Environmental Impact Assessment Guidelines For Industrial Projects-EG11/95

1.Introduction. 1.1 Background. 1.2 Purpose of sectoral guidelines. 1.3 Structure of the guidelines. 1.4 Using the EIA guidelines. 2. Legal Aspects. 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 Industry sector- Prescribed activities. 2.3 Summary of relevant environmental regulations and guidelines. 3. Integrated project planning. 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 Purpose of the EIA. 3.3 Benefits from the use of EIA as a management tool. 3.4 The EIA process and the project cycle. 3.5 Roles and responsibilities. 3.6 Important principles for managing an EIA. 4. Site selection and project options. 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 Data requirements. 4.3 Project options. 4.4 Site selection. 4.5 General site selection criteria-industry projects. 5. Scoping. 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 Elements of scoping. 5.3 Approach to scoping. 5.4 Terms of reference for the EIA. 6. Environmental baseline data. 6.1 Introduction. 6.2 Construction of the database. 6.3 Key sector data needs. 6.4 Basic information pertaining to prescribed activity projects. 7. Prediction and evaluation of impacts. 7.1 Introduction. 7.2 Assessment methodology. 7.3 Evaluation of impacts. 7.4 The needs for detailed EIA studies. 8. Mitigation and abatement measures. 8.1 Introduction. 8.2 Types of mitigation. 8.3 The mitigation process. 8.4 Implementation mitigation measures. 9. Environmental management. 9.1 Introduction. 9.2 Environmental monitoring and audit (EM&A). 9.3 Safety management systems. 10. The EIA review checklist. 11. EA report format. 11.1 Introduction. 11.2 Format of the EA report.

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