Integration of biodiversity into national environmental assessment procedures
2001
J. Treweek
This report is one of eight thematic reviews prepared for the Biodiversity Planning Support Programme (BPSP)which was created to help countries strengthen national capacity to prepare and implement National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans in compliance with Article 6 of the Convention on Biological Diversity.The study consists of the following sections:Integrating biodiversity with national environmental assessment processes. A synthesis report that reviews the extent to which biodiversity considerations are incorporated in impact assessment procedures throughout the world, with a particular focus on the extent to which environmental impact assessment (EIA) and related instruments are applied by countries in accordance with their obligations under the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD)Integrating biodiversity with national environmental assessment processes - 15 country case studiescommissioned in order to assess the progress with integration of biodiversity into environmental assessment at the national levelAfghanistanArgentinaCameroonColombiaGuyanaIndiaKyrgyz RepublicNepal NigerRomaniaSouth AfricaTanzaniaUnited KingdomUruguayYemenSummary of an international workshop in Zambia to discuss the implications of the country status reports and case studiesBibliography of literature relating to the integration of biodiversity with environmental impact assessment[adapted from authors]
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