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1
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Convention to reduce the movements of hazardous wastes

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Basel Convention

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IS A VAST AREA OF GRASS WITH NO TREES IN SIGHT, IF UNGRAZED BY LIVESTOCK REGULARLY THE GRASSLAND CAN BE CALLED A MEADOW.

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Grassland Biome

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Different Greenhouse Chemicals

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  1. Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
  2. Methane (CH4)
  3. Nitrous Oxide (N2O)
  4. Sulfur Hexaflouride (SF6)
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The Seven Environmental Principles

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  1. Nature Knows Best
  2. All Forms of Life are Important
  3. Everything is Connected to Everything Else
  4. Everything Changes
  5. Everything Must Go Somewhere
  6. Ours is a Finite Earth
  7. Nature is Beautiful and We are Stewards of God’s Creation
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a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.

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Ecosystem

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Convention on

  1. Conservation of Biodiversity
  2. Sustainable Use of its Components
  3. Fair and Use benefits arising from genetic resources
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Cartagena Protocol

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Methods of Solid Waste Management

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  1. Sanitary Landfill
  2. Incineration
    3.
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WATER IS THE COMMON LINK AMONG THE FIVE BIOMES AND IT MAKES UP THE LARGEST PART OF THE BIOSPHERE,COVERING NEARLY 75% OF THEEARTH’S SURFACE.

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Aquatic Biome

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focused on significant environmental impacts, taking into account cumulative, unavoidable and residual impacts

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Impact Assessment

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10
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All waters belong to the_____.

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State

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IS THE WORLD’S LARGEST BIOME APART FROM THE OCEAN. MAKING UP 29% OF THEWORLD’S FOREST COVER.

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Taiga

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TYPICALLY, RAINFALL IN THESE DESERTS IS MUCH HIGHER THEN RAINFALL IN HOT AND DRY DESERTS.

MOST ANIMALS AND PLANTS RELY ON FOGS AS SOURCE OF WATER.

THE COOL OCEAN CURRENT GIVES AN EVEN HIGHER ATMOSPHERIC STABILITY IN THE DESERT, BY COOLING AIR AT THE BASE.

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Coastal Desert

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It is a human-made surroundings where people gather to live, work, and play.

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Built Environment

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Water Code of the Philippines

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PD1067

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HAVE HIGH TEMPERATURES DURING THE DAY AND LOW TEMPERATURES DURING THE EVENING.

ANIMALS AND PLANTS ADAPT TO THE CLIMATE WITH THEIR BODIES CAPABLE OF STORING WATER.

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Hot and Dry Desert

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a sudden event, such as an accident, or a natural catastrophe, that causes great damage or loss of life.

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Disaster

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17
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Philippines Clean Air Act of 1999

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RA 8749

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FORESTS THAT DOES NOT HAVE A DRY SEASON AND ALL MONTHS HAVE AVERAGE PRECIPITATION.

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Tropical Rainforest

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Operationalisation of the MMT

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  1. Core Membership of the MMT
  2. Formation of MMT
  3. MMT Manual of Operations
  4. Integration and Clustering
  5. Life and Termination of MMT
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Popularised the term “sustainable development”

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Brundtland Report

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specifying the impacts mitigation plan, areas of public information, education and communication, social development programme proposal, environmental monitoring plans and the corresponding institutional and financial requirments/arrangements.

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Environmental Management Plan

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LITTLE TO NO VEGETATION. LIMITED PLANTS; SHRUBS OR LOW PLANTS THAT SEEPS UNDER FOR WATER.

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Desert Biome

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23
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Classification of Solid Wastes

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  1. Compostable Wastes
  2. Recyclable Wastes
  3. Residual Wastes
  4. Special Wastes
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24
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It is a fund that a proponent establishes in support of the activities of the MMT.

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Environmental Monitoring Fund (EMF)

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25
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Examples of Environmentally Critical Projects (ECP)

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  1. Heavy Industries
  2. Resource Extractive Industries
  3. Infastructure Projects
  4. Golf Course Projects
  5. Others
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26
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focused on the sectors and resources most significantly affected by the proposed action

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Baseline Environmental Description

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27
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EIA Process

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28
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Typical EIA Report Contents

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  1. Project Description
  2. Baseline Environmental Description
  3. Impact Assessment
  4. Environmental Management Plan
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29
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Clean Water Act of 2004

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RA 9275

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30
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indicates that the proposed project or undertaking will not cause a significantly negative impact on the Philippines environment.

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Environmental Compliance Certificagte (ECC)

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31
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are those that are found only on land. These types of ecosystems are found only on biomes.

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Terrestrial Ecosystems

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32
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Focused Areas of UNOSD

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  1. Knowledge Exchange
  2. Research and Policy Analysis
  3. Capacity Development
  4. Partnerships
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33
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The Use of Water for

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  1. Domestic
  2. Fisheries
  3. Municipal
  4. Livestock Raising
  5. Irrigation
  6. Industrial
  7. Power Generation
  8. Recreational
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34
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is concerned with the attempt to control pollution and the depletion of natural resources within a framework of sustainable development

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International Environmental law

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35
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Types of Ecosystem

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  1. Aquatic
  2. Terrestrial
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36
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Key Factors of Sustainiable Development

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37
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These refer to household hazardous wastes.

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Special Wastes

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38
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A change in global or regional climate patterns, in particular a change apparent from the mid to late 20th century and attributed largely to the increased levels of carbon dioxide produced by the use of fossil fuels

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Climate Change

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39
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It refers to areas with common weather or meteorological conditions and sources of pollution such as industries or vehicles affecting the interchange or diffusion of pollution in the atmosphere.

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Airsheds

40
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is an ecosystem in a body of water. Communities of organisms that are dependent on each other and on their environment live in aquatic ecosystems.

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Aquatic Ecosystem

41
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They shall be responsible for the overall evaluation/audit of the Proponent’s monitoring and the MMT validation.

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Environmental Management Bureau (EMB)

42
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surroundings in which an organisation operates, including air, water, land, natural resources, flora, fauna, humans and their interrelation.

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Environment

43
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These refer to any waste material retrieved from the waste stream and free from contamination that can still be recovered into suitable beneficial use.

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Recyclable Wastes

44
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These are solid waste materials that are non-compostable and non-recyclable. It should be disposed ecologically through a long-term disposal facility or sanitary landfill.

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Residual Wastes

45
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  • Refers to garbage or trash management
  • A system for handling all the world’s trash be it municipal waste collection, recycling programmes, dumps and incinerator
  • Reuse, Reduce, Recycle
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Solid Waste Management

46
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Kinds/Types of Toxins

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  1. Fluorinated Chemicals
  2. Antimicrobials
  3. Flame Retardants
  4. Plasticisers
  5. Solvents
47
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  • Any discarded (abandoned or considered waste-like materials)
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Solid Waste

48
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IS A COMMUNITY OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS THAT HAVE COMMON CHARACTERISTICS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT THEY EXIST IN.

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Biomes

49
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To phase out substances harmful to ozone layer (CFCs, HCFCs, Chlorine)

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Montreal Protocol

50
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is the statistics of weather over long periods of time. It is measured by assessing the patterns of variation in temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, atmospheric particle count and other factors in a given of time.

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Climate

51
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Examples of Environmentally Critical Areas

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  1. National Parks, Watershed, etc
  2. Potential Tourist Spots
  3. Habitats of Endangered Species
  4. Areas of Unique Historic Interests
  5. Areas occupied by Indigenous Peoples (IP)
  6. Areas hit by Natural Calamities
  7. Areas with Critical Slopes
  8. Areas classified as Prime Agricultural Lands
  9. Recharged Areas with Aquifers
52
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is expressed as the likelihood of loss of life, injury or destruction and damage from a disaster in a given period of time.

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Disaster Risk

53
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are a poisonous substance produced within living cells or organisms

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Toxins

54
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Three R’s

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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

55
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RECEIVES PRECIPITATION THAT ENABLES VEGETATION IN THE AREA, VARIETY OF ANIMALS ARE ABLE TO LIVE IN THE BIOME AS CLIMATE IS MILD AND TOLERABLE COMPARED TO DESERT BIOME.

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Forest Biome

56
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Including its location, scale and duration, rationale, alternatives, phrases and components, resource requirements, manpower complement, estimate of waste generation from the most critical project activities and environemental aspects, project cost.

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Project Description

57
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ARE COOLER THAN TROPICAL BUT TEMPERATURE ARE MILD.

THE MILD SUMMERS HELPS THE FORESTS FROM EXPERIENCING DROUGHT.

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Temperature Rainforest

58
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This law affirms the reduction of solid waste through source reduction and waste minimisation measures, treatment and disposal of solid waste in accordance with ecologically sustainable development principles

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RA 9003 (Solid Waste Management)

59
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a body of independent technical experts and professionals of known probity from various fields organised by the EMB to evaluate the EIS and other related documents and to make appropriate.

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Environemental Impact Assessment Review Committee (EIARC)

60
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Ozone Layer Depletion

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61
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Convention to protect the ozone layer

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Vienna Convention

62
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are biodegradable wastes such as food waste, green waste, animal and human waste.

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Compostable Wastes

63
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Number 11 Sustainable Development Goal

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Sustainable Cities and Communities

64
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The term “Water” used in Water Code, refers to water as ___.

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  1. Water under the grounds
  2. Water above the ground
  3. Water in the atmosphere
  4. The waters in the sea within the territorial jurisdiction of the Philippines
65
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it refers to the document issued by the DENR stating that the proposed project is not covered by the Philippines Environmental Impact Assessment System, therefore, the proponent is not required to secure an ECC prior to commencement of operation.

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Certificate of Non-Coverage (CNC)

66
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Five Categories of Biomes

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  1. Desert
  2. Forest
  3. Grassland
  4. Tundra
  5. Aquatic
67
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  • as a filter mechanism to balance resource and waste flows
  • to minimise environmental and human health impacts of industrialisation
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Environment Impact Assessment

68
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Covered by Clean Air Act

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  1. Mobile Sources
  2. Area Sources
  3. Point Sources
69
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relationship of living things (biotic) or non-living things (abiotic) in an identified space.

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Ecosystem

70
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any natural or juridical person intending to implement a project or undertaking.

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Proponent

71
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Ecological Solid Waste Management of 2000

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RA 9003

72
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Primary Interconnected Components of the Environment

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73
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7 EIA Report Types

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  1. Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
  2. Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS)
  3. Initial Environmental Examination Report (IEER)
  4. IEE Checklist (IEEC)
  5. Project Description Report (PDR)
  6. Environmental Performance Report and Management Plan (EPRMP)
  7. Programmatic EPRMP (PEPRMP)
74
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IS A LOT LIKE THE HOT AND DRY DESERT, BUT NOT TOO HOT DURING DAY, AND NOT TOO COLD DURING NIGHT.

IT’S EXISTENCE IS QUESTIONABLE AS BEING CONSIDERED THE SAME AS GRASSLAND AND CHAPARRAL BIOMES.

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Semi-Arid Desert

75
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It is required to be established for all co-located or single projects that have been determined by DENR to pose a significant public risk or where the project requires rehabilitation or restoration.

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Environmental Guarantee Fund (EGF)

76
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ARE ASSOCIATED WITH SNOW DURING COLD WINTERS AND RAINFALL DURING SUMMER.

ANIMALS AND PLANTS ADAPT TO THE CLIMATE WITH THEIR BODIES CAPABLE OF STORING WATER.

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Cold Desert

77
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Convention to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

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Kyoto Protocol

78
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TREE GROWTH IS HINDERED DUE TO LOW TEMPERATURES AND SHORT GROWING SEASONS

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Tundra

79
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EIA major actors

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  1. proponent
  2. stakeholders
  3. DENR-EMB
  4. Technical Staff
80
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EIA areas of concern

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  1. Land
  2. Water
  3. Air
  4. People
81
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PEISS Sustainable Development

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RA 1586

82
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Role of DENR

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  1. Evaluate
  2. Monitor
83
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Definition of Sustainable Development

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is about getting the needs of the current generation without getting too much for the sake of the next generation/future (not exact words but same thought)

84
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EIA is ____ driven

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proponent

85
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Impact is ____.

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change

86
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____ Environment of organisms includes all other factors such as land, climate

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Abiotic

87
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Which of the following water is not included in the water code?

  1. rain
  2. seawater
  3. lagoons, lakes
  4. none
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none

88
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Which of the following waters on private lands belongs to the owners of the land?

  1. Rainwater falling on such lands
  2. Subterranean or ground waters
  3. Water in swamps or marshes
  4. none
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None

89
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The banks or rivers easements for urban areas

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3 metres

90
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The banks or rivers easements for agricultural areas

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20 metres

91
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The process of sanitary landfill consists of

  1. Garbage is spread out in thin layers
  2. Compressed
  3. Covered with salt or plastic
  4. All
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All

92
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Solid Waste Management where biodegradables are allowed to decompose and be use for other purposes

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Composting

93
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Which of the following is a principle in the Clean Air Act of 1999?

  1. the polluters’ activity must be stopped
  2. the polluters must pay
  3. none
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polluters must pay

94
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Air pollutants as described in Clean Air Act are the following except

  1. Smoke, dust
  2. Chemical mist
  3. Acid Rain
  4. Minute Solid Particles
  5. None
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None

95
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The amount of carbon dioxide produced by what activity?

  1. Carbon footprint
  2. Ecological footprint
  3. Carrying Capacity
  4. Human footprint
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Carbon footprint

96
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The group of people who will be directly affected with the impact of the project

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Stakeholders

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