not Entered Lisala Congo, Dem Rep Not Entered Ikela Congo, Dem Rep Not Entered Djugu Congo, Dem Rep Not Entered Djolu Congo, Dem Rep Not Entered Bongandanga Page 2 of 9 The World Bank Report No: ISR4723 Country First Administrative Division Location Planned Actual Congo, Dem Rep Not Entered Befale Public Disclosure Copy Not Entered Not Entered Not Entered Congo, Dem Rep Not Entered Oshwe Congo, Dem Rep Not Entered Oshwe Congo, Dem Rep Not Entered Monkoto Congo, Dem Rep Not Entered Kutu Congo, Dem Rep Province de l' Equateur Kungu Congo, Dem Rep Not Entered Kiri Congo, Dem Rep Not Entered Inongo Congo, Dem Rep Province de l' Equateur Budjala Congo, Dem Rep Not Entered Bomongo Congo, Dem Rep Not Entered Bolomba Congo, Dem Rep Not Entered Boende Congo, Dem Rep Not Entered Bikoro Congo, Dem Rep Not Entered Basankusu Results Project Development Objective Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Public Disclosure Copy Area covered under forest land management Hectare(Ha) Value 0.00 2000000.00 13000000.00 plans agreed upon by Min Env, Nat Cons and Tourism(MECNT) and other stakeholders that Date 09-Sep-2009 26-Sep-2011 30-Jun-2015 arebeing implemented in the provinces of Comments The 2 million ha figure is an End target should cover all Bandundu, Equateur and Orient FAO estimate. Landscape legal concessions (12.3 NGOs to provide updated million ha) and Maiko NP baseline by late 2011 Community forests Hectare(Ha) Value 0.00 0.00 Sub Type Date 09-Sep-2009 26-Sep-2011 30-Jun-2015 Page 3 of 9 The World Bank Report No: ISR4723 Breakdown Comments Community forestry legal End target value to be set by texts not yet adopted late 2011 in consultation with government and civil society, FAO and Forest Monitor. Public Disclosure Copy Protected Areas Hectare(Ha) Value 0.00 0.00 Sub Type Date 09-Sep-2009 01-Mar-2011 30-Jun-2015 Breakdown Comments No new protected areas End target value tbd once established yet M&E specialist has determined target with ICCN Timber concessions Hectare(Ha) Value 0.00 0.00 12300000.00 Sub Type Date 03-Mar-2009 27-Sep-2011 30-Jun-2015 Breakdown Comments Concessionaires are All timber concessions should elaborating management have valid management plans plans for legally converted by the end of the project concessions. Conservation concessions Hectare(Ha) Value 0.00 Sub Type Date 03-Mar-2009 27-Sep-2011 30-Jun-2015 Breakdown Comments End target and baseline tbd by M&E specialist following consultations with DGEF and DDD Coordination Unit Community hunting zones Hectare(Ha) Value 0.00 Sub Type Date 03-Mar-2009 27-Sep-2011 30-Jun-2015 Breakdown Comments End target and baseline value tbd by M&E specialist in second half of 2011 Others types of forest land Hectare(Ha) Value 0.00 Sub Type Date 03-Mar-2009 27-Sep-2011 30-Jun-2015 Public Disclosure Copy Breakdown Comments End target and baseline value tbd by M&E specialist in second half of 2011 Page 4 of 9 The World Bank Report No: ISR4723 Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Stable trend in abundance of key bio-indicator Text Value stable populations species within and outside protected areas in Date 03-Mar-2009 30-Sep-2010 30-Jun-2015 Public Disclosure Copy targeted landscapes Comments Ape and Elephant abundance Baseline to be set by NGOs values published in 2008 contracted for delegated edition of State of Forest management contracts for Report landscape conservation Global Environmental Objective Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Stable trend in abundance of key bio-indicator Number Value species within and outside protected areas in target landscapes Date 09-Sep-2009 27-Sep-2011 30-Jun-2015 Comments Data allowing for setting of Bio-indicator species to be End target value to be baseline not available at the chosen and baselines to be established late 2011 time of project effectiveness set in consultation with NGOs contracted for MOD contracts "Landscapes" by late 2011 Intermediate Results Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Forest fees and taxes collected by DGRAD as Percentage Value 50.00 95.00 % of total billed by MECNT at national level Date 09-Sep-2009 26-Sep-2011 30-Jun-2015 Comments Data allowing for setting of 2010 score was 50%. baseline were not available at Reporting frequency annual. effectiveness. Logging infractions revealed by Independent Number Value 0.00 0.00 25.00 Observers in pilot provinces Date 09-Sep-2009 26-Sep-2011 30-Jun-2015 Public Disclosure Copy Comments Data allowing for setting of Independent Observer (IO) Positive trend baseline not available at the Resource Extraction time of project effectiveness, Monitoring recruited recently as Independent Observer was by EU. Two IO missions not yet operational planned for rest of 2011. Reporting frequency tbd Logging infractions discovered that are Percentage Value 0.00 0.00 60.00 prosecuted in pilot provinces Date 09-Sep-2009 26-Sep-2011 30-Jun-2015 Page 5 of 9 The World Bank Report No: ISR4723 Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Comments Data allowing for setting of Baseline to be set by IO in Expecting highly positive baseline not available at the second half 2011. Reporting trend Public Disclosure Copy time of project effectiveness, frequency annual as Independent Observer was not yet operational Field supervision reports made by Provincial Number Value 0.00 25.00 150.00 and District MECNT teams in pilot provinces Date 09-Sep-2009 01-Mar-2011 30-Jun-2015 Comments Reporting frequency bi-annual positive trend expected Reports made by MECNT teams on the work of Number Value 0.00 0.00 20.00 contractors and NGOs in pilot provinces Date 09-Sep-2009 27-Sep-2011 30-Jun-2015 Comments NGOs have started work in expecting positive trend pilot provinces. First series of reports due in second half of 2011 Area of additional forest areas zoned using a Hectare(Ha) Value 17200000.00 17200000.00 22000000.00 participatory approach in pilot provinces Date 03-Mar-2009 27-Sep-2011 30-Jun-2015 Comments Baseline to be verified and End target adjusted in second half of 2011 Reporting frequency annual Percentage of forest users in sample areas, Percentage Value 0.00 30.00 including indigenous communities, aware of their legal and customary rights and obligations Date 03-Mar-2009 27-Sep-2011 30-Jun-2015 under the forest code. Comments expect positive trend. Questionnaires to be expect more than 30% Baseline may need to be administered in conservation adjusted, given information landscapes in 2nd half of and communication activities 2011. Annual surveys of Public Disclosure Copy carried out with local sample populations communities during legal review of concessions - unlikely that there was zero awareness. Households in targeted forest communities Percentage Value 0.00 0.00 20.00 reporting additional sources of regular income. Date 03-Mar-2009 27-Sep-2011 30-Jun-2015 Page 6 of 9 The World Bank Report No: ISR4723 Comments expect positive trend Questionnaires to be Increase of more than 20% administered in conservation landscapes in 2nd half of 2011. Annual surveys of Public Disclosure Copy sample populations. Infrastructure projects implemented with project Number Value 0.00 0.00 240.00 financing in water sanitation, feeder roads, and other small infrastructure projects Date 09-Sep-2009 27-Sep-2011 30-Jun-2015 Comments expecting positive trend NGOs in conservation landscapes have started priority setting exercises with local communities. First projects should be deliveredin 2012. Reporting frequency annual Households utilizing small participatory Number Value 0.00 0.00 2500.00 infrastructure projects implemented with project financing Date 03-Mar-2009 27-Sep-2011 30-Jun-2015 Comments No data available Questionnaires to be positive trend administered in conservation landscapes in 2nd half of 2011. Annual surveys of sample populations. Indigenous population's households benefitting Number Value 0.00 0.00 300.00 from Project-financed initiatives increases; Date 09-Sep-2009 27-Sep-2011 30-Jun-2015 Comments Questionnaires to be administered in conservation landscapes in 2nd half of 2011. Annual surveys of sample populations. People trained in safeguards related measures Number Value 50.00 50.00 75.00 Public Disclosure Copy Date 09-Sep-2009 01-Mar-2011 30-Jun-2015 Comments Reporting frequency annual Responses developed to mitigate impacts Number Value 0.00 0.00 10.00 Date 03-Mar-2009 27-Sep-2011 30-Jun-2015 Comments No small infrastructure projects delivered yet so no impact mitigation necessary. Reporting frequency annual Page 7 of 9 The World Bank Report No: ISR4723 Annual evaluations by qualified assessors on Number Value 0.00 0.00 1.00 quality of responses. Date 03-Mar-2009 27-Sep-2011 30-Jun-2015 Comments Methodology to be Public Disclosure Copy determined by PCU M&E Specialist and landscape NGOs in second half 2011. Reporting frequency annual Protected areas management effectiveness Text Value 48.6 48.6 58 score for Maiko NP (WWF Toolkit) Date 03-Mar-2009 27-Sep-2011 30-Jun-2015 Comments Baseline to be set by ICCN Increase, 20% (Score more with the NGO to be recruited than 58 for Landscape Management Contract for Maiko NP. Reporting frequency annual violations reported at Maiko park regulations (i. Number Value 50.00 50.00 20.00 e. poaching, traps found, endangered species confiscated) per patrol conducted Date 03-Mar-2009 27-Sep-2011 30-Jun-2015 Comments Baseline and methodology to be set by ICCN with the NGO to be recruited for Landscape Management Contract for Maiko NP. Reporting frequency annual Data on Financial Performance (as of 15-Aug-2011) Financial Agreement(s) Key Dates Project Loan No. Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Closing Date P100620 IDA-H4570 Effective 02-Apr-2009 30-May-2009 09-Sep-2009 30-Jun-2015 P100620 TF-92910 Closed 11-Nov-2008 20-Nov-2008 20-Nov-2008 28-Feb-2010 Public Disclosure Copy P111621 TF-94135 Effective 30-May-2009 30-May-2009 09-Sep-2009 30-Jun-2015 Disbursements (in Millions) Project Loan No. Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P100620 IDA-H4570 Effective USD 64.00 64.00 0.00 21.38 46.16 33.00 P100620 TF-92910 Closed USD 7.00 6.97 0.03 6.42 0.00 92.00 P111621 TF-94135 Effective USD 6.00 6.00 0.00 0.52 5.48 9.00 Disbursement Graph Page 8 of 9 The World Bank Report No: ISR4723 Public Disclosure Copy Key Decisions Regarding Implementation A restructuring of the project will be completed by November 2011, mainly to reallocate funding between categories to accommodate the retirement payment packages. Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Projects P111621-Rehabilitation and Participatory Management of Key Protected Areas in the DRC Public Disclosure Copy Page 9 of 9