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Project on Sustainable Management of Forests and Multiple Global Environmental Benefits Project supported by UNDP and financed by the GEF Executing Agency: Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources (MARN) Final Evaluation Evaluator: Javier Jahnsen November 2018 Terminal Evaluation_Final Report_11_12_2018_JJ RECOGNITION The evaluator is grateful for the collaboration of the UNDP Country Office, the staff of the Management Unit and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources. In addition, the evaluator appreciates the support of each of the actors interviewed in the different institutions and communities, without whose support and objective comments it would not have been possible to finalize the present final report. ii Table of Contents Acronyms and abbreviations ............................................................................................................... v Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................. 1 Summary Table of the Project ......................................................................................................... 1 Project Description .......................................................................................................................... 2 The Evaluation Rating Table ........................................................................................................... 6 Summary of conclusions, recommendations and lessons learned. ................................................ 7 1. Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 12 1.1 Purpose of the Evaluation ................................................................................................. 13 1.2 Documentary review and preparatory work..................................................................... 15 2. Project Description and Development Context ........................................................................ 18 2.1 Start and duration of the Project ...................................................................................... 18 2.2 Problems that the project sought to approach ................................................................. 18 2.3 Project's immediate and development objectives ............................................................ 20 2.4 Established reference indicators ....................................................................................... 20 2.5 Main stakeholders ............................................................................................................. 24 2.6 Context of development ................................................................................................... 25 2.7 Expected results ................................................................................................................ 28 3. Findings ..................................................................................................................................... 31 3.1 Design/Formulation of the Project ................................................................................... 31 3.2 Progress towards the achievement of results................................................................... 32 3.2.1 Analysis of the Logical Framework (AML) and the Outcomes Framework (logic and strategy of the Project: indicators) ........................................................................................... 32 3.2.2 Progress towards outcomes ...................................................................................... 32 3.2.3 Assumptions and Risks .............................................................................................. 43 3.2.4 Lessons learned from other relevant projects incorporated in the design of the Project 44 3.2.5 Planned stakeholder participation ............................................................................ 45 3.2.6 Repetition approach .................................................................................................. 45 3.2.7 UNDP Comparative Advantage ................................................................................. 46 3.2.8 Links between the project and other interventions within the sector ..................... 47 3.3 Project Execution .............................................................................................................. 48 iii 3.3.1 Adaptive Management ............................................................................................. 48 3.3.2 Agreements of associations ...................................................................................... 48 3.3.3 Feedback of activities to be used for adaptative management ............................... 49 3.3.4 Project financing ........................................................................................................ 49 3.3.5 Follow-up and Evaluation: design of input and execution (*)................................... 52 Results of the tracking tool on Sustainable Forest Management with a REDD + component. 66 3.4 Project Results ................................................................................................................... 68 3.4.1 Overall results (Achievement of the Objectives) (*) ................................................. 69 3.4.2 Relevance (*) ............................................................................................................. 92 3.4.3 Effectiveness and efficiency (*) ................................................................................. 96 3.4.4 National involvement ................................................................................................ 98 3.4.5 Sustainability (*) ........................................................................................................ 98 3.4.6 Impact ...................................................................................................................... 100 4. Conclusions, Recommendations and Lessons ......................................................................... 101 5. Annexes ................................................................................................................................... 111 5.1 Terms of Reference ......................................................................................................... 111 5.2 Itinerary and persons interviewed .................................................................................. 112 5.3 List of documents reviewed ............................................................................................ 115 5.4 Matrix of assessment questions ...................................................................................... 116 ......................................................................................................................................................... 116 5.5 Consulting Agreement form ............................................................................................ 126 iv Acronyms and abbreviations ACODIHUE Association for the Cooperation of Integrated Development in Huehuetenango ACOFOP Association of Forest Communities of the Petén (acronym in Spanish) ANAM National Association of Municipalities (acronym in Spanish) AP Protected Area (acronym in Spanish) AR Afforestation and Reforestation (both) ASILVOCHANCOL Association of Foresters of Chancol (acronym in Spanish) ASOCUCH Association of Organizations of the Cuchumatanes (acronym in Spanish) AUD Avoided Unplanned Deforestation (acronym in English) BD Biodiversity(both) BID Inter-American Development Bank (acronym in Spanish) CATIE Tropical Agricultural Research and Training Center (acronym in Spanish) CBD Convention on Biological Diversity (acronym in English) CC Climate Change (acronym in Spanish) CCAD Central American Council for Environment and Development (acronym in Spanish) CCB Climate, Community and Biodiversity (acronym in English) CCM Climate Change Mitigation (acronym in English) CD Executive Committee (acronym in Spanish) CDC Conservation Data Center (acronym in Spanish) CEMEC Center for Monitoring and Evaluation (acronym in Spanish) CIPREDA International Cooperation Center for Agricultural Pre-investment (acronym in Spanish) CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (acronym in English) CLPI Free, Prior and Informed Consent (acronym in Spanish) CMNUCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (acronym in Spanish) CNULD United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (acronym in Spanish) COCODE Community Development Council (acronym in Spanish) CODEDE Council of Departmental Development (acronym in Spanish) COMUDE Municipal Development Council (acronym in Spanish) CONRED National Council for Disaster Reduction (acronym in Spanish) CPAP Country Program Action Plan (acronym in English) CSL Local Tracking Committee (acronym in Spanish) CTI Inter-institutional Technical Committee (acronym in Spanish) CTP Tripartite Commission (acronym in Spanish) DIM Direct Implementation Modality (acronym in English) FMAM Global Environment Fund (acronym in Spanish) FAO United Nations Organization for Agriculture and Food (acronym in Spanish) FAS Sustainable Amazon Foundation (acronym in Spanish) FCA Fund for the Conservation of Tropical Forests (acronym in Spanish) FCPF Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (acronym in English) FDN Norwegian