Procedures and Mechanisms for Review of Compliance under the 1991 Espoo Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context and its 2003 Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment

2009 ◽  
pp. 181-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Fasoli
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessment ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Strategic Environmental Assessment

International Legal Obligations for Environmental Impact Assessment and Strategic Environmental Assessment in the Arctic Ocean

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gunnar Sander
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Arctic Ocean ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessment ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Strategic Environmental Assessment ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
New Instrument ◽  
The Arctic Ocean

Environmental impact assessment (eia) and strategic environmental assessment (sea) are procedures for the prior assessment of impacts of proposed developments before decisions are taken. Customary law and most international agreements relevant for the Arctic Ocean are unspecific about assessment tools and content. The Espoo Convention and its sea Protocol are the only specialised instruments available. They do not cover marine activities well, and not all the Arctic Ocean coastal states are parties. Other problems in the assessment regime are related to uneven geographical and sectoral coverage. Weaknesses may be addressed both globally in the negotiations on a new instrument under the Law of the Sea Convention (losc) on biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction, and in a regional process under the Arctic Council. Important improvements would be the creation of a more specific default mechanism for prior assessment of marine activities and closer linkage of assessments with substantive goals.

scholarly journals ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT RESEARCH IN THE UK

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (01) ◽  
pp. 1550016 ◽  
Author(s):  
THOMAS B. FISCHER ◽  
URMILA JHA-THAKUR ◽  
SAMUEL HAYES
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessment ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Strategic Environmental Assessment ◽  
Research And Teaching ◽  
Master Level ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Assessment Research

In this paper we briefly review the state of academic research in the UK in the field of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA). Through consideration of the number of articles related to EIA and SEA published in academic journals and the contribution of post-graduate students' (PhD and master level) dissertation theses we aim to understand where activity has occurred in the field over recent decades. Simple literature and database searches reveal that the UK is an active environment for researchers and students in the field with numerous universities engaged in research and teaching (although not always both activities). However, we have also collected evidence to suggest that research funding is lacking and that there is variation over time in the number and scale of research projects being funded in the UK.

REQUIREMENTS FOR STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT IN CHINA

2005 ◽  
Vol 07 (01) ◽  
pp. 81-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
TAN ZHU ◽  
JING WU ◽  
I-SHIN CHANG
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessment ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Legal Status ◽  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
Strategic Environmental Assessment ◽  
New Construction ◽  
Marine Areas

The Environmental Impact Assessment Law (EIA Law) of the People's Republic of China was adopted on 28 October 2002. It is the most progressive legislation addressing environmental issues in China to be developed over the past decade. The new EIA Law explicitly states that environmental impact assessment (EIA) is required for both new construction projects and plans. The types of plans covered by the new EIA Law include: (1) integrated plans for land use and regional development, development of drainage areas and marine areas; (2) specific plans for industry, agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry, energy, water management, transportation, urban construction, tourism and the development of natural resources. EIA for construction projects has been implemented in China for more than 20 years. Through this new EIA Law, the legal status of EIA for construction projects has been elevated from administrative legislation to State Law. EIA for plans is a type of strategic environmental assessment (SEA) where the concept of SEA is for the first time being advocated by the State at this level. This paper emphasises the legal requirements of SEA set forth by this new EIA Law, such as major purposes, key elements and procedures of EIA for plans.

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