Wherever feasible, ecological systems, to protect permanent or seasonal Preliminary screening found that affected areas of projects are sited natural habitats of wildlife, environmental landscape, projects will be existing urban land or peri-urban land and on lands already converted unique natural beauty etc. agricultural land. (excluding any lands that in the Bank's opinion were However, OP 4.01 focuses on the risks, impacts and areas Article 16: Conservation areas include national parks, converted in anticipation of of influence of sub-projects while Decree 29 considers the biosphere conservation area, areas for species and habitat the project). types of projects. Therefore, the OM should include a and landscape conservation. mechanism for impacts screening for sub-projects, If the environmental particularly for sub-projects where there is a higher assessment indicates that a uncertainty over the potential impacts such as new roads or LEP - Decree 29/2011/ND-CP 3 –Annex project would significantly bridges Projects with EA subjected to MONRE appraisal convert or degrade natural Projects using land within national parks, nature habitats, the project “2. reserves, world heritage sites, classified includes mitigation historical/cultural/landscape conservation sites, and areas measures acceptable to the within biosphere conservation areas” Bank. Such mitigation measures include, as appropriate, minimizing The Law on Forest Protection and Management also habitat loss (e.g., strategic covers protection of specialized forests, which was defined habitat retention and as forests for biodiversity, ecological and landscape restoration) protection purposes. and establishing and maintaining an ecologically similar protected area.
Wherever feasible, projects are sited on lands already converted (excluding any lands that in the Bank's opinion were converted in anticipation of the project). If the environmental assessment indicates that a project would significantly convert or degrade natural habitats, the project includes mitigation measures acceptable to the Bank. Such mitigation measures include, as appropriate, minimizing habitat loss (e.g., strategic habitat retention and restoration) and establishing and maintaining an ecologically similar protected area. ecological systems, to protect permanent or seasonal natural habitats of wildlife, environmental landscape, unique natural beauty etc. Article 16: Conservation areas include national parks, biosphere conservation area, areas for species and habitat and landscape conservation. LEP - Decree 29/2011/ND-CP –Annex 3 Projects with EA subjected to MONRE appraisal “2. Projects using land within national parks, nature reserves, world heritage sites, classified historical/cultural/landscape conservation sites, and areas within biosphere conservation areas” The Law on Forest Protection and Management also covers protection of specialized forests, which was defined as forests for biodiversity, ecological and landscape protection purposes. Preliminary screening found that affected areas of will be existing urban land or peri-urban land and agricultural land. However, OP 4.01 focuses on the risks, impacts and areas of influence of sub-projects while Decree 29 considers the types of projects. Therefore, the OM should include a mechanism for impacts screening for sub-projects, particularly for sub-projects where there is a higher uncertainty over the potential impacts such as new roads or bridges projects
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