Coal mongolia (eng) final_2014
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Environmental issues in Mongolian coal mining sector
Ulaanbaatar 2014
Ministry of environment and green developmentHead of Environment andNatural resources department D.Enkhbat
Content
1. Changes of environmental policy
2. Conservation – Coal mining
3. Requirement
1. Changes of environmental policy
Environmental sector Mining sector
24Law
17Law
120By-lawGuideline
12By-law
Guideline
338Standards
17Standards
1. Baseline study of environment
CHANGES OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
Requirements on environmental impact
assessment
Planning
=Assessment
2. Strategically assessment
3. Cumulative Impact Assessment
4. EIA for project
5. Environmental audit
PUBLIC MONITORING, LIABILITY
• Avoidance and minimization of impacts
• Impact mitigation
Environment management plan
Planning=
Monitoring
MONITORING
• Biodiversity offset
• Environmental friendly technology
• Chemical usage, storage and disposal
• Waste management
CHANGES OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
2. Environmental pollution from coal mining activity
• Habitat lost, fragmentation
• Pollution and Decrease of surface and groundwater resources
• Air pollution
Mining impact to ECOSYSTEM:
Coal deposit 62%Dry steppe and desert
ecosystem
• Open plains and steppe support movement and corridor of migration species
• Limited surface water resource
• Biodiversity rehabilitation requires long-term
PARTICULARITY OF STEPPE AND DESERT ECOSYSTEM
Ecologically important areas andPlanned infrastructure
Current railroad
Mining road
Planned SAINSHAND-TT railroad
Planned Bayangobi -Shivee railroad
PlannedTavannuur-Burgastai railroad
Other proposed railroad
Other proposed highway
Transportation infrastructure
Provincial bordersState Protected areaBorder portPotential Habitat of wildlife movement
Potential prioirity haibtat
Under passages and green bridgeImpact mitigation of wildlife movement and habitat
Impact mitigation ofwildlife movement and
habitat fromtransportationinfrastucture
SOLUTION
Biodiversity off-set
Avoidance
Mitigation
Rehabilitation
Biodiversity off-set
Impact mitigation steps
Prohibited zones - Mining activity by Laws 39,8%
Biodiversity important hot spotsand mining license areas
Conclusion• Introduction of environmentally friendly
technologies
• Improvement of environmental protection and control
• Linear infrastructure (transportation and power-line and etc.) design should be developed no barrier for migration species in open area
Requirements
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