Environmental Governance
Definition(s)
1) Evaluation of the effect of a project upon the environment. (Source: GEMET/PHC) 2) A national procedure for evaluating the likely impact of a proposed activity on the environment. (Source: Art. 1 Espoo Convention)
Environmental impact assessment, as a national instrument, shall be undertaken for proposed activities that are likely to have a significant adverse impact on the environment and are subject to a decision of a competent natonal authority (Source: InforMEA based on Rio Principle17)
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Strategic Plans:
Target 14: Integrate Biodiversity in Decision-Making at Every Level
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French
évaluation de l'impact sur l'environnement
Russian
оценка воздействия на окружающую среду, экологическая экспертиза
Spanish
evaluación del impacto ambiental
Arabic
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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with Environmental Impact Assessment
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Convention on Biological Diversity | 2 articles and paragraphs3 decisions |
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Convention on Migratory Species | 4 articles and paragraphs7 decisions |
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Stockholm Convention | 2 articles and paragraphs |
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Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds | 1 article or paragraph |
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International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture | 2 articles and paragraphs |
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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change | 1 article or paragraph |
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World Heritage Convention | 259 decisions |
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The Convention on Wetlands | 7 decisions |
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Prevention and Emergency Protocol | 1 article or paragraph |
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Specially Protected Areas and Biodiversity Protocol | 1 article or paragraph |
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Offshore Protocol | 1 article or paragraph |
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Espoo Convention | 4 articles and paragraphs2 documents |
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Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment | 3 documents |
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Abidjan Convention | 3 articles and paragraphs |
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Noumea Convention | 2 articles and paragraphs |
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Cartagena Convention | 2 articles and paragraphs |
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Jeddah Convention | 1 article or paragraph1 document |
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Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents | 2 articles and paragraphs |
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Minamata Convention on Mercury | 1 article or paragraph |
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Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic and North Seas | 2 decisions |
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ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution | 2 articles and paragraphs |
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