Biodiversity background information
- Background information homepage. Introduction to section.
- Biodiversity. Basic information on the importance of biodiversity and ecosystems.
- Biodiversity in Impact Assessment. Why and how biodiversity should be incorporated into Impact Assessment.
- Basic principles. Basic principles for biodiversity-inclusive impact assessment.
- Guiding Principles. Guiding principles for biodiversity-inclusive Impact Assessment.
- Operating Principles. Operating principles for biodiversty-inclusive Impact Assessment.
- Ecosystems. What is an ecosystem? introduction to ecosystem services, the 'Ecosystem Approach'.
- Conventions. Biodiversity and Impact Assessment in International Conventions.
Environmental Impact Assessment process
- EIA module homepage. Definition of EIA, the integration of biodiversity into the process and expected outputs of the EIA
- Screening: a generic EIA framework process, best practice guidelines.
- Screening: purpose of screening, different methods that are employed.
- Scoping: key agencies involved.
- Detailed assessment. Focussing detailed assessment, functional attributes and processes, the baseline, changes and impacts.
- Review of the EIA process: what makes a good EIA report, how should it be structured, steps that could be taken to review it, a range of review methods.
- Mitigation, offsets and monitoring. Mitigating impacts on biodiversity, enhancement, biodiversity offsets, examples of country-specific regulatory mechanisms.
- Diagram of a detailed EIA process
- EIA and SEA - a comparison
Strategic Environmental Assessment process
- SEA module homepage. Principles, definition and objectives of Strategic Environmetal Assessment.
- The application of SEA: when is SEA used?
- Biodiversity and SEA: what can SEA do for biodiversity?
- SEA and EIA - a comparison
- Integrating biodiversity into SEA: the SEA process
Southern Africa module
- Southern Africa module homepage
- Southern Africa training manual (online version)
- Southern Africa training manual (download options)
South and Southeast Asia module
- South and Southeast Asia module homepage
- South and Southeast Asia training manual (online version)
- South and Southeast Asia training manual (download options)
Central America module
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) module
- SIDS module homepage
- Background information about IA and biodiversity in SIDS
- Information about threatened and important species of SIDS
- Information about important ecosystems and protected areas of SIDS
- Information about legislation pertinent to IA and biodiversity
Outputs from the project
- Documents arising from the project arranged by region and country
- Documents from small grants awarded through the project
- Documents arising from the project arranged by document type
- Training materials presented at CBBIA training workshops
Links
- Useful links regarding biodiversity, protected areas and species information sources
- Useful links on a country-by-country basis
- Useful links for impact assessment
- Further reading in biodiversity and impact assessment