Sustainable Land Management Project

Abstract*

The objective of the Sustainable Land Management Project for Chile is to develop a national framework for sustainable land management to combat land degradation, mainstream biodiversity into national policies, and protect forest carbon assets. The project has 5 components. (1) National sustainable land management (SLM) framework component will: (a) carry out of an assessment of the potential of the member country's existing agriculture, forestry... Show More

Development Objective

The project’s Global Environment Objective (GEO) is to develop a national framework for sustainable land management to combat landdegradation, mainstream biodiversity into national policies, and protect forest carbon assets.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P085621
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Gabriela Encalada Romero
Borrower 2
Chilean Agency for International Cooperation (AGCI)

Country
Chile
Disclosure Date
November 9, 2012
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
June 7, 2013
Effective Date
September 2, 2005

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 63.86 million
Implementing Agency
National Forestry Corporation (CONAF)
Region
Latin America and Caribbean
Fiscal Year 3
2013

Commitment Amount
US$ 11.73 million
Environmental Category
B
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
June 30, 2021

Consultant Services required
No
Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
March 15, 2022

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 - Environment and Natural Resource Management

FY17 - Climate change26%
- FY17 - Mitigation26%
FY17 - Renewable Natural Resources Asset Management26%
- FY17 - Biodiversity26%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Jobs100%

FY17 - Social Development and Protection

FY17 - Social Inclusion19%
- FY17 - Indigenous People and Ethnic Minorities19%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Rural Development28%
- FY17 - Land Administration and Management28%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
Borrower/Recipient	58.00
Global Environment Facility (GEF)	11.73

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

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

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	11.73
Total Project Cost**	63.86

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

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of July 31, 2025

No data available.

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Project Management	Satisfactory	2020-12-04
Counterpart Funding	Satisfactory	2020-12-04
Procurement	Satisfactory	2020-12-04
Summary Global Objective Rating	Satisfactory	2020-12-04
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2020-12-04
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2020-12-04
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2020-12-04

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 12-16-2021
Outcomes	Moderately Satisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW:	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome		N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance		N/a
Government Performance	Not Rated	N/a
Implementing Agency		N/a
Icr Quality	Substantial	N/a
M&e Quality	Substantial	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Development of an effective national framework to mitigate land degradation, which includes biodiversity mainstreaming and protection of forest carbon assets.	Value	No	Yes	Yes
	Date	December 9, 2013	June 30, 2021	June 28, 2017
	Comment

Improved capacity to monitor SLM at the national level. Value No Yes Yes
Date December 9, 2013 June 30, 2021 June 28, 2017
Comment
Land area under sustainable landscape management practices Value 0.00 50475.00 30000.00
Date December 9, 2013 June 30, 2021 June 28, 2017
Comment

Increased management and coordination capacity for mainstreaming SLM into the institutional architecture of the Ministry of Agriculture.	Value	No	Yes	Yes
	Date	December 9, 2013	June 30, 2021	August 15, 2019
	Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Assessment of and proposed adjustments to existing and future MAG instruments (incentive programs) and regulations that promote ecosystem restoration and protection for use in National SLM framework.	Value	No	Yes	Yes
	Date	December 9, 2013	June 30, 2021	June 28, 2013
	Comment

Training provided to national, regional and local agencies to promote inter-sectoral coordination on SLM implementation. Value 0.00 60.00 60.00
Date December 9, 2013 June 30, 2021 June 28, 2017
Comment
Direct project beneficiaries Value 0.00 1845.00 1573.00
Date December 9, 2013 June 30, 2021 June 28, 2017
Comment
Priority areas identified for SLM Framework. Value No Yes Yes
Date December 9, 2013 June 30, 2021 June 28, 2017
Comment
University-level course on SLM and biodiversity mainstreaming developed and taught Value No Yes Yes
Date December 9, 2013 June 30, 2021 June 28, 2017
Comment
Female beneficiaries Value 0.00 51.00 0.00
Date December 9, 2013 June 8, 2018
Comment
National monitoring system for SLM designed and operational. Value No Yes Yes
Date December 9, 2013 June 30, 2021 June 28, 2017
Comment
Eligibility criteria established for activities to be implemented under the SLM Framework. Value No Yes Yes
Date December 9, 2013 June 30, 2021 June 28, 2017
Comment
Strategic Plans for SLM for Pilot Areas Value 0.00 5.00 5.00
Date December 9, 2013 June 30, 2021 June 28, 2017
Comment
Mainstreaming Climate Change Issues Value No Yes Yes
Date December 9, 2013 June 30, 2021 June 28, 2017
Comment
Annual public outreach program. Value No Yes Yes
Date December 9, 2013 June 30, 2021 June 28, 2017
Comment
Early warning system for land degradation designed and operational. Value No Yes Yes
Date December 9, 2013 June 30, 2021 June 28, 2016
Comment
Degraded Areas Identified and Categorized in Strategic Pilot Areas. Value No Yes Yes
Date December 9, 2013 June 30, 2020 June 28, 2017
Comment
Alignment of existing instruments with SLM Framework. Value No Yes Yes
Date December 9, 2013 June 30, 2021 June 28, 2017
Comment
Number of farm level plans developed in Strategic Pilot Areas. Value 0.00 354.00 235.00
Date December 9, 2013 June 30, 2021 June 28, 2017
Comment
New areas outside protected areas managed as biodiversity-friendly (ha) Value 0.00 22591.00 12600.00
Date December 9, 2013 June 30, 2021 June 28, 2017
Comment
Amount of tons of CO2e sequestered through project investments over 5 years Value 0.00 2619920.00 1087131.00
Date December 9, 2013 June 30, 2021 June 28, 2017
Comment
Area restored or re/afforested Value 0.00 7584.00 570.00
Date December 9, 2013 June 30, 2021 June 28, 2017
Comment
Forest area brought under management plans Value 0.00 7588.00 7530.00
Date December 9, 2013 June 30, 2021 June 28, 2017
Comment
Forest users trained Value 0.00 2383.00 1000.00
Date December 9, 2013 June 30, 2021 June 28, 2017
Comment
Forest users trained - Female Value 0.00 1117.00 250.00
Date December 9, 2013 June 30, 2021 June 28, 2017
Comment
Forest users trained - Ethnic minority/indigenous people Value 0.00 614.00 300.00
Date December 9, 2013 June 30, 2021 June 28, 2017
Comment