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EIA
Terminology
Environmental Inventory is a complete
description of the environment as it exists in an
area where a particular proposed action is being
considered
Impact is the effect of an action on the
environment
Environment all aspects of the surroundings of
human beings, whether affecting human beings as
individuals or in social groupings
Terminology
Environmental Assessment (EA) is a
concise report that serves to briefly
provide sufficient evidence and analysis
for determining whether to prepare a
detailed report called an Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) or a finding of no
significant impact
Terminology
EIA refers to a systematic process for
examining / analyzing the environmental
and social consequences, both positive
and negative, associated with a proposed
activity and recommending appropriate
measures to eliminate or minimize the
adverse impacts and thus maximize the
positive gains
Why is EIA?
The primary purpose of the EIA process is
to encourage the consideration of the
environment in planning and decision
making and to ultimately arrive at actions
which are more environmentally
compatible
Why is EIA?
Therefore it is easy to identify :
The most environmentally suitable option at
an early stage
The best practicable environmental options
Alternative processes
action
Description of existing environment
conditions
Procurement of relevant environmental
standards and/or guidelines
Impact prediction
mitigation measures.
7. Preparation of an Environmental Impact
Statement EIS