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Levels of Environmental Assessment # Project EIA (environmental impact assessment) # Product EIA (environmental impact assessment) Program plan Policy Strategic environmental Assessment (SEA)
The " Law of the People's Republic of China on Environmental impact assessment(ElA)was approved in Oct 2002, and put into practice on Sep. 1, 2003 The law provides the requirements of ela for construction projects and plans(including the development plans of land utilization, regional development, river basins, and marine areas and ten sectoral plans), as shown in the figure The sectoral plans include ten categories of plans e. g industrial, agricultural, energy, transport, urban construction, natural resource exploitation, etc
• The “Law of the People’s Republic of China on Environmental impact assessment (EIA)” was approved in Oct. 2002, and put into practice on Sep. 1, 2003. • The law provides the requirements of EIA for construction projects and plans (including the development plans of land utilization, regional development, river basins, and marine areas, and ten sectoral plans), as shown in the figure. • The sectoral plans include ten categories of plans e.g. industrial, agricultural, energy, transport, urban construction, natural resource exploitation, etc
Construction projects may generate negative impacts to the surrounding(natural and social) so that the main objectives of Project EIA modify and improve project design ensure efficient resource use, enhance social aspects identify key impacts and measures for mitigate them inform decision making and condition setting avoid serious and irreversible damage to the environment protect human health and safety
• Construction projects may generate negative impacts to the surrounding (natural and social), so that the main objectives of Project EIA – modify and improve project design; – ensure efficient resource use; – enhance social aspects; – identify key impacts and measures for mitigate them; – inform decision making and condition setting; – avoid serious and irreversible damage to the environment; – protect human health and safety
Main contents of a detailed ElA report Introduction: project description, legal documents, scale and scope key factors to be analyzed Project analysis: industrial process, material, energy and water flows pollutant generation Analysis on current environmental situation Key environmental factor analysis and prediction Methods and models Data collection and analysis: natural conditions, pollutant source (surrounding and the project), ambient environment, social, and economIc Model predictions Analysis on proposed countermeasures on pollution control Environmental monitoring and management system Social issues and public participation Alternatives for site selection and countermeasures · Conclusion
Main contents of a detailed EIA report • Introduction: project description, legal documents, scale and scope, key factors to be analyzed; • Project analysis: industrial process, material, energy and water flows, pollutant generation • Analysis on current environmental situation; • Key environmental factor analysis and prediction; – Methods and models; – Data collection and analysis: natural conditions, pollutant source (surrounding and the project), ambient environment, social, and economic…; – Model predictions; • Analysis on proposed countermeasures on pollution control; • Environmental monitoring and management system • Social issues and public participation; • Alternatives for site selection and countermeasures • Conclusion
Legal actions related to ElA 1972: China attended the stockholm UN Conference on human Environment 1978 ElA concept was introduced in the report Key Issues in Environmental Protection by the State Council of China 1979: ElA for construction project was firstly included in the Environmental Protection Law of P R China ( For Trial Implementation 1981: In Regulations on Environmental Protection Management for Infrastructure Construction Projects by the state council of china the scope, tasks, and procedure of ElA were described, and with the Three Simultaneities(design, construction, and evaluation) principle enhanced ElA regulation 1982: In Law of Infrastructure Construction, ElA regulations were improved 1984: In Law of Water Pollution Prevention and Control, aquatic environmental impact assessment was juristically emphasized
Legal actions related to EIA • 1972: China attended the Stockholm UN Conference on Human Environment • 1978: EIA concept was introduced in the report Key Issues in Environmental Protection by the State Council of China • 1979: EIA for construction project was firstly included in the Environmental Protection Law of P. R. China (For Trial Implementation) • 1981: In Regulations on Environmental Protection Management for Infrastructure Construction Projects by the State Council of China, the scope, tasks, and procedure of EIA were described, and with the “Three Simultaneities (design, construction, and evaluation)” principle enhanced EIA regulation. • 1982: In Law of Infrastructure Construction, EIA regulations were improved; • 1984: In Law of Water Pollution Prevention and Control, aquatic environmental impact assessment was juristically emphasized