Sustainable Cerrado Initiative

Abstract*

The objective of the Sustainable Cerrado Initiative Project is to enhance biodiversity conservation in, and to improve environmental and natural resource management of, the Cerrado in the Brazil's territory through appropriate policies and practices. There are four components to the project, the first component being conservation of the Cerrado biodiversity. This component aims at increasing biodiversity conservation in the Cerrado region by strengthening... Show More

Development Objective

The Initiatives development object is to promote the increase of biodiversity conservation and improve environmental and natural resource management of the Cerrado Biome, through support for appropriate policies and practices.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P091827
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Maria Lange
Borrower 2
Brazilian Biodiversity Fund

Country
Brazil
Disclosure Date
July 11, 2005
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
March 18, 2010
Effective Date
September 10, 2010

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 21.00 million
Implementing Agency
Ministry of Environment
Region
Latin America and Caribbean
Fiscal Year 3
2010

Commitment Amount
US$ 7.00 million
Environmental Category
B
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
June 30, 2015

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
August 3, 2020

Associated Projects
P121671

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 - Environmental Health and Pollution Management15%
- FY17 - Air quality management5%
- FY17 - Soil Pollution5%
- FY17 - Water Pollution5%
FY17 - Environmental policies and institutions15%
FY17 - Renewable Natural Resources Asset Management61%
- FY17 - Biodiversity61%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Rural Development9%
- FY17 - Land Administration and Management9%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
Global Environment Facility (GEF)	7.00
Borrower/Recipient	14.00

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	7.00
Total Project Cost**	21.00

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of April 30, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of April 30, 2025

No data available.

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Summary Global Objective Rating	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2015-06-25
Procurement	Moderately Satisfactory	2015-06-25
Project Management	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2015-06-25
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2015-06-25
Counterpart Funding	Moderately Satisfactory	2015-06-25
Financial Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2015-06-25
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2015-06-25

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 12-28-2015
Outcomes	Moderately Unsatisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome	Substantial
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory
Government Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory
Implementing Agency	Moderately Unsatisfactory

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 05-15-2017	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT: 01-20-2021
Outcome Rating	Moderately Unsatisfactory	Moderately Unsatisfactory
Risk To Development Outcome	Substantial	Substantial
Bank Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory	Moderately Unsatisfactory
Borrower Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory	Not Rated
Government Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory	Not Rated
Implementing Agency	Moderately Satisfactory	Not Rated
Icr Quality	Substantial	Not Rated
M&e Quality	Modest	Modest

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

? Biodiversity conservation increased in four priority regions of the Cerrado biome. Value 0.00 4.00 4.00
Date March 18, 2010 April 30, 2015 June 30, 2015
Comment
An additional 2.0 million ha of the Cerrado biome protected through the creation/ expansion of PAs Value 2900000.00 3288765.53 4900000.00
Date March 18, 2010 April 30, 2015 June 30, 2015
Comment

30% of the Cerrado PAs targeted by the Sustainable Cerrado Initiative with their basic protection measures in place, covering about4.0 million ha.	Value	4333421.21	30.00	30.00
	Date	March 18, 2010	April 30, 2015	June 30, 2015
	Comment

12 initiatives of traditional know-how and current best practices for the sustainable management of the Cerrado#s natural resourceswith high replicability potential in PA buffer zones and sustainable	Value	0.00	19.00	12.00
	Date	March 18, 2010	April 30, 2015	June 30, 2015
	Comment

An additional 10% of rural properties in the project-supported areas regularly using some form of natural resource, land or agricultural management or biodiversity conservation practice, covering at l	Value	0.00	0.00	10.00
	Date		April 30, 2015	June 30, 2015
	Comment

15 initiatives for adding value and for improving the commercialization of native products originating from rural, sustainably managed production developed, totaling 97,600 ha under specific sustainab	Value	0.00	15.00	15.00
	Date	March 18, 2010	April 30, 2015	April 30, 2015
	Comment

Formulation of the Action Plan of the National Sustainable Cerrado Program publicly launched and under implementation.	Value	no plan	PPCerrado under implementation	Plan under impelmentation
	Date	March 18, 2010	April 30, 2015	January 30, 2015
	Comment

Four new public policies related to the conservation and sustainable use of the Cerrado's natural resources developed Value 0.00 9.00 4.00
Date March 18, 2010 April 30, 2015 June 30, 2015
Comment

Geo-referenced systems for environmental monitoring, licensing of rural properties, and enforcement developed at federal and state levels and under implementation in at least one State.	Value	0.00	2.00	2.00
	Date	March 18, 2010	April 30, 2015	June 30, 2015
	Comment

Six selected institutions working on matters related to the use of natural resources strengthened through staff training in specific environmental management processes and associated tools.	Value	0.00	8.00	6.00
	Date	March 18, 2010	April 30, 2015	June 30, 2015
	Comment

Three civil society networks and/or organizations strengthened to keep their affiliates informed about public policies and to communicate and represent civil society#s opinions and aspirations in the	Value	0.00	5.00	3.00
	Date	March 18, 2010	March 14, 2013	December 31, 2014
	Comment

Information on the vegetation cover, biodiversity and land use of the Cerrado biome periodically updated and made freely available	Value	no database available	MMA has published the vegetation cover map for 200	Information on the vegetation cover, biodiversity
	Date	March 18, 2010	April 30, 2015	June 30, 2015
	Comment

Action Plan of the National Sustainable Cerrado Program and at least two public policies are adopted and contributing to biodiversity conservation in over 20% of the Cerrado biome.	Value	zero policies supported by the project	Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Defo	Action Plan of the National Sustainable Cerrado Pr
	Date	March 18, 2010	April 30, 2015	June 30, 2015
	Comment