b. Protected Area Management

World Bank Report - Brazil - Amazon Protected Areas Project - GEF - Environmental Impact Assessment — by webadmin — last modified 2006-09-21 14:50

The Amazon Protected Areas Project aims to create a mosaic of protected areas in the Amazon Region, where the design of protected areas responds to the specific needs of each environmental and social conditions of each area. The project will not support any activities that could seriously harm the environment. Under the first component, the identification and creation of new protected areas will not have any impact on the environment. Under the second component, the management of the buffer areas around the parks and reserves will support some of sustainable use reserve activities for the communities living around the parks. These activities will be screened for environmental impacts. Under the third component, two major activities will be implemented: pilot projects to test income-generating activities for the protected areas, and endowment fund to support the recurrent activities of the protected areas. Screening procedures will be conducted to ensure that the recurrent activities and pilot sub-projects do not violate any of the Bank safeguard policies. No environmental impact is expected to result from these activities. Full EIA report available at this site.

World Bank Report - Brazil - Amazon Protected Areas Project - GEF - Indigenous Peoples Plan — by webadmin — last modified 2006-09-21 14:50

The Amazon Protected Areas Project aims to create a mosaic of protected areas in the Amazon Region, where the design of protected areas responds to the specific needs of each environmental and social conditions of each area. The project takes into account the possibility of people living within the boundaries of the protected areas (PA), and for such reason, the project will guarantee the right of the traditional and indigenous people during the process of establishing and managing the PAs. The project will benefit indigenous people in the vicinity of the PAs, as the PAs will act as buffer zones for frontier encroachment or illegal activities Besides, the project will benefit conservation of waterways, vegetation and wildlife in the neighborhood of the indigenous land. The indigenous people will participate in project management through its representatives in the Project Committee and/or through the PAs Management Councils established in the surroundings of the indigenous people. For unresolved cases of PA consolidation, the Conflict Resolution Mediation Committee will be called upon to investigate the particular situations. Full report available at this site.

World Bank Report - Brazil - Amzazon Protected Areas Project - GEF - Resettlement Action Plan — by webadmin — last modified 2006-09-21 14:50

The Amazon Protected Areas Project aims to create a mosaic of protected areas in the Amazon Region, where the design of protected areas (PA) responds to the specific needs of each environmental and social conditions of each area. PAs are categorized into 2 types: 1) Strict protection, such as national parks, and 2) sustainable use, such as extractive reserves. One of the principles is that PAs will not be established where traditional people exist. In case of establishing new PAs, compensation and resettlement will be the alternatives for non-traditional people. Owners with titles over the land affected will be compensated at market value of the land. Moving allowances will be granted to tenants and other temporary dwellers with less than two years ' residence in the land affected, fishermen and hunters with permanent residence outside the area, gold diggers, and lumberjacks. However, as the goal is to avoid resettlement as much as possible, affected population is estimated to be very small or even nonexistent. Full report avaialble at this site.

DIAGNOSTICO SOBRE LA ACTIVIDAD FORESTAL EN LOS DEPARTAMENTOS DE SANTA CRUZ, BENI Y LA PAZ — by Universidad Privada de Santa Cruz de la Sierra — last modified 2007-07-08 15:08

El trabajo ha estado guiado por los siguientes objetivos: Ü Estimar la extracción de productos forestales y determinar su composición según tipos de productos. Ü Determinar la infraestructura productiva del sector maderero en términos del número y extensión de áreas de aprovechamiento forestal, unidades productivas e inversiones realizadas. Ü Describir la evolución de la extracción de maderas según las especies aprovechables. Ü Analizar la comercialización de productos madereros en función de los mercados de destino y la composición de las exportaciones. Ü Analizar la incidencia de la actividad maderera en la economía regional y nacional en términos de tasas pagadas por aprovechamiento forestal, impuestos y divisas generadas. Ü Describir los beneficios socioeconómicos que se derivan de la actividad de las empresas madereras. Ü Determinar el marco de la actividad forestal en términos de infraestructura de transporte, investigación, financiamiento, capacita ción y otros....