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
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Content
1. Changes of environmental policy
2. Conservation – Coal mining
3. Requirement
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1. Changes of environmental policy
Environmental sector Mining sector
24Law
17Law
120By-lawGuideline
12By-law
Guideline
338Standards
17Standards
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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
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• 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
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2. Environmental pollution from coal mining activity
• Habitat lost, fragmentation
• Pollution and Decrease of surface and groundwater resources
• Air pollution
Mining impact to ECOSYSTEM:
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Coal deposit 62%Dry steppe and desert
ecosystem
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• 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
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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
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Under passages and green bridgeImpact mitigation of wildlife movement and habitat
Impact mitigation ofwildlife movement and
habitat fromtransportationinfrastucture
SOLUTION
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Biodiversity off-set
Avoidance
Mitigation
Rehabilitation
Biodiversity off-set
Impact mitigation steps
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Prohibited zones - Mining activity by Laws 39,8%
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Biodiversity important hot spotsand mining license areas
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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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