The initial analysis of project-supported activities and proposed mitigation measures 6: Expected Activities Environmental Impacts Social Impacts Mitigation Measures Timeframe Responsible Supporting Outputs Institutes Agencies Component 2: Improved Conservation management of the high altitude northern areas landscape (consisting of areas and associated alpine meadows, forest and agricultural ecosystem At least 3 Review and update Better management of If there is increase in Develop and conduct a baseline Planning and JDNP, WCP Wildlife protected of existing protected areas faunal species, there is study of the existing implementing and BWS Conservation areas covering management plans Improved/ maintained likely to be stages Division, Gewog environment and its ecosystem over for protected areas conservation status of domestic cattle and RNR staff, RDCs Conduct socio-economic study 1,000,000 key biodiversity wildlife conflict and UWICE, to understand the loss of hectares under which would Department of domestic cattle, agricultural improved impact the Forests crops and its impacts management economic of the Develop a combined and protection local community sustainable livelihood increased crop management plan consistent depredation from with the 3 park management wild herbivores that already exists and ungulates Zoning and Land use information in Changes in land-use by Ensure zoning is carried out Planning and JDNP, WCP Wildlife enforcement of place that can be used communities that may taking the current land-use implementing and BWS Conservation land-use regulations to develop solutions for have livelihood impacts stages Division, Gewog practices by the communities natural resource RNR staff, RDCs into consideration and any loss of property and management issues and UWICE, changes to be done with full affecting income Reduced land Department of agreement of the communities generation means degradation Substitute lost lands or cash Forests Opportunity to develop The conservation of financial or legal compensation as per the Land ecosystems of high incentives that can lead Act of Bhutan 2007. biodiversity value to proper land use Resettlement allowance in cash decisions, or eliminate equivalent to the difference one-sided central between compensation as per planning leading to the Land Act of Bhutan 2007 over-utilization of the and full replacement as per land resources current values in the same Improve long-term vicinity, plus value of all land quality of the land for transaction fees and charges. use, and the Allotment of replacement land prevention or resolution for families who become of social conflicts landless after acquisition as per related to land use
6: The initial analysis of project-supported activities and proposed mitigation measures Expected Outputs Activities Environmental Impacts Social Impacts Mitigation Measures Timeframe Responsible Institutes Supporting Agencies Component 2: Improved Conservation management of the high altitude northern areas landscape (consisting of areas and associated alpine meadows, forest and agricultural ecosystem At least 3 protected areas covering over 1,000,000 hectares under improved management and protection Review and update of existing management plans for protected areas Better management of protected areas Improved/ maintained conservation status of key biodiversity If there is increase in faunal species, there is likely to be domestic cattle and wildlife conflict which would impact the of the local community increased crop depredation from wild herbivores and ungulates Develop and conduct a baseline study of the existing environment and its ecosystem Conduct socio-economic study to understand the loss of domestic cattle, agricultural crops and its impacts Develop a combined sustainable livelihood management plan consistent with the 3 park management that already exists Planning and implementing stages JDNP, WCP and BWS Wildlife Conservation Division, Gewog RNR staff, RDCs and UWICE, Department of Forests Zoning and enforcement of land-use regulations Land use information in place that can be used to develop solutions for natural resource management issues Reduced land degradation The conservation of ecosystems of high biodiversity value Changes in land-use by communities that may have livelihood impacts loss of property and affecting income generation means Opportunity to develop financial or legal incentives that can lead to proper land use decisions, or eliminate one-sided central planning leading to over-utilization of the land resources Improve long-term quality of the land for use, and the prevention or resolution of social conflicts related to land use Ensure zoning is carried out taking the current land-use practices by the communities into consideration and any changes to be done with full agreement of the communities Substitute lost lands or cash compensation as per the Land Act of Bhutan 2007. Resettlement allowance in cash equivalent to the difference between compensation as per the Land Act of Bhutan 2007 and full replacement as per current values in the same vicinity, plus value of all land transaction fees and charges. Allotment of replacement land for families who become landless after acquisition as per Planning and implementing stages JDNP, WCP and BWS Wildlife Conservation Division, Gewog RNR staff, RDCs and UWICE, Department of Forests economic