International Legal Obligations for Environmental Impact Assessment and Strategic Environmental Assessment in the Arctic Ocean
Environmental impact assessment ( eia ) and strategic environmental assessment ( sea ) are procedures for the prior assessment of impacts of proposed developments before decisions are taken. Customary law and most international agreements relevant for the Arctic Ocean are unspecific about assessment...
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crbrillap:10.1163/15718085-12341385 2024-06-23T07:48:58+00:00 International Legal Obligations for Environmental Impact Assessment and Strategic Environmental Assessment in the Arctic Ocean Sander, Gunnar 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15718085-12341385 https://brill.com/view/journals/estu/31/1/article-p88_4.xml https://data.brill.com/files/journals/15718085_031_01_s004_text.pdf unknown Brill The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law volume 31, issue 1, page 88-119 ISSN 0927-3522 1571-8085 journal-article 2016 crbrillap https://doi.org/10.1163/15718085-12341385 2024-06-10T04:07:51Z Environmental impact assessment ( eia ) and strategic environmental assessment ( sea ) are procedures for the prior assessment of impacts of proposed developments before decisions are taken. Customary law and most international agreements relevant for the Arctic Ocean are unspecific about assessment tools and content. The Espoo Convention and its sea Protocol are the only specialised instruments available. They do not cover marine activities well, and not all the Arctic Ocean coastal states are parties. Other problems in the assessment regime are related to uneven geographical and sectoral coverage. Weaknesses may be addressed both globally in the negotiations on a new instrument under the Law of the Sea Convention ( losc ) on biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction, and in a regional process under the Arctic Council. Important improvements would be the creation of a more specific default mechanism for prior assessment of marine activities and closer linkage of assessments with substantive goals. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Council Arctic Arctic Ocean Law of the Sea Brill Arctic Arctic Ocean Eia ENVELOPE(7.755,7.755,63.024,63.024) The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law 31 1 88 119 |
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Environmental impact assessment ( eia ) and strategic environmental assessment ( sea ) are procedures for the prior assessment of impacts of proposed developments before decisions are taken. Customary law and most international agreements relevant for the Arctic Ocean are unspecific about assessment tools and content. The Espoo Convention and its sea Protocol are the only specialised instruments available. They do not cover marine activities well, and not all the Arctic Ocean coastal states are parties. Other problems in the assessment regime are related to uneven geographical and sectoral coverage. Weaknesses may be addressed both globally in the negotiations on a new instrument under the Law of the Sea Convention ( losc ) on biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction, and in a regional process under the Arctic Council. Important improvements would be the creation of a more specific default mechanism for prior assessment of marine activities and closer linkage of assessments with substantive goals. |
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International Legal Obligations for Environmental Impact Assessment and Strategic Environmental Assessment in the Arctic Ocean |
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International Legal Obligations for Environmental Impact Assessment and Strategic Environmental Assessment in the Arctic Ocean |
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International Legal Obligations for Environmental Impact Assessment and Strategic Environmental Assessment in the Arctic Ocean |
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International Legal Obligations for Environmental Impact Assessment and Strategic Environmental Assessment in the Arctic Ocean |
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International Legal Obligations for Environmental Impact Assessment and Strategic Environmental Assessment in the Arctic Ocean |
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international legal obligations for environmental impact assessment and strategic environmental assessment in the arctic ocean |
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