Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Studies
Environmental impact assessment is the multi-disciplinary process designed and administered by regulatory agencies to identify, predict and evaluate the foreseeable environmental consequences of proposed projects, policies and plans.
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As a planning tool it has both information gathering and decision making component which provides the decision maker with an objective basis for granting or denying approval for a proposed development. Environmental mitigation measures are recommended for the potential and associated environmental impacts identified during the EIA process. The information on the identified impacts, mitigation measures and the frequency of impact monitoring are used during the EIA process to design an Environmental Management Plan.
Zipod carries out EIA studies to guide the activities and development of all projects as listed in Decree No. 86 of 1992 of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for which this study is mandatory. We outline mitigation strategies and prepare statutory Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Environmental Management Plan (EMP). Our Environmental Impact Statements or Reports (EIS/ EIR) are detailed and involves thorough assessments of potential significant environmental effects of proposed development projects.
EIA Include:
- Post Impact Assessment (PIA)
- Environmental Auditing (EA)
- Environmental Evaluating Report (EER)
- Environmental Due Diligence (EDD)
- Environmental Assessment
- Risk-based analysis (Industrial Safety Assessment)
- Environmental Management Plan (EMP)
- Environmental Management Review (EMR)
Environmental Evaluation Studies/Reports (EES/EER)
Environmental Evaluation Study (EES) is performed for existing operations or project activities in Nigeria. EER focuses on the present environmental impacts of existing operations/activities and their corresponding management. It uses the data in the EIA of the project or Environmental Baseline Survey of the same project area as the reference for comparison and for assessment of cumulative or any incremental environmental impacts, positive or negative. In Nigeria, EES is required by the DPR while FMEnv refers to it as Environmental Audit, focusing on the environment and not project process.
Environmental Audit
Environmental audit (EA) is an independent assessment of the current status of a party’s compliance with applicable environmental requirements or of a party’s environmental compliance policies, practices, and controls. It is an independent assessment of a property or business premises to evaluate any environmental risks that may be present.
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It is a systematic, documented, periodic and objective evaluation of how well organizations, management and equipment are performing with the aim of helping to safeguard the environment by facilitating management control of environmental practices and assessing compliance with company policies which would include meeting regulatory requirements. EA involves periodic assessment of positive and negative impacts of an existing or commissioned project for which an EIA has already been approved. The actual impact of project operation, the accuracy of the predictions, the effectiveness of the mitigation measures, and the functioning of the established monitoring programme are determined and evaluated through environmental audits. Etc.