Table 1. Project Activities with Potential Adverse Environmental or Social Impacts and Proposed Mitigation Measures Project Target Areas, Potential Activities Adverse Environmental Impacts Adverse Social Impacts Mitigation measures Farm performance through conservation farming and CSA results in increased yields to achieve food security and increases farmer income and welfare by linking market incentives to the adoption of practices that reduce forest loss, habitat loss and poaching. Increased human immigration into area leads to increase in human disturbances, loss of trees and habitat in project area. Increased human immigration into area leads to farming practices and other harmful practices, such as poaching and Households with surplus income may choose to invest in harmful practices-e.g. charcoal making, bushmeat Through a participatory process, COMACO will work with traditional authorities and communities (including COMACO farmers) to develop a Community Conservation Plan (CCP) for each chiefdom participating in the Project. The CCP is a vision for land use will become the basis for the Chief and his/her Headmen/Headwomen to communicate to all subjects the importance of conservation to sustain a better future from their natural resources. The CCP will also provide the basis for reducing risks of unplanned settlements and destructive uses of the land and resources that could deplete this chiefdom of its natural resources. Chiefs and village headmen will consult a settlement policy to provide guidelines/criteria that conform with CCP when granting consent to issue land parcels to families. The CCP will be endorsed by the his subjects through a participatory process, as well as district-level officials in the Forestry Department. The CCP forms the basis of payment-for-performance for REDD+ generated emission reductions on a community-wide basis-therefore communities are incentivized to work with each other to achieve compliance with the CCP. Each CCP consists of three key sections: 1.Community Conservation Areas (Zoning); 2. General land and natural resource management needs and responsibilities; 3. Conservation plan governance. compliant
8. IMPLEMENTATION BUDGET FOR THE ESMF TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING NEEDS Oversight budget: Combined extension, Remuneration and Training budgets Activity Duration Responsibility Cost (US$) Comments Salary support for 1 Extension staff 1 yr COMACO 5,000 10 key staff will be trained for the project Logistics contribution for Lead Farmers 1 yr COMACO 5,000 COMACO to assist with lead farmers in monitoring compliance procedures 2 sessions Training in GS management, intercropping and pest management techniques; field days, 1 yr COMACO/MAL/Forestry 2,800 Development of participatory land use plans for chiefdoms in project area, including community conservation zones 1 yr COMACO/MAL/Forestry 1100 2 CTC Advisory committee meetings (Discussions on dividend sharing mechanisms) 1 yr COMACO 2,200 Cooperative training/meeting 1 yr COMACO 916 Total Budget 17,016 Extension and Remuneration Budget Activity Duration Responsibility Cost (US$) Comments Salary support for 1 Extension staff 1 yrs COMACO 5,000 10 key staff will be trained for the project
The COMACO team, firm and/or consultant will have access to the following documents: The Project Information Document (PIN) Other COMACO project documents Relevant maps and area descriptions (climate and soils data) 10.0. Schedule and Deliverables The following will be the schedule and deliverables. Week Deliverable Inception Report (includes a detailed work plan, methodology, etc.) 4 Interim ESMF and Interim Comprehensive EPB report 6 Draft ESMF and Draft Final EPB report 8 Final ESMF and Final EPB report Additional requirements are to work with the COMACO team through the documentation submission, review and finalization period with both the ZEMA and the World Bank.