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Jiangxi Biologic Energy Forest Demonstration Base Environmental Jiangxi Biologic Energy Forest Demonstration Base Construction Project Funded by European Investment Bank Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Report Evaluation Unit: Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural Science Jiangxi Agricultural University Collaboration: Jiangxi Forestry Department City and County Forestry Bureaus 1 CONTENTS 1 BACKGROUND INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT ······················································1 1.1 Project background·························································································1 1.1.1 Background of the project emergence··················································1 1.1.2 Project sources·····················································································1 1.1.3 Significance of the project construction···············································1 1.2 Purposes of the preparation of the report························································1 1.3 Brief introduction of the environmental impact assessment ···························2 1.3.1 Significance of the project ···································································2 1.3.2 Structure of the report··········································································3 1.4 Bases of the evaluation···················································································4 1.4.1 Relevant state laws and regulations ·····················································4 1.4.2 Requirements of World Bank ······························································6 1.4.3 Specifications of the evaluation···························································6 1.4.4 Relevant documents about the construction project·····························6 1.4.5 Principles of the environmental impact assessment ·····························7 1.5 Relationship with the project's feasibility study··············································8 1.6 Environmental impact assessment expert team···············································9 1.7 Scope and period of the evaluation·······························································10 1.7.1 Evaluation scope················································································10 1.7.2 Evaluation period···············································································10 1.8 Factors of the evaluation ··············································································10 1.9 Classification of the evaluation ····································································13 1.10 Standards of the evaluation·········································································13 1.10.1 Environmental quality standard ·······················································14 1.10.2 Pollutants emission standard····························································14 1.11 Focuses of the evaluation ···········································································14 1.12 Procedure of the evaluation ········································································15 2 POLICIES, REGULATIONS AND MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK ······························17 2.1 Organization and management framework of the project ·····························17 2.1.1 Organization framework····································································17 2.1.2 Management framework····································································18 2.2 State biologic energy forest policies and strategies·······································19 2.3 Requirements of World Bank about forestry project ····································20 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT ······················································································21 3.1 The aim of the project···················································································21 3.2 Objectives of the project···············································································21 3.3 Content of the project construction·······························································21 3.4 Regional layout of the project construction ··················································21 I 3.4.1 Principles of the project layout ··························································21 3.4.2 Scheme of the project layout······························································22 3.5 Technology design ·······················································································22 3.5.1 Selection of tree species for the reforestation ····································22 3.5.2 Technology measures of the reforestation ·········································22 3.6 The project investment ·················································································23 3.7 Indexes of the project’s success····································································23 4 OVERVIEW OF NATURAL AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT IN JIANGXI PROVINCE ························································································································································26 4.1 Ecological environment················································································26 4.1.1 Geographic region of Jiangxi Province··············································26 4.1.2 Plant resources and major types of vegetation in Jiangxi Province····26 4.1.3 Wildlife overview in Jiangxi Province···············································31 4.2 Physical environment ···················································································32 4.2.1 Topographic conditions ·····································································32 4.2.2 Climate ······························································································34 4.2.3 Soil ····································································································37 4.2.4 Hydrological data ··············································································37 4.2.5 Air quality ·························································································38 4.2.6 Surface water quality ·········································································38 4.3 Social development overview·······································································39 4.3.1 Population··························································································39 4.3.2 Nations ······························································································39 4.3.3 Transport ···························································································40 4.3.4 Public Health ·····················································································41 4.4 Economic development conditions·······························································41 4.5 Land use situation·························································································42 5 THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION·····························································································43 5.1 Investigation methods and content ·······························································43 5.1.1 Intention ····························································································43 5.1.2 Investigation methods········································································43 5.1.3 Investigation scope ············································································43 5.2 Analysis of the public investigation result and public point of view·············44 5.2.1 Analysis of the public investigation result ·········································44 5.2.2 Public opinions and suggestions ························································45 5.2.3 Conclusions of the experts’ opinions and suggestions ·······················46 5.2.4 Farmers’ opinions and suggestions ····················································47 5.3 Information publicity and feedback······························································47 5.4 Procedure conclusion of public participation················································47 6 ANALYSIS OF THE PROJECT PROGRAM SELECTION ················································49 II 6.1 Overview······································································································49 6.1.1 Relevant provisions of the project of the national forest management laws and regulations ···················································································49 6.1.2 Contents of the selection analysis of the project ································50 6.2 Comparative analysis of environmental impact between with and without the project ················································································································50 6.3 Comparative analysis of implementation plan designs of the project ···········52 6.3.1 Selection analysis of reforestation areas in the project·······················53 6.3.2 Selection analysis of reforestation tree species in the project ············54 6.3.3 Selection analysis of reforestation models in the project ···················54 6.4 Comprehensive evaluation ···········································································58 7 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ANALYSIS AND MITIGATION MEASURES··················59 7.1 Ecological environment impact analysis ot the project construction ············59 7.2 Environmental impact and mitigation measures ···········································59 7.2.1
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