Public Disclosure Authorized BEIRA RAIL CONCESSION PROJECT Public Disclosure Authorized ,4 _ ' [-~ ~~~~~~~~~-L-% ; b5 Public Disclosure Authorized ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT AND MANAGEMENT PLAN Maputo, 2004 Public Disclosure Authorized ~LL bjurt IIS EnvironmentalAudit & Management Planfor the Beira Rail Concession Project INDEX LIST OF FIGURES .......................................................... 4 LIST OF TABLES .......................................................... 4 LIST OF PHOTOS .......................................................... 5 LIST OF ANNEXES .......................................................... 5 CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION .................. 7 1.1.1 Background Information .......................................................... 8 1.1.2 Objectives .......................................................... 9 1.1.3 Methodology ......................................................... 10 CHAPTER II: ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC BASELINE INFORMATION ....................................................... 13 2.1.1 Introduction ......................................................... 14 2.1.2 Climate ......................................................... 15 2.1.3 Geology and Geomorphology ......................................................... 15 2.1.4 Soils ......................................................... 18 2.1.5 Hydrology ......................................................... 25 2.1.6 Flora/Fauna ......................................................... 26 2.1.7 Ecologically sensitive areas ......................................................... 35 2.1.8 Socio-Economic Status ......................................................... 37 2.1.9 Land Use Patterns ......................................................... 42 CHAPTER III: FIELDWORK RESULTS, SENA LINE ........................................... 47 3.1 CONSTRAINTS ......................................................... 48 3.2 APPROACH ......................................................... 48 3.3 ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT FINDINGS ......................................................... 49 3.3.1 The Concrete Sleepers Factory ......................................................... 49 3.3.2 The Warehouse in Dondo ......................................................... 51 3.3.4 The Sena Railway Line System ......................................................... 52 3.4 SOCIO-ECONOMIC AUDIT FINDINGS ......................................................... 61 3.4.1 Population Settlement ......................................................... 61 3.4.2 Population settlement along the Sena Line .................................................... 62 3.5 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REMEDIAL ACTIONS ..................................... 64 3.5.1 Background Information ......................................................... 64 3.5.2 Concerns and Recommendations ......................................................... 65 3.5.3 Additional recommendations for environmental, health and safety management ......................................................... 70 CHAPTER IV: FIELDWORK RESULTS, MACHIPANDA LINE ............................. 73 4.1 APPROACH ......................................................... 74 4.2 ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT FINDINGS ......................................................... 74 4.3 SOCIO-ECONOMIC AUDIT FINDINGS ......................................................... 79 4.3.1 Population Settlement ......................................................... 79 4.3.2 Population settlement along the Machipanda Line ........................................ 79 4.4 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REMEDIAL ACTIONS ..................................... 82 4.4.1 Background Information ......................................................... 82 4.4.2 Concerns and Recommendations ......................................................... 83 4.4.3 Machipanda Line ......................................................... 83 Impacto, Projectos e Estudos Ambientais EnvironmentalAudit & Management Planfor the BeiraRail Concession Project 4.4.4 Additional recommendations for environmental, health and safety management ......................................................... 85 CHAPTER V: POLICY, LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN RELATION TO PORTS, HARBOURS AND RAILWAYS OPERATIONS ........................................................... 87 5.1 NATIONAL POLICIES AND STRATEGIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ............................................................. 88 5.1.1 Background ............................................................. 88 5.1.2 National Environmental Management Programme (NEMP) ......................... 88 5.1.3 National Strategy and Action Plan for the Conservation of Biodiversity ...... 89 5.1.4 The Land Policy ............................................................. 90 5.1.5 Forestry and Wildlife Strategy ............................................................. 91 5.2. LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS ............................................................. 92 5.2.1 Overarching Environmental Legislation ........................................................ 92 5.2.2 The Framework Environmental Law ............................................................. 92 5.2.3 EIA Regulations ............................................................. 93 5.2.4 EIA Guidelines - General ............................................................. 97 5.2.5 EIA Guidelines for Specific Sectors ............................................................. 97 5.2.6 The New Land Law and Land Law Regulations ............................................ 97 5.2.7 Use of Pesticides/Herbicides for Clearing Land ............................................ 99 5.2.8 Forest and Wildlife Laws ............................................................. 99 5.2.9 Employees Health and Safety ............................................................. 101 5.3 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS ............................................................. 103 5.4 INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK ............................................................. 106 5.4.1 Environmental Management: Ministry for the Coordination of Environmental Affairs - MICOA ......................................................... 106 5.4.2 Land Management .......................................................... 111 5.4.3 Management of Forests and Wildlife ......................................................... 112 5.4.4 Promotion/Identification of Development Projects in the Zambezi Valley -the Zambezi Valley Development Authority (GPZ) ................................................... 112 5.4.5 Caminhos de Ferro de Mo,ambique (CFM) ................................................ 114 5.4.6 Legal and Institutional Issues, Concerns and Recommendations ................ 114 CHAPTER VI: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ................................ 116 6.1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................. 117 6.2 PURPOSE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN .............. 118 6.3 CFM's POLICY - AN OUTLINE ............................................................. 118 6.4. CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS OF CONCESSIONAIRES ...................... 119 6.5 LEVELS OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EMP ............................................................. 119 6.6 INSTITUTIONAL ROLES IN COORDINATING IMPROVED ENVIRONMENTAL SCREENING, MONITORING, ENFORCEMENT AND CONTROL ............................................................. 121 6.7 COMPONENTS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ...... 122 6.7.1 Health, Safety and Environment ............................................................. 122 6.7.2 Health and safety of local populations ......................................................... 123 6.7.3 Community health management ............................................................. 123 6.7.4 Employee Safety and Health Policy for the Ports, Harbours and Railways of Mozambique ......................................................... 124 6.7.5 Procedures for Emergency Preparedness and Response ............. ................. 124 Impacto, Projectos e Estudos Ambientais 2 EnvironmentalAudit &Managenment Planfor the BeiraRail Concession Project 6.7.6 Training ........................................................... 125 6.7.7 Consultation with Statutory and Non-Statutory Bodies and the Public ....... 125 6.7.8 Detailed Environmental Impact Assessment and Monitoring ...................... 126 6.7.9 Transport of hazardous cargos, forest products (wooden logs), bush meat, etc ............................................................................................................................... 12 7 6.7.10 Location and planning of campsites and construction material storage depots .128 6.7.11 Dismantling and rehabilitation of temporary campsites .129 6.7.12 Hazardous chemicals and substance (HCS) control .129 6.7.13 Waste management plan and procedures .130 6.7.14 Trespassing, poaching and protection of plants and wildlife. 131 6.7.15 Fire prevention and control .131 6.7.16 Archaeological sites, graves and sacred sites ............................................. 132 6.7.17 Appointment of an Environmental Site Officer (ESO) .132 6.7.18 General methods for clearing vegetation in the line RoW .132 6.7.19 Construction at river crossings .133 6.7.20 Drainage lines, approaches to pans and depressions .133 6.7.21 Erosion control