(PESIA) Weg naar Zee 2D Seismic - Staatsolie

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P-all consultants Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V. PESIA Weg naar Zee 2D Seismic 2012 Fauna and fire Fire destroys vegetation as a habitat, hiding and nesting place for animals. Fire damages especially woody plants (shrubs, tree lets and trees) that do not recover as most herbaceous plants will do from roots and rootstocks. Loss of woody plants sets back ongoing vegetation succession and therefore also fauna succession and increase of fauna diversity. Fire destroys plant species as a source of food for animals. Non-flying fauna species are killed by smoke and fire, bird nests will burn, and ashes pollute surface waters and kill aquatic fauna. The damage of fire to the fauna is regarded as being of major negative significance. Preventive and mitigation measures regarding fauna and peat fires include: • for operations: develop and implement strict fire control procedures and measures • implement a fire risk awareness program for Staatsolie personnel and contractors working in the project area • conduct fire patrols in extremely dry periods • Notify the Fire Brigade With effective implementation of above measures the impact of vegetation and peat fires will become minor negative. Table 34 Impact of peat fires on fauna Impact of: peat fires on fauna Without Mitigation With Mitigation Magnitude/ Intensity /Size 5.10 ARCHEOLOGY Geographical scale High Medium Long term Low Small Long term Duration Probability Severity Overall significance 82 High medium Major negative Low Low Minor negative Construction activities, particularly construction of trails and drilling of explosion holes, may result in the disturbance, or even destruction, of sites of archaeological interest. Archaeological sites are known in the dryland part of the study area (See figure 9: Archaeological sites in the Weg naar Zee area). Within the project area, other archaeological sites can be expected on ridges, especially in the dryland section of the project area. But also on ridges in the Wetland Area the presence of archaeological sites is possible. Disturbance or destruction of such sites may lead to loss of important information on pre- Columbian cultures. Depending upon the quality of information that can be deduced from the
P-all consultants Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V. PESIA Weg naar Zee 2D Seismic 2012 site and the degree of disturbance/destruction, an impact of minor negative significance may occur. General mitigation measures include the following: • plan trails and access routes in such way that they remain at some distance from known or possible archaeological sites • create awareness amongst construction staff regarding the significance of such finds and indicators of the presence of such sites (especially exposed pottery sherds, bed structures, spots with deviating terrain and vegetation) • cease all construction activities in the area if a potential site is noticed, and cordon off area • notify the National Museum • allow that a detailed assessment of the site is undertaken by, or on behalf of, the National Museum if deemed necessary in the preliminary assessment • follow recommendations made in preliminary and/or detailed assessment as appropriate With proper execution of above measures the impact will be negligible. Table 35 Impact on archaeology Impact on: Archaeology Without Mitigation With Mitigation 5.11 LAND USE Wetland Area: Magnitude/ Intensity /Size Geographical scale Medium Small Medium term Low Small short term Duration Probability Severity Overall significance 83 Low Low Minor negative Low Low Negligible Potential impacts to land use in this part of the project area are related to the potential impacts to water quality. Contamination of the water in fish holes could result in a lower swamp fish catch during the fishing season (Dry Seasons). The impact is considered to be minor negative to negligible, being at a small scale and very temporary. No prevention or mitigation is required. Another potential negative impact to land use is that damage is done to canals, trenches, dams and fences in the Polder Weg naar Zee area, and dams along canals and fish holes (Eastern Wayambo Swamp), and/or that canals and trenches are being dammed off, leading to changes in hydrology in the concerned area and loss of function for the structures. The impact is considered as to be moderate negative. Some preventive and mitigation measures are recommended.
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