Title
Marine Biodiversity and Support of Coastal Fisheries in the Coral Triangle Project, Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF)
Author(s)
Wildlife Conservation Society, Indonesia
Published
2021
Abstract
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is implementing the project entitled “Marine Biodiversity and Support of Coastal Fisheries in the Coral Triangle” from 2020 – 2026, with funding from the European Union and supervision by the German development bank (KfW). The project will work in the Philippines and the Indonesian provinces of North Sulawesi and North Maluku, as part of a wider Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF). The Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) is intended as a reference document for all involved in implementation, those affected, or any party interested in the Project for its duration. The ESMF sets out the requirements and steps to screen, assess, manage and monitor the mitigation measures of potential environmental and social impacts of the Project, and for the handling of Project consultation processes and grievances. The objective of the ESMF is to support the assessment of risks and potential impacts resulting from the proposed Project activities by setting out the principles, guidelines, and procedures to assess, avoid, reduce, mitigate, and/or offset potential adverse environmental and social impacts and to enhance positive Project impacts and opportunities. It is prepared in parallel with an Indigenous Peoples Planning Framework (IPPF) and Process Framework (PF), to guide further planning for key areas of impact management. Periodic revision of the ESMF or other instruments may occur if there are significant changes to Project scope, to be agreed with KfW and disclosed on WCS website. All projects supported by KfW must comply with KfW’s Sustainability Guideline (2019), which, for financial cooperation projects with public entities, World Bank’s Environmental and Social Standards (ESS)apply. The Project also follows World Bank Group General and sector-specific EHS Guidelines as well as the Human Rights Guideline of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the UN Basic Principles and Guidelines on Development-based Evictions and Displacements, and the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGGT). However, as the Project is implemented in parallel to the “Marine Biodiversity and Coastal Livelihoods in Sulawesi/Coral Triangle Project” funded by the Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) under the International Climate Initiative (ICI) the Project is required to comply with International Finance Corporation (IFC) Performance Standards instead of the World Bank ESS, although on some aspects relevant requirements of the ESS are also adhered to. This document is meant for public disclosure representing the Environmental and Social Management Framework for the Marine Biodiversity and Support of Coastal Fisheries in the Coral Triangle project. For supporting documents available at this link https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1LOpjCDFrxm2jUMq7efGIjlyqEAVFeugW

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