Environmental and Social Management Plan for One Gewog One Product Program

The ESMP focuses on the production of highland honey in Thangza village, Lunana Gewog, between January 2023 and June 2024. While the project anticipates no negative environmental impacts and expects positive biodiversity gains through pollination, it identifies occupational health and safety for bee handlers as a minor social risk. To mitigate this, the plan mandates compliance with BFL health and safety guidelines, regular health screenings, and fair employment practices. Due to the arduous 9-day journey by pony to the site, the program proposes transporting bee colonies by helicopter to ensure bee health and performance. The project is budgeted at Nu. 1,635,000, with monitoring conducted by BFL focal persons and the ESS Focal officer.

• The One Gewog One Product (OGOP) Program intends to establish a Lunana Beekeeping Group in Thangza village to produce high-end niche highland honey and provide an income substitute for highlanders, with 20 out of 45 households expressing interest.
• To avoid the high mortality rates associated with a 9-day journey by pony, the project will use helicopters to transport bee colonies, which is expected to result in better bee health and performance.
• The project anticipates no negative environmental impacts; instead, it expects positive effects on regional biodiversity through pollination services.
• The primary identified social risk is the occupational health and safety of bee handlers, which is classified as a minimum/minor short-term impact.
• Mitigation measures for worker safety include regular health screenings, prohibition of underage workers, ensuring equal opportunity and fair treatment, and the implementation of a grievance mechanism.
• The total budget for the production of highland honey is Nu. 1,635,000, and because the activities are small-scale, no separate fund for mitigation measures is proposed.

APA

WWF International (2023). Environmental and Social Management Plan for One Gewog One Product Program. https://files.worldwildlife.org/wwfcmsprod/files/Publication/file/9yakxbkg4_OGOP_Program_ESMP_2023.pdf

Chicago

WWF International. Environmental and Social Management Plan for One Gewog One Product Program. 2023. https://files.worldwildlife.org/wwfcmsprod/files/Publication/file/9yakxbkg4_OGOP_Program_ESMP_2023.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{wwfinternational2023environmental, author = {{WWF International}}, title = {{Environmental and Social Management Plan for One Gewog One Product Program}}, institution = {WWF International}, year = {2023}, month = jan, url = {https://files.worldwildlife.org/wwfcmsprod/files/Publication/file/9yakxbkg4_OGOP_Program_ESMP_2023.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }