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CHAPTER 7
04 Compensation
MITIGATION MEASURES

Compensation for loss or damages
to be made by the resettlement of
7.1 NTRODUCTION
inhabitants, loss of traditional
forest, enhancing species and
Mitigation of impacts is the stage to
ecology, relocation of endangered
determine the possible preventive, remedial
species, improving water quality
or compensatory measures for each of the
and wetlands ecology for fishes or
adverse impacts identified. The measures for
others, and socio-cultural aspects.
mitigation include:

Prevention 01
7.2 IMPORTANT ELEMENTS OF
MITIGATION
A careful wildlife management and

rescue plan should be considered The degree of mitigation measures
and modified to suit new or may vary depending on the type of project
existing development master plans and area. In outlining mitigation measures for
during the project planning or possible impacted wildlife, it is important to
designing stage based on several
analyse and evaluate the potential impact by
aspects such as ecology and biodiversity inventory in the construction area
biodiversity. and its surroundings. Therefore, it is crucial to
develop a linkage process among project
02 Control activities, predicted impacts and appropriate
measures. Natural measures by controlling
land conversion and minimising the
: Introducing mitigating measures
disturbance could guarantee better survival of
on wildlife during three
protected or endangered species and the
development phases;
ecosystem as a whole. Furthermore, residual
pre-construction, construction and
impacts also need to be identified.
operations, particularly road
construction, clear-cutting, land
7.3 IMPLEMENTATION OF
clearing, and others.
MITIGATION MEASURES

The Project Proponent or Consultant
Rehabilitation 03 needs to know that the mitigation process is

not only to control but also to prevent by

Compulsory remedial actions changing the project design or development.
(reforestation) such as planting, Consultant must advise the Project Proponent
treatment, cutting of climbers and to ensure project implementation and
others. mitigation measures work simultaneously.

36 GUIDANCE DOCUMENT ON WILDLIFE
IMPACT STUDY FOR IN ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA)