Enhancing Landscape and Ecosystem Management (ELEMENT) Project (WB-P179935)

Countries
  • India
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
Tripura and Nagaland
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Financial Institutions
  • World Bank (WB)
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Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
A
Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."
Voting Date
Nov 25, 2024
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
Government of India - State Forest Development Agency (SFDA); and others
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Agriculture and Forestry
  • Climate and Environment
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Investment Type(s)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 225.52 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 304.90 million
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Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS Jun 2, 2025

Disclosed by Bank Oct 12, 2023

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Project Description
If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

According to the Bank’s website, the objective of this project is to improve landscape management and increase benefits for targeted forest dependent communities in Tripura and Nagaland.

The project supports the states of Nagaland and Tripura in their transition to environmentally sustainable and resilient management of landscapes and forests by addressing the root causes negatively affecting the vitality of these ecosystems. By using a “landscape approach”, i.e., taking both a geographical and socio-economic approach to managing the land, water and forest resources that form the foundation (the natural capital), the project will support strengthening capacities of the participating state governments and local actors to restore degraded landscapes by introducing a landscape approach and helping utilize technological solutions. Degraded forest landscapes will be restored by implementing community-led integrated landscape and natural resource management plans to support improved ecosystem services, such as carbon sequestration, water availability, soil conservation, and wildlife habitat protection. ELEMENT will also support nature-based tourism and sustainable forest-based livelihoods by facilitating value chain improvement, market linkages and creating an enabling environment for community-based forest-linked enterprises. 

Early Warning System Project Analysis
For a project with severe or irreversible impacts to local community and natural resources, the Early Warning System Team may conduct a thorough analysis regarding its potential impacts to human and environmental rights.

The overall Environmental Risk Rating is assessed to be Substantial primarily due to the geographical setting of the project and the weak capacity of the district and village IAs to assess and manage risks.

The overall Social Risk Rating is assessed to be Substantial due to the weak capacities of the district and village level IAs to manage participatory processes and and the potental exclusion of vulnerable groups in decision making process.

Investment Description
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International Bank for Reconstruction and Development: US$ 225.52 million

Global P'ship for Sust. and Resilient Landscapes - PROGREEN: US$ 2.4 million

Borrower/Recipient: US$ 56.37 million


Contact Information
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World Bank

Gayane Minasyan, Pyush Dogra, Raj Ganguly
Lead Environmental Specialist

Borrower/Client/Recipient

India
Mr. K. Manicka Raj
Joint Secretary
manickraj.k@nic.in

Implementing Agencies

Government of Nagaland
Mr. R Binchilo Thong
State Agriculture Production Commissioner (APC)
apc-ngl@gov.in

Government of Tripura
Mr. Khushwant Sethi
Principle Chief Conservator of Forests
pccftripura@gmail.com

Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

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