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S.No.	Code	International Safeguard Policies	Description
1	OP/BP4.01	Environmental assessment	The Bank requires environmental assessment (EA) of projects proposed for Bank financing to help ensure that they are environmentally sound and sustainable, and thus to improve decision making
2	OP/BP4.04	Natural habitats	To support the protection, conservation, maintenance, and rehabilitation of natural habitats and their functions
3	OP/BP 4.36	Forests	To realize the potential of forests to reduce poverty in a sustainable manner, integrate forests effectively into sustainable economic development, and protect the vital local and global environmental services and values of forests
4	OP/BP 4.09	Pest management	To minimize and manage the environmental and health risks associated with pesticide use and promote and support safe, effective, and environmentally sound pest management
5	OP/BP4.11	Physical cultural resources	To assist in preserving physical cultural resources and avoiding their destruction or damage
6	OP/BP4.10	Indigenous peoples	To design and implement projects in a way that fosters full respect for Indigenous Peoples’ dignity, human rights, and cultural uniqueness
7	OP/BP 4.12	Involuntary resettlement	To avoid or minimize involuntary resettlement
8	OP/BP4.37	Safety dams	To assure quality and safety in the design and construction of new dams and the rehabilitation of existing dams, and in carrying out activities that may be affected by an existing dam
9	OP/BP 7.50	Projects on international waterways	To ensure that World Bank financed projects affecting international waterways would not affect Relations between the World Bank and its Borrowers and between states, and The efficient utilization and protection of international waterways
10	OP/BP7.60	Projects on disputed areas	To ensure that projects in disputed areas are dealt with at the earliest possible stage

International Safeguard Policies