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GEF - Mainstreaming Market-Based Instruments for Environmental Management Project

Development Objective

The Project Global Environmental Objective is to enhance the conservation of globally significant biodiversity and ensure its long-term sustainability by supporting the development and implementation of market-based instruments to promote forest conservation in buffer zones of protected areas and biological corridors connecting them.

Key Details

Project Details

  • P098838

  • Closed

  • Christian Peter

  • N/A

  • Costa Rica

  • June 8, 2006

  • (as of board presentation)

    June 8, 2006

  • July 31, 2008

  • US$ 10.00 million

  • B

  • March 15, 2022

  • March 31, 2014

  • BANK APPROVED

  • P093384

  • Notes

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

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Financier Commitments
Global Environment Facility (GEF) 10.00
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT - Associated IBRD Fund 30.00

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 10.00
Total Project Cost** 40.00

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

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Financier Approval Date Closing Date Principal Disbursed Repayments Interest, Charges & Fees

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

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Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name Review Date
Counterpart Funding Satisfactory 2014-03-26
Financial Management Moderately Satisfactory 2014-03-26
Overall Safeguards Rating Moderately Satisfactory 2014-03-26
Summary Global Objective Rating Moderately Satisfactory 2014-03-26
Procurement Satisfactory 2014-03-26
Project Management Satisfactory 2014-03-26
Monitoring and Evaluation Satisfactory 2014-03-26
Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory 2014-03-26
Overall Safeguards Rating Moderately Satisfactory 2014-03-26

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATORIMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT:
Outcomes
Risk to Development OutcomeSubstantial
Bank Performance
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

No data available.

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • By the end of the project, at least 288,000 hectares of land with environmental service contracts generating environmental servicesof local, national and/or global importance.Value250,000 ha282,989 ha288,000 ha
    DateJune 8, 2006February 15, 2010July 31, 2012
    Comment Comments: 612 new environmental service contracts were signed under different PSA modalities. The first payment of 302 of the 612contracts was paid with the 50 % of the first disbursement from the loan (USD$1.5 million)
  • By the end of the project, at least half of the newly-contracted area is financed by funding from service users.Value0%0% TOR for contracts to identify funding from serv50%
    DateJune 8, 2006February 15, 2010July 31, 2012
    Comment Comments: The expected level of funds coming from watersheds users has not been reached. A consultant has been hired by FONAFIFO toevaluate the situation. This indicator will be measured on the last year of theproject implementation.
  • Improved efficiency of the environmental services program, as measured by indices of services generated per dollar spent.(Index under preparation)ValueIndex under preparation.
    DateFebruary 15, 2010
    Comment Comments: FONAFIFO is preparing an index on PSA participant#s costs and benefits. Administrative costs should be reduced, inparticular regarding the simplifica tion process of contract renewal.
  • By the end of the project 50% increase (from current 1,900 to 2,850) of the number of small- and medium-sized landholders (less than 100-hectare farms) participating in the PSA Program. Value1,900 landholders (small- and medium-sized)Index under preparation2,850 landholders
    DateJune 8, 2006February 15, 2010July 31, 2012
    Comment Comments: Index under preparation on number of contracts paid from July 2008 until now, including information about how many ofthose contracts include less th an 100 ha per land.

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • Effective biodiversity conservation in globally significant areas measured by vegetation cover and indicator species of conservation interest (method under preparation, baseline to be ready by 12/07).ValueIndicator under preparation.
    DateJune 8, 2006February 15, 2010July 31, 2012
    Comment Comments: Importance of signing a contract with the National Institute of Biodiversity for the development of this indicator.
  • 3.5% from fuel-tax revenues and 25% water-resource-usage tariffs to finance PSA.Value3.5%In 2010, approximately USD$ 20 Million will be tra3.5%
    DateJune 8, 2006February 15, 2010July 31, 2012
    Comment
  • FBS with capital participation of at least US$15 million, of which US$7.5 million contributed by GEF.ValueUS$0FBS was created.US$15 total of which US$7.5 from GEF.
    DateJune 8, 2006February 15, 2010July 31, 2012
    Comment Comments: FONAFIFO is on the process of reviewing five different proposals for the Fiduciary Bank.
  • At least 75% of PSA Program resources are placed in PSA contracts.ValuePresent percentage to be evaluated during year 1 o20% of the disbursed funds are being committed to 75%
    DateJune 8, 2006February 15, 2010July 31, 2012
    Comment
  • Contract system for payments of environmental services with differentiated payments applied.ValueDoes not existThree different kind of PSA contracts are being deDifferentiated system is approved and under implem
    DateJune 8, 2006February 15, 2010July 31, 2012
    Comment
  • PSA activities are integrated through participatory planning on land use in at least 3 (micro-watershed) communities.Value0 micro-watershedsTORs for 1 watershed were approved (Watershed Rive3 micro-watersheds
    DateJune 8, 2006February 15, 2010July 31, 2012
    Comment
  • Female landholders and Indigenous community owned lands in the program will be maintained at least to the current level.Value10% of contracted area is held by female-led famil10% of the new contracts have been signed by femal10% of contracted area each
    DateJune 8, 2006February 15, 2010July 31, 2012
    Comment
  • 3.5% from fuel-tax revenues and 25% water-resource-usage tariffs to finance PSA.Value3.5%3.5%3.5%
    DateJune 8, 2006May 29, 2009July 31, 2012
    Comment
  • FBS with capital participation of at least US$15 million, of which US$7.5 million contributed by GEF.ValueUS$0US$0US$15 total of which US$7.5 from GEF.
    DateJune 8, 2006May 29, 2009July 31, 2012
    Comment
  • At least 75% of PSA Program resources are placed in PSA contracts.ValuePresent percentage to be evaluated during year 1 oN/A75%
    DateJune 8, 2006May 29, 2009July 31, 2012
    Comment
  • Contract system for payments of environmental services with differentiated payments applied.ValueDoes not existDoes not existDifferentiated system is approved and under implem
    DateJune 8, 2006May 29, 2009July 31, 2012
    Comment
  • PSA activities are integrated through participatory planning on land use in at least 3 (micro-watershed) communities.Value0 micro-watersheds0 micro-watersheds3 micro-watersheds
    DateJune 8, 2006May 29, 2009July 31, 2012
    Comment
  • Female landholders and Indigenous community owned lands in the program will be maintained at least to the current level.Value10% of contracted area is held by female-led famil10% of contracted area each10% of contracted area each
    DateJune 8, 2006May 29, 2009July 31, 2012
    Comment
  • At least 190,000 ha (2,000 contracts) in productive landscapes in the buffer zones of protected areas and biological corridors in the MBC are maintained annually under PSA contracts of 20 years.ValueContracts signed represent less than 10% of the co
    DateJune 8, 2006February 15, 2010July 31, 2012
    Comment Comments: Importance of simplification of contract renewal every five years