APL on Strengthening Regional Cooperation For Wildlife Protection in Asia

Abstract*

The objective of the Strengthening Regional Cooperation for Wildlife Protection Project is to assist the participating governments to build or enhance shared capacity, institutions, knowledge and incentives to collaborate in tackling illegal wildlife trade and other selected regional conservation threats to habitats in border areas. There are three components to the project. The first component of the project is capacity building for addressing the... Show More

Development Objective

The project aims to assist the participating governments to build or enhance shared capacity, institutions, knowledge andincentivesto collaborate in tackling illegal wildlife trade and other select regional conservation threats to habitats in borderareas.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P121210
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Nathalie Weier Johnson , Farhat Jahan Chowdhury
Borrower 2
Economic Relations Division, Ministry of Finance,Ministry of Finance

Country
South Asia
Disclosure Date
July 21, 2010
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
April 7, 2011
Effective Date
June 29, 2011

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 39.00 million
Implementing Agency
Ministry of Environment and Forests,Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation,Bangladesh Forest Department,Department of Forests
Region
South Asia
Fiscal Year 3
2011

Commitment Amount
US$ 39.00 million
Environmental Category
B
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
December 31, 2016

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
July 9, 2024

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 policies and institutions15%
FY17 - Renewable Natural Resources Asset Management85%
- FY17 - Biodiversity85%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Jobs100%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Credit	39.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	39.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	39.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	39.00

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

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of April 30, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Sep 1, 2023	IDA-49090	Int Charges	95,631.44
Sep 1, 2023	IDA-49090	Int Charges	95,631.44
Mar 1, 2020	IDA-49090	Int Charges	1,483.16
Mar 1, 2020	IDA-49090	Int Charges	1,483.16
Mar 1, 2020	IDA-49090	Int Charges	101,373.10
Mar 1, 2020	IDA-49090	Int Charges	101,373.10
Mar 1, 2021	IDA-49090	Int Charges	3,512.71
Mar 1, 2021	IDA-49090	Int Charges	3,512.71
Mar 1, 2021	IDA-49090	Int Charges	107,607.05
Mar 1, 2021	IDA-49090	Int Charges	107,607.05
Sep 1, 2020	IDA-49090	Int Charges	715.29
Sep 1, 2020	IDA-49090	Int Charges	715.29
Sep 1, 2020	IDA-49090	Int Charges	102,424.84
Sep 1, 2020	IDA-49090	Int Charges	102,424.84
Sep 1, 2021	IDA-49090	Loan Repay	275.35
Sep 1, 2021	IDA-49090	Loan Repay	283,986.34
Sep 1, 2021	IDA-49090	Int Charges	106,598.17
Sep 1, 2021	IDA-49090	Int Charges	106,598.17
Mar 1, 2018	IDA-49090	Int Charges	106,973.01
Sep 1, 2018	IDA-49090	Int Charges	104,961.64
Sep 1, 2018	IDA-49090	Int Charges	-8,051.24
Sep 1, 2018	IDA-49090	Int Charges	8,051.24
Sep 1, 2018	IDA-49090	Int Charges	1,446.16
Sep 1, 2018	IDA-49090	Int Charges	1,446.16
Sep 1, 2018	IDA-49090	Int Charges	104,961.64
Mar 1, 2019	IDA-49090	Int Charges	393.33
Mar 1, 2019	IDA-49090	Int Charges	393.33
Mar 1, 2019	IDA-49090	Int Charges	103,774.38
Mar 1, 2019	IDA-49090	Int Charges	103,774.38
Sep 1, 2019	IDA-49090	Int Charges	271.20
Sep 1, 2019	IDA-49090	Int Charges	271.20
Sep 1, 2019	IDA-49090	Int Charges	102,486.26
Sep 1, 2019	IDA-49090	Int Charges	102,486.26
Jul 13, 2016	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	760,357.06
Aug 24, 2016	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	262,723.20
Aug 24, 2016	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	1,032,929.40
Dec 21, 2016	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	345,704.75
Sep 1, 2016	IDA-49090	Int Charges	255.04
Sep 1, 2016	IDA-49090	Int Charges	255.04
Sep 1, 2016	IDA-49090	Int Charges	81,530.61
Sep 1, 2016	IDA-49090	Int Charges	81,530.61
Jun 27, 2016	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	726,867.75
Sep 9, 2016	IDA-H6660	Loan Disb	403,296.47
Aug 6, 2014	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	612,270.70
Sep 1, 2014	IDA-49090	Int Charges	287.85
Sep 1, 2014	IDA-49090	Int Charges	287.85
Sep 1, 2014	IDA-49090	Int Charges	25,783.91
Sep 1, 2014	IDA-49090	Int Charges	25,783.91
Aug 13, 2014	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	258,367.39
Mar 25, 2015	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	650,385.56
Jun 30, 2015	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	161,951.34
Mar 5, 2015	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	170,686.80
Jul 22, 2015	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	411,782.66
Oct 8, 2014	IDA-H6660	Loan Disb	431,859.56
Feb 25, 2015	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	438,953.00
Jul 8, 2013	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	139,742.78
Nov 25, 2014	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	1,669,078.40
Dec 4, 2014	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	214,339.90
Jul 31, 2013	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	303,741.12
Jan 23, 2014	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	178,575.90
Oct 8, 2013	IDA-H6660	Loan Disb	1,029.52
Sep 1, 2013	IDA-49090	Int Charges	0.23
Sep 1, 2013	IDA-49090	Int Charges	0.23
Sep 1, 2013	IDA-49090	Int Charges	12,434.46
Sep 1, 2013	IDA-49090	Int Charges	12,434.46
Feb 25, 2015	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	553,829.00
Oct 2, 2013	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	93,797.15
Mar 1, 2014	IDA-49090	Int Charges	471.55
Mar 1, 2014	IDA-49090	Int Charges	471.55
Mar 1, 2014	IDA-49090	Int Charges	16,749.96
Mar 1, 2014	IDA-49090	Int Charges	16,749.96
Nov 14, 2013	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	709,333.10
Feb 3, 2014	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	88,199.78
Oct 8, 2013	IDA-H6660	Loan Disb	559,368.40
Apr 2, 2014	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	350,548.10
Feb 20, 2014	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	70,721.50
May 9, 2017	IDA-H6660	Loan Disb	334.89
Mar 1, 2017	IDA-49090	Int Charges	97,706.89
Mar 1, 2017	IDA-49090	Int Charges	97,706.89
Mar 1, 2017	IDA-49090	Int Charges	887.44
Mar 1, 2017	IDA-49090	Int Charges	887.44
Jun 29, 2017	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	-18,968.19
Sep 1, 2017	IDA-49090	Int Charges	105,828.75
Sep 1, 2017	IDA-49090	Int Charges	105,828.75
Sep 1, 2017	IDA-49090	Int Charges	318.38
Sep 1, 2017	IDA-49090	Int Charges	318.38
May 9, 2017	IDA-H6660	Loan Cancel	959.20
Mar 1, 2018	IDA-49090	Int Charges	106,973.01
Oct 9, 2017	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	-417,844.53
Oct 9, 2017	IDA-49090	Loan Cancel	4,095,378.20
Mar 1, 2018	IDA-49090	Int Charges	1,993.19
Mar 1, 2018	IDA-49090	Int Charges	1,993.19
Feb 4, 2016	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	690,029.20
Sep 28, 2015	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	269,194.34
Mar 1, 2016	IDA-49090	Int Charges	68,459.36
Mar 1, 2016	IDA-49090	Int Charges	68,459.36
Mar 1, 2016	IDA-49090	Int Charges	1,100.78
Mar 1, 2016	IDA-49090	Int Charges	1,100.78
Dec 22, 2015	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	618,991.75
Apr 6, 2016	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	157,926.27
Apr 6, 2016	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	304,668.53
Feb 23, 2016	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	301,042.10
Mar 29, 2016	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	302,114.44
Oct 26, 2016	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	274,732.03
Sep 26, 2016	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	505,651.97
Nov 23, 2016	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	275,427.90
Oct 13, 2016	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	446,428.56
May 18, 2016	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	438,665.62
Dec 21, 2016	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	727,764.00
Jun 23, 2016	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	977,343.90
Nov 8, 2016	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	490,772.10
Jul 15, 2015	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	173,560.78
May 21, 2015	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	119,325.29
Jun 25, 2015	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	237,331.50
Jun 25, 2015	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	237,199.67
Jun 25, 2015	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	583,342.40
Jun 17, 2015	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	346,254.97
Mar 15, 2015	IDA-49090	Loan Cancel	19,312.01
May 7, 2015	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	623,189.80
Sep 1, 2015	IDA-49090	Int Charges	208.88
Sep 1, 2015	IDA-49090	Int Charges	208.88
Aug 27, 2014	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	422,898.12
Jul 8, 2014	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	81,735.01
Jun 19, 2014	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	419,615.90
Jan 26, 2015	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	733,505.10
Jan 6, 2015	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	148,640.73
Mar 1, 2015	IDA-49090	Int Charges	29.51
Mar 1, 2015	IDA-49090	Int Charges	29.51
Mar 1, 2015	IDA-49090	Int Charges	36,030.62
Mar 1, 2015	IDA-49090	Int Charges	36,030.62
Sep 1, 2015	IDA-49090	Int Charges	52,368.38
Sep 1, 2015	IDA-49090	Int Charges	52,368.38
Aug 11, 2015	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	956,660.06
Jun 4, 2015	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	141,573.34
Jun 4, 2015	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	219,032.98
Sep 10, 2015	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	487,226.06
Nov 12, 2015	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	420,765.56
Dec 30, 2015	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	206,213.69
Dec 22, 2015	IDA-H6660	Loan Disb	753,637.40
Dec 3, 2015	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	213,640.52
May 21, 2014	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	212,142.64
Apr 21, 2014	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	138,191.83
May 6, 2014	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	148,818.84
Mar 19, 2014	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	230,263.12
Apr 17, 2014	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	409,499.66
Jun 23, 2014	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	199,905.64
Apr 10, 2014	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	227,386.12
Jun 3, 2014	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	197,417.36
Jun 2, 2014	IDA-49090	Loan Disb	204,284.23
Mar 1, 2024	IDA-49090	Loan Repay	13.62
Mar 1, 2024	IDA-49090	Loan Repay	264,956.28
Mar 1, 2024	IDA-49090	Int Charges	94,395.50
Mar 1, 2024	IDA-49090	Int Charges	94,395.50
Apr 7, 2011	IDA-H6660	Loan Commitment	3,000,000.00
Apr 7, 2011	IDA-49090	Loan Commitment	36,000,000.00
Mar 1, 2022	IDA-49090	Loan Repay	278,379.90
Mar 1, 2022	IDA-49090	Int Charges	103,418.94
Mar 1, 2022	IDA-49090	Int Charges	103,418.94
Mar 1, 2022	IDA-49090	Loan Repay	189.50
Sep 1, 2022	IDA-49090	Loan Repay	1,328.31
Sep 1, 2022	IDA-49090	Loan Repay	258,700.31
Sep 1, 2022	IDA-49090	Int Charges	95,560.48
Sep 1, 2022	IDA-49090	Int Charges	95,560.48
Mar 1, 2023	IDA-49090	Int Charges	96,082.00
Mar 1, 2023	IDA-49090	Int Charges	96,082.00
Mar 1, 2023	IDA-49090	Loan Repay	7,642.15
Mar 1, 2023	IDA-49090	Loan Repay	258,769.80
Sep 1, 2023	IDA-49090	Int Charges	822.92
Sep 1, 2023	IDA-49090	Int Charges	822.92
Sep 1, 2023	IDA-49090	Loan Repay	265,643.00

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2016-12-14
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Satisfactory	2016-12-14
Procurement	Moderately Satisfactory	2016-12-14
Project Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2016-12-14
Financial Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2016-12-14
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Satisfactory	2016-12-14

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 06-30-2017
Outcomes	Moderately Satisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome	Modest
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Government Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Implementing Agency	Moderately Satisfactory

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 02-12-2018	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT: 07-11-2018
Outcome Rating	Satisfactory	Satisfactory
Risk To Development Outcome	High	Modest
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	Moderately Satisfactory
Government Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	Not Rated
Implementing Agency	Satisfactory	Moderately Satisfactory
Icr Quality	Substantial	Not Rated
M&e Quality	Substantial	Modest

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

PDO 1: A regional mechanism is developed and operational for addressing illegal wildlife trade and other conservation threats	Value	0	Target AchievedThree annual meetings have been he	SAWEN statute drafted, adopted and one annual meet
	Date	March 7, 2011	November 17, 2016	December 31, 2016
	Comment

PDO 2: Number of agreed knowledge products developed and shared among SAWEN countries on wildlife crime and/or wildlife conservation.	Value	0.00	47.00	15.00
	Date	March 7, 2011	November 17, 2016	December 31, 2016
	Comment

PDO 3: Wildlife crime control institutions established in the three participating countries. Value 0.00 3.00 3.00
Date March 7, 2011 November 17, 2016 December 31, 2016
Comment
PDO 4: Number of implemented pilot initiatives that address trans-boundary wildlife issues. Value 0.00 17.00 3.00
Date March 7, 2011 November 17, 2016 December 31, 2016
Comment
PDO 5: Number of activities contributing to tiger conservation. Value 0.00 11.00 5.00
Date March 7, 2011 November 17, 2016 December 31, 2016
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Regional 1: Number of agreed research programs for regional wildlife management developed among participating countries. Value 0 5 3
Date March 7, 2011 November 17, 2016 December 31, 2016
Comment

Regional 2: Number of thematic meetings on wildlife crime and trans-boundary conservation issues among participating and other relevant countries	Value	0	3	3
	Date	March 7, 2011	November 17, 2016	December 31, 2016
	Comment

Bangladesh Component 1: Indicator I: New draft Wildlife Conservation Act giving more powers to the Wildlife Circle approved by Parliament	Value	0	Completed. Approved by Parliament on July10, 2012.	Yr 2 - 100%. The target has been achieved.
	Date	March 7, 2011	November 17, 2016	December 31, 2013
	Comment

Bangladesh Component 1: Indicator 2: Number of staff added to the Wildlife Circle and who have been trained on enforcement and wildlife crime control.	Value	Inadequate capacity to respond to wildlife crimes	107	105
	Date	March 7, 2011	November 17, 2016	December 31, 2016
	Comment

Bangladesh Component 1: Indicator 3: Establishment and Operationalizing of Wildlife Crime Control Unit (WCCU) with at least forensic section, legal support arm and wildlife crime bank	Value	No wildlife crime control agency at present	WCCU fully operational Operation of forensic and l	WCCU fully operational.Operation of forensic and
	Date	March 7, 2011	November 17, 2016	December 31, 2016
	Comment

Bangladesh Component 1: Indicator 4: Number of training modules developed and delivered by the Wildlife Center Value 0 11 10
Date March 7, 2011 November 17, 2016 December 31, 2016
Comment
Bangladesh Component 1: Indicator 5: Number of BFD staff trained in wildlife crime and/or conservation. Value 0.00 1672.00 1000.00
Date March 7, 2011 November 17, 2016 December 31, 2016
Comment

Bangladesh Component 2: Indicator 1: Number of flagship species for which breeding habitats have been identified in targeted areas.	Value	0.00	3.00	3.00
	Date	March 7, 2011	November 17, 2016	December 31, 2016
	Comment

Bangldsh Comp 2: Indicator 2: Number of species conservation pilot plans developed for more effective wildlife management. Value 0.00 9.00 6.00
Date March 7, 2011 November 17, 2016 December 31, 2016
Comment
Bangladesh Component 2: Indicator 3: Number of national parks with an ecotourism plan. Value 0 13 10
Date March 7, 2011 November 17, 2016 December 31, 2016
Comment
Areas brought under enhanced biodiversity protection (ha) Value 0.00 4738000.00 25000.00
Date December 7, 2012 November 17, 2016 December 31, 2016
Comment
Bangladesh Component 3: Indicator 1: Effective project coordination among participating countries at each regional thematic meeting. Value 0 3 3
Date March 7, 2011 November 17, 2016 December 31, 2016
Comment

Bangladesh Component 3: Indicator 2: Development and implementation of project communication plan	Value	0	20 communication outputs producedCommunication pl	20 communication outputs produced.Plan developed.
	Date	March 7, 2011	November 17, 2016	December 31, 2013
	Comment

Nepal Comp 1: Indicator 1: Implementation challenges of key policy and legislation identified.	Value	Nepal currently has -National Parks and Wildlife c	Completed. These policies were reviewed. The key c	Updated policies and regulations fully operational
	Date	March 7, 2011	November 17, 2016	December 31, 2016
	Comment

Nepal Comp 1: Indicator 2: Wildlife crime control mechanisms institutionalized and operationalized with capacity for forensic, legal support, and wildlife crime data access and collection.	Value	0	Completed	WCCB fully operational.
	Date	March 7, 2011	November 17, 2016	December 31, 2016
	Comment

Nepal Comp 1: Indicator 3: Legislation for effective compliance of CITES established.	Value	0	Legislation to address shortcomings in Nepals abil	Legislation completed.
	Date	March 7, 2011	November 17, 2016	December 31, 2016
	Comment

Nepal Comp 1: Indicator 4: Number of staff trained in state of the art tools on wildlife conservation. Value 0.00 320.00 180.00
Date March 7, 2011 November 17, 2016 December 31, 2016
Comment

Nepal Comp 2: Indicator 1: Number of pilot projects designed and implemented to improve protection and conservation of key flagshipspecies.	Value	0.00	11.00	9.00
	Date	March 7, 2011	November 17, 2016	December 31, 2016
	Comment

Nepal Comp 2: Ind 2: Number of models developed for more effective wildlife management. Value 0.00 7.00 2.00
Date March 7, 2011 November 17, 2016 December 31, 2016
Comment

Nepal Comp 2: Ind 3: A ranging model developed based on research information for elephant conservation to reduce conflict with humans.	Value	0	The Window 2 sub-projects include: (i) community b	Yr 2 - 5 testing of models.
	Date	March 7, 2011	November 17, 2016	December 31, 2016
	Comment

Nepal Comp 2: Ind. 4: A replication strategy developed with action plan for mitigating human elephant conflict.	Value	0	A strategy and action plan are developed	Strategy and master plan developed.
	Date	March 7, 2011	November 17, 2016	December 31, 2016
	Comment

Nepal Comp 2. Indicator 5: An ecotourism plan for Banke National Park developed. Value 0 The plan is developed Yes
Date March 7, 2011 November 17, 2016 December 31, 2016
Comment
Areas brought under enhanced biodiversity protection (ha) Value 0.00 372000.00 325400.00
Date December 7, 2012 November 17, 2016 December 31, 2016
Comment

Nepal Comp 3 Ind 1: Effective project coordination among participating countries at each regional thematic meeting.	Value	0	3 meetings were conducted with all countries coord	3
	Date	March 7, 2011	November 17, 2016	December 31, 2016
	Comment

Nepal Comp 2. Indicator 5: An ecotourism plan for Banke National Park developed.	Value	0	The plan is developed	Yes
	Date	March 7, 2011	November 17, 2016	December 31, 2016
	Comment