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Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

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What is the purpose of an environmental impact assessment?

To promote environmental pollution

To ignore the environmental impacts

To expedite project approval process

To ensure decision-makers consider the environmental impacts (correct)

When is the term 'strategic environmental assessment' (SEA) usually used?

For policies proposed by private organizations

For individual or company proposals

For policies, plans, and programmes proposed by organs of state (correct)

For environmental impact on actual projects

What does the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) define as an environmental impact assessment?

The process of ignoring social and biophysical effects

The process of identifying, predicting, evaluating, and mitigating development effects (correct)

The process of identifying and promoting development proposals

The process of minimizing environmental effects

What is the purpose of strategic environmental assessment (SEA)?

<p>To apply to policies, plans, and programmes proposed by organs of state</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) assess?

<p>Environmental consequences of a plan, policy, program, or actual projects prior to the decision to move forward with the proposed action</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

The purpose of an environmental impact assessment is to identify and assess the potential environmental consequences of a project or development.

Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)

The term 'strategic environmental assessment' (SEA) is usually used to describe the assessment of policies, plans, and programs.
The purpose of strategic environmental assessment (SEA) is to evaluate the potential environmental consequences of a policy, plan, or program.

International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA)

The International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) defines an environmental impact assessment as the process of identifying, predicting, evaluating, and mitigating the biophysical, social, and other relevant effects of development proposals prior to major decisions being taken.

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) assesses the potential environmental impacts of a project or development, including biophysical, social, and economic effects.

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Test your knowledge about the assessment of environmental consequences for plans, policies, and projects. This quiz covers Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA).