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Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bangladesh Forest Department Public Disclosure Authorized Sustainable Forests and Livelihood (SUFAL) Project Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) Public Disclosure Authorized July 2018 Environmental and Social Management Framework Sustainable Forests and Livelihoods (SUFAL) Project ii BFD Environmental and Social Management Framework TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents .................................................................................................................... iii List of Tables ............................................................................................................................ v List of Figures .......................................................................................................................... vi Abbreviation and Terms ......................................................................................................... vii Executive Summary ................................................................................................................. ix Chapter 1: Introduction ............................................................................................................ 1 Background .......................................................................................................................... 1 Project Overview ................................................................................................................. 1 Forest and Environmental Settings ...................................................................................... 2 Environmental and Social Management Framework ........................................................ 16 Chapter 2: Project Component and Description ....................................................................... 21 2.1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 21 2.2. Project Components Detailes ............................................................................................ 21 2.3. Project Implementation Arrangement .............................................................................. 26 Chapter 3: Environmental and Social Management Requirements ........................................... 29 3.1. Forestry Sector Acts, Policies, Rules and Standards in Bangladesh ................................... 29 3.2. Implication of GoB Policies, Acts and Rules on SUFAL and their Classification ................. 47 3.3. World Bank’s Environmental Safeguard Policies ............................................................... 48 3.4. Review of Social Policies and Regulatory Framework ....................................................... 50 3.5. Dissimilarities between OP 4.12 and National Laws.......................................................... 54 Chapter 4: Description of Social and Economic Environment ................................................... 55 4.1. Geographical information .................................................................................................. 55 4.2. Population Demographics Status ....................................................................................... 55 4.3. Religion Status ................................................................................................................... 56 4.4. Ethnic Peoples in The Project Area .................................................................................... 56 4.5. Access to Basic Civic Facilities ............................................................................................ 57 4.6. Land Ownership and Housing Structure ............................................................................ 57 4.7. Levels of Income and Poverty ............................................................................................ 58 4.8. Activity, Income and Consumption .................................................................................... 59 4.9. Access to Finance ............................................................................................................... 59 4.10. Access to Water and Sanitation ......................................................................................... 59 4.11. Forest Dependency Status ................................................................................................. 59 4.12. Women Participation and Decision-Making ...................................................................... 59 Chapter 5: Environmental and Social Management Framework ............................................... 61 5.1. Environmental Assessment and Management Processes ................................................. 61 5.2. Social Assessment and Management Process ................................................................... 67 5.3. Potential Key Environmental Impacts................................................................................ 74 5.4. Potential Social Impacts ..................................................................................................... 83 5.5. Identifying Social Impacts and Mitigation Measures ........................................................ 85 Chapter 6: Tentative Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) .............................. 87 6.1. Environmental Impact Management ................................................................................. 87 6.2. Social Impact Management Plan (SIMP) ............................................................................ 91 6.3. Monitoring and evaluation ................................................................................................ 96 6.4. EMP Implementation Cost ................................................................................................. 98 Chapter 7: Stakeholder Consultations and Disclosure .............................................................. 99 7.1. Stakeholder Consultations and Disclosure ........................................................................ 99 BFD iii Sustainable Forests and Livelihoods (SUFAL) Project Environmental and Social Management Framework References ........................................................................................................................... 107 Annex 1: Administrative locations, population and poverty status of SUFAL Project area ....... 111 Annex 2: Tentative Budget for ESMF Implementation: .......................................................... 118 Annex 3. Social Screening Checklist ...................................................................................... 119 Annex 4: Screening format for IEE (afforestation/ reforestation) ........................................... 121 Annex 5: Screening format for IEE (small-scale infrastructures) ............................................. 124 Annex 6: Screening format and guidelines for IEE (livelihoods interventions) ......................... 128 Annex 7: Environmental monitoring checklists ...................................................................... 131 Annex 8: Summary of Consultations Conducted for the SUFAL Project ................................... 133 Annex 9: পরিরিষ্ট সমূহ ....................................................................................................... 209 A 9.1 পরিরি-কঃ আইইই(বনসজৃ ন ও বন পূনঃসজৃ ন)এি জনয স্ক্রিরনিং ফিম ........................ 209 A 9.2 পরিরি খঃ আইইই(ক্ষুদ্র পরিসরিি াপনা)এি জনয স্ক্রিরনিং ফিম। ............................... 212 A 9.3 পরিরি গঃ আইইই (জীরবকা) এি জনয স্ক্রিরনিং ফিম ..................................................... 216 A 9.4 পরিরি-ঘঃ পরিরবিগত পর্ যরবক্ষরেি চেকরি .............................................................. 219 Sustainable Forests and Livelihoods (SUFAL) Project iv BFD Environmental and Social Management Framework LIST OF TABLES Table 1.1a: Frequency of rainy days over Chittagong for different rainfall ranges during the period 1981-2010 ............................................................................................................................................. 13 Table 1.1b: Frequency of rainy days over Dhaka for different rainfall ranges during the period 1981- 2010 ....................................................................................................................................................... 13 Table 1.1b: Frequency of rainy days over Rangpur for different rainfall ranges during the period 1981- 2010 ....................................................................................................................................................... 13 Table 1.1b: Frequency of rainy days over Sylhet for different rainfall ranges during the period 1981- 2010 ....................................................................................................................................................... 14 Table 2.1: Components and Cost of SUFAL Project ............................................................................... 21 Table 3.1A: Acts and Regulations Governing the Forestry Sector in Bangladesh ................................. 30 Table 3.1B: Forestry and Other Relevant Sectoral Policies Governing the Forestry Sector ................. 38 Table 3.2: Gaps between GoB LA laws and World Bank OP 4.12. ......................................................... 54 Table 4.1: Population ratio in different three eco-system ...................................................................