Residual Impact Assuming Full Mitigation: N/A RISK: N/A Table C6 Livestock for finishing Significance of Overall Potential Impacts: MODERATE TO HIGH Potential Impacts Causes Consequences Mitigation Required Remarks Loss of ground and Carrying capacity of pasture Reduced productivity; loss of Develop pasture carrying Work closely with agricultural soil erosion. is exceeded. soil; sedimentation: capacities and ensure that extension services to determine hydrological regime these are not exceeded. and maintain pasture carrying modified resulting in flooding capacities. and drought conditions. Loss of biodiversity In high altitude stock Possible loss of species Ensure that grazing does not Work closely with agricultural may threaten forested or other endemic to KR occur in protected or other extension services. protected areas; reduced Sedimentation; hydrological important areas. Livestock should be reintroduced vegetation cover leading to regime modified resulting in to alpine grazing areas (but under soil erosion and loss of water flooding and drought strict control) in order to eliminate holding capacity. conditions. weed population (resulting from former Soviet grazing practices) and as a way of rehabilitating original communities and ultimately of protecting biodiversity Water pollution Livestock in a confined area High nutrient loading in Introduce effective waste produce high concentration of runoff waters leading to poor management; design and f manure. water quality and threat to implement alternative to human health (E. coli). confined quarters. Residual Impact Assuming Full Mitigation: NONE Risk: MODERATE Table C7 Residual Impact Assuming Full Mitigation: NONE Risk: MODERATE
Residual Impact Assuming Full Mitigation: N/A RISK: N/A Table C6 Livestock for finishing Significance of Overall Potential Impacts: MODERATE TO HIGH Potential Impacts Causes Consequences Mitigation Required Remarks Loss of ground and soil erosion. Carrying capacity of pasture is exceeded. Reduced productivity; loss of soil; sedimentation: hydrological regime modified resulting in flooding and drought conditions. Develop pasture carrying capacities and ensure that these are not exceeded. Work closely with agricultural extension services to determine and maintain pasture carrying capacities. Loss of biodiversity In high altitude stock may threaten forested or other protected areas; reduced vegetation cover leading to soil erosion and loss of water holding capacity. Possible loss of species endemic to KR Sedimentation; hydrological regime modified resulting in flooding and drought conditions. Ensure that grazing does not occur in protected or other important areas. Work closely with agricultural extension services. Livestock should be reintroduced to alpine grazing areas (but under strict control) in order to eliminate weed population (resulting from former Soviet grazing practices) and as a way of rehabilitating original communities and ultimately of protecting biodiversity Water pollution Livestock in a confined area produce high concentration of f manure. High nutrient loading in runoff waters leading to poor water quality and threat to human health (E. coli). Introduce effective waste management; design and implement alternative to confined quarters. Residual Impact Assuming Full Mitigation: NONE Risk: MODERATE Table C7 Residual Impact Assuming Full Mitigation: NONE Risk: MODERATE
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