The Need for EIA

♤ Every anthropogenic activity has some impact on the environment. More often it is harmful to the environment than benign. However, mankind as it is developed

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(a) Anticipated environment impact of development project.

today cannot live without taking up these activities for his food, security and other needs. Consequently, there is a need to harmonise developmental activities with the environmental concerns. It is desirable to ensure that the development options under consideration are sustainable. In doing so, environmental consequences must be characterised early in the project cycle and accounted for in the project design.