Why environmental impact assessments often fail

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Laurance, William F.
William Laurance
Abstract

The environmental impact assessment (EIA) is a nearly universal instrument intended to limit or to offset the environmental tolls of development projects. Here, I describe some of the key shortcomings of EIAs in terms of their real-world application, especially in developing nations that harbor much of the world’s imperiled biodiversity. A surprisingly large number of EIAs suffer from major inaccuracies and some are green-lighting projects that will have serious environmental and societal costs. I summarize by proposing eight strategies to help improve the conservation capacities of EIAs.

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Therya

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13

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2007-3364

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Asociacion Mexicana de Mastozoologia

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10.12933/therya-22-1181