Survey
* Your assessment is very important for improving the workof artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project
* Your assessment is very important for improving the workof artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project
Risk and Opportunities Analysis Tool - Issue Area: Environment and Public Health / 1 ISSUE: ENVIRONMENT & PUBLIC HEALTH Standard, Version 1 Bank-financed activities should avoid adverse effects on biodiversity. If the project/program involves environmental resources or services, it should advance protection for natural habitats and forests. The project or program must respect areas that contain globally, regionally, or nationally significant concentrations of biodiversity values or endemism; are in or contain rare, threatened, or endangered ecosystems; provide essential ecological functions; and are important for meeting the basic needs of local communities or are critical to local communities’ cultural identity. Standard, Version 2 Bank and borrower shall take all necessary measures to avoid negative impacts on areas that contain globally, regionally or nationally significant concentrations of biodiversity values that are in or contain rare, threatened, or endangered ecosystems; provide essential ecological functions; and are important for meeting the basic needs of local communities or are critical to local communities’ cultural identity. Projects or programs involving natural resources, environmental services or with an environmental footprint, should seek to conserve biodiversity, maintain and enhance the benefits of ecosystem services, and promote sustainable management of living natural resources. Risk Indicator Questions 1. Project/Program Area and Contextual Risks. Trigger: All projects/programs to answer these questions. 1.1 In the project/program area, are there areas of threatened or endemic species, or those of cultural, religious importance, particularly to indigenous peoples or local communities, women or marginalized and/or vulnerable groups? 1.2 Are there problems of poaching or trade in endangered species in the project/program area? 1.3 Is there a national law protecting the biodiversity of the project/program area? Is it enforced adequately? Did the BHRC Draft - Sept 2015 SUB-ISSUE: BIODIVERSITY Reference Note and Materials explaining content of standard/right Critical habitats are areas with high biodiversity value, including any of the following features: (i) habitat of significant importance to Critically Endangered and/or Endangered species; (ii) habitat of significant importance to endemic and/or restricted-range species; (iii) habitat supporting globally significant concentrations of migratory species and/or congregatory species; (iv) highly threatened and/or unique ecosystems; and/or (v) areas associated with key evolutionary processes. Critical habitats include those areas that are (i) legally protected, (ii) officially proposed for protection, (ii) identified by authoritative sources for their high conservation value (such as areas that meet criteria of the World Conservation Union classification, the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance, and the United Nations Scientific and Cultural Organization’s world heritage sites), or (iv) recognized as protected by traditional local communities. UNDP Social and Environmental Standards CBD Voluntary Guidelines on Biodiversity-Inclusive Impact Assessment Impact Assessment Indicator Questions Source of Law or Practice from which standard is derived Universal Declaration of Human Rights Art 25 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Art 12 Convention on Biological Diversity CITES Akwe Kon Guidelines Ramsar Convention on Wetlands Data Sources to Answer Indicator Questions How will this risk impact the project/program? How can the project/program contribute to this need? UNEP, CITES, UNDP, Akwe Kon Guidelines How will this risk impact the project/program? How can the project/program contribute to this need? How will this risk impact the project/program? How can the project/program contribute to this NGO reports, CITES reports National legislation, UNEP, Project documents, National environmental entity requirements. Risk and Opportunities Analysis Tool - Issue Area: Environment and Public Health / 2 project/program require environmental permitting and was the process vigorous? 2. Project/Program Direct Risks. Trigger: Will the project/program have a physical footprint or involve environmental services or natural resources, or related programs or policies? If Yes, … 2.1 Could the project/program impact environmentally sensitive areas or areas of high biodiversity? 2.2 Could the project/program impact areas of threatened or endemic species, or those of cultural, religious importance, particularly to Indigenous Peoples or local communities, women or marginalized and/or vulnerable groups? 2.3 Could the project/program impact habitat or species loss, including through degradation and fragmentation, invasive alien species, hydrological changes, overexploitation, nutrient loading, or pollution? 2.4 Does the implementing entity have the demonstrated capacity to implement projects/programs in compliance with this standard? Are there opportunities to build capacity in this area? need? For each question, answer: What impacts will be felt by different groups? How will adverse impacts be prevented or mitigated? How will opportunities for benefits be realized? How will the project/program impact environmentally sensitive areas or areas of high biodiversity? How will the project/program impact areas of threatened or endemic species, or those of cultural, religious importance, particularly to Indigenous Peoples or local communities, women or marginalized and/or vulnerable groups? How could the project/program impact habitat or species loss, including through degradation and fragmentation, invasive alien species, hydrological changes, overexploitation, nutrient loading, or pollution? Does the implementing entity have the demonstrated capacity to implement projects/programs in compliance with this standard? How will the project/program address capacity needs and make use of capacity building opportunities? Project/Program Indirect Risks. Trigger: All projects/programs to answer these questions. If Yes, proceed to Direct Risk questions 3.1 Could the project/program impact the public budget or increase the debt burden of the country such that environmental programs or budgets may be impacted? 3.2 Could the project/program impact land or resource use? Project documents Project documents, Convention UNDP, CBD, Ramsar CITES, UNEP, Akwe Kon Guidelines Project documents and National entities, NGO reports 3 1.1 Could the project/program affect demand for or use of threatened or endemic species, or those of cultural, religious importance, particularly to Indigenous Peoples or local communities, women, or marginalized and/or vulnerable groups? Project documents, National Programs and Plans. Project documents, National and local land registries and permitting agencies. Project documents, Akwe Kon Guidelines, CBD Guidelines YOU CAN PROVIDE FEEDBACK 3 DIFFERENT WAYS: 1) USE TRACK CHANGES OR FILL OUT THE FORM BELOW AND EMAIL IT TO [email protected] OR 2) FILL OUT AN ONLINE SURVEY OR 3) EMAIL US TO SCHEDULE A CALL BHRC Draft - Sept 2015 Risk and Opportunities Analysis Tool - Issue Area: Environment and Public Health / 3 Name: _______________________________ Organization: _______________________________ Email: _______________________________ GENERAL FEEDBACK 1. Do you have suggestions on the breakdown of Issue Areas or Sub-Issues or suggestions for consolidation? ___________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Any suggestions on the general phrasing of standard or indicator questions? ____________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Other general comments? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ISSUE AREA FEEDBACK Issue Area: ENVIRONMENT & PUBLIC HEALTH Sub-Issue: BIODIVERSITY Standard: Do you prefer Version 1 or Version 2? _______________________________ Explanation or edit: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Reference note: Comment, additions, or edits: __________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Indicator Questions and Data Sources: Question Comment on Risk Indicator Question Comment on Impact Assessment Question Number BHRC Draft - Sept 2015 Comment on Data Sources