Bhutan For Life Environmental and Social Management Plan for RMNP (2024-2025)

The ESMP for Royal Manas National Park (RMNP) outlines mitigation strategies for three specific infrastructure activities planned for 2024-2025 under the Bhutan For Life (BFL) project. These activities include the maintenance of the Gomphu Range Office, installation of street lights at the Royal Guest House, and solar fencing for a parking area to deter wild elephants. The plan identifies minimal environmental and social risks, primarily focusing on worker health and safety and waste management, and provides detailed occupational health and safety (OHS) standards and grievance mechanisms to ensure compliance with national laws and WWF safeguards.

• The Bhutan For Life (BFL) project aims to maintain Bhutan's carbon neutrality by increasing forest and vegetative cover within the Protected Area System and enhancing the socio-economic wellbeing of local communities through climate-informed natural resources management.
• Royal Manas National Park (RMNP) is a critical biodiversity stronghold, hosting 65 mammal species, 497 bird species, and over 900 vascular plant species; it is an approved site for tiger conservation under the Conservation Assured Tiger Standard (CATS) as of 2019.
• Three specific activities are planned for RMNP in 2024-2025: the maintenance of Gomphu Range Office (Nu. 0.400 M), installation of street lights near the Royal Guest House to deter wild elephants (Nu. 0.150 M), and installation of solar fencing around a parking area to protect vehicles from elephants (Nu. 1.300 M).
• The ESMP identifies potential impacts as 'minor and reversible', primarily consisting of solid or e-waste generation and risks to worker health and safety.
• Mitigation measures for worker safety include the provision of first aid kits, prohibition of underage workers, implementation of a grievance mechanism, and adherence to equal opportunity employment principles.
• The project implements a multi-tiered grievance redressal mechanism allowing stakeholders to report issues via the BFL-specific mechanism, the WWF Grievance Mechanism, or the GCF Independent Review Mechanism.

APA

WWF International (2024). Bhutan For Life Environmental and Social Management Plan for RMNP (2024-2025). https://files.worldwildlife.org/wwfcmsprod/files/Publication/file/5vzxffxvwj_RMNP_ESMP_2024.pdf

Chicago

WWF International. Bhutan For Life Environmental and Social Management Plan for RMNP (2024-2025). 2024. https://files.worldwildlife.org/wwfcmsprod/files/Publication/file/5vzxffxvwj_RMNP_ESMP_2024.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{wwfinternational2024bhutan, author = {{WWF International}}, title = {{Bhutan For Life Environmental and Social Management Plan for RMNP (2024-2025)}}, institution = {WWF International}, year = {2024}, url = {https://files.worldwildlife.org/wwfcmsprod/files/Publication/file/5vzxffxvwj_RMNP_ESMP_2024.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }