The  Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Athuority is to responsible to Options :Assessing the potential environmental impacts of a project before developmentAssessing the potential environmental impacts of a project after developmentAssessing the potential environmental impacts of a project during the developmentBoth a and b

EIA is defined asAnswer :A. A process of identifying, predicting, and evaluating the likely impacts of a proposed project or development to define mitigation actions to reduce negative impacts and to provide positive contributions to the natural environment and well-beingB. A report written by government representatives on the planned development impacts of environment, socio-economic issues and culture C. Project life-cycle assessmentD. Ecosystem life-cycle process

When conducting an environmental impact assessment, which of the following statements is true:Group of answer choicesStates are obliged to implement the UNEP EIA Principles by requiring certain things in their EIA process, including the description of the proposed activity, the potentially affected environment and practical alternatives.Once an EIA has been done there is no need for the State to follow up with other countries.A state can determine how an environmental impact assessment will be conducted in its own law.The trigger for all international EIA obligations is whether there is a risk of significant transboundary harm arising from industrial activities.

/ A disadvantage of EIA ( Environmental Impact Assessment ) required by governments to embark large projects can be that an EIS ( Environmental Impact Study ) report can be manipulated in such a way the outcomes are clearly in favour of the development.A. TrueB. False

An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is required for any federal project that hasMultiple Choicemajor new pollution emissionsmajor building projectspossible health threats to peoplepotentially harmful effects on areas of cultural, scientific, or historical importanceAll of the choices are correct.

Define Environmental Impact Assessment and discuss on types, time frame and budget ofEIA with reference to Nepal. Why do you carry out EIA before the detailed design work