Guiding Principles of EIA Participation Quiz
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What is a key principle of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) participation?

  • Providing appropriate and timely access to the process for all interested parties (correct)
  • Ensuring the cheapest option is always chosen
  • Conducting assessments in secret without involving stakeholders
  • Ignoring the professional and objective conduct of assessments
  • What aspect of assessment decisions should be open and accessible?

  • Assessment decisions should be kept confidential
  • Assessment decisions should be arbitrary
  • Assessment decisions should be biased
  • The basis of assessment decisions (correct)
  • Which principle emphasizes that the assessment process should be agreed upon in advance?

  • Practicality
  • Flexibility
  • Certainty (correct)
  • Accountability
  • What principle states that decision-makers are responsible to all parties for their actions under the assessment process?

    <p>Accountability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it essential for an assessment process to be flexible according to the text?

    <p>To adapt efficiently to different decision-making situations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which principle underscores that assessments should ensure environmental protection at the least cost to society?

    <p>Cost-effectiveness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of Impact Avoidance in environmental management?

    <p>Avoiding environmentally sensitive areas</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a key stakeholder in the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process?

    <p>General Public</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Impact Minimisation involve in the context of environmental management?

    <p>Scaling down or relocating projects</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Impact Compensation involve as part of environmental management procedures?

    <p>Rehabilitating resource components</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a primary objective of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)?

    <p>Facilitating informed decision making</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How can Environmental Protection Agencies contribute to environmentally sound development?

    <p>By promoting sustainable development</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is mitigation in the context of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)?

    <p>A process to minimize adverse impacts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During which phase of a project is the Decision on alternation options and environmental management plan typically made?

    <p>Project feasibility study</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of a pre-study Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)?

    <p>To identify and assess alternatives, impacts, and mitigation measures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what project phase is the emphasis on the implementation of mitigation measures highest?

    <p>Project Implementation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What role does the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) play in the EIA process?

    <p>Issuing environmental permits</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it important to identify unanticipated impacts during a project?

    <p>To evaluate and make decisions based on those impacts</p> Signup and view all the answers

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