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1. Identifiers:Project Number: / P072979
Project Name: / Regional (Colombia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua) Integrated Silvopastoral Approaches to Ecosystem Management
Duration: / 5 years
Implementing Agency: / World Bank
Executing Agency: / CATIE (Centro Agronomico Tropical de Investigacion y Ensenanza)
Requesting Country or Countries: / Colombia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua
Eligibility: / Colombia: CBD November 3, 1994
UNFCCC March 22, 1995
Costa Rica: CBD August 26, 1994
UNFCCC August 26, 1994
Nicaragua: CBD November 20, 1995
UNFCCC October 31, 1995
GEF Focal Area: / Biodiversity, Carbon Sequestration, Land Degradation
GEF Programming Framework: / OP12 - Integrated Ecosystem Management
2. Summary: / The development objective of this highly innovative pilot project is to improve eco-systems functioning of degraded pasture lands in Colombia, Costa Rica and Nicaragua, through the development of more intensive silvopastoral systems that provide global environmental services and local socio economic benefits. As such, the project aims to demonstrate and measure, at farm and community level, the benefits of an integrated ecosystems approach to the improvement of degraded pasture lands in terms of: (a) local environmental benefits through reduction in erosion and improvement in soil and water quality with increased production, income and employment in rural areas; (b) global environmental benefits, through improved biodiversity and carbon sequestration services: (c) initial experiences in the management of incentives required to produce global environmental benefits; and (d) the development of comprehensive guidelines for sector and environmental policies in terms of land use, environmental services and socio-economic development provided by the introduction of silvopastoral systems to rehabilitate degraded pastures.
3. Costs and Financing (Million US):
GEF: / - Project: $ 4.5 million
PDF B: $ 0.27 million
Subtotal GEF:US$ 4.77 million
Co-financing of the Increment: / CATIE, CIPAV, NITLAPAN $ 0.6 million
LEAD $ 0.35 million
ABC $ 0.05 million
Beneficiaries $ 2.9 million
Total Project Cost: / The cost of the baseline scenario is US$ 9.7 million;
The cost of the GEF alternative is US$ 18.1 million;
The incremental cost is estimated at US$ 8.4 million.
4. Associated Financing (Million US$) / N/A
5. Operational Focal Point endorsement:
Claudia Martinez Zuleta / Viceminister of the Environment, Republic of Colombia, November 22, 2000
Lic. Milton Rojas Z. / Responsable, Punto Focal GEF, San Jose, Costa Rica, January 26, 2001
Garcia A. Cantarero / GEF Focal Point, Managua , Nicaragua,
March 5, 2001
6. IA Contact: / Theresa Bradley
LAC Tel. # 202-473 0016
Fax: 202- 522 0262
Internet:
Report No: 21869-LAC
PROJECT APPRAISAL DOCUMENT
ON A PROPOSED
GRANT FROM THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
TRUST FUND OF SDR MILLION (US$ 4.5 MILLION EQUIVALENT)
TO
INSTITUTIONS IN COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA AND NICARAGUA
FOR THE
REGIONAL PROJECT ON
INTEGRATED SILVOPASTORAL APPROACHES TO ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT (OP12)
March 06, 2001
Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development
Central American Department
Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office
CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS
(Exchange Rate Effective February 26, 2001)
Currency Units Colombian Peso 1$ = 2250 COP
Costa Rican Colon: 1 $ = 316 CRC
Nicaraguan Cordoba Oro 1 $ = 12.9 NIO
FISCAL YEAR
January 1 – December 31
ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
ABC American Bird Conservancy
ASOMIF Association of Nicaraguan Microfinance Organizations
BANCAFE Banco Cafetero
BID Banco Interamericano para el Desarrollo
CAS Country Assistance Strategy
CAS Country Assistance Strategy
CATIE Centro Agronómico Tropical De Investigación y Enseñanza
CBD Convention on Biodiversity
CCAD Central American Commission on Environment and Development
CDM Clean Development Mechanism
CIAT Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical
CIPAV Centre For Research on Sustainable Agricultural Production Systems
CIRAD Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement
COLCIENCIAS Colombian Institute for Science and Technology
CREU Colombian Certificates Of Reduction Of Green House Gases
DANIDA International Development Agency of Denmark
EU European Union
FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations
FDL Fund for Local Development
GEF Global Environment Facility
GTZ German Technical Cooperation Agency
IDR Instituto de Desarrollo Rural
IFS International Foundation for Science
ILRI International Livestock Research Institute
INBIO Instituto Nacional de la Biodiversidad Costa Rica
LEAD Livestock, Environment And Development Initiative
MARENA Ministerio del Ambiente y los Recursos Naturales de Nicaragua
MBC Mesoamerican Biological Corridor
MINAE Ministry of Environment and Energy Costa Rica
MINAMBIENTE Ministerio del Medio Ambiente de Colombia
MSP Medium Size Project
NITLAPAN Institute of Research and Development of the University of Central America
OCIC Oficina Costaricense de Implementación Conjunta
PAD Project Appraisal Document
PIF Partners In Flight
SIDA (ASDI) Swedish International Development Agency
SIDE Servicios Internacionales para el Desarrollo Empresarial
UNDP United Nations Development Program
UNEP United Nations Environment Program
UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
WB World Bank
WWF World Wildlife Fund
Vice President: David de Ferranti
Country Director: Donna Dowsett-Coirolo, Olivier Lafourcade
Sector Director: John Redwood
Task Manager: Cees de Haan
Co-Task Manager: Paola Agostini
GEF Coordinator for Latin America: Theresa Bradley
REGIONAL
INTEGRATED SILVOPASTORAL APPROACHES TO ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT
CONTENTS
A Project Development Objective 1
1. Project development objective 1
2. Key performance indicators 2
B Strategic Context 2
1. Sector-related Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) goal supported by the project 2
2. Main Sector Issues in the Region
4
3. Sector issues to be addressed by the project and strategic choices 5
C Project Description Summary 10
1. Project components 10
2. Key policy and institutional reforms supported by the project 10
3. Benefits and target population 11
4. Institutional and implementation arrangements 12
D Project Rationale 15
1. Project alternatives considered and reasons for rejection 16
2. Major related projects financed by the Bank and/or other development agencies 16
3. Lessons learned and reflected in the project design 19
4. Indications of borrower commitment and ownership 20
5. Value added of Bank support in this project 20
E Summary Project Analysis 21
1. Financial 21
2. Economic 22
3. Technical 22
4. Institutional 23
5. Social 23
6. Environmental assessment 24
7. Participatory approach 26
F Sustainability and Risks 28
1. Sustainability 28
2. Critical Risks 31
3. Possible Controversial Aspects 32
G Main Loan Conditions 32
H Readiness for Implementation 33
I Compliance with Bank Policies 33
Annexes
Annex 1. Project Design Summary
Annex 2. Detailed Project Description
Annex 3. Estimated Project Costs
Annex 4. Incremental Cost Analysis Summary, and
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Summary
Annex 5. Institutional Analysis (Executing Agencies and Project Partners)
Annex 6. Scientific Background to Environmental Benefits of Silvopastoral Systems
Annex 7. Monitoring and Evaluation Plan
Annex 8. Social Assessment
Annex 9. STAP Reviewer’s Comment
Annex 10. Complementarities among GEF Projects in the Colombian-Andes
Annex 11. Documents in the Project Files and References
Maps
Site Maps (Colombia, Costa Rica , Nicaragua)
Map of GEF Projects in Colombian Andes
REGIONAL
Integrated Silvopastoral Approaches to Ecosystem Management
Project Appraisal Document
Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office
Date: March 05 2001 / Task Team Leader/Task Manager: Cees de Haan/Paola AgostiniCountry Manager/Director: Donna Dowsett-Coirolo, Olivier Lafourcade. / Sector Manager/Director: John Redwood
Project ID: PO 72979 / Sector: Environment / Program Objective Category: NR
Focal Area: Integrated Eco-Systems Management
Program of Targeted Intervention: / [ ] / Yes / [X] / No
Project Financing Data / [] / Loan / [ ] / Credit / [ ] / Guarantee / [X] / GEF Grant / [ ] / Other
For Loans/Credits/Others:
Amount (US$m/SDRm): SDR million (US$ 4.85 million equivalent) GEF
Proposed terms: / [ ] / Multicurrency / [X] / Single currency, specify US Dollars
Grace period (years): / [ ] / Standard Variable / [ ] / Fixed / [X] / LIBOR-based
Years to maturity:
Commitment fee: / Front-end fee:
Financing plan (US$m):
Source / Local / Foreign / Total
CATIE, CIPAV, Nitlapan / 600,000
LEAD, / 350,000
ABC / 50,000
GEF / 4,500,000
Beneficiaries / 2,900,000
Total / 8,400,000
Recipients: CATIE, CIPAV, Nitlapan
Responsible Agency: Same
Estimated disbursements (PY/US$M):
PY1 / PY2 / PY3 / PY4 / PY5
GEF: Annual / 1 / 1.5 / 1 / 0.85 / 0.5
Cumulative / 1 / 2.5 / 3.5 / 4.5 / 4.5
TOTAL: Annual / 2 / 2.3 / 2 / 1.2 / 0.9
Cumulative / 2 / 4.3 / 6.3 / 7.5 / 8.4
Project implementation period: 5 years
Expected effectiveness date: August 1, 2001 Expected closing date: July 31, 2006
Implementing agency: World Bank
Contact person: / Theresa Bradley- Cornelis de Haan – Paola Agostini
Address: / 1818 H St – NW Washington DC 20443
Tel: 1(202)473-0347 / Fax: (1 202) 522-0262 / E-mail: ;
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A: Project Development Objective
1. Project Development Objective: (see Annex 1)
The development objective of this highly innovative pilot project is to improve eco-systems functioning of degraded pasture lands in Colombia, Costa Rica and Nicaragua, through the development of more intensive silvopastoral systems that provide global environmental services and local socio economic benefits. As such, the project aims to demonstrate and measure, at farm and community level, the benefits of an integrated ecosystems approach to the improvement of degraded pasture lands in terms of: (a) local environmental benefits through reduction in erosion and improvement in soil and water quality with increased production, income and employment in rural areas; (b) global environmental benefits, through improved biodiversity and carbon sequestration services: (c) initial experiences in the management of incentives required to produce global environmental benefits; and (d) the development of comprehensive guidelines for sector and environmental policies in terms of land use, environmental services and socio-economic development provided by the introduction of silvopastoral systems to rehabilitate degraded pastures.
By focussing on the enhancement of the functioning of entire eco-systems and it’s resulting improvement in carbon sequestration, bio-diversity and water quality, the project is directly in line with the objectives of OP12.
1a: Projects Outcomes
The main purpose of the project is to assist local institutions in Colombia, Costa Rica and Nicaragua to upscale, promote, demonstrate and assess the environmental and socio-economic benefits of integrated ecosystems management technologies through the introduction of silvopastoral systems. The benefits of the project would be multiple: conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, reduction of the risk of climate change by a holistic management approach, equitable participation of local community members in the economic benefits derived from the environmental services and the identification of the foundations for a comprehensive policy dialogue that leads to natural resource management for lasting regional and global benefits. To achieve this, the proposal seeks to deliver the following products:
· Significant areas with improved eco-systems functioning through the introduction of silvopastoral systems (see section 3), as confirmed by soil, water and bio-diversity characteristics;
· Trained stakeholders and strengthened local organisations, which are better informed on integrated ecosystem management and the implementation of sustainable livestock production systems;
· Key scientific information and understanding of the potential of intensified silvopastoral systems in providing global ecological services and local socio economic benefits;
· Initial information on the response at community and beneficiaries level to incentive systems to produce global environmental benefits through biodiversity conservation and global climate change; and
· Policy guidelines to promote sustainable intensification of livestock production and specific recommendations for sector and environmental policies in terms of land use, environmental services and socio-economic development.
For GEF, this pilot activity would provide guidance for future funding, on the definition of policy requirements for environmental services in livestock production and mitigation measures in an area for which operational programs have not yet been developed (carbon sequestration and biodiversity on agroecosystems). The documentation of experience gained, good practices, and dissemination of lessons learned and know-how are also an integral outcome of the project. This will lead to greater awareness of the potential gains to be made in terms of environmental services provided by integrated ecosystem management.
2. Key performance indicators: (see Annex 1)
Key performance indicators related to the project development objective include:
· The increase in area of improved eco-systems functioning to 35,000 ha of currently degraded pasture land, as demonstrated by specific indicators for soil and water quality and bio-diversity
· The number of livestock producers, community leaders, and policy decision makers at the local, regional and national level, familiar with the ecological and economic benefits of more intensive silvopastoral systems in livestock production;
· The availability of improved resource monitoring methodologies developed for measuring carbon sequestration, biodiversity conservation, water quality in watersheds and socio economic aspects; and
· The availability of sets of policy guidelines on benefits sharing mechanisms and institutions related to global and local environmental services provided by integrated ecosystem management.
B: Strategic Context
1 (a). Sector-Related Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) Goal Supported By The Project:
Colombia: The project is consistent with the World Bank's overall objective for the Country Assistance Strategy for Colombia which is to achieve sustainable development with continual reduction of poverty and improvement of social conditions in an environment of peace. The CAS recognises Colombia's global environmental importance and identifies environmental protection and conservation combined with macroeconomic stability to be essential elements to ensure sustainable development. This project contributes to the CAS's strategic focus on sustainable development to: i) improve natural resource management and strategic ecosystem conservation; ii) strengthen the effectiveness of the decentralised environmental management system and seek partnership opportunities with the private sector, NGOs and academia; and (iii) promote employment opportunities for the disadvantaged through environmentally sustainable projects.
Costa Rica: The project is compatible with the World Bank's Country Assistance Strategy for Costa Rica, which directly supports improved incentives for private sector-led growth, improved natural resource management through the conservation of forest ecosystems, and poverty alleviation through targeting small farmers and the rural poor for contracts for conservation easements, sustainable forest management, and reforestation.