managing project impatcs Flashcards
4 ways to mitigate adverse effects
Avoidance (go around wetland)
Mitigation (buffer zones for runoff)
Remediation (restore habitat after decommissioning)
Compensation (create new habitat elsewhere)
3 ways to build on positive impacts
create new benefits (jobs, small business support)
Enhance benefits
Impact benefit agreements (Addresses project impacts on local
communities. Associated with
compensation measures)
tools for impact management
Environment Management System:
-identifies and controls impacts
-continuous improvement
-set targets and objectives
Environmental protection plan (or environmental management plan):
provides the details of impact management actions and how they are implemented
Adaptive management:
-plan for the unknown
-monitor and reassess
the cycle of adaptive managemnt