The Leveraging Eco-Tourism for Biodiversity Protection Project (LEToBP or Project) is funded by
a grant from the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) and is being implemented by the
Government of Dominica, through its Ministry of Blue and Green Economy, Agriculture and
National Food Security (MBGEANFS). The Project aims to coordinate and improve the
Government’s intersectoral approach towards more effective planning and management of
Protected Areas (PA) and forest ecosystems, and to support the Government in its efforts to
protect the country’s biodiversity.
This will be achieved by improving the institutional
framework for biodiversity planning and management, strengthening national and local
capacities and resources for PA management, constructing/upgrading eco-tourism trails, as well
increasing sustainable livelihood opportunities for indigenous communities. The Project, which
is premised on effective collaboration with communities, will also strengthen Dominica’s image
as an eco-tourism destination.
As a requirement of the GEF and the World Bank (as Trustee and Implementing Agency of GEF),
these Labour Management Procedures (LMP) were developed to comply with the World Bank’s
Environmental and Social Standards (ESSs), in particular ESS2: Labour and Working Conditions
and Occupational Health and Safety. The LMP seeks to ensure that measures are in place to
manage risks associated with employment under the Project and helps to determine the
resources necessary for planning and management. It sets out the approach to meeting national
labour requirements (including, those related to COVID 19 protocols) as well as the objectives
and requirements of the World Bank’s ESSs, specifically the objectives and requirements of
ESS2.
The environmental and social risk of the Project is classified as Moderate. Based on the Project’s
environmental and social assessment, the risks related to labour and working conditions and
occupational health and safety are understood and are expected to have a limited impact on the
Project, if managed by the procedures set out in this LMP.
The LMP is an adaptive risk document devised to manage the Project’s risks related to labour and
working conditions and will be updated, as needed, throughout the Project, with the prior
agreement of the World Bank.
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