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… BIODIVERSITY IN IMPACT ASSESSMENT Background Document to Decision VIII/28 of the Convention on Biological Diversity: … in Impact Assessment Background Document to CBD Decision VIII/28: Voluntary Guidelines on … or boundaries. This publication was compiled from CBD decision VIII/28, document UNEP/CBD/COP/8/27/ADD2 (Voluntary …

… 50 3.2.4 Review and (final) decision-making … 100 4.2.4 Review and (final) decision-making … on the environment is supplied and considered in the decision-making process. While EIAs assess planned physical … and Impact Analysis; (3) Review of the EIA/SEA report; (4) Decision-making; (5) Follow-up and Adaptive Management and …

… is given to environmental factors well before the final decision is taken. It also ensures that the people living in … authority and are taken into account in the final decision. A Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment … 2.10 Final decision (Article … of EIA including issues such as the role of EIA in decision making and the role of the public in the EIA. 9. …

… 81 5.1 Negotiations and decision making … those who may be affected are able to participate in the decision making process related to water management. 2.4 … (ICJ Reports (1949), 1). 42 An award is the result of a decision subjected to an alternative dispute resolution …

… When a government fails to involve local communities in decision making, for instance regarding a construction plan … and article 19 of the (ICCPR), public participation in decision-making (article 21 of the UDHR and article 25 of the … Allowing those potentially affected to participate in decision-making processes concerning harmful activities may …

… is not mandatory. SEA is undertaken much earlier in the decision-making process than EIA, and it is therefore seen as … of possible environmental impact right from the start in decision-making— developing a more sustainable transport … provides for extensive public participation in government decision-making in numerous development sectors, from …

… as a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and provides decision makers with information about the consequences of … policy, EIA also provides for public involvement in the decision making process. Thus, EIA serves three main … 1. Integration of environmental issues into planning and decision-making; 2. Anticipation and minimization of …

… by governments and the private sector at all levels (decision X/2). Spatial data and mapping can provide benefits … in any context. The audience also includes policy- and decision- makers who require an information resource to aid … approach can inform many different kinds of planning and decision-making in support of sustainable development. It …

… impact of certain development activities early in the decision making process. Each party must establish an EIA … relevant information to participants in the environmental decision-making process; Help people understand, respect, and … evaluation, and using the findings in publicly accountable decision-making” (Thievel). The Protocol on Strategic …

… on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental … on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental … of states to provide opportunities for participation in decision-making processes. They support the extension of …