Conservation and Sustainable Use within the Ngoyla Mintom Forest project PROJECT APPRAISAL DOCUMENT AFRICA Region Sustainable Development Department Africa Environment and Natural Resources Management Unit (AFTEN) Date: [31 January 2012] Country Director: Gregor Binkert Sector Director: Jamal Saghir Sector Manager: Idah Z. Pswarayi-Riddihough Team Leader: James Acworth Project ID: P118018 Lending Instrument: SIL Sector(s): Forestry (100%) Theme(s): Biodiversity, Environmental policies and institutions, Environment and Natural Resources Management EA Category: B Project Financing Data: Proposed terms: [ ] Loan [ ] Credit [ X ] Grant [ ] Guarantee [ ] Other: Source Total Amount (US$M) Total Project Cost: 3.5 Complimentary financing: Client: GEF 3.5 Total Bank Financing: 0.0 Borrower: Government of Cameroon Responsible Agency: Ministry of Forests and Wildlife Contact Person: Denis Koulagna, Secretary-General Telephone No.: +237 9981 8365 Fax No. +237 2222 9484 Email: Estimated Disbursements (Bank FY/US$ m) FY 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Annual 0.400 0.500 0.600 0.800 1.200 Cumulative 0.400 0.900 1.500 2.300 3.500 Project Implementation Period: 5 years. Expected effectiveness date: June 2012 Expected closing date: June 2017 Does the project depart from the CAS in content or other significant respects? ○ Yes ● No If yes, please explain:
Annex 1: Results Framework and Monitoring Country: Cameroon Project Name: Cameroon : NGOYLA MINTOM PROJECT . Results Framework . Global Environmental Objectives . PDO Statement The PDO is to improve the conservation and management of core areas within the Ngoyla Mintom forest massif and improve access to income-generating activities for local communities. . . Global Environmental Objective Indicators Cumulative Target Values Data Source/ Responsibility for Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline YR1 YR2 YR3 YR4 End Target Frequency Methodology Data Collection GEF Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool (METT) Score Number 26.00 40.00 Every 2 years METT evaluation reports. MINFOF PIU Conservation & management of core areas (Classification) Yes/No No Yes At end of Project Draft Classification Decree. Reception letter from authorities MINFOF PIU Conservation & management of core areas (Management Plan) Yes/No No Yes At end of Project Draft Classification Decree. Reception letter from authorities MINFOF PIU Direct project beneficiaries Number 0.00 1000.00 Annual Records of No. people benefiting from all components of the project; MINFOF PIU and M&E Specialist Female beneficiaries Percentage 0.00 50.00 Annual Records of No. people benefiting from all components of the project; MINFOF PIU team and M&E Specialist . Intermediate Results Indicators Cumulative Target Values Data Source/ Responsibility for Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline YR1 YR2 YR3 YR4 End Target Frequency Methodology Data Collection Number of stakeholder platform(s) meetings at which key stakeholders are adequately represented. Number 0.00 10.00 Meeting reports including analysis of participation at each meeting. Meeting reports including analysis of participation at each meeting. MINFOF PIU and Contracted project Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist.
Communications strategy Yes/No No Yes Annual Annual Strategy; Minutes of meeting to adopt the strategy; progress reports. Contracted project Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist. Village Development Plans Number 0.00 30.00 Annual Minutes of Local Committee Planning Meetings. Copies of adopted LDPs. Livelihood Support Mechanism Manager with Contracted project M&E Specialist. NRM Pilot Initiatives supported Number 0.00 5.00 Annual Activity reports. Technical audit of LSM (1 at and one at end of project) to assess the success of the pilot initiatives funded by LSM in terms of sustainability and replicability. NB see also PDO level results indicator No.3 for monitoring of LSM impacts. Livelihood Support Mechanism Manager with contracted Project M&E Specialist. Livelihood Support Mechanism Beneficiaries (a) Alternative Income Generating Activities Number 0.00 500.00 Annual Socio-economic monitoring data, census data, local population surveys / interviews. Records of beneficiaries and type / value of benefits from LSM. Manager of Livelihood Support Mechanism. Independently confirmed by contracted project M&E Specialist, who may obtain data from multiple sources, including WWF surveys Number of indigenous people who are beneficiares Number 0.00 1500.00 Annual Socio-economic monitoring data, census data, local population surveys / interviews. Records of beneficiaries and type / value of benefits from LSM. Manager of Component 2. Confirmed by Contracted project M&E Specialist, who may obtain data from multiple sources, including WWF socio-economic surveys Livelihood Support Mechanism Beneficiaries (Infrastructure) Number 0.00 500.00 Annual Socio-economic monitoring data, census data, local population surveys / interviews. Records of beneficiaries and type / value of benefits from LSM. Manager of Livelihood Support Mechanism. Independently confirmed by contracted project M&E Specialist, who may obtain data from multiple sources, including WWF surveys Long Term M&E System Yes/No No Yes Annual M&E framework. Baseline data and re-measurement data and analysis reports MINFOF PIU team and contracted Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist. . economic
Elaborate and submit a procurement plan for the Conservation and Sustainable Management of the Forest Project to IDA First draft to be available by appraisal and final version to be discussed during negotiations. Ministry in charge of Forestry Provide the Project Implementation Unit of with a Procurement Officer from the Ministry in charge of Forestry with qualifications and experiences acceptable to the Bank, and dedicated to the Conservation and Sustainable Management within the Ngoyla-Mintom Forest Project. Prior to effectiveness Ministry in charge of Forestry Recruitment of a qualified Procurement Adviser, for one year maximum, with main responsibilities to train and provide sustainable capacity building in World Bank procurement procedures to staff of the Project Implementation Unit in charge of procurement, especially the above mentioned Procurement Officer. Four months after the project effectiveness Ministry in charge of Forestry Establish a specialized procurement Tender Board, in form and substance satisfactory to IDA, and to be approved through a Prime Minister decree, as well as all of the tender boards members nominated. The text shall define the procurement arrangements and approvals authorities in order to mitigate the lack of provisions in the code for “delegation of authority“ by the presidents of tender boards and by the procuring entities (the 2 major potential bottlenecks for project implementation and budget execution) Prior to effectiveness Ministry in charge of Forestry Elaborate specific procedures in a Project Implementation Manual (PIM) for the project in order to meet World Bank procurement standards, and the delegation of authority for the management of small contracts to the Project Coordinator Prior to effectiveness Ministry in charge of Forestry Setting up a comprehensive record keeping system. Four months after the project effectiveness Ministry in charge of Forestry Procurement activities, at a cost of CFA Francs 5 million (US$11,000 equivalent) or more, will be conducted with the technical support of the specialized procurement Tender Board of the Ministry in charge of Forestry. For contract amounts of less than CFA Francs 5 million (US$11,000 equivalent), the Ministry in charge of Forestry will rely on an internal procurement committee. Details of the institutional arrangement and the responsibility of this internal procurement committee are defined in the Project Implementation Manual. Regarding the evaluation of technical proposals for consulting services assignment, all procurement shall evaluate proposals using a minimum of two specialists in the sector.