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ANNEXES GREEN CLIMATE FUND FUNDING PROPOSAL | PAGE 84 OF 101 I Annex VIII. Environmental impact assessment summary (The full assessment can be found as a separate document in Spanish) This project is focused on promoting participatory bio-business initiatives by indigenous communities, based on sustainable management plans of the natural resources in their territories. It will also support the consolidation of the proper zoning and territorial management of the Province of Datem del Marañón (Loreto Region), which provides the legal and technical framework. The purpose of the environmental assessment of this proposal is to ensure that the project pays due consideration to environmental aspects by preventing, eliminating or minimizing potential environmental damage due to project activities. On the other hand, the assessment also identifies opportunities to maximize the potential positive impacts. The environmental safeguards are also tools and means by which communities may safeguard their indigenous rights by expressing their views and asking for modifications or improvements so their rights are not affected. The methodology used is based on guidelines established by PROFONANPE and the Green Climate Fund for the application of performance standards (PSs), which are also those used by the International Financial Corporation (IFC). Of the eight PSs considered by IFC, the following four are most relevant to the project in terms of the environment: • PS1: Assessment and management of environmental and social risks and impacts; • PS3: Resource efficiency and pollution prevention; • PS6: Biodiversity conservation and sustainable management of living natural resources; and • PS7: Indigenous peoples. PS4: Community health, safety and security is partly applied to promote safety and health safeguards to project activities. In addition, PS8: Cultural heritage is applied to avoid any harm to ancient ceramic art found within Achuar communities and other ethnic groups. The impacts were characterized to identify their positive or negative potential effects on the following environmental elements: water, soil, air, aquatic fauna, terrestrial fauna and forests/aguajales (palm swamp forest). The risks and magnitude of the negative impacts were quantified so that the final environmental risk could be classified as significant, moderate or minor/non-significant. The evaluation results were grouped by project component and are shown as follows: Component 1. Strengthening institutional capacity in government organizations The activities under this component are focused on providing training, technical assistance and coordination support so that the official institutions and authorities can provide their mandated services and support at the district, provincial, regional and national levels, according to national government structure and legislation. These services are related to the promotion of conservation units, preparation and dissemination of information, institutional strengthening and citizenship building, territorial zoning, and coordination between sectors and government levels, in order to achieve the effective and sustainable use of the province’s natural resources. In that sense, these indirect impacts are all of a positive nature.
ANNEXES GREEN CLIMATE FUND FUNDING PROPOSAL | PAGE 85 OF 101 I However, the project’s direct impacts are basically linked to the increased motor boat traffic on the rivers and lakes (cochas) of the province as well as the potential accumulation of solid waste in soil and water due to the increased number of local visits, meetings, workshops and training activities promoted by the project. The increased use of fuel by motor boats may affect water quality and aquatic fauna, and may produce more greenhouse gas emissions. The magnitude of the environmental risks is evaluated as minor/non-significant. The proposed mitigation measures are as follows: a) Plan the visits, meetings, workshops and training activities in advance in order to minimize the distance travelled by motor boats used by communities, and government or project personnel; and b) In conjunction with communities and municipal governments, promote activities to strengthen public awareness of the potential impacts of disposing of solid waste, particularly plastics and used batteries, in soil and water. Activities should include the promotion of best practices to properly dispose of solid waste, especially that which is non-biodegradable. Component 2. Strengthening capacity of community-based institutions Component 2 is focused on working directly with communities and their institutions, such as production associations, environmental monitoring committees (from the environmental conservation areas) and indigenous federations. As in Component 1, this component is geared towards strengthening indigenous institutionalism by facilitating relevant technical and legal information, training and technical assistance for those tasks within community responsibility that provide sustainability to project activities. These tasks include the promotion of good practices in organization and natural resources management, accountability, the establishment of community land boundaries, providing technical assistance to biobusinesses and their respective management plans, and the creation or strengthening of knowledgesharing opportunities, among other activities. Through these actions, institutions will be strengthened, as will the sustainability of natural resources management. The indirect impacts on the province’s natural resources will be positive. The project’s operational actions will depend largely on coordination among project personnel, community institutions and government officials. Constant visits, meetings, workshops, studies and training activities will be involved during the life span of the project, and will require numerous trips within the province in motor boats that use fossil fuels and emit carbon dioxide. Many of the meetings will involve taking packaged food and beverages for attendees. These packages are usually disposed of in the environment and pollute soil and water. Similar to Component 1, the impacts are qualified as minor/non-significant, according to the methodology followed, and should be minimized by applying the following mitigation measures: a) Plan the visits, meetings, workshops and training activities in advance in order to minimize the distance travelled by motor boats used by communities, and government or project personnel; and b) In conjunction with communities and municipal governments, promote activities to strengthen public awareness of the potential impacts of disposing of solid waste, particularly plastics and used batteries, in soil and water. Activities should include the promotion of best practices to properly dispose of solid waste, especially that which is non-biodegradable.
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