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Final Evaluation for Wetlands Portfolio Terminal Evaluation Report UNDP-GEF project: CBPF-MSL: Strengthening the Management Effectiveness of the Protected Area Landscape in Altai Mountains and Wetlands GEF Project ID: 4653 UNDP Project ID: 4596 Country: China Region: Asia and the Pacific Focal Areas (GEF-5): Biodiversity GEF Agency: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Executing Agency: Xinjiang Forestry Department Nature reserves in the Altai Mountains region Date Version 30 April 2019 01 First draft Terminal Evaluation Report 2019 CBPF-MSL: Strengthening the Management Effectiveness of the Protected Area Landscape in Altai Mountains and Wetlands UNDP PIMS ID: 4596; GEF Project ID: 4653 Opening Page PROJECT DETAILS: Project Name: CBPF-MSL: Strengthening the Management Effectiveness of the Protected Area Landscape in Altai Mountains and Wetlands Project ID: GEF Project ID: 4653 UNDP PIMS ID: 4596 Country: China Region: Asia and the Pacific Focal Area: Biodiversity Funding Source: GEF Trust Fund GEF Focal Area Objectives: GEF5: BD-1, Outcome 1.1; BD-1, Outcome 1.2 Implementing Agency: United Nations Development Programme Implementation Modality: National Implementation Modality (NIM) Executing Agency: Xinjiang Forestry Department Sub-level responsible parties: Altai Mountains Forestry Bureau Liangheyuan Provincial Nature Reserve Management Bureau FINANCIALS: Project Preparation Grant: USD 70,000 GEF Project Grant: USD 3,544,679 Cofinancing Total: USD 22,000,000 GEF Agency Fees: USD 319,021 Total Cost: USD 25,614,679 PROJECT TIMELINE: Received by GEF: 08 September 2011 Preparation Grant Approved: 08 December 2011 Concept Approved: 01 February 2012 Project Approved for 24 September 2013 Implementation: State Date: 27 February 2014 Project Closed (planned): 26 February 2019 TERMINAL EVALUATION DETAILS: TE Timeframe: March-April 2019 TE Team: James Lenoci, International Consultant / Team Leader Liu Shuo, National Consultant Reporting Language: English The TE team would like to acknowledge the feedback provided by the interviewed stakeholders, including the National Project Director, Project Coordinator, Project Manager, the project management team, the UNDP country office Environment and Energy Program Manager, the UNDP country office staff, the UNDP RTA, local partners and beneficiaries, and other governmental and non-governmental stakeholders. PIMS 4596 TE report_30Apr2019 Terminal Evaluation Report 2019 CBPF-MSL: Strengthening the Management Effectiveness of the Protected Area Landscape in Altai Mountains and Wetlands UNDP PIMS ID: 4596; GEF Project ID: 4653 Table of Contents Executive Summary ...................................................................................................................................................................... i Abbreviations and Acronyms .................................................................................................................................................... viii 1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Purpose of Evaluation ............................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Evaluation Scope and Methodology ......................................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Structure of the Evaluation Report ........................................................................................................................... 1 1.4 Ethics ......................................................................................................................................................................... 2 1.5 Evaluation Ratings ..................................................................................................................................................... 2 1.6 Audit Trail .................................................................................................................................................................. 3 1.7 Limitations ................................................................................................................................................................ 3 2 Project Description and Development Context ................................................................................................................. 3 2.1 Project start and duration ......................................................................................................................................... 3 2.2 Problems that the project sought to address ........................................................................................................... 3 2.3 Immediate and development objectives of the project ........................................................................................... 5 2.4 Baseline indicators established ................................................................................................................................. 5 2.5 Main stakeholders .................................................................................................................................................... 6 2.6 Project theory of change ........................................................................................................................................... 8 3 Assessment of Project Design .......................................................................................................................................... 10 3.1 Analysis of project results framework .................................................................................................................... 10 3.2 Assumptions and risks ............................................................................................................................................ 14 3.3 Lessons learned and linkages with other projects .................................................................................................. 15 3.4 Planned stakeholder participation .......................................................................................................................... 15 3.5 Replication approach .............................................................................................................................................. 15 3.6 UNDP comparative advantage ................................................................................................................................ 16 3.7 Management arrangements ................................................................................................................................... 16 4 Assessment of Project Results ......................................................................................................................................... 17 4.1 Outputs ................................................................................................................................................................... 17 4.2 Outcomes ................................................................................................................................................................ 26 4.2.1 Effectiveness ...................................................................................................................................................... 26 4.2.2 Relevance ........................................................................................................................................................... 34 4.2.3 Efficiency ............................................................................................................................................................ 35 4.3 Sustainability ........................................................................................................................................................... 37 4.4 Progress towards impact ........................................................................................................................................ 39 5 Assessment of Monitoring & Evaluation Systems ............................................................................................................ 42 5.1 M&E Design ............................................................................................................................................................ 42 5.2 M&E implementation ............................................................................................................................................. 42 6 Assessment of Implementation and Execution ................................................................................................................ 44 6.1 Quality of implementation ...................................................................................................................................... 44 6.2 Quality of execution ................................................................................................................................................ 45 7 Other Assessments ........................................................................................................................................................... 45 7.1 Need for follow-up .................................................................................................................................................. 45 7.2 Materialization
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