Lesson 3: Introduction to EIA

What is EIA?

• Environmental Impact Act 1974

• Environmental Impact Prediction

• Environmental Impact Assessment

• Environmental Impact Analogy

EIA is a systematic process to :

a

d

e

Decision

Identify

Mitigate

Assess

Evaluate

Predict

EIA aims to eliminate or minimize ​ (a)   and optimize ​ (b)   through mitigation and enhancement measures.

• negative impacts
• positive impacts
• additional impacts
• potential impacts
• adverse impacts
• possible impacts

Under the Section 34A(8), fine (a)___ or imprisonment for a period (b)___ or both. If an offence is continued after being served with a notice from DOE, then the offense is subjected to a further fine of RM1K for every day it is continued.

• (a) exceeding RM500K, (b) exceeding 5 years

• (a) not exceeding RM500K, (b) exceeding 5 years

• (a) exceeding RM500K, (b) not exceeding 5 years

• (a) not exceeding RM500K, (b) not exceeding 5 years

Under the Section 34A(1), drag the list of prescribed activities accordingly

d

f

29 Activities

21 Activities

9 Activities

38 Activities

17 Activities

11 Activities

What is Screening during EIA Preparation?

(Apakah maksud "Saringan" semasa proses penyediaan EIA?)

• Process used to enhance the understanding towards EIA making

• Process used to describe EIA procedure to be precise

• Process used to further the EIA study

• Process used to determine whether project require an EIA, if so under which schedule

What is Scoping during EIA Preparation?

(Apakah maksud "Skop" semasa proses penyediaan EIA?)

• Process to identifies the complaint from people nearby the project area

• Process to identifies the issues likely to be most important during EIA study

• Process to identifies the cost involve to make an EIA report

• Process to identifies the prediction if project continues

_______ is a study in which an area is evaluated in its current state before the project begins, therefore it can predict the environment that may change its existing and can reasonably be expected according to this initial assessment.

(_______ adalah sebuah kajian di mana sesuatu kawasan di nilai keadaan semasa sebelum projek bermula oleh itu, jangkaan persekitaran yang mungkin akan berubah mengikut penilaian awal kajian.

All below describe EIA Conditions of Approval (COA) except..

(Semua yang disenarai adalah Syarat-Syarat Kelulusan EIA kecuali..)

• Has to comply

  (Perlu dipatuhi)

• Legal condition

  (Syarat sah projek)

• Attached together with approval (Disertakan bersama kelulusan projek)

• Can be bargain (boleh tawar menawar)

Match the requirements during post-EIA.

(Padankan keperluan semasa pasca-EIA)

• Environmental Management Plan

• Records of compliance

• Screening and Scoping

• Records monitoring activities

• Environmental Audit

• Not post-EIA (1)

• Environmental Monitoring Report

• Not post-EIA (2)

• Existing Environment

• living documents related to mitigation measures specifically