The document summarizes the findings of an environmental impact assessment (EIA) of a buffer zone management plan in Nepal. The EIA reviewed the plan's potential negative environmental impacts and ways to mitigate them. It considered alternatives of executing or not executing the plan, and evaluated their positive and negative impacts using criteria like magnitude, extent, and duration. The EIA also included measures for impact identification, mitigation, monitoring, and compliance monitoring to balance development and environmental conservation.

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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