Resettlement Plan of Baoqing County (Qixinghe Nature Reserve)
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RESETTLEMENT PLAN OF BAOQING COUNTY (QIXINGHE NATURE RESERVE) Supplementary Appendix to the Report and Recommendation of the President to the Board of Directors on the Sanjiang Plain Wetlands Protection Project in The People’s Republic of China Heilongjiang Provincial Government] September 2004 This report was prepared by the Borrower and is not an ADB document. [Expected Board Approval Date: January 2005] Resettlement Plan of Baoqing County PREFACE This Resettlement Plan (RP) has been prepared by Sanjiang Plains Wetland Protection Project Office with assistance provided under the Technical Assistance Group of ADB. The RP has been formulated based on the PRC laws, local regulations and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) policies on involuntary resettlement. The RP provides effective approaches to the land acquisition and resettlement of Sanjiang Plains Wetland Protection Project. The RP is based on socio-economic survey and households sample surveys of potentially affected persons (APs) according to the final design. The overall impacts reported here are based on the reliable field surveys carried out during project preparation period. After concurrence from ADB, the RP will then be approved by Heilongjiang Development and Reform Committee (HDRC) on behalf of Heilongjiang People’s Government. BRIEF INTRODUCTION AND APPROVAL OF THE RP HDRC has received the approval to construct the Sanjiang Plains Wetland Protection Project, which is expected to commence in 2004 and be completed by end of 2009. HDRC, through State Forestry Administration (SFA) and Ministry of Finance, has applied a loan from ADB and donation from Global Environment Facility (GEF) to finance the project. Accordingly, the project must be implemented in compliance with ADB social safeguard policies. This RP represents a key requirement of ADB and will constitute the basis for land acquisition, compensation and resettlement. The RP complies with PRC laws and local regulations but includes some additional enhancement measures implementation and monitoring arrangements to ensure high quality resettlement results. HDRC hereby approves the contents of this Resettlement Plan and guarantees that funds will be made available as stipulated in the budget. HDRC has discussed the draft RP with relevant local officials and has obtained their concurrence. HDRC authorizes Heilongjiang Forestry Bureau as the responsible agency to manage the implementation of the Project and related resettlement activities, and every county government is responsible for implementation of the project and related resettlement activities within the county. Approved on ______ (date) by:_________(Director, HDRC) _________ (date) by: (Head of Baoqing County Government) 1 Resettlement Plan of Baoqing County ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS AAOV Average Annual Output Value ADB Asian Development Bank AP Affected Person BCFB Baoqing County Forestry Bureau BCLAB Baoqing County Land Administrative Bureau BCSPWPPLG Baoqing County Sanjiang Plains Wetland Protection Project Leading Group BCSPWPPO Baoqing County Sanjiang Plains Wetland Protection Project Office EA Executing Agency FRFGN Farmland Restoration to Forestry and Grassland Notice FRFL Farmland Restoration to Forest land FRW Farmland Restoration to Wetland GDP Gross Domestic Product GEF Global Environment Facility HDRC Heilongjiang Development and Reform Committee HPFSDRI Heilongjiang Province Forestry Survey Design and Research Institute HPSPPMO Heilongjiang Province Sanjiang Plains Wetland Protection Project Management Office HPWPR Heilongjiang Provincial Wetland Protection Regulation IA Implementation Agency JVC Jiefang Village Committee LAL Land Administration Law M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MRM Management Review Meeting NPV Net Present Value NTFP Non-Timber Forestry Product OM Operation Manual OP Operational Procedures PAU Affected Unit PMO Project Management Office PRC the People's Republic of China QTSG Qixinghe Township Government QTG Qixingpao Town Government QVC Qixinghe Village Committee RP Resettlement Plan SMBQNRAB Shuangyashan Municipal Baoqing Qixinghe Nature Reserve Administrative Bureau 2 Resettlement Plan of Baoqing County Contents 1 Objective of RP and Definition of Resettlement Terminology ................................................ 6 2 Project Description................................................................................................................... 8 2.1 Brief Introduction of the Project .............................................................................. 8 2.1.1 Watershed Management ................................................................................... 8 2.1.2 Nature Reserve Management ........................................................................... 8 2.1.3 Alternative Livelihoods .................................................................................... 8 2.1.4 Capacity Building............................................................................................. 9 2.2 General Description of the Project Area .................................................................. 9 2.2.1 Shuangyashan Prefecture................................................................................. 9 2.2.2 Baoqing County.............................................................................................. 10 2.3 Project Beneficial Areas......................................................................................... 11 2.3.1 Qixinghe National Nature Reserve................................................................. 11 2.3.2 State-owned Forest farms............................................................................... 12 2.4 Project Investment and Financing.......................................................................... 13 2.5 Measures to Mitigate Negative Impacts of the Project .......................................... 13 2.6 Aims of Resettlement............................................................................................. 14 3 Project Impacts....................................................................................................................... 15 3.1 Impacts Analysis of Land Acquisition ................................................................... 15 3.2 Impacts Analysis of Population.............................................................................. 16 3.3 Impacts Analysis of Building Demolishment......................................................... 17 3.4 Minority ................................................................................................................. 17 3.5 Vulnerable Group................................................................................................... 18 3.5.1 Poverty ........................................................................................................... 18 3.5.2 Gender............................................................................................................ 18 4 Socioeconomic Survey........................................................................................................... 20 4.1 Socioeconomic Survey of Project Affected Area ................................................... 20 4.1.1 Qixingpao Town ............................................................................................. 20 4.1.2 Qixinghe Township......................................................................................... 21 4.2 Sample Survey of Project Affected Family............................................................ 21 4.2.1 Demography of Sampling Household............................................................. 21 4.2.2 Basic Situation of Family Living.................................................................... 21 4.2.3 Production and Business Situation................................................................. 22 4.2.4 Analysis of Income ......................................................................................... 22 4.2.5 Analysis of Expenditure.................................................................................. 23 4.2.6 Comprehensive Analysis of Income and Expenditure..................................... 24 4.2.7 Displaced Persons Psychology Questionnaire............................................... 24 4.3 Minority ................................................................................................................. 25 4.4 Vulnerable Group................................................................................................... 25 5 Resettlement Legal and Policy Framework ........................................................................... 26 5.1 Land Acquisition and Compensation Policy .......................................................... 26 5.2 Applicable Legal and Administrative Procedures.................................................. 28 5.3 Compensation Provisions....................................................................................... 29 5.4 Institutional Responsibilities.................................................................................. 30 5.5 Resettlement Policies of ADB................................................................................ 31 5.6 The Project Resettlement Policy and Entitlement Matrix ...................................... 31 5.6.1 House Demolishment Policy and Entitlement Matrix:................................... 31 5.6.2 Land Compensation & Rehabilitation Policy and Entitlement Matrix:......... 32 5.6.3 Compensation Policy of Affected