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EIS system Flashcards

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Philippine Environmental Policy Law

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Presidential Decree 1151 (1977)

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Philippine Environmental Impact Statement System

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Presidential Decree 1586 (1978)

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No person, partnership, or corporation shall undertake or operate any such declared environmentally critical project or area without first securing an Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC)

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PD 1586, Section 4

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Implementing Rules and Regulations of PEISS

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DENR Administrative Order No. 2003-30

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The process involves evaluating and predicting the likely impacts of a project (including cumulative impacts) on the environment during construction, commissioning, operation, and abandonment.

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Environmental Impact Assessment

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The EIA may be undertaken by project proponent by what type of people?

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EIA consultant
EMB
Review Committee
Affected communities
Stakeholders

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It includes designing appropriate preventive, mitigating, and enhancement measures addressing these consequences to protect the environmental and community’s welfare.

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Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

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It is a comprehensive study of the significant impacts of the project on the environment. This document will be submitted by the EIA consultant that serves as an application for an ECC.

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Environmental Impact System (EIS)

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Environmentally critical projects (ECPs) with significant potential to cause negative environmental impacts.

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Category A

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Projects that are not categorized as ECPs, but may cause negative environmental impacts because they are located in Environmentally Critical Areas (ECAs)

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Category B

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Projects intended to directly enhance environmental quality or address existing environmental problems.

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Category C

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Projects unlikely to cause adverse environmental impacts.

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Category D

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13
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Category A and B required to submit a _________

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Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC)

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14
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Category C required to submit _________.

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Project Description

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15
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Projects classified under Category D may secure a __________.

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Certificate of Non-coverage (CNC)

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16
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Who processes and decides on the issuance on an ecc?

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Category A - MGB Central Office
Category B - MG Regional Office

17
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What are the key operating principles of Section 1. Basic Policy and Operating Principles?

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a. EIS is primarily concerned with assessing a project’s direct and indirect impact on the biophysical and human environment.

b. Aids proponents in incorporating environmental considerations in planning their projects.

c. Projects proponents are responsible for determining and disclosing all relevant information necessary.

18
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The review of EIS by EMB shall be guided by the three criteria

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(1) that environmental considerations are integrated into the overall project

(2) propose mitigation measures are effective

(3) socially acceptability is based on informed public participation

19
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___________ is an authorized person to update or make appropriate revisions to the technical guidelines for EIS system implementation

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EMB

20
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Two factors are considered in the scope of EIS

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(1) the negative environmental impacts.

(2) sensitivity or vulnerability of environmental resources

21
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Requirements for PEISS

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Public participation
Process Industry
Scoping
Social Acceptability

22
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Open, transparent, gender sensitive, and community based process aimed at ensuring the social acceptability of a project or undertaking, involving the broadest range of stakeholders, commencing at the earliest possible stage, of project design and development and continuing until post assessment monitoring

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Public participation

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An industry whose project operation stage involves chemical, mechanical or other processes.

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Process industry

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The stage in the EIS System where information and project impact assessment requirements are established to provide the proponent and the stakeholders the scope of work and terms of reference for the EIS.

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Scoping

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Acceptability of a project by affected communities based on timely and informed participation in the EIA process particularly with regard to environmental impacts that are of concern to them.

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Social acceptability

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Specific criteria for determining projects or undertakings to be covered by the EIS System are as follows:

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Characteristics of the project
Location of the Project
Nature and Potential Impact

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Size of the project
Cumulative nature of impacts vis-a-vis: other projects
Use of natural resources
Generation of waste and environmental-related nuisance
Environmental-related hazards and risk of accidents

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Characteristics of the project or undertaking

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The geographic extent of the impact and size of the affected population
Magnitude and complexity of the impact
Likelihood, duration, frequency and reversibility of the impact

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Nature of potential impact

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Vulnerability of the project area to disturbances due to its ecological importance, endangered or protected status.

Conformity of the proposed project to existing land use, based on approved zoning or on national laws and regulations

Relative abundance, quality and regenerative capacity of natural resources in the area, including the impact absorptive capacity of the environment

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Location project

30
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ECP stands for

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ENVIRONMENTALLY CRITICAL PROJECTS

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List of ECP

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Heavy Industries
Resource Extractive Industries
Infrastructure Project
Golf Course Project

32
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Example of heavy industries

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a. on ferrous metal industries
b. Iron and steel mills
c. Petroleum and petro chemical industries including oil and gas
d. Smelting plants

33
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Example of resource extractive industries

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a. Major mining and quarrying projects
b. Fishery Projects
Dikes for fishpond development projects
c. Forestry projects
1. Logging
2. Major wood processing projects
3. Introduction of fauna (exotic animals) in public/private forests
4. Forest occupancy
5. Extraction of mangrove products
6. Grazing

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Example of Infrastructure Projects

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a. Major dams
b. Major power plants (fossil fueled, nuclear fueled, hydroelectric or geothermal)
c. Major reclamation projects
d. Major roads and bridges.

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ECA stands for ?

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ENVIRONMENTALLY CRITICAL AREAS

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Example of Environmentally Critical Areas

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I. All areas declared by law as national parks, watershed reserves wildlife preserves and sanctuaries

II. Areas set aside as aesthetic potential tourist spots

III. Areas which constitute the habitat for any endangered or threatened species of indigenous Philippine Wildlife (flora and
fauna)

IV. Areas of unique historic, archaeological, or scientific interests

V. Areas which are traditionally occupied by cultural communities or tribes

VI. Areas frequently visited and/or hard hit by natural calamities, geologic hazards, floods, typhoons, volcanic activity, etc

VII. Areas with critical slopes (50 degrees and above are considered critical slope)

VIII. Areas classified as prime agricultural lands

IX. Recharged areas of aquifers

X. Water bodies characterized by one or any combination of the following conditions
a. tapped for domestic purposes
b. within the controlled and/or protected areas declared by appropriate authorities
c. which support wildlife and fishery activities

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Example of Environmentally Critical Areas

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XI. Mangrove areas are characterized by one or any combination or the following conditions:
a. with primary pristine and dense young growth
b. near or adjacent to traditional productive fry or fishing grounds
c. adjoining mouth of major river systems
d. which act as natural buffers against shore erosion, strong winds and storm floods
e. on which people are dependent for their livelihood

XII. Coral reef characterized by one or any combination of the following conditions
a. with 50 and above live coralline cover
b. Spawning and nursery grounds for fish
c. Which act as natural breakwater of coastlines

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