India Ecosystems Service Improvement Project

Abstract*

The development objective of the Ecosystem Services Improvement Project for India is to improve forest quality, land management and non-timber forest produce (NTFP) benefits for forest dependent communities in selected landscapes in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. The proposed Global Environment Facility (GEF) project will be implemented in close coordination with Green India Mission (GIM) on three components: (1) capacity building (training and... Show More

Development Objective

The project development objective (PDO) is to Improve forest quality, land management and non-timber forest produce (NTFP) benefitsfor forest dependent communities in selected landscapes in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P133803
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Anupam Joshi
Borrower 2
Republic of India

Country
India
Disclosure Date
February 3, 2017
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
July 6, 2017
Effective Date
February 7, 2018

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 24.64 million
Implementing Agency
Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change
Region
South Asia
Fiscal Year 3
2018

Commitment Amount
US$ 24.64 million
Environmental Category
B
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
July 30, 2023

Consultant Services required
Yes
Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
July 8, 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 - Climate change100%
- FY17 - Adaptation16%
- FY17 - Mitigation84%
FY17 - Renewable Natural Resources Asset Management100%
- FY17 - Biodiversity85%
- FY17 - Forests Policies and institutions26%
- FY17 - Landscape Management100%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Rural Development69%
- FY17 - Rural Markets69%

Project Map

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
Global Environment Facility (GEF)	24.64

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	24.64
Total Project Cost**	24.64

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

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

No data available.

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Project Management	Satisfactory	2023-08-15
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2023-08-15
Summary Global Objective Rating	Satisfactory	2023-08-15
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2023-08-15
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2023-08-15
Procurement	Moderately Satisfactory	2023-08-15

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 01-29-2024
Outcomes	Substantial
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank Performance	Substantial
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 05-01-2024	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Satisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome		N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance		N/a
Government Performance		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

People in Forest&Adjacent Community with Monetary/non-monetary benefit from forest (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 5000.00 5000.00
Date February 28, 2015 July 30, 2023 July 30, 2023
Comment
People in Forest & Adj. Community with benefit from forest-female (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 2500.00 2500.00
Date February 28, 2015 July 30, 2023 July 30, 2023
Comment
People in Forest&Adj. community with benefit from forest-ethnic minority/indigenous (Number, custom) Value 0.00 2500.00 2500.00
Date February 28, 2015 July 30, 2023 July 30, 2023
Comment
Land area under sustainable landscape managment practices (Hectare (Ha), Corporate) Value 0.00 25000.00 25000.00
Date February 28, 2015 July 30, 2023 July 30, 2023
Comment
Average cumulative carbon sequestered per hectare in areas supported by the project (Tones/year, Custom) Value 2.53 2.78 2.78
Date February 28, 2015 July 30, 2023 July 30, 2023
Comment
Targeted beneficiary groups engaged in participatory planning under the project (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 500.00 500.00
Date February 28, 2015 July 30, 2023 July 30, 2023
Comment
Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 25000.00 25000.00
Date February 28, 2015 July 30, 2023 July 30, 2023
Comment
Female beneficiaries (percentage, Custom Supplement) Value 0.00 50.00 50.00
Date February 28, 2015 July 30, 2023 July 30, 2023
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Area of forestlands and corridors under biodiv monitor by SFD use protocol dev. by proj (Ha, Custom) Value 0.00 25000.00 25000.00
Date February 28, 2015 July 30, 2023 July 30, 2023
Comment
New Areas outside protected areas managed as bio-div friendly (Ha, Number, Custom) Value 0.00 30000.00 30000.00
Date February 28, 2015 July 30, 2023 July 30, 2023
Comment
Govt agencies using the online land degredation and dessertification indicator portal for reporting (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 5.00 5.00
Date February 28, 2015 July 30, 2023 July 30, 2023
Comment
Govt Institutions Provided w/CB to improve mgmt of forest resources (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 8.00 8.00
Date February 28, 2015 July 30, 2023 July 30, 2023
Comment
Participating states with carbon stock measurement and monitoring system supported by project oepration (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 2.00 2.00
Date February 28, 2015 July 30, 2023 July 30, 2023
Comment
Landscape area restored through treatment of 10,000Ha through project support (Hectare, Custom) Value 0.00 50000.00 50000.00
Date February 28, 2015 July 30, 2023 July 30, 2023
Comment
SLEM best practices disseminated on ICFRE knowledge platform (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 10.00 10.00
Date February 28, 2015 July 30, 2023 July 30, 2023
Comment
Land users adopting sustainable land mgmt. practices as a result of project (Number, Custom) Value 5000.00 5000.00 5000.00
Date February 28, 2015 July 30, 2023 July 30, 2023
Comment