Environmental Monitoring Report # 3 Semestral Report August 2020 PRC: Fujian Farmland Sustainable Utilization and Demonstration Project Prepared by the Fujian Provincial Government for the Asian Development Bank. NOTES (i) The fiscal year (FY) of the Government of the People’s Republic of China and its agencies ends on 31 December. FY before a calendar year denotes the year in which the fiscal year ends, e.g., FY2019 ends on 31 December 2019. (ii) In this report, "$" refers to United States dollars. This environmental monitoring report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Environmental Monitoring Report Project Number: L3450-PRC August 2020 PRC: Fujian Farmland Sustainable Utilization and Demonstration Project Semi-Annual Environmental Monitoring Report for 1 July 2019 to 31 December 2019 Prepared by Fujian Provincial Department of Agriculture (Fujian Provincial Agricultural Affair Office) for the Fujian Provincial Government and the Asian Development Bank. This environmental monitoring report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 31 December 2019) Currency unit – Yuan (CNY) CNY1.00 = $ 0.1432 $1.00 = CNY 6.981 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank GHG Greenhouse gas BOD5 5-day biochemical oxygen demand GRM Grievance redress mechanism CNY Chinese Yuan IEE Initial environmental examination COD Chemical oxygen demand LIEC Loan implementation environment consultant CPMO County Project Management Office MEP Ministry of Environment Protection CSC Construction Supervision Company MPMO Municipal Project Management Office DO Dissolved oxygen PDRC Provincial Development and Reform Commission DOEP Department of Environmental Protection PIU Project Implementing Unit EHS Environmental, Health and Safety PPE Participating Private Enterprise EIA Environmental impact assessment PPMO Provincial Project Management Office EIR Environmental Impact Report PPTA Project Preparatory Technical Assistance EIT Environmental Impact Table PRC People’s Republic of China EMP Environmental Management Plan REA Rapid Environmental Assessment EMS Environment Monitoring Station SOE State Owned Enterprise EPB Environmental Protection Bureau SPS Safeguard Policy Statement FPG Fujian Provincial Government WHO World Health Organization FSR Feasibility Study Report WRB Water Resources Bureau FYP Five Year Plan GDP Gross domestic product 1 SUMMARY PROJECT INFORMATION GENERAL INFORMATION Project title: Fujian Farmland Sustainable Utilization and Demonstration Project Date of project effectiveness: 22 May 2017 Executing agency: Fujian Provincial Government Implementing agency: Nanping, Sanming, Longyan, Zhangzhou and Ningde Municipal government; Project implementing units (PIUs): Nanping: Wuyishan: Wuyishan Zhuzi Ecological Agriculture Co., Ltd Nanping: Guangze: Fujian Zhengyuan Ecological Food Town Co., Ltd Sanming: Datian: Fujian Datian County Golden Phoenix Agricultural Development Co., Ltd Sanming: Youxi: Youxi County Yangzhong Xingkaicheng Urban Construction Co., Ltd Sanming: Youxi: Youxi County Shenlang Edible Oil Co., Ltd Sanming: Ninghua: Ninghua State-owned Ecological Forestry Co., Ltd Sanming: Ninghua: Fujian Ninghua County Ninghua Science and Technology Co., Ltd Sanming: Ninghua: Fujian Chunhui Tea Co., Ltd Sanming: Ninghua: Fujian Cuiyun Tea Co., Ltd Sanming: Ninghua: Ninghua Jinxi Tea Co., Ltd Sanming: Ninghua: Fujian Ninghua County Houde Agro-forestry Ecological. Co., Ltd Longyan: Yongding: Longyan Municipality Longyu Ecological Industry Development Co. Ltd Longyan: Xinluo: Longyan Municipality Greenland Ecological Agriculture Development Co. Ltd Zhangzhou: Pinghe: Fujian Xinghe Investment Development Co. Ltd Zhangzhou: Zhangpu (Hua'an): Fujian Hongsheng Gardening Co. Ltd Ningde: Jiaocheng: Fujian Lvyin Agriculture Co., Ltd Ningde: Zherong: Fujian Jianye Agro-forestry Comprehensive Investment Co. Ltd Ningde: Dongqiao: Ningde Qilongxiang Agriculture Co. Ltd Ningde: Fu'an: Fujian Farms Agribusiness Tea Co. Ltd. PMO (name of agency): The PPMO established in the Fujian Provincial Department of Agriculture. Municipal project management offices (MPMO’s) have been established in the 5 project municipalities. County project management offices (CPMOs) have been established within 9 project counties. PMO Environment Officer (name, 1 from each PMO email): Loan implementation consultant / ESD firm: LIEC: Mr. Zhang Defa, ESD Construction supervision See Table 2 company(ies): Contractor(s): See Table 2 ADB web link to EMP: https://www.adb.org/projects/documents/prc-fujian-farmland- sustainable-utilization-and-demonstration-project-iee Domestic web link to EMP: Not available Note: the PIUs highlighted are cancelled during implementation 2 ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARD MONITORING ADB environment safeguard B category: Environmental report prepared as Initial Environmental Examination per ADB requirements for this category: Domestic safeguard report: 9 EIA Table (one for each PIU) Quarterly period covered by this 1 July 2019 to 31 December 2019 report: # EMRs to date including this report: 3 Agency/person responsible for 9 person (One from each PIU) internal environmental monitoring: Agency/person responsible for 4 EMCs have been contracted to conduct external external environment monitoring: environment monitoring for 7 subprojects. Fujian Sanming Houde Testing Technology Co., Ltd. is responsible for Datian and Ninghua subprojects Fujian Zhongke Environmental Monitoring Co. Ltd. is responsible for Jiaocheng, Fu’an and Wuyishan subprojects Fujian Zhongkai Test Technology Co. Ltd. is responsible for Yongding subproject Xiamen Keyi Testing Technology Co., Ltd is responsible for Pinghe subproject Other PIUs will contract external environment monitoring agency one month before civil work construction. Agency/person responsible for EMP Mr. Zhang Defa, the LIEC from ESD implementation and progress monitoring: Agency/person responsible for This is environment safeguard category B project. No independent compliance monitoring: independent compliance monitoring for this project is required Overall status of environmental On track safeguards: ADB = Asian Development Bank, EMP = environmental management plan, EMR = environment monitoring report, LIEC = loan implementation environment consultant, PMO = project management office. 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS SUMMARY PROJECT INFORMATION ............................................................................................................. 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................. 6 A. OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................................................... 6 B. PROGRESS IN IMPLEMENTING THE EMP .............................................................................................................. 6 C. KEY ISSUES AND CORRECTED ACTIONS ................................................................................................................. 7 II. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................... 9 A. PURPOSE OF REPORT ....................................................................................................................................... 9 B. PROJECT OUTCOME, OUTPUTS AND SUBCOMPONENTS ........................................................................................... 9 C. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS .............................................................................................................. 10 III. SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ................................................. 15 IV. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD .............................................. 17 A. INSTITUTIONAL SETUP .................................................................................................................................... 17 B. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECT MITIGATION MEASURES .................................................................................. 21 C. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECT MONITORING PROGRAM ................................................................................. 29 D. PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS AND GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ............................................................................. 33 E. TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING .................................................................................................................. 34 F. COSTS OF EMP IMPLEMENTATION DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD ......................................................................