Forest and Savanna Restoration Investment Program

Abstract*

The DRC Forest and Savanna Restoration Investment Program (FOREST) is a comprehensive initiative that aims to improve the management of forested landscapes and enhance the livelihoods of forest-dependent communities in seven densely populated provinces along the southern border of the DRC's rainforest. The constantly growing local population, which relies on shifting cultivation and harvesting trees for subsistence and sale of foodstuffs and wood... Show More

Development Objective

To improve forested landscape management and enhance community livelihoods in selected project areas.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P178642
Status
Active
Team Leader
Patrice Savadogo
Borrower 2
Ministry of Finance

Country
Congo, Democratic Republic of
Disclosure Date
October 23, 2022
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
June 2, 2023
Effective Date
May 1, 2024

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 300.00 million
Implementing Agency
Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2023

Commitment Amount
US$ 300.00 million
Environmental Category
N/A
Last Update Date
March 21, 2024
Closing Date
June 30, 2030

Consultant Services required
Yes
Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED

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 change86%
- FY17 - Adaptation1%
- FY17 - Mitigation85%
FY17 - Environmental policies and institutions14%
FY17 - Renewable Natural Resources Asset Management87%
- FY17 - Biodiversity16%
- FY17 - Forests Policies and institutions87%

FY17 - Human Development and Gender

FY17 - Gender12%

FY17 - Social Development and Protection

FY17 - Social Inclusion20%
- FY17 - Indigenous People and Ethnic Minorities20%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Disaster Risk Management17%
- FY17 - Flood and Drought Risk Management17%
FY17 - Rural Development79%
- FY17 - Geospatial Services12%
- FY17 - Land Administration and Management15%
- FY17 - Land Policy and Tenure12%
- FY17 - Rural Infrastructure and service delivery21%
- FY17 - Rural Markets74%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
Energy Sector Management Assistance Program	10.00
IDA Credit	290.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	290.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	290.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	10.00
Total Project Cost**	300.00

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of February 28, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of February 28, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Jun 2, 2023	IDA-73340	Loan Commitment	290,000,000.00
Jun 20, 2024	IDA-73340	Loan Disb	16,708,111.00

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Procurement	Moderately Satisfactory	2024-10-30
Project Management	Satisfactory	2024-10-30
Financial Management	Unsatisfactory	2024-10-30
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2024-10-30
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2024-10-30
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2024-10-30

COMPLETION RATINGS

No data available.

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

No data available.

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

People with improved benefits from forested landscapes Value 0.00 0.00 1200000.00
Date July 1, 2023 March 21, 2024 June 30, 2030
Comment
Land area under sustainable landscape management practices Value 0.00 0.00 640000.00
Date July 1, 2023 March 21, 2024 June 30, 2030
Comment
Women Value 0.00 0.00 400000.00
Date July 1, 2023 March 21, 2024 June 30, 2030
Comment
Youth Value 0.00 0.00 400000.00
Date July 1, 2023 March 21, 2024 June 30, 2030
Comment
Indigenous People Value 0.00 0.00 50000.00
Date July 1, 2023 March 21, 2024 June 30, 2030
Comment
People provided with new or improved access to clean cooking solutions Value 0.00 0.00 2500000.00
Date July 1, 2023 March 21, 2024 June 30, 2030
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Agroforestry sub-projects led by youth Value 0.00 0.00 20.00
Date
Comment
Area of savanna and forest set asides Value 0.00 0.00 270000.00
Date July 1, 2023 March 21, 2024 June 30, 2030
Comment
Female-headed households Value 0.00 0.00 25.00
Date
Comment
Area under improved forest management Value 0.00 0.00 250000.00
Date July 1, 2023 March 21, 2024 June 30, 2030
Comment
Amount of investments mobilized through RBF (private financing) Value 0.00 0.00 16000000.00
Date July 1, 2023 March 21, 2024 June 30, 2030
Comment
IP-led community forests Value 0.00 0.00 4.00
Date
Comment
Additional jobs created locally by supported clean cooking operators Value 0.00 0.00 2000.00
Date July 1, 2023 March 21, 2024 June 30, 2030
Comment
Policies and regulations adopted by the government to support clean cooking market development Value 0.00 0.00 2.00
Date July 1, 2023 March 21, 2024 June 30, 2030
Comment
Roads rehablitated Value 0.00 0.00 1400.00
Date July 1, 2023 March 21, 2024 June 30, 2030
Comment
Share of female workers in supported enterprises Value 0.00 0.00 10.00
Date July 1, 2023 March 21, 2024 June 30, 2030
Comment
Roads rehabilitated - rural Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date
Comment
Roads rehabilitated - non-rural Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date
Comment
Area under participatory land use management planning and monitoring Value 0.00 0.00 12400000.00
Date July 1, 2023 March 21, 2024 June 30, 2030
Comment
Beneficiaries involved in more efficient charcoal value chains Value 0.00 0.00 190000.00
Date July 1, 2023 March 21, 2024 June 30, 2030
Comment
Grievances registered related to delivery of project benefits effectively addressed. Value 0.00 0.00 90.00
Date July 1, 2023 March 21, 2024 June 30, 2030
Comment
MRV system established and operational Value No No Yes
Date July 1, 2023 March 21, 2024 June 30, 2030
Comment
Area under agroforestry and re-/afforestation systems Value 0.00 0.00 120000.00
Date July 1, 2023 March 21, 2024 June 30, 2030
Comment
Women Value 0.00 0.00 50000.00
Date July 1, 2023 March 21, 2024 June 30, 2030
Comment
Community led plantations Value 0.00 0.00 85000.00
Date July 1, 2023 March 21, 2024 June 30, 2030
Comment
Grievances from IPs Value 0.00 0.00 90.00
Date July 1, 2023 March 21, 2024 June 30, 2030
Comment
GHG Monitoring Reports prepared Value No No Yes
Date July 1, 2023 March 21, 2024 June 30, 2030
Comment
Supported villages in the pilot province with an operational land registry Value 0.00 0.00 80.00
Date July 1, 2023 March 21, 2024 June 30, 2030
Comment
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduced, sequestered and avoided Value 0.00 0.00 38500000.00
Date July 1, 2023 March 21, 2024 June 30, 2030
Comment
National frameworks for RBCF established and operational Value No No Yes
Date July 1, 2023 March 21, 2024 June 30, 2030
Comment
Youth Value 0.00 0.00 35000.00
Date July 1, 2023 March 21, 2024 June 30, 2030
Comment

Beneficiary households trained to apply households and community-led empowerment approaches to promote gender equality and address SEA/SH risks	Value	0.00	0.00	100.00
	Date	July 1, 2023	March 21, 2024	June 30, 2030
	Comment

Private plantations Value 0.00 0.00 35000.00
Date July 1, 2023 March 21, 2024 June 30, 2030
Comment
Share of beneficiaries in the project areas satisfied with the project support and services Value 0.00 0.00 70.00
Date July 1, 2023 March 21, 2024 June 30, 2030
Comment
Studies on wood energy value chains in main supply basins Value No No Yes
Date July 1, 2023 March 21, 2024 June 30, 2030
Comment
Technical Services supporting improved governance of natural resources Value 0.00 0.00 10.00
Date July 1, 2023 March 21, 2024 June 30, 2030
Comment
Agroforestry sub-projects led by women Value 0.00 0.00 20.00
Date
Comment
Households provided with clean and efficient cooking solutions Value 0.00 0.00 500000.00
Date July 1, 2023 March 21, 2024 June 30, 2030
Comment
Public entities with improved capacity on E&S risk management Value 0.00 0.00 10.00
Date July 1, 2023 March 21, 2024 June 30, 2030
Comment

Women	Value	0.00	0.00	400000.00
	Date	July 1, 2023	March 21, 2024	June 30, 2030
	Comment

Youth	Value	0.00	0.00	400000.00
	Date	July 1, 2023	March 21, 2024	June 30, 2030
	Comment

Indigenous People	Value	0.00	0.00	50000.00
	Date	July 1, 2023	March 21, 2024	June 30, 2030
	Comment

Agroforestry sub-projects led by youth	Value	0.00	0.00	20.00
	Date
	Comment

Area of savanna and forest set asides	Value	0.00	0.00	270000.00
	Date	July 1, 2023	March 21, 2024	June 30, 2030
	Comment

Area under improved forest management	Value	0.00	0.00	250000.00
	Date	July 1, 2023	March 21, 2024	June 30, 2030
	Comment

Roads rehablitated	Value	0.00	0.00	1400.00
	Date	July 1, 2023	March 21, 2024	June 30, 2030
	Comment

MRV system established and operational	Value	No	No	Yes
	Date	July 1, 2023	March 21, 2024	June 30, 2030
	Comment

Community led plantations	Value	0.00	0.00	85000.00
	Date	July 1, 2023	March 21, 2024	June 30, 2030
	Comment

Grievances from IPs	Value	0.00	0.00	90.00
	Date	July 1, 2023	March 21, 2024	June 30, 2030
	Comment

GHG Monitoring Reports prepared	Value	No	No	Yes
	Date	July 1, 2023	March 21, 2024	June 30, 2030
	Comment

Private plantations	Value	0.00	0.00	35000.00
	Date	July 1, 2023	March 21, 2024	June 30, 2030
	Comment

Agroforestry sub-projects led by women	Value	0.00	0.00	20.00
	Date
	Comment

Forest and Savanna Restoration Investment Program

Abstract*

Development Objective

Key Details

Project Details

Sectors

Themes

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Project Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of February 28, 2025

Detailed Financial Activity as of February 28, 2025

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS