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3. Possible Controversial Aspects:

None identified.
G: Main Loan and Grant Conditions

1. Effectiveness Conditions:



  1. That an adequate accounting and financial management system for the project has been implemented within FONAFIFO which is acceptable to the World Bank.

  2. Qualified personnel, acceptable to the World Bank, contracted as (i) natural resource management specialist, (ii) procurement specialist, and (iii) financial analyst to strengthen project-specific activities within FONAFIFO.

  3. Under the Loan Agreement, the GEF Grant Agreement has been executed and delivered and all conditions precedent to its effectiveness or to the right of FONAFIFO to make withdrawals thereunder, except only the effectiveness of the Loan Agreement, have been fulfilled;

  4. Under the GEF Agreement, the Loan Agreement has been executed and delivered and all conditions precedent to its effectiveness thereunder, except only the effectiveness of this GEF Grant Agreement, have been fulfilled; and a legal opinion satisfactory to the Bank has been issued

2. Other:



Counterpart Funds
Counterpart funds from the Government of Costa Rica will be available in the amounts and at the times specified within the agreed project-financing plan. Counterpart funds from the Government will be budgeted annually in the National Budget.

Procurement
Procurement under all components of the project will be carried out in accordance with the agreed categories detailed in the Procurement and Disbursement Arrangements and will follow the Guidelines for Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits (January 1995, revised January and August 1996 and September 1997). All contracting of consultants and consulting services will be in accordance with the Guidelines for Use of Consultants (January 1997 and revised September 1997).



Accounts/Audits
The project will implement an agreed plan of accounts and auditing. A short list of proposed accounting firms and their terms of reference already have been submitted to the Bank.

Annual Work Programs

Annual work programs for all components of the project will be submitted to the World Bank for no-objection.


Monitoring

Quarterly and annual reports will be prepared by FONAFIFO according to agreed formats and submitted to the World Bank within 45 days of the end of each quarter, and by January 31, for quarterly and annual reports, respectively. The Government of Costa Rica and the Bank will conduct a mid-term review of project implementation not later than the end of PY3 to review the attainment of the project’s objectives and implementation goals.


Conditions for Disbursement

  1. That the Projects Operations Manual, acceptable to the Bank, has been issued by FONAFIFO.

  2. That the Annual Work Program for PY1, acceptable to the Bank, has been furnished to the Bank.

  3. That model ESP contracts (both 5 and 20 year contracts for conservation, sustainable forest management and reforestation), acceptable to the Bank, has been drafted and approved by MINAE.

  4. Signed subsidiary agreement between FONAFIFO, SINAC and MINAE reflecting responsibilities of participating agencies, submitted and acceptable to the Bank.

H. Readiness for Implementation


[ ] The engineering design documents for the first year’s activities are complete and ready for the start of project implementation. [X] Not applicable.
[X] The procurement documents for the first year’s activities are complete and ready for the start of project implementation.

[X] A draft Project Implementation Plan has been reviewed and found to be realistic and of satisfactory quality. The final Project Implementation Plan will be completed by project effectiveness.

[ ] The following items are lacking and are discussed under loan conditions (Section G):


I. Compliance with Bank Policies

[X] This project complies with all applicable Bank policies.

Task Team Leader: John Kellenberg
Sector Manager/Director: John Redwood

Country Manager/Director: Donna Dowsett-Coirolo



Annex 1: Project Design Summary

Costa Rica: Ecomarkets





Hierarchy of Objectives

Key Performance Indicators

Monitoring and Evaluation

Critical Assumptions

Sector-related CAS Goal:
Strengthening the outward-orientation of the economy and supporting sustainable natural resource management.

Sector Objectives


  1. Healthy and sustainably managed forest ecosystems.

Sector / Country Reports


  • ESW in the forestry sector

(from Goal to Bank Mission)


Project Development Objective:
A. To increase forest conservation in Costa Rica by supporting the development of markets and private sector providers for environmental services supplied by privately owned forests.

B. To contribute to the long-term conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity outside of national parks and biological reserves in the MBC/CR.
Outcome / Impact Indicators



  1. 100,000 hectares of land contracted as conservation easements in MBC/CR priority areas by EOP.




  1. Establishment of a financial instrument to support conservation easements by EOP.




  1. Six NGOs working in priority areas in the MBC/CR strengthened




  1. 30% increase in participation of women landowners and women’s organizations in ESP program by EOP.

  2. 100% increase in the participation of indigenous communities in the ESP program by EOP.



Project Reports:
(from Objective to Goal)



  • Macroeconomic stability

  • Sufficient political will exists for marketization of environmental services and the ESP program.




Outputs:
1.a Environmental Service Payments Program supported.
1.b Mesoamerican Biological Corridor consolidated.

Output Indicators
1.1 Existing contractual obligations fulfilled by 2003.
1.2 100,000 hectares of land contracted as conservation easements in MBC/CR priority areas by EOP.
1.3 Increased local capacity to value and market environmental services, as measured through technical studies and introduction of market mechanisms by EOP.
1.4 Trust Fund for contracts targeting biodiversity conservation established in accordance to GEF’s best practice by EOP.
1.5 Six local NGOs providing services to ESP program, and facilitating its access to small landowners in priority areas of the MBC/CR.

Project Reports


  • FONAFIFO Annual Reports.

  • MINAE Annual Reports

  • Project Supervision Reports.

  • ESP technical and administrative audits.

(from Outputs To Objective)


  • Government commitment and legal framework for internalizing the cost of environmental services maintained.

  • Regulations within Kyoto Protocol permit financing of carbon forestry programs.

  • FONAFIFO and SINAC capable of enforcing conservation easements over the life on contracts.

  • Management and staff of MINAE, SINAC, and FONAFIFO internalize training.

  • ESP program incentives are sufficient to motivate private landowners to conserve and sustainable manage forest ecosystems.




Project Components/Sub-components:

1. Strengthen Market Development for Environmental Services

1.1 Programmed payments for ESP program.


1.2 New ESP contracts in MBC/CR priority areas
1.3 Development of revenue capture mechanisms, including establishment of a trust fund to finance contracts targeting biodiversity conservation beyond the life of the project


Inputs: (budget for each component)
1.1 US$14.8 million

1.2 US$22.5 million

1.3 US$0.4 million



Project Reports:



  • Bank supervision reports

  • Field management reports




(Components to Outputs)



  • Political commitment to ESP program maintained.

2. Strengthen Administration and Field Supervision of ESP Program

2.1 ESP Administration, including monitoring, supervision and evaluation of ESP program and GIS technical monitoring system

2.2 SINAC forest protection and field supervision

2.3 Strengthening of local and regional NGOs supporting the ESP program.
2.1 US$2.5 million

2.2 US$7.9 million


2.3 US$0.8 million




  • Annual and quarterly reports

  • Procurement records

  • Evaluation reports

  • Copies of contracts

  • Bank supervision reports

  • Field management reports



  • Political commitment to ESP program maintained.


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