EIA of Bufferzone Management Zone of Nepal

1. NAMASTE and
WELCOME
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2. IEE of Bufferzone
Management Plan
(Environment Impact
Assessment)
EES 602
Manoj Neupane
AFU, Hetauda
manoj.neupane@gmail.com

3. Presentation Outline
1. Introduction
2. Objectives
3. Methodology
4. Review of the finding
5. Conclusion
6. References
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4. Introduction
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• Bufferzone is the area around National Park,
Wildlife reserve for meeting the needs for
local people in regards to wildlife (HMG,
1973)
• Environment Assessment act as a bridge
between economic prosperity and
environmental sustanability (Joshi, 2017)
• Environment Impact Assessment makes
economic development project
environmentally sound and sustainable
(Bhatt & Khanal, 2009)
• IEE reports finds the biophysical, socio-
economic, cultural and environmental
impacts and ways to mitigate (HMG, 1993)

5. Objectives
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• To review the IEE of Bufferzone Management
Plan

6. Methodology
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Secondary data
• Different literatures, journals & thesis
reports
• Other related materials from different
sources
• Consultation with the experts on the field

7. Finding and discussion.....
1970
1992
1980-'85
1985-'90
USA
Earth Summit
6th Plan
Spread rapidly
Environment
Conservation
Related Policies
7th Plan
Environmental
Assessment
Guideline
1993

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Finding
• Bufferzone management
plan might cause negative
impact on the local
environment
• IEE tries to Identify and
reduce those environmental
impact and maintainning
environmental balance
Annex 1 of Environment
Protection Act 1996
(GoN, 1996)

9. Alternative Analysis
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 Alternative 1 : Plan is not executed
 Alternative 2 : Execution of the plan
National Environment Impact Assessment
Guideline, 1993 gives quantitative analysis of the
impact in terms of Magnitude, extent and
Duration of Impact (HMG, 1993)
Magnitude Extent Duration
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
High Mode
rate
Low Natio
nal/ I
Regio
nal
Local Long
term
Medi
um
Short
60 20 10 60 20 10 20 10 5
With the higest Number of 140 and minimum of 25

10. Rank Matrix
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Negative impact evaluation from plan
execution
Alternative 1 : Plan will not be executed
X
Alternative 2 : Plan will be executed
Y
• I X>Y then plan is not executed and if Y>X then Plan will
be executed

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Positive impact evaluation from plan
execution
Alternative 1 : Plan will not be executed
X
Alternative 2 : Plan will be executed
Y
• Y>X then plan is not executed and if Y>X then Plan will
be executed

13. Impact Monitoring
7/26/2019 IEE of FIve year Plan 13
Environment
al Monitoring
National Environment Impact
Assessment guideline 1993
Impact
Monutong
Compliance
Monitoring

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Other Things included in the IEE
(Singleton & Sulaiman, 2002; NPS,2007; MFSC,
1999; HMG, 1993 )
• Budget Framework
• Impact identification measure
• Impact Mitigation measures
• Impact Monitoring

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Conclusion
• Nepal is Pioneer in Bufferzone management
in many regards
• Environment Assessment wave started after
Rachel Carson and now is almost
mainstreamed with law base
• Environement Assessment is a bridge
connecting Development and Conservation
• IEE report tries to analyse the alternatives by
quantifying the impact through National
Environmental Impact Guideline 1993
• We have IEE of Every Bufferzone management
plan of Nepal

16. Reference
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• Bhatt, R. P., & Khanal, S. N. (2009). Environmental Impact Assessment System in Nepal -
An Overview of Policy, Legal Instruments and Process. Kathmandu University Journal of
Science, Engineering and Technology, 160-170.
• GoN. (1996). Environment Protection Act. Singhadurbar, Kathmandu: Government of
Nepal.
• HMG. (1973). National Park and WIldlife Reserve Act . Nepal: Governmental of Nepal,
Nepal Gazette.
• HMG. (1993). National Environmental Impact Asssessment Guideline. Nepal: Nepal
Gazettee, Jestha 4, 2050.
• Joshi, M. D. (2017). Status of Environmental Impact Assessment Projects in Nepal.
Journal of Enviroment Science, Vol-3, 1-8.
• NPS. (2007). Environmental Assessment Install Bat-Accessible Gates at Crest Mines.
Arizona: National Park Service.
• Singleton, J., & Sulaiman, R. (2002). Environmental Assessment Study- Komodo National
Park Indonesia. Indonesia: The Nature Conservancy- SE Asia Centre for Marine
Protected Area Staf.

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