Summary
Attachment 2
Conformity Table of EA with Main Issues Raised During Consultation
Main Issues
Section of EA
Mine Site
Water quality around the mine may be affected, with effects also to the
environment, people, agriculture and livestock
Volume B, Sections 3.8, 3.9, 5.4
Water flows may be affected around the mine, with effects also to the
environment, people, agriculture and livestock
Volume B, Sections 3.8, 5.1, 5.3
Extraction of cobalt could affect health through radioactivity
Volume B, Section 5.4
Cutting of trees with affect run-off and even climate
Volume B, Sections 3.4, 3.8
Impacts to locally endemic species
Volume B, Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4
Effects on high biodiversity habitats
Volume B, Sections 4.1, 4.4
Effects on protected areas, including the Torotorofotsy Ramsar site
Volume B, Section 4.5
Local employment should be maximized
Volume B, Section 5.1
Vulnerable population groups will be impacted
Volume B, Section 5.1
Access to forest resources will decline
Volume B, Section 5.1
Will terms of land acquisition be fair?
Volume B, Sections 1, 5.1
Commune boundary dispute exists in mine area
Volume B, Section 5.1
The project main cause increased inflation
Volume B, Section 5.1
Assistance is needed for implementation of community development
initiatives
Volume B, Section 5.1
Benefits should be equitable distributed
Volume B, Section 5.1
In migration could occur, with many negative impacts
Volume B, Section 5.1
HIV/AIDS could increase because of migrant workers
Volume B, Section 5.1
Crime could increase with migrant workers
Volume B, Section 5.1
Any tomb relocation requires compensation
Volume B, Section 5.2
Non Malagasy workers must be respectful
Volume B, Section 5.1
Consultation must be on-going
Volume A, Section 6
Slurry Pipeline
Water quality may be affected by the pipeline
Volume C, Section 3.7
Water quantity may be affected by the pipeline
Volume C, Section 3.6
Noise, especially during construction will be a problem for people
Volume C, Section 3.4
Soil erosion could affect vegetation, fish and people
Volume C, Sections 3.2, 4.1, 4.3, 6
Reclamation needs to be done well for vegetation, including to primary
forest in parts of the Ankeniheny–Zahamena corridor
Volume C, Sections 4.1, 6
January 2006
Ambatovy Project — A-7
