Document of The World Bank Public Disclosure Authorized Report No: ICR00003837 IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION AND RESULTS REPORT ON A GRANT Public Disclosure Authorized IN THE AMOUNT OF SDR 1.3 MILLION (US$1.95 MILLION EQUIVALENT) TO THE REPUBLIC OF GUINEA-BISSAU FOR A BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION PROJECT (BCP) Public Disclosure Authorized November 29, 2016 Environment and Natural Resources Global Practice Public Disclosure Authorized Africa Region CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (Exchange Rate Effective May 31, 2016) Currency Unit = Franc CFA FCFA 592.0011 = US$ 1.00 US$ 1.00 = SDR 1.00 FISCAL YEAR January 1 – December 31 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS BCP Biodiversity Conservation Project BT Board of Trustees (the FBG Board) CAFÉ Consortium of African Environmental Funds CAIA Environmental Impact Assessment Unit (Célula de Avaliação de Impactos Ambientais) CB Cost Benefit CBADP Community-based Avoided Deforestation Project in Guinea-Bissau CBMP Coastal and Biodiversity Management Project CC Consultative Committee CDD Community Driven Development CE Cost Effectiveness CPAR Country Procurement Assessment Report CTF Conservation Trust Fund DC Donors’ Circle (FBG) EIA Environmental Impact Assessment ES Executive Secretariat/Secretary ESMF Environmental and Social Management Framework ESMP Environmental and Social Management Plan FIAL Fund for Local Environmental Initiatives FBG BioGuinea Foundation (Fundação BioGuine) FCV Fragility Conflict and Violence FFEM French Global Environment Fund FISCAP Fisheries Monitoring and Control Institution FUNBIO Biodiversity Foundation (Brazil) GA General Assembly GAC Governance and Anti-Corruption GCCA Global Climate Change Alliance GEF Global Environment Facility G-B Guinea-Bissau HIPC Heavily-indebted Poor Country IBAP Institute for Biodiversity and Protected Areas ICB International Competitive Bidding ICR Implementation Completion and Results Report IDA International Development Association IDF International Development Fund IFR Interim Financial Report IMET Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology IMPAC III International Marine Protected Areas Congress III ISN Interim Strategy Note IUCN International Unit for Conservation of Nature LDCF Least Developed Countries Fund M&E Monitoring and Evaluation METT Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool MRV Monitoring, Reporting and Verification MSP Medium Size Project NCB National Competitive Bidding OP/BP Operational Policy / Bank Policy PA Protected Area PNB Boé National Park PNC Cantanhez National Park PND Dulombi National Park PNLC Lagoa de Cufada Natural Park PNMJVP João Vieira and Poilão Marine National Park PNO Orango National Park PNTC Rio Cacheu Natural Park RAMPAO Regional Network of Marine Protected Areas in West Africa RAPPAM Rapid Assessment and Prioritization of Protected Area Management REDD Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation REDLAC Latin America and Caribbean Network of Environmental Funds RF Results Framework RPF Resettlement Policy Framework SCD Systematic Country Diagnosis SISRI Small Island States Resilience Initiative SNAP National System of Protected Areas (Sistema Nacional de Áreas Protegidas) STAR System for the Transparent Allocation of Resources UEMOA West African Economic and Monetary Union (Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine) UK United Kingdom UNDP United Nations Development Program VCS Verified Carbon Standard WACA West Africa Coastal Areas Initiative WARFP West Africa Regional Fisheries Program Senior Global Practice Director: Julia Bucknall Practice Manager: Benoit Bosquet Project Team Leader: Maman-Sani Issa ICR Team Leader: Maman-Sani Issa Republic of Guinea-Bissau Biodiversity Conservation Project CONTENTS Data Sheet A. Basic Information B. Key Dates C. Ratings Summary D. Sector and Theme Codes E. Bank Staff F. Results Framework Analysis G. Ratings of Project Performance in ISRs H. Restructuring I. Disbursement Graph 1. Project Context, Development Objectives and Design ............................................... 1 2. Key Factors Affecting Implementation and Outcomes .............................................. 4 3. Assessment of Outcomes .......................................................................................... 12 4. Assessment of Risk to Development Outcome ......................................................... 20 5. Assessment of Bank and Borrower Performance ..................................................... 21 6. Lessons Learned ....................................................................................................... 23 7. Comments on Issues Raised by Borrower/Implementing Agencies/Partners .......... 25 Annex 1. Project Costs and Financing .......................................................................... 26 Annex 2. Outputs by Component ................................................................................. 27 Annex 3. Economic and Financial Analysis ................................................................. 50 Annex 4. Bank Lending and Implementation Support/Supervision Processes ............ 60 Annex 5. Beneficiary Survey Results ........................................................................... 62 Annex 6. Stakeholder Workshop Report and Results ................................................... 63 Annex 7. Summary of Borrower's ICR and/or Comments on Draft ICR ..................... 64 Annex 8. Comments of Cofinanciers and Other Partners/Stakeholders ....................... 67 Annex 9. List of Supporting Documents ...................................................................... 68 MAP: IBRD 42532 A. Basic Information Guinea-Bissau Country: Guinea-Bissau Project Name: Biodiversity Conservation Project Project ID: P122047 L/C/TF Number(s): IDA-H6700 ICR Date: 11/29/2016 ICR Type: Core ICR GOVERNMENT OF Lending Instrument: SIL Borrower: GUINEA-BISSAU Original Total XDR 1.30M (USD1.95 XDR 1.30M (USD 1.95 Disbursed Amount: Commitment: M equivalent) M equivalent) Revised Amount: N/A Environmental Category: B Implementing Agencies: Guinea-Bissau Institute for Biodiversity and Protected Areas (IBAP) Co-financiers and Other External Partners: BioGuinea Foundation B. Key Dates Revised / Actual Process Date Process Original Date Date(s) Concept Review: 07/19/2010 Effectiveness: 07/29/2011 06/21/2011 Appraisal: 01/19/2011 Restructuring(s): 12/03/2014 Approval: 03/17/2011 Mid-term Review: 03/31/2013 10/26/2013 Closing: 05/31/2015 05/31/2016 C. Ratings Summary C.1 Performance Rating by ICR Outcomes: Satisfactory Risk to Development Outcome: Substantial Bank Performance: Satisfactory Borrower Performance: Satisfactory C.2 Detailed Ratings of Bank and Borrower Performance (by ICR) Bank Ratings Borrower Ratings Quality at Entry: Satisfactory Government: Satisfactory Implementing Quality of Supervision: Satisfactory Highly Satisfactory Agency/Agencies: Overall Bank Overall Borrower Satisfactory Satisfactory Performance: Performance: C.3 Quality at Entry and Implementation Performance Indicators Implementation QAG Assessments Indicators Rating Performance (if any) Potential Problem Project Quality at Entry No None at any time (Yes/No): (QEA): Problem Project at any Quality of No None time (Yes/No): Supervision (QSA): DO rating before Highly Satisfactory Closing/Inactive status: D. Sector and Theme Codes Original Actual Sector Code (as % of total Bank financing)* General agriculture, fishing and forestry sector 100 -- -- Other Agriculture, Fishing and Forestry -- 100 Theme Code (as % of total Bank financing) Biodiversity 100 -- Environment and Natural Resources Management --Climate Change -- ----Mitigation -- 50 Renewable Natural Resource Asset Management 100 50 --Biodiversity *The Bank changed Sector and Theme Code taxonomies as of November 4, 2016. Taxonomy for BCP is inaccurate - omitting public sector management/institutional development codes – but cannot be changed E. Bank Staff Positions At ICR At Approval Vice President: Makhtar Diop Obiageli K. Ezekwesili Senior Global Practice Julia Bucknall Habib M. Fetini Director/Country Director Practice Benoit Bosquet Idah Z. Pswarayi-Riddihough Manager/Manager: Project Team Leader: Maman-Sani Issa John Virdin ICR Team Leader: Maman-Sani Issa ICR Primary Author: Anna Roumani F. Results Framework Analysis Project Development Objectives (from the Legal Agreement) The Project Development Objectives (PDO) were to: (i) strengthen the Institute for Biodiversity and Protected Areas' (IBAP) management of Guinea-Bissau’s national parks; and, (ii) pilot the operation of a sustainable financing mechanism for the national parks. Revised Project Development Objectives (as approved by original approving authority) The PDO was not revised. (a) PDO Indicator(s) Original Target Formally Actual Value Values (from Revised Achieved at Indicator Baseline Value approval Target Completion or documents) Values Target Years Aggregated Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool (METT) scores for Indicator 1 : the 5 existing parks 433 (2009 baseline aggregate METT score of Value which: João Vieira e quantitative or 468 507 Poilão 104; Orango 111; qualitative) Cacheu 102; Cufada 67; Cantanhez 49) Date achieved 03/17/2011 05/31/2015 05/31/2016 Exceeded: 108.3% METT scores were 108.3% of the target and 117% of the 2009 baseline. Disaggregated by Protected Area (PA), the 2015 scores were: Comments João Vieira e Poilão 116; Orango 119; Cacheu 129; Cufada 83; and, Cantanhez (incl. % 60. See Main Text 3.2 and Annex 2 for discussion of these results. Of the 5 achievement) parks, Cantanhez was the newest and its results