Transboundary Environmental Assessment in the Arctic

The main intent of this article is to examine the extent of applicable international treaties and other regulations that oblige the concerned states to perform transboundary environmental assessment (TEA) in the Arctic, and whether these have induced any state practice. Since the co-operation proces...

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Published in:Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal
Main Author: Koivurova, Timo
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2008
Subjects:
Arctic
Arctic council
Climate change
EA
EIA
Environment
Natural resources
SEA
State practice
Transboundary
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Eia
Arctic Council
Online Access:https://research.ulapland.fi/fi/publications/ab01580c-7e47-4119-aa0c-9464fcde38c6
https://doi.org/10.3152/146155108X366031
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Summary:The main intent of this article is to examine the extent of applicable international treaties and other regulations that oblige the concerned states to perform transboundary environmental assessment (TEA) in the Arctic, and whether these have induced any state practice. Since the co-operation process between the eight Arctic states has adopted an instrument aiming to influence how TEA should be undertaken in the Arctic conditions, a closer examination of the development and content of these Guidelines for Environmental Impact Assessment is in order. One case in the Finnish Arctic is used to demonstrate what a quality TEA can mean in the Arctic context.

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