Good Practices for Environmental Impact Assessment and Meaningful Engagement in the Arctic
The overarching purpose of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is to outline the envi- ronmental consequences of a project for the proponent and authorities, the public and eventu- ally decision makers. It is conducted through a process of identifying, communicating, predict- ing and interpreti...
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ftarcticcouncil:oai:https://oaarchive.arctic-council.org:11374/2298 2024-09-09T19:23:27+00:00 Good Practices for Environmental Impact Assessment and Meaningful Engagement in the Arctic Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG) 2019-03 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/11374/2298 en eng Arctic Council Secretariat http://hdl.handle.net/11374/2298 Summary Report 2019 ftarcticcouncil 2024-07-05T03:05:31Z The overarching purpose of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is to outline the envi- ronmental consequences of a project for the proponent and authorities, the public and eventu- ally decision makers. It is conducted through a process of identifying, communicating, predict- ing and interpreting information on the potential impacts of a proposed development on the environment – and proposes measures to avoid, minimize and mitigate negative impacts. Pub- lic participation is an integral part of EIA. Incorporating views from the public facilitates more informed EIAs and subsequent decision-making. Other/Unknown Material Arctic Arctic Council Repository Arctic Eia ENVELOPE(7.755,7.755,63.024,63.024) |
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The overarching purpose of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is to outline the envi- ronmental consequences of a project for the proponent and authorities, the public and eventu- ally decision makers. It is conducted through a process of identifying, communicating, predict- ing and interpreting information on the potential impacts of a proposed development on the environment – and proposes measures to avoid, minimize and mitigate negative impacts. Pub- lic participation is an integral part of EIA. Incorporating views from the public facilitates more informed EIAs and subsequent decision-making. |
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Good Practices for Environmental Impact Assessment and Meaningful Engagement in the Arctic |
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Good Practices for Environmental Impact Assessment and Meaningful Engagement in the Arctic |
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