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5.2.1 Negative Environmental Impacts of Site Selection and Mitigation Measures E3043 v1 World Bank Loan Hunan Forest Restoration and Development Project (HFRDP) Public Disclosure Authorized Environmental Management Plan Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Forestry Foreign Capital Project Management Office of Hunan Province Central South University of Forestry and Technology June 2012 Public Disclosure Authorized Environmental Management Plan at Hunan Forest Restoration and Development Project Content 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 6 1.1 Background ......................................................................................................................... 6 1.2 Main References ................................................................................................................. 6 1.2.1 Relevant policies, laws, regulations issued by national and local authorities in China ................................................................................................................................. 6 1.2.2 Technical Specifications and Guidelines .................................................................. 7 1.2.3 Requirements of the World Bank ............................................................................. 8 2. experience and lessons learnt from previous World Bank loan forestry projects in Hunan province in execution of environmental management measures ................................................ 9 2.1 The preparation and execution of EPG ............................................................................... 9 2.2 Preparation and execution of “Pest Management Plan” (PMP) ........................................ 10 2.3 Organization of Training on Environmental Protection Measures at All Levels ............... 10 2.4 Conduction of Ecological Environmental Monitoring and Evaluation ............................. 10 2.5 Environmental Management Performance of Previous World Bank Loan Forestry Projects ................................................................................................................................................. 11 2.6 Ecological Environmental benefits achieved in Previous World Bank Loan Forestry Projects .................................................................................................................................... 12 3. Project Description ................................................................................................................... 14 3.1 Project Objectives ............................................................................................................. 14 3.2 Project components ........................................................................................................... 14 3.3 Distribution of project areas .............................................................................................. 15 4. Description of Environmental Conditions and Analysis of Environmental Quality in project areas .................................................................................................................................. 17 4.1 Description of present environmental conditions in project areas ................................ 17 4.1.1 Natural environment ............................................................................................... 17 4.1.2 Social environment ................................................................................................. 22 4.1.3 Ecological environment.......................................................................................... 23 4.1.4 Natural Habitats and physical cultural resources ................................................... 27 4.2 Analysis of current environmental quality related to the project ...................................... 28 4.2.1 Soil erosion and surface runoff in Hunan ............................................................... 28 4.2.2 Water quality of related water bodies ..................................................................... 28 4.2.3 Vegetation Coverage and Plant Community Structure ........................................... 29 4.2.4 Biodiversity status .................................................................................................. 29 4.2.5 Environment pollution ........................................................................................... 30 5. Environmental Impact Analysis of Project Construction ..................................................... 31 5.1 Positive Environmental Impacts........................................................................................ 31 5.1.1 Water conservation, soil and water conservation and soil improvement ................ 31 5.1.2 Increase biodiversity .............................................................................................. 31 5.1.3 Increase carbon sequestration and condition micro-climate................................... 31 5.2 Potential negative environmental impacts and mitigation measures………………….…26 5.2.1 Negative environmental impacts of site selection and mitigation measures .......... 32 2 Environmental Management Plan at Hunan Forest Restoration and Development Project 5.2.2 Negative environmental impacts of species (variety) selection and distribution and Mitigation measures ........................................................................................................ 33 5.2.3 Negative environmental impacts of site slashing and preparation and Mitigation measures .......................................................................................................................... 34 5.2.4 Negative environmental impacts of tending management measures on forest plantations and Mitigation measures ............................................................................... 34 5.2.5 Negative environmental impacts of forest path construction ................................. 35 5.2.6 Negative environmental impacts of application of pesticides and fertilizers ......... 35 5.2.7 Negative environmental impacts of timber felling and yarding ............................. 36 5.2.8 Negative environmental impacts of nursery construction ...................................... 37 5.3 Risk analysis and prevention measures ............................................................................. 39 5.4 Summary of mitigation measures of negative impacts and prevention measures of risks 42 6. Public Participatory Mechanism and Public Consultation Results ...................................... 51 6.1 Public consultation by EIA team and its results ................................................................ 51 6.1.1 Methods and scope of survey ................................................................................. 51 6.1.2 Public consultation results ...................................................................................... 52 6.1.3 Public suggestions .................................................................................................. 53 6.1.4 Conclusions of public consultation in EIA ............................................................. 53 6.2 Public consultation by social assessment team and its results (see details in the Social Assessment Report) ................................................................................................................. 55 6.2.1 Methods and scope of survey ................................................................................. 55 6.2.2 Public consultation results ...................................................................................... 56 6.3 Participatory consultation and planning and its results (see details in the Participatory Consultation and Planning Summary Report) ......................................................................... 56 7. Environmental Management Scheme and Technical Measures ........................................... 59 7.1 Development and execution of EPG ................................................................................. 59 7.2 Development and execution of PMP ................................................................................. 59 7.3 Reporting procedure in case cultural relics were found .................................................... 60 7.4 Consistency analysis with World Bank forestry policy (OP 4.36) .................................... 61 8 Environmental Management Agencies and Supervision Mechanism ................................... 62 8.1 Environmental management agencies and responsibilities ............................................... 62 8.2 Supervision and inspection mechanism ............................................................................ 63 9. Environmental Monitoring Plan .............................................................................................. 65 9.1 Monitoring contents and indicators ................................................................................... 65 9.2 Types and distribution of monitoring sites ........................................................................ 65 9.3 Monitoring methods .......................................................................................................... 68 9.4 Organization and implementation of monitoring .............................................................. 69 9.5 Report system ...................................................................................................................
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