PPAARRCC PROJECT FOREST PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (FPD), MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (MARD) Supplementary Environmental Impact Assessment of the Tuyen Quang Dam, Viet Nam Appendices PARC Project VIE/95/G31&031 Creating Protected Areas for Resource Conservation using Landscape Ecology Ha Noi - September 2002 Supplementary EIA of Tuyen Quang Dam: Appendices Contents Contents ..............................................................................................................................2 Appendix 1. Terms of reference for the study......................................................................3 Appendix 2. Programme diary .............................................................................................8 Appendix 3. List of persons and organisations consulted..................................................10 Appendix 4. Record of meetings........................................................................................12 A. Consultative Meeting With NGOs.......................................................................................12 B. List of Participants of the Stakeholder Meeting in Na Hang ...............................................13 Appendix 5. Resettlement Policies for Tuyen Quang Hydropower Project........................14 Legal frameworks ..........................................................................................................................14 Policy supporting documents.........................................................................................................14 Resettlement policy .......................................................................................................................14 Outline of the resettlement plan.....................................................................................................15 Appendix 6. Lists of Flora and Fauna Found in Na Hang/Ba Be .......................................32 Mammal species found in Na Hang Nature reserve......................................................................32 Bird species found in Na Hang Nature reserve .............................................................................34 Reptiles found in Na Hang Nature Reserve ..................................................................................37 Amphibians found in Na Hang Nature Reserve.............................................................................38 PhytoPlankton found in Gam River, Na Hang (1999; 2000)..........................................................39 Zooplankton found in Gam River, Na Hang...................................................................................40 Invertebrate fauna found in Gam River .........................................................................................41 Insect fauna found in Gam River ...................................................................................................42 Fish Fauna found in River Gam at Bac Me, Na Hang and Ba Be .................................................43 Flora found in Na Hang/ Ba Be......................................................................................................46 Appendix 7. Economic valuation of the Tonkin snub-nosed monkey and Francois leaf monkey in Na Hang Nature Reserve .................................................................................69 Appendix 8. Na Hang Nature Reserve Management Board..............................................79 Appendix 9. Limestone Quarry Impact Mitigation ..............................................................82 2 Supplementary EIA of Tuyen Quang Dam: Appendices Appendix 1. Terms of reference for the study A SUPPLEMENTARY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. A multiple-purposes dam proposal has been proposed by Viet Nam Electricity Company (EVN) on Gam River, at the junction between Vinh Yen Commune and Na Hang District Town, Na Hang District, Tuyen Quang Province. On the commission of EVN, a feasibility study for the dam project has been prepared by the Power Engineering Consulting Company 1 (PECC 1). The feasibility study report includes the following documents: - An introduction - A summary of the report - Book 1: Climatic-hydrological conditions - Book 2: Topography and geology at the project site and sketches - Book 3: Irrigation and energy economics - Book 4: Main project - Book 5: Implementation arrangement - Book 6: Total investment - Project sketches - Technical reports: Environmental Impact Assessment Resettlement Planning Down stream food control and irrigation On -site transportation 1.2. The PARC project VIE/95/G31 & 031 “Creating Protected Areas for Resource Conservation using Landscape Ecology”, a joint initiative by Vietnam Government and GEF and UNDP, has been working in the dam project area since 1999. A Preliminary Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the proposed dam was conducted by the PARC Project in early 2000 and recommended the preparation of a comprehensive EIA. 1.3. Though a comprehensive EIA for the feasibility study has been prepared, in view of the scale of the proposal, the sensitivity of the environment, the requirement for substantial resettlement and the likely interest of international organisations and NGOs, the PARC project has been asked to prepare a draft Terms of Reference for an Environmental Impact Assessment of the proposed dam on Na Hang Nature Reserve and Ba Be National Park. It is recommended that the EIA be supplementary to the existing EIA prepared by PECC 1 and be produced in accordance with relevant national framework for environmental impact assessment and be focused on the assessment of the impacts of the dam and its resettlement program on Na Hang Nature Reserve and Ba Be National Park and their mitigation. 1.4. The Government of Vietnam has recently (19 April 2002) approved the feasibility study of the Tuyen Quang Dam investment project. It is anticipated that the project design will be completed and a detailed EIA study focusing on important areas (such as forest degradation, protection of Ba Be NP and Na Hang NR) will also be carried out by the end of 2002. The detailed resettlement programme will be carefully developed and agreed with concerned organisations, local authorities and communities. It is recommended that the EIA should commence as soon as possible so that it can, as far as possible, be integrated with the design process. It is easier to build mitigating measures into the design as it is developed than to “add on” mitigating measures after the design has been completed. 1.5. The TOR describes the study process and sets out the required content of the EIA as being identified insufficiently addressed by the existing EIA, having regard to the findings of the 3 Supplementary EIA of Tuyen Quang Dam: Appendices Preliminary EIA and having considered international practices. The concluding section suggests the range of expertise necessary for the Assessment. 2. THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS 2.1 The assessment process will cover the following: 1. Scoping 2. Baseline studies 3. Review of/input to design process 4. Impact assessment 5. Proposals for mitigation/design review 6. Final EIA 1. Scoping 2.2 The purpose of “scoping” is to make a rapid assessment of the potential impacts of a development to enable subsequent work to be focused on key impacts and to avoid abortive work in areas where there will be limited impacts. To a certain extent scooping has already been undertaken in the existing EIA and the Preliminary EIA. The consultants will need to review the Report of Feasibility Study, particularly the existing EIA and the Resettlement Proposal. The output of this stage of the work will be the identification of impacts requiring study and a work programme. 2.3 These outputs should be discussed with key stakeholders: the developers, appropriate Government Departments, local people, international organisations and NGOs to ensure agreement on the scope of the supplementary EIA. 2. Baseline Studies 2.4 The area affected by the dam development is relatively remote and inaccessible. Whilst significant data exists on the communities within the area and their livelihoods, detailed knowledge of the area’s natural resources is more limited. There is therefore a need for a programme of work to improve understanding of following existing environmental conditions (the baseline) at Na Hang Nature Reserve and Ba Be National Park: • Identify, describe and map vegetation types and habitats in inundated areas • Document the current status, ecology and range of the Tonkin Snub-nosed monkey. • Document the habitats and distribution of the Francois Leaf Monkey. • Document the current status and distribution of other protected and endangered plant and animal species within the Na Hang Nature Reserve. • identify cultural/historical and archaeological sites affected. 3. Review of/input to design process 2.7 As noted above, if the design is not yet complete, then the EIA consultants should be involved in the design process commenting upon the nature of design solutions and potential impacts with particular reference to Na Hang Nature Reserve and Ba Be National Park. Such an iterative process can avoid problems later in the construction process. 2.8 The supplementary f environmental assessment must be based upon clear design proposals for the dam and the clear identification of all the components and the engineering solutions. This avoids the abortive work. The developer will provide the EIA consultants with: • a description