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Native Forests & Protected Areas Project

Abstract*

The objectives of the Native Forests and Protected Areas Project for Argentina are to: a) help the Secretariat of Natural Resources and Human Environment prioritize its actions dealing with native forests; b) facilitate the development of an incentive and regulatory framework to encourage decision makers; both public and private, to more fully internalize within their decision making processes the full range of social costs and benefits associated... Show More

Development Objective

The objectives of the project are to: (a) assist SRNyDS in prioritizing its proposed actions dealing with native forests; (b) facilitate the development of an incentive and regulatory framework that encourages public and private decision-makers to internalize more fully within their decision-making process the full range of social costs and benefits associated with their actions affecting native forests; (c) develop a plan for transforming the Argentine National Parks Administration into a world-class park management organization; and (d) increase the environmentally sustainable level of tourism in selected National Parks.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P040808
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Robert Ragland Davis
Borrower 2
N/A

Country
Argentina
Disclosure Date
September 27, 1995
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
September 5, 1996
Effective Date
July 8, 1997

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 30.00 million
Implementing Agency
N/A
Region
Latin America and Caribbean
Fiscal Year 3
1997

Commitment Amount
US$ 19.50 million
Environmental Category
B
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
June 30, 2007

Last Stage Reached
Bank Approved
Last Update Date
January 15, 2013

Notes
1. Total project cost includes funding from World Bank and non-bank sources in US$ millions. Active and Closed projects show current commitments. Proposed (pipeline) and dropped projects show the forecast amount. The commitment amount for projects in the pipeline is indicative and may be modified during the project preparation.
2. Borrower refers to the Borrower of a Loan or Recipient of a Grant.
3. ”Fiscal Year” is the fiscal year in which the project was approved (or dropped if the status is dropped). The World Bank's fiscal year is from July 1 - June 30. For example, a fiscal year of 1996 corresponds to July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1996.

Sectors

Themes

FY17 - Economic Policy

FY17 - Trade25%
- FY17 - Trade Facilitation25%

FY17 - Environment and Natural Resource Management

FY17 - Environmental policies and institutions25%
FY17 - Renewable Natural Resources Asset Management25%
- FY17 - Biodiversity25%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Jobs100%

FY17 - Public Sector Management

FY17 - Rule of Law24%
- FY17 - Judicial and other Dispute Resolution Mechanisms8%
- FY17 - Legal Institutions for a Market Economy8%
- FY17 - Personal and Property Rights8%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	19.50

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	19.50
IDA Commitment	N/A
IBRD + IDA Commitment	19.50

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	30.00

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of October 31, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of October 31, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Sep 5, 1996	IBRD-40850	Loan Commitment	19,500,000.00
Sep 5, 1996	IBRD-4085S	Loan Commitment	908,942.25
Sep 5, 1996	IBRD-4085A	Loan Commitment	18,591,058.00

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Procurement	Satisfactory	2007-06-24
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2007-06-24
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2007-06-24
Overall Safeguards Rating	Satisfactory	2007-06-24
Project Management	Satisfactory	2007-06-24
Counterpart Funding	Satisfactory	2007-06-24
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2007-06-24
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Satisfactory	2007-06-24

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 12-28-2007
Outcomes	Moderately Satisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome	Negligible
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance	Substantial
Government Performance	Substantial
Implementing Agency	Substantial

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 06-29-2011	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT: 03-27-2008
Outcome Rating	Satisfactory	Moderately Satisfactory
Risk To Development Outcome	Negligible To Low	Negligible To Low
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	Satisfactory
Government Performance	Highly Satisfactory	Satisfactory
Implementing Agency	Not Rated	Satisfactory
Icr Quality	Not Rated	Satisfactory
M&e Quality	Substantial	Modest

Results Framework