Environmental impact of forestry
FAO CONSERVATION GUIDE 7
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Guidelines for its assessment in development countries
by Robert C. Zimmermann
Forest Resources Division
FAO Forestry Department
Reprinted 1992
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ISBN 92-5-101296-2
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1.1 General
1.2 Scope, purpose and use of the guidelines
1.3 Nature and purpose of environmental impact assessment (EIA)1.3.1 EIA vs. routine environmental protection
1.3.2 Difficulties of EIA in developing countries
2.1 Screening of the project
2.2 Preliminary assessment of environmental impact2.2.1 Data base and familiarization with the project area
2.2.2 Preparation of the Checklist
2.2.3 Administrative follow-up2.3 Design revision and phased environmental analysis
3. Detailed assessment of environmental impact
3.1 Procedural context
3.2 Authorship of EIRs
3.3 Contents of EIRs and standards of adequacy3.3.1 Description of the forestry project
3.3.2 Evaluation of alternatives
3.3.3 Mitigation, phased analysis and monitoring
3.3.4 Agencies, individual and literature consulted
3.3.5 Relevant legislation, regulations and licensing
3.3.6 General editorial requirements