DENR Flashcards
(39 cards)
PEISS
Philippine Environmental Impact Statement System
Landmark law that requires submission of an environmental impact statement on projects and activities that may adversely affect the environment
PD 1151 - Philippine Environmental Policy
No person, partnership or corporation shall undertake or operate any such declared environmentally critical project or area without first securing an Environmental Compliance Certificate
PD 1586 - establishment of the Philippine Environmental Impact Statement System
A process that involves predicting and evaluating the likely impacts of a project (including cumulative impacts) on the environment during construction, commissioning, operation and abandonment. It also includes designing appropriate preventive, mitigating and enhancement measures addressing these consequences to protect the environment and the community’s welfare
Environmental Impact Assessment
3 general criteria for review of EIA reports
- Environmental considerations are integrated into the overall project planning
- Assessment is technically sound
- Process is based on public participation
ECP
Environmentally Critical Projects
ECA
Environmentally Critical Areas
Classification/categories of projects
A: ECP (ECC required)
B: Projects within ECA (ECC required)
C: Project that enhances the environments
D: Projects unlikely to cause significant adverse environmental impacts
List of Environmentally Critical Projects (4)
- Heavy industries
- Resource extractive industries
- Infrastructure projects
- Golf courses
List of Environmentally Critical Areas (12)
- National parks, watershed reserves, wildlife preserves, sanctuaries
- Aesthetic potential tourist spots
- Habitat of any endangered or threatened species of Philippine wildlife
- Unique historic, archaeological, or scientific interests
- Cultural communities or tribes
- Hard-hit by natural calamities
- Critical slopes
- Prime agricultural lands
- Recharged areas of aquifers
- Water bodies which support wildlife and fishery activities
- Mangrove areas
- Coral reefs
Document, prepared and submitted by the project proponent and/or EIA Consultant that serves as an application for an ECC
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
Documentation of comprehensive studies on environmental baseline conditions of a contiguous area. It also includes an assessment of the carrying capacity of the area to absorb impacts from co-located projects such as those in industrial estates or economic zones (ecozones)
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS)
Documentation of the actual cumulative environmental impacts and effectiveness of current measures for single projects that are already operating but without ECC’s
Environmental Performance Report and Management Plan (EPRMP)
Documentation of actual cumulative environmental impacts of co-located projects with proposals for expansion
Programmatic Environmental Performance Report and Management Plan (PEPRMP)
Document similar to an EIS, but with reduced details and depth of assessment and discussion
Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Report
Simplified checklist version of an IEE Report, prescribed by the DENR, to be filled up by a proponent to identify and assess a project’s environmental impacts and the mitigation/enhancement measures to address such impacts
Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Checklist
Document, that describes the nature, configuration, use of raw materials and natural resources, production system, waste or pollution generation and control and the activities of a proposed project. It includes a description of the use of human resources as well as activity timelines, during the preconstruction, construction, operation and abandonment phases. It is to be used for reviewing co-located and single projects under Category C, as well as for Category D projects.
Project Description Report (PDR)
Which projects require EIA (3)
- New
- Existing without ECC but with expansion/modification
- Existing with expansion/modification
Document issued by the DENR/EMB after a positive review of an ECC application, certifying that based on the representations of the proponent, the proposed project or undertaking will not cause significant negative environmental impact
Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC)
Certification issued by the EMB certifying that, based on the submitted project description, the project is not covered by the EIS System and is not required to secure an ECC
Certificate of Non-Coverage (CNC)
Contain an explanation for the disapproval of the application and guidance on how the application can be improved to a level of acceptability in the next EIA process
Denial Letter
Has the authority to issue EIAs
The President of the Philippines and DENR/EMB
Has the authority to issue EIAs for non-Environmentally Critical Projects
DENR/EMB Regional Office
Composed of the Impacts Management Plan (IMP), the Social Development Plan (SDP), Information Education and Communication (IEC) Plan
Environmental Management Plan (EMP)
