Impact assessment has been in place for over 40years and is now practised in some form in
all but two of the world's nations. In this paper we reflect on the state of the art of impact …

French regulations concerning the mitigation of development impacts have been
progressively strengthened with offsets now required for impacts on forests, wetlands, and …

Natural habitat loss and fragmentation, as a result of development projects, are major
causes of biodiversity erosion. Environmental impact assessment (EIA) is the most …

Hydropower is the major renewable energy source for many nations and regions. Dam
construction caused direct or indirect detrimental impacts on river systems by altering the …

Climate change adaptation reduces adverse effects of climate change but may also have
undesirable environmental impacts. However, these impacts are yet poorly defined and …

There is a widespread tendency to streamline EIA, a confusing concept, which in practice
usually means shortening processes to speed up project licensing, facilitating investment. It …

The concept of significance is fundamental to environmental impact assessment (EIA). Even
though there are many guidelines describing technical characteristics of impacts (such as …

Environmental assessment is the process that decision-makers rely on to predict, evaluate,
and prevent biophysical, social, and economic impacts of potential project developments …

An ecosystem services approach (ESA) to assess the environmental and social impacts of
projects is a conceptual innovation that contributes to overcome two widely acknowledged …

Biodiversity loss is accelerating because of unceasing human activity and land clearing for
development projects (urbanisation, transport infrastructure, mining and quarrying…) …