Final Report - Asian Development Bank

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Indigenous
People 2
TA 4721-PRC: Preparing the Shaanxi-Qinling Mountains Integrated Ecosystem Management Project
Final Report Appendix 3
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the Botanic Garden; and 30 households
for land acquisition for the Animal
Rescue Center. In total, about 4000
people will be affected by different
resettlement impacts. Total land
acquisition will be 28.6 ha, while another
249.7 ha of small landholders’ will be
put into the shareholding system due to
the change of land use.
Resettlement plans have been
formulated for the Botanical Garden and
the Animal Rescue Center that will
ensure adequate compensation for
affected people. A Due Diligence report
has been prepared for the Hot Springs.
In the QM area there are Hui, Man,
Mongolian, and Korean minorities, with
a total minority population of about
36,000 (less than 1% of the QM
population) However, none of these
indigenous people are inhabitants of the
project area. Therefore, indigenous
people will not play a significant role in
project design.
Labor Not significant There will be some shifting of locations
related to new economic opportunities
as well as because of the design and
implementation of project activities such
as the construction and operation of the
Botanic Garden. Biodiversity
conservation and eco-system
restoration will require some
restrictions on livelihood activities. The
project is designed to minimize these
negative impacts on rural communities;
otherwise any such plans will
incorporate mitigating measures through
rural employment opportunities
Affordability None
especially for seasonal employment for
women and the rural landless.
Suitable pricing arrangements will be set
up including lease options/private
investment options in conservation and
tourism to ensure sustainable use of
resources. The project work in this area
will ensure the poor are not adversely
affected.
Other Risks /
Vulnerabilities
Not significant The project will require adjustment of
livelihood and land use to suit long-term
and sustainable ecosystem
management. The Government will
need to build capacity to ensure smooth
implementation of the Project. Current
plans may include employment
guarantees, fund provided for
alternative livelihood, establishing a
rural minimum living standard protection
system etc.
2 Indigenous people are defined by ADB as “those with a social and cultural identity distinct from the dominant or mainstream
society, which makes them vulnerable to being disadvantaged in the process of development.”
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