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from Appendices
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 October 2010
Annex I Environmental impact assessment
Article 1 Preliminary stage
The environmental impacts of proposed activities referred to in Article 8 of the Protocol shall, before their commencement, be considered in accordance with appropriate national procedures.
If an activity is determined as having less than a minor or transitory impact, the activity may proceed forthwith.
Article 2 Initial Environmental Evaluation
Unless it has been determined that an activity will have less than a minor or transitory impact, or unless a Comprehensive Environmental Evaluation is being prepared in accordance with Article 3, an Initial Environmental Evaluation shall be prepared. It shall contain sufficient detail to assess whether a proposed activity may have more than a minor or transitory impact and shall include:
(a) a description of the proposed activity, including its purpose, location, duration and intensity; and
(b) consideration of alternatives to the proposed activity and any impacts that the activity may have, including consideration of cumulative impacts in the light of existing and known planned activities.
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