UNIT 1-5

Cards (54)

  • The central idea about ----- --- is that human must live and meet their needs without compromising the ability of the future generation to meet their own needs
    SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (SD)
  • The report by the ---- ---- developed the most widely definition of Sustainable Development.
    Brundland Comission
  • The comission is ---- ----- -- ---- --- ---- (---) which was created through a resolution by the UN in -----
    World Comission on Environment and Development (WCED)
    1983
  • WCED was commissioned to
    formulate a global agenda for change
  • The commission was headed by - from -

    Gro Harlem Brundland
    Norway
  • Acronym for WCED

    World Commission on Environment and Development
  • Sustainable Development is also known as
    Intergenerational Equity (IE)
    • means fairness in the intertemporal distribution of the benefits from existing natural assets or fairness of the rights to the uses of these assets
    Intergenerational Equity
  • The concept of SD implies limits
    not absolute limits but limitations imposed by the present state of technology and social organization on environmental resources and by the ability of the biosphere to absorb the effects of human activities.
  • The 3 pillars of SD
    ENVIRONMENT
    ECONOMIC
    SOCIAL
  • The 3 domain of SD
    NATURE
    SOCIETY
    ECONOMY
  • EIA is...
    Environmental Impact Assessment
  • EIA started in the - in -
    United States
    1969
  • The timeliness prescribed within which a decision must be issued apply only to the processes and actions within the - control and do not include actions or activities that are responsible of the proponent.
    Environmental Management Bureau's (EMB)
  • Guiding principles in PEISS - - - - - - - - and -
    Participation
    Transparency
    Accountability
    Credibility
    Cost- effectiveness
    Certainty
    Flexibility
    Practically
    Interdiciplinary
  • A process that involves predicting and evaluating the likely impacts of the project(including accumulative impacts) on the environment during construction, commissioning, operating and abandonment.
    Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
  • It includes designing appropriate preventive, mitigating and enhancement measures addressing these consequences to protect the environment and the community's welfare.
    Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
  • It is a detailed study to determine the type and level of effects of the existing facility and proposed project on the environment.
    Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
  • is a planning and managing tool that will help government, the proponent and affected communities and other decision makers assess whether the benefits of the project will outweigh the negative consequences or risks on the environment
    Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
  • Document prepared and submitted by the project proponent and/or EIA Consultant that serves as an application for an ECC
    Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
  • It is a comprehensive study of the significance impacts of the project on the environment
    Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
  • It includes an environmental management plan/program that the proponent will fund and implemented to protect the environment
    Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
  • 2 types of IEE - AND -
    Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Report
    Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Checklist Report
  • Similar to an EIS, but with reduce details and depth of assessment and discussion

    Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Report
  • simplified checklist version of an IEE Report, prescribed by the DENR. Usually compromises baseline data on the existing condition of the physical and biological environment

    Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Checklist Report
  • A commitment to which the proponent conforms with, after DENR-EMB explains the - conditions.
    Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC)
  • it is a document issued the DENR-EMB after a positive review of an ECC application, certifying that the Proponent has complied with all the requirements of the EIS System and has committed to implement its approved Environmental Management Plan
    Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC)
  • also provides guidance to other agencies and to LGUs on EIA findings and recommendations.
    Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC)
  • certification issued by the EMB certifying that, based on the submitted project description, the project is not covered by the EIS System and is not required to secure an ECC
    Certificate of Non-Coverage (CNC)
  • These are projects or program or any undertaking that has high potential For significant negative environmental impact.
    Environmentally Critical Projects (ECPs)
  • These are areas delineated as environmentally sensitive.
    Environmentally Critical Areas (ECAs)
  • entire process of organization, administration, and procedures institutionalized for purpose of assessing the significance of the effects of the physical, biological, and socio-economic environment, and designing appropriate preventive, mitigating and enhancement measurement
  • used to enhance planning and guide for decision making
    purpose OF EIA
  • It is a planning management and regulatory tool in addressing environmental problems in the country
    EIA
  • 3 CORE VALUES OF EIA- - - 

    Sustainability
    Integrity
    Utility
  • EIA can have following outcomes or results
    modify and improve of a project
    promote efficient resource use
    enhance social aspect
    identify measures for monitoring and managing impacts
    inform decision making
    promote justification for a project proposal
  • True or False
    The issuance of ECC or CNC for a project under EIS System does not exempt the proponent from securing other government permits and clearances as required by other laws.
    TRUE
  • Determining the scope of the project of the EIS system two factors- -

    the nature of the project and its potential to cause significant negative environmental impacts
    the sensitivity or vulnerability of environmental resources in the project area
  • Specific criteria for determining projects/ undertaking to be covered ny the EIS system ---

    Characteristic of the project or undertaking
    Location of the project
    nature of the potential impact
  • give 4 categories for ECP
    Heavy Industries
    Resource Extractive Industries
    Infrastructure Projects
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