Final Report - Asian Development Bank

TA 4721-PRC: Preparing the Shaanxi-Qinling Mountains Integrated Ecosystem Management Project
Final Report Appendix 15
B. Environmental Management Plan
44. The summary environmental management plan (EMP), included in this SIEE (Appendix II), is based
on the full EMP, included in the EIA report. The Project Management Office (PMO) will translate the SIEE,
including the summary EMP, into Chinese. PDRC/PMO will ensure that the SIEE (including summary EMP)
and the full EMP in the corresponding EIA are included in all contractors bidding documents and operating
contracts. The EMU will be responsible for implementing the EMP during project construction and
operation. The EMU will ensure that the EMP is updated periodically during construction.
C. Environmental Monitoring Plan
45. The project will utilize appropriately qualified environmental monitoring service providers for
conducting the environmental monitoring duties specified in this SIEE. This entrustment will be arranged
through SEPB. The environmental monitoring agency will visit project sites and conduct the monitoring
program. The monitoring agency will submit environmental monitoring reports to PDRC/PMO, SEPB and
IAs semiannually during construction and annually for 2 years after completion of construction. Monitoring
requirements for the main activities are summarized in Appendix III..
PUBLIC CONSULTATION
46. Public consultation exercises have been extensively involved in the Project’s environmental
assessment since the original project proposal was promoted.
47. The results were used to modify the EIA and project design. Two major forms of public participation
were adopted, i.e., questionnaires and workshops. Specifically, the major stakeholder consultation activities
comprised: (i) dissemination project information to the public through media and SQBG’s website; (ii) public
consultative surveys; and (iii) workshops.
48. Two public consultative surveys were conducted during the project preparation. The first one was
conducted in a smaller scale, 24 valid respondents from 30 questionnaires, during the previous EIA in
October 2002 in the central project area. The second survey, 97 valid respondents from 101 questionnaires,
was conducted in a larger scale in December 2006 during the supplementary EIA study. A total of 131
questionnaires were randomly issued to the public in the PA and the fringe area. 121 valid responses were
received. The two surveys shared the same questionnaire and are considered to have sufficient
representatives in the project area. A breakdown of the respondents is presented in Table 11.
Table 2: Summary of Public Survey Respondents
Classification Respondent Details Number of
Respondents
Number
Surveyed
Age Distribution
Education Level
Occupation
Male 113
Percentage
%
93
Female 8 7
Total 121 100
40 63 52
Elementary School 51 42
Junior High School 49 41
Senior High School 21 17
and Vocational School
Farmer 110 91
Other 11 9
49. Of the responses received, 74 percent of the interviewees were aware of the Project by TV news.
Eighty-one percent deemed the Project will be beneficial to the county’s economic development and 74
percent of them would like the Project to be completed as soon as possible so that they can settle down
earlier. In terms of most concern questions of the local residents, 74 percent wanted to improve the road
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