Reflecting on,and revising,international best practice principles for EIA follow-up |
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| Institution: | 1. Integral Sustainability, PO Box 79, South Fremantle, WA 6162, Australia;2. School of Science, Edith Cowan University, 270 Joondalup Dr, Joondalup, WA 6027, Australia;3. Research Unit for Environmental Science and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa;4. School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, Norfolk NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom;5. Cameron Strategies, 29 Eddy Crescent, Florey, ACT 2615, Australia;1. Integral Sustainability, PO Box 79, South Fremantle, WA 6162, Australia;2. Research Unit for Environmental Science and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa;3. Centre for People Place and Planet, Edith Cowan University, 270 Joondalup Dr, Joondalup, WA 6027, Australia;1. Netherlands Commission for Environmental Assessment, P.O. Box 2345, 3500 GH Utrecht, The Netherlands;2. Environmental Studies and Policy, Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands;3. Forest and Nature Conservation Policy Group, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Wageningen, The Netherlands;4. Innovation and Environmental Sciences, Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands;1. School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom;2. School of Environmental Sciences, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom;3. Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment, Lincoln, United Kingdom;4. Research Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, South Africa |
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| Abstract: | Follow-up is a vital component of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), being essential for understanding assessment outcomes. Long-standing international best practice principles for EIA follow-up are reviewed, and revisions proposed, based on workshops with academics and practitioners, literature review and self-reflection. The proposed revision of EIA follow-up principles will feature an introduction with a simple definition and explanation of objectives for follow-up, and 15 principles. The revised principles address: objective; context; early establishment; project life-cycle; transparency; accessibility; accountability; performance criteria provision; enforcement; learning; adaptive environmental management; flexible or adaptive approach; tiering; cumulative effects and overall performance evaluation. Through publishing this proposal, it is hoped to simultaneously inform or inspire EIA practitioners to enhance their own follow-up knowledge and practices, and to seek input for further refinements that might lead to a revised set of international best practice principles for EIA follow-up. |
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