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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA)
Profiles of Tools and Tactics for ENVIRONMENTAL Mainstreaming No. 1 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA) A product of the ENVIRONMENTAL Mainstreaming Initiative ( ) (supported by DFID and Irish Aid) International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) 3 Endsleigh Street, London, WC1H 0DD Tel: +44-207-388-2117; Fax: +44-207-388-2826 Email: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA) Note: We are grateful for review comments provided by Peter Nelson (Land Use Consultants, Bristol, UK) What is EIA for? Policy development Planning Guides good decisions Field work For data collection Investment For project approval ASSESSMENT Main focus Monitoring Indicates what to monitor Campaigning What issues does an EIA focus on?
Strategic environmental assessment (SEA) is a sister tool applied upstream at the level of policies, plans and programmes. Like SEA, EIA is most valuable when applied early in the planning process for a project as a support to decision-making. It provides a means to identify the most environmentally suitable option at an early stage, the
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