Summary
initiatives aim to provide net benefits to the region compared to the
existing conditions.
The proponents are committed to translating the results of this EA into an
effective Environmental and Social management Plan (ESMP) for the
construction, operations and closure phases of the Ambatovy Project. A
participatory approach will be followed, so that stakeholder input, and
where appropriate teaming, will help ensure that negative impacts are
minimized and positive benefits enhanced. The mitigations developed in
the EA, and laid out in the ESMP, are believed to be practical and
achievable. After the implementation of mitigations and compensation, it
is predicted that the Ambatovy Project will cause a net positive outcome
for Madagascar, in terms of both socioeconomics and the environment.
STRUCTURE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL
ASSESSMENT
The EA for the Ambatovy Project is intended to meet the information
requirements outlined in the ToR in an easily understood and
comprehensive package of information. Information is presented in 11
volumes that address specific subject areas. The volumes are as
follows:
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Volume A: Introduction
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Volume B: Environmental Assessment - Mine
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Volume C: Environmental Assessment - Slurry Pipeline
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Volume D: Environmental Assessment - Process Plant
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Volume E: Environmental Assessment - Tailings Facility
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Volume F: Environmental Assessment - Port Expansion
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Volume G: Environmental Assessment - Cumulative Effects
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Volume H: General Appendices
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Volume I: Physical Appendices
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Volume J: Biological Appendices
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Volume K: Social Appendices
Volume A introduces the project and the EA process and contains study
area and methodological information pertaining to all disciplines and all
project components.
For the convenience of readers who wish to read only specific parts of
the EA, each of the assessment Volumes B through F provides the
project description and environmental assessment for each specific
project area. Therefore, a reader who is interested in one particular
project site may read the corresponding assessment volume.
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