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Rio Tinto — ESG Presentation (November 2008)

7 slides from Rio Tinto's sustainability presentation, Nov 3, 2008

  1. Slide 1: Our contribution on biodiversity

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  2. Slide 2: Biodiversity objectives: net positive impact and rehabilitation

    • Protect the unique biodiversity of the area where we work and achieve a net positive impact (NPI) on biodiversity with the full participation of the community. QMM is currently piloting the Rio Tinto biodiversity strategy and NPI calculations. • Rehabilitate and restore the land and the ecosystems

  3. Slide 3: Legal documents, protected areas and biodiversity offsets

    • Legal documents produced to manage biodiversity (SEIA*, EMP*, SEMP*, BAP*, LUMP*) • Management of 620 ha of protected areas inside mine site already included under legal status (SAPM*) • Management of 31,275 ha of biodiversity offsets (protected areas under legal status) SEIA: Social and environme

  4. Slide 4: Biodiversity monitoring and small enterprises

    • Biodiversity monitoring indicator assessment program on-going at the port, road and mine site • Biodiversity based small enterprises set up and operational – Vegetable crops on composts (1200 villagers producing 1 - 2 tons/month – Bee keeping and honey production (200 litres/month) and over 100 vi

  5. Slide 5: Areas avoided and offset inside and outside the mine deposit

    • Inside the mine deposit (avoidance) – Mandena 230 ha – Ste Luce: 270 ha – Petriky: 120 ha • Outside the mine deposit (offset) – Ste Luce: 475 ha – Ambatotsirongorongo: 800 ha – Tsitongambarika: 30000 Ha 03 November 2008 Our contribution on biodiversity 5

  6. Slide 6: Nurseries, reforestation and restoration work

    • Management of 2 nurseries – capacity 250,000 trees/year produced and reforested with partners in the region (DREEFT, USAID) • 2002 – 2008: 700 ha planted by QMM and 300 ha with the region and partners (over 1M trees). Survival rate at 85% • Rehabilitation work at all construction sites and at the

  7. Slide 7: Partnerships and biodiversity programs

    • Partnership match fund with USAID (6M$ / 3 yrs) – Forest conservation, reforestation, social issues, etc.) • Book on littoral ecosystem biodiversity produced by 70 authors (QMM, biodiversity partners, students, researchers, etc.) • Flora field guide completed at 70% (MBG and KEW) • Long term seed

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