Landscape Level Planning new paradigms for sustainable development

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1 Pippa Howard Fauna & Flora International Landscape Level Planning new paradigms for sustainable development

2 Landscape Level Planning new paradigms for sustainable development Pippa Howard, Director, Business & Biodiversity

3 Managing Risks & Opportunities

4 Biodiversity & Business Programme countries of operation 2013

5 Strategic Corporate Partnerships in Key Sectors

6 Workstreams with the Extractives Sector Strategy Policies & Practice Risk & Opportunity Assessment Activities for implementation Life of Mine Exploration Regulators Lenders Baseline Guidance and practice HLBRA,SBRA,BOA,BROA Development Production Closure Compliance and facilitation CHA, facilitation, broker, review BAPs facilitation, broker, review Global Best Practice and Leadership ESIA M&E facilitation, review No net loss, Net Positive Impact Mitigation Hierarchy & Biodiversity Offsets Design, implementation, review Design, Implementation

7 Biodiversity is a global issue And it is also an Operational Sustainability Issue

8 Emerging issues Regulatory UNCLOS ES markets Relations with regulators no net loss commitments Legislation e.g. biofuels Human capital Communities & ES Political instability Stakeholder concern Socio-cultural ES valuation Consumers CBD Food vs fuel Ecological Links with other issues Sustainable agriculture ES approach PES Unconventional Sensitive sites Business operations technologies Partnerships Biodiversity offsets Technical challenges IPES Engaged finance sector Technological Project finance safeguards Economic

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10 NAMIBIAN URANIUM RUSH

11 1. Define study area LLA Spatial Conservation Planning Approach 2. Compile information and GIS layers: Biodiversity data: What to conserve (and how much)? Transformation: What is left? Protected areas: What is conserved? Threats (current, future): Which areas are vulnerable? Where are conservation constraints & opportunities? Biodiversity (and biophysical ) data: Vegetation Species distributions Aquatic systems e.g. wetlands Ecological/evolutionary process features Areas for climate change resilience Land cover / use data: Protected Areas Current land cover and land uses Future development scenarios (e.g. mining) 3. Set conservation targets How much biodiversity needs to be retained in the landscape? 4. Analyse data (with prioritisation software e.g. C-Plan, MARXAN) 5. Refine analysis and prepare final outputs Interim outputs, e.g. Irreplaceability layer/s Vulnerability / constraints layer/s Final outputs, e.g. Biodiversity priorities map and interpretation (incl. potential offset options), scenario analysis; Final report, GIS database

12 The data layers Qualitative inclusion evidence based expert knowledge threats and vulnerabilities Quantitative representation spatial datasets surrogate datasets metrics Biodiversity patterns vegetation assemblages species records hydrology, water sources inselbergs Ecological processes river corridors topographic diversity high vegetation diversity Land uses Protected Areas current transformation mining development scenario: probable and potential economic assessment Vulnerabilities ecosystem threat status resilience

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15 Oyu Tolgoi Largest Porphyritic Copper Deposit in the World - >100 yr life of mine Very remote Land-locked Green-field development Construction 14,000 workers 7 million per day Infrastructure Power Water Components First ore June 2013

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17 Infrastructure lies within the ranges of threatened mammals and birds

18 History and Facts Discovered by Turquoise Hill Resources, a Canadian company Rio Tinto, one of the world's largest companies, became a major shareholder in Turquoise Hill Resources Rio Tinto formally assumed management of the project on behalf of all shareholders. Oyu Tolgoi is owned by Turquoise Hill Resources (66 per cent) and Erdenes Oyu Tolgoi (Govt) (34 per cent). During the peak of the construction phase, more than 15,000 people will be employed, including 10,000 Mongolians. During operation (2013), there will be approximately 3,500 people, 90 per cent of whom will be Mongolian.

19 Innovative conservation since

20 Quellaveco Project, Peru

21 QUELLAVECO PROJECT MAIN FACILITIES WATER SUPPLY MINE PORT Innovative conservation since

22 LAGO TITICACA AREQUIPA Titire Intake 900 MMC/year Av. (29,050 l/s) VIZCACHAS DAM The Project Needs 22MMC (700 l/s) (90 Km of Pipeline) MOQUEGUA Quellaveco Project

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25 Institutional Development Map Mining Mining and Exploration Regulations, Codes of Conduct and Standards Company ICMM Chamber of Mines MET MLR Monitoring Right to Operate Signatories License to Operate Companies MME CBNRM Mining Inter- Ministerial Group Permission to operate Mining and Concession Owners Company Company IUCN; UNDP; et al WCS POWER Primary Local NGO s Regional Landuse Steering Committee WATER Water Catchment and Users Group Conservancy Representative s Other Umdai WSCC FFI TNC et al Monitoring Borefield Borefield International NGO s Natural Resource Management Plan PA Development and Management Plans

26 Institutional Development Map Influencing Policy Making in Mining Sector Mining Health and Safety Regulations, Codes of Conduct and Standards UNSCON Working Groups developing technical papers, regulations and standards ICRP World Mining Association USC/ H.E.R.S Committee SEA and Environmental Management Plan of South Gobi Region IAEA Chamber of Mines of Namibia SEA Specialist Consultants Health and Safety Inter-Ministerial Group Ministry of Mines and Energy Ministry of Health and Safety Ministry of Environment and Tourism Mining- Environmental Management Inter-Ministerial Group Mining Environmental Management Regulations, Codes of Conduct and Standards National Mining and Exploration Policy: Health and Safety Management License to operate Reputation World Class Flagship National Mining and Exploration Policy: Mining and Environmental Management

27 Thank You!