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1 Public Disclosure Authorized EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC China Environment & Natural Resources Global Practice IBRD/IDA Specific Investment Loan FY 2011 Seq No: 11 ARCHIVED on 21-Dec-2016 ISR26363 Implementing Agencies: State Forestry Administration Public Disclosure Authorized Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date:06-Jul-2010 Planned Mid Term Review Date:31-May-2013 Original Closing Date:31-Dec-2016 Project Development Objectives Effectiveness Date:11-Oct-2010 Actual Mid-Term Review Date:20-May-2013 Revised Closing Date:31-Dec-2016 Public Disclosure Authorized Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to assist the Borrower to demonstrate the establishment and management of sustainable, multifunction forest plantations with significant environmental benefits in the Project Provinces. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No PHRPDODEL Components Name Establishment of New Multifunction Forest Plantations:(Cost $ M) Public Disclosure Authorized Improving Existing Plantation Forests:(Cost $46.62 M) Institutional Support, Project Management and Monitoring & Evaluation:(Cost $15.21 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate 12/21/2016 Page 1 of 10

2 Implementation Status and Key Decisions The project makes good progress with almost project activities being completed and set project targets are met or exceeded. The area of multifunction plantations established and rehabilitated under the project had reached 132,300 ha or 99.8% of the PAD target of 132,600 ha. The quality check confirmed that the quality of field work is up to standards, with planting survival rates of more than 92% and timely plantation management conducted in majority of sites. These plantations and restored forests would provide environmental and economic benefits/public services such as wind and sand breaks, soil and water conservation, farmland protection and biodiversity conservation. For instance, the monitoring results show that vegetative cover in selected, environmentally degraded land targeted by the project has increased from 10 percent to about 50 percent, and vegetative cover in existing forest plantations increased from 26 percent to 57 percent, along with the largely increased diversified tree species. In addition, the planted economic crop has started to generate income to local farmers. Technical services and monitoring programs have also implemented effectively with the number of training courses exceeding that planned by 33%. The sound performance is demonstrating sustainable, multifunction forest plantation management with combining environmental benefits and income generation to local people, which is highly supportive of project objective. Although there have been some setbacks during the project period, such as insufficient counterpart funding provision by Hebei Government and slow loan disbursement in early stage in Liaoning, which have been caught up, the overall project implementation is considered satisfactory. 12/21/2016 Page 2 of 10

3 Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance -- Low Low Macroeconomic -- Low Low Sector Strategies and Policies -- Low Low Technical Design of Project or Program -- Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability -- Moderate Moderate Fiduciary -- Moderate Moderate Environment and Social -- Moderate Moderate Stakeholders -- Low Low Other Overall -- Moderate Moderate Results Project Development Objective Indicators PHINDPDOTBL Incremental vegetative cover of multifunction forests in selected environmentally degraded areas in project counties (% of vegetative cover per ha) (Text, Custom) Value 10% 28% 50% 20% Target reached. The data come from the final project minoring survey results. Mixed plantations have been established in environmental important areas and good growth and survival rate has resulted in vegetative cover increase with tree species and restored shrub and grasses for conservation as well as for farmer income generation. PHINDPDOTBL Improvement in the management of forest resources (through sample surveys measuring improvements in tree species diversity, vegetative cover, etc. between project and non-project sites) (Text, Custom) Value N/A Up to set targets Up to set targets From 1 to 3 or more species, etc. 12/21/2016 Page 3 of 10

4 The PAD target reached. The designed mixed planting and forest management models are adopted with 3 or species planted or interplanted in each sub-compartment and set quality criterial met, as well as set targets in increase of vegetation cover, and reductions of soil erosion, wind erosion and pest/diseases incidence reached. Overall Intermediate Results Indicators Client days of training provided (number) (Number, Core) Value , , , Target is met. As the project adapted new technologies and planting models, in particular it brought the new concept of transferring monoculture plantation to mixed forest structure, and large numbers of farmers participated in the project activities, very intensive trainings were needed and were provided to local project staff and farmers, which ensured that the new concept was accepted and technical design was implemented appropriately. Client days of training provided - Female (number) (Number, Core Breakdown) Value , , , /21/2016 Page 4 of 10

5 Area restored or re/afforested (Hectare(Ha), Core) Value , , , According to quality check, up to October 31, 2016 the target is almost met (99.8% of the PDA target) with more than 92% survival rate, which is up to set standards. Area restored (Hectare(Ha), Core Breakdown) Value , , , Areas of multifunction forests establishment (Hectare(Ha), Custom Breakdown) Value , , , (a) Wind break and sand break forests (Hectare(Ha), Custom Breakdown) Value , , , /21/2016 Page 5 of 10

6 (b) Farmland shelter belt (Hectare(Ha), Custom Breakdown) Value , , , (c) Soil and water conservation forest (Hectare(Ha), Custom Breakdown) Value , , , Incremental farmer income from economic trees (RMB Yuan/ha/year) (Text, Custom) Value 0.00 Updated info will be available late 1, The project monitoring survey indicated that the economic crops established under the project has started to generate income to farmers. However, the stable production will only be stared from 4-6 years after planting, which will be beyond the project period for large numbers of sites. Improving exisitng plantation forests: Increased number of different tree species in project sites (tree species/subcompartment) (Text, Custom) Value or more Target is met with more diversified species brining to each project site (sub-compartment), which contributes to improving the forest environmental functions and resilience. 12/21/2016 Page 6 of 10

7 Improving existing plantation forests: Incremental vegetative cover increase (as % of vegetative cover) (Text, Custom) Value 26% 45% 57% 36% Target reached. The improvement of exiting forests has resulted in forest cover and underground vegetative cover increased for conservation and farmer living condition improvement. M&E system generates lessons for up-scaling and transferring lessons to otherareas (Text, Custom) Value NA The System is operating as designed The System is operating as designed System operating Te monitoring system established and operated with recording project progress, monitoring the quality of planting and forest management, as well as technical services provision, assess the achievement of PDO and evaluate project social and environmental impacts. 12/21/2016 Page 7 of 10

8 Areas for which forest right certifications are granted (ha) (Text, Custom) Value , , ,050 Target achieved. In those areas, farmers' forest land has been delineated and titles issued, thereby providing farmers with the long term security that they need to strengthen their property right. No. of existing and new Farmer Associations (FAs) supported under the project (Text, Custom) Value Target Acheived. The technical assistance to farmer associations took the form of provision of equipment and training to improve association management, marketing, product labelling and output. Number of Forest Mgt Plans developed (Text, Custom) Value Target achieved. Five forest management plans developed and under implementation in project communities, which is piloting an effective forest management approach. Overall Data on Financial Performance 12/21/2016 Page 8 of 10

9 Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed P IBRD Effective USD % Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P IBRD Effective 06-Jul Aug Oct Dec Dec-2016 Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History Level Approved on 19-Jan-2012 Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 12/21/2016 Page 9 of 10

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