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SRK Consulting: Project No: 439414 Staatsolie Pipeline EIA – Draft EIA Report Page 53
Box 6-1: 'Sensitive' and 'No-Go' Areas according to Goodland (2005)
1. Areas supporting many people who would have to be involuntarily displaced and resettled (e.g.,
a town or several villages)
2. Areas used by Indigenous Peoples or vulnerable ethnic minorities
3. Protected areas (e.g., UN World Heritage sites; UN Biosphere Reserves; Ramsar sites.
4. Areas meeting IUCN’s categories I thru VI, and marine categories I-V (e.g., fishing or fish
breeding reserves). Proposed or recognized protected area; Areas maintaining conditions vital
for protected areas (e.g., watersheds, buffer zones).
5. Areas critical for rare, vulnerable, migratory or endangered species.
6. Areas with cultural property: archeological, historic or sacred sites
7. Outstanding aesthetic value, beauty spots
Source: Goodland (2005)
Overall size or footprint of pipelines and associated facilities / operations
The overall size and footprint of the pipelines and associated facilities is limited compared to
pipelines that cross hundreds of kilometres and country boundaries, as:
• The proposed pipeline corridor is less than 7 km long;
• Storage facilities and terminals at the start and end of the pipelines largely exist, and only minor
modifications are required for the operation of the pipelines (e.g. the installation of pumps and
pig launchers);
• The entry / exit points of the pipeline, where drilling will take place, are generally accessible via
existing roads that can accommodate construction vehicles, minimising the need for and impact
of new access and service roads; and
• The pipeline pumps have a relatively low pump capacity.
Based on the above observations, SRK is of the opinion that many impacts of the pipeline are likely
to be of low significance, which will be reflected in the potential impacts identified as well as the type
and scope of specialist studies undertaken for the EIA (see Sections 6.1.1 and 6.1.2 below).
6.1.1 Environmental issues identified for the project
Based on the professional experience of the EIA team, the following key environmental issues –
potential negative impacts and potential benefits – have been identified:
• Socio-economic –
- Possible socio-economic benefits from job creation during construction and operation
(associated with maintenance) of the pipelines and the improvement in the security of
Suriname’s automotive diesel and gasoline supply;
- Possible socio-economic costs to businesses adjacent to the pipeline route if structures
(e.g. jetties) are affected by the pipeline or commercial activity is disrupted during
construction;
• Flora and Fauna – Potential damage to habitats along the pipeline route where vegetation is
cleared for drilling pads or very limited trenching; and
REUT/DALC 439414_StaatsoliePipelineEIA_Draft EIA Report_Final June 2012