Environmental Impact Assessment

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4 FAO 2012 Food and agriculture organization of the united nations Rome, 2011. ii E N V I R O N M E N TA L I M PA C T A S S E S S M E N T G U I D E LI N E S FO R FAO FI E LD PR OJ ECTS iii table of CONTENTS Acronyms Acronyms iII ANNEX 2: SAMPLE FORMS 27 BH Budget holder Environmental and Social Review Form 27 CD Capacity Development Environmental Screening for CBD Convention on Biological Diversity ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Iv Category A & B projects 28 EA Environmental Analysis Scoping for Category A projects 31 EIA Environmental Impact Assessment CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1 EIA-TF Environmental Impact Assessment Task Force Purpose 1. ANNEX 3: BASIC POLICY EMP Environmental Management Plan Operational context 2 REQUIREMENTS FOR FIELD PROJECTS 32 ES Economic and Social Development Department Policy context 2 Agriculture 32. ESRF Environmental and Social Review Form Biodiversity 33 FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations CHAPTER 2: THE EIA PROCESS 4 Fisheries and aquaculture 33 FAOR FAO Representative Overview 4 Forestry 34 FBO Farmer-Based Organization Environmental Categories 4 Livestock and animal husbandry 34 IER Initial Environmental Review Steps of the EIA Process in FAO 9 Fertilizers 35 IPNS Integrated Plan Nutrition System Roles and responsibilities 13 Pesticides 35 IPP Indigenous Peoples Plan EIA in FAO's project cycle 14 IPPC Plant Protection Convention Water development 36.

5 ITR Interdisciplinary Technical Review Socio-economic dimensions 37. LTO Lead Technical Officer CHAPTER 3: EIA REPORTS 17 Gender considerations 38. Category A projects LTU Lead Technical Unit (significant impacts) 17 M&E Monitoring and Evaluation ANNEX 4: Environmental MDT Multi-disciplinary team (FAO Regional/Subregional representations). Category B projects REVIEW IN THE FAO PROJECT CYCLE 39. (less significant impacts) 17 NRC Environment, Climate Change and Bioenergy Division Category C projects ANNEX 5: OUTLINE OEKC Knowledge and Capacity for Development (minimal or no adverse impacts) 18 FOR THE CATEGORY A EIA REPORT 41 PAC Project Appraisal Committee PCR Polymerase Chain Reaction SOURCES AND LINKS 19 ANNEX 6: AN INITIAL CAPACITY PPRC Programme and Project Review Committee Assessment AS PART OF. PTF Project Task Force ANNEX 1: GOVERNING PRINCIPLES 21 Environmental SCOPING (if required) 43. RBM Results-Based Management SPD Standard Project Document AMENDMENTS TO THE GUIDELINES 44.

6 TCDM Field Programme Coordination and Results-Based Monitoring WOCAT World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies ii E N V I R O N M E N TA L I M PA C T A S S E S S M E N T G U I D E LI N E S FO R FAO FI E LD PR OJ ECTS iii table of CONTENTS Acronyms Acronyms iII ANNEX 2: SAMPLE FORMS 27 BH Budget holder Environmental and Social Review Form 27 CD Capacity Development Environmental Screening for CBD Convention on Biological Diversity ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Iv Category A & B projects 28 EA Environmental Analysis Scoping for Category A projects 31 EIA Environmental Impact Assessment CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1 EIA-TF Environmental Impact Assessment Task Force Purpose 1. ANNEX 3: BASIC POLICY EMP Environmental Management Plan Operational context 2 REQUIREMENTS FOR FIELD PROJECTS 32 ES Economic and Social Development Department Policy context 2 Agriculture 32. ESRF Environmental and Social Review Form Biodiversity 33 FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations CHAPTER 2: THE EIA PROCESS 4 Fisheries and aquaculture 33 FAOR FAO Representative Overview 4 Forestry 34 FBO Farmer-Based Organization Environmental Categories 4 Livestock and animal husbandry 34 IER Initial Environmental Review Steps of the EIA Process in FAO 9 Fertilizers 35 IPNS Integrated Plan Nutrition System Roles and responsibilities 13 Pesticides 35 IPP Indigenous Peoples Plan EIA in FAO's project cycle 14 IPPC Plant Protection Convention Water development 36.

7 ITR Interdisciplinary Technical Review Socio-economic dimensions 37. LTO Lead Technical Officer CHAPTER 3: EIA REPORTS 17 Gender considerations 38. Category A projects LTU Lead Technical Unit (significant impacts) 17 M&E Monitoring and Evaluation ANNEX 4: Environmental MDT Multi-disciplinary team (FAO Regional/Subregional representations). Category B projects REVIEW IN THE FAO PROJECT CYCLE 39. (less significant impacts) 17 NRC Environment, Climate Change and Bioenergy Division Category C projects ANNEX 5: OUTLINE OEKC Knowledge and Capacity for Development (minimal or no adverse impacts) 18 FOR THE CATEGORY A EIA REPORT 41 PAC Project Appraisal Committee PCR Polymerase Chain Reaction SOURCES AND LINKS 19 ANNEX 6: AN INITIAL CAPACITY PPRC Programme and Project Review Committee Assessment AS PART OF. PTF Project Task Force ANNEX 1: GOVERNING PRINCIPLES 21 Environmental SCOPING (if required) 43. RBM Results-Based Management SPD Standard Project Document AMENDMENTS TO THE GUIDELINES 44.

8 TCDM Field Programme Coordination and Results-Based Monitoring WOCAT World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies iv E N V I R O N M E N TA L I M PA C T A S S E S S M E N T G U I D E LI N E S FO R FAO FI E LD PR OJ ECTS 1. CHAPTER 1. Acknowledgements INTRODUCTION. Purpose An initial version of Environmental Impact The resulting draft EIA Guidelines were brought This publication provides guidelines for all FAO Environmental Assessment may be quite complex, Assessment (EIA) Guidelines for FAO Field to the attention of the Deputy-Director General for units (headquarters departments and offices, especially if applying to broad policies and large Projects was prepared by Jeff Tschirley Operations (DDG-O) and senior managers of the as well as decentralized offices) to undertake sector programmes. Nevertheless most FAO. and Patrick Duffy. In early 2009, an Inter- Technical Cooperation (TC) and Natural Resources Environmental Impact assessments (EIA) of field projects may not require a fully-fledged EIA and Departmental Task Force was constituted for Management and Environment (NR) Departments.

9 Projects. The use of these guidelines apply to may be reviewed with limited analytical effort. finalization of corporate guidelines. The Task Based on their feedback, this revised version was all FAO field projects and activities , as further 1. Still, they will need to undergo the screening Force was comprised of Moujahed Achouri, produced under the aegis of Alemneh Dejene specified in the sections below, requiring procedures described under the present Uwe Barg, David Colbert, Linda Collette, Mark (NR) and Diego Recalde (TC). implications to be fully considered early in the guidelines. Where significant potential negative Davis, Alemneh Dejene, Random Dubois, Pierre planning process (and all the more so prior to impacts or areas of serious public concern are Gerber, Irene Hoffmann, Katia Medeiros, Freddy All contributions to this extensive consultative taking final decisions) so as to avoid significant foreseen, a more detailed EIA will need to be Nachtergaele, Diego Recalde and Doris Soto.

10 Work process towards developing corporate EIA negative impacts of Environmental or associated prepared, including full technical justifications was also supported by: Olga Abramova, Jan Van Guidelines for FAO Field Projects are gratefully social nature. and public exposure. Amerongen, Aziz Arya, Stefania Battistelli, Sally acknowledged. Berman, Letizia Cuozzo, Kuena Morebotsane, EIA is a tool for decision-makers to identify The present publication covers: Sibyl Nelson and Nicolas Tremblay. potential Environmental impacts of proposed projects, to evaluate alternative approaches, and guidance to FAO staff on the application of EIA. Led by the Technical Cooperation Department to design and incorporate appropriate prevention, to field projects;. (Field Programme Coordination and Results-Based mitigation, management and monitoring Monitoring unit-TCDM) the Task Force reviewed measures. Environmental Impact Assessment procedures to be used in formulating and successive drafts, while various ideas and cannot be divorced from social Impact of the screening projects.