Part 1 – A Rapid Participatory Biodiversity Assessment - IUCN

1.1.5 How this biodiversity assessment will inform the overall ESIA
The key purpose of this assessment is to provide independent, credible and sound biological and
social information, analyses and recommendations to inform the ESIA and guide subsequent
planning, impact management and monitoring decisions. Table 1.2 details how this information will
inform the main ESIA.
Table 1.3 Biodiversity assessment inputs into the overall ESIA
Content for the biodiversity
assessment
1. Biological and social information
Background information on location
and physical characteristics including
main ecosystems, vegetation/land use
types and administrative categories of
land
Utilisation of biodiversity resources
including wood and non-wood
products, agriculture and traditional
management practices
Assessment of the state of biodiversity
in the project area including ecosystem
diversity and species diversity and
status
Trends in biodiversity in the project
area including major threats, resources
under sustainable use and
conservation needs
Management of biodiversity resources
including national/sub national policy,
institutional and legal framework, local
management and biodiversity
management programmes
1. Recommendations and tools
for:
Preventing/mitigating negative impacts
on biological resources in the
assessment area
Conservation of biological resources in
the assessment area
Biodiversity management and
monitoring planning for the plantations
in the assessment area
Institutional and local capacity building
on biodiversity assessment, monitoring
and management and handling of
biodiversity data
Linking Stora Enso biodiversity
management response to other
biodiversity programmes in the area.
Source: Terms of reference for biodiversity assessment
Main input into ESIA (ESIA tasks as defined by the ESIA
ToR)
Task 1 – biodiversity conservation & livelihoods
Task 2 – biodiversity description of the project
Task 3 – biodiversity information, its use and management
Task 5 – biodiversity and livelihood linkages
Task 5 – inform social and environmental impact assessment
Task 7 – inform development of management plan, mitigation
and enhancement of positive impacts
Task 9 – inform development of monitoring plan (biodiversity)
Task 5 – inform social and environmental impact assessment
Task 7 – inform development of management plan, mitigation
and enhancement of positive impacts
Task 9 – inform development of monitoring plan (biodiversity)
Task 4 – inform legal and regulatory section
Task 8 – inform institutional needs analysis
Task 7 – inform development of management plan, mitigation
and enhancement of positive impacts
Task 9 – inform development of monitoring plan (biodiversity)
Task 7 – inform development of management plan, mitigation
and enhancement of positive impacts
Task 8 – inform institutional needs analysis
Task 7 – inform development of management plan, mitigation
and enhancement of positive impacts
Task 9 – inform development of monitoring plan (biodiversity)
Task 7 – inform development of management plan, mitigation
and enhancement of positive impacts
Task 8 – inform institutional needs analysis
Task 9 – inform development of monitoring plan (biodiversity)
Task 8 – inform institutional needs analysis
Task 7 – inform development of management plan, mitigation
and enhancement of positive impacts
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