Significance Impacts are low. A Impacts are Impact is high. Impact is very high. Impact is unknown. - 2 small change that is moderate. An impact Many organisms lost A process or area is Insufficient hardly detectable. that is measurable, or affected. Major completely disrupted information is but does not alter disruption of or destroyed. Loss of available to ecosystems. ecosystem all affected determine impacts – processes. organisms. apply cautionary principle. Probability of Possible. The impact Probable. The Definite. - 1 occurrence may occur, but it is not impact is very likely Unavoidable. probable, provided to occur. recommendations/ mitigatory measures are followed, and management is effective. Duration Short term, during the Medium term, Long term, for the Very long term, for - 4 first year of the during first three entire project phase. the entire project programme only. years of phase and after implementation. closure. TOTAL - 8 SCORE Component 2: IMPACTS FROM VEGETATION CLEARING FOR PREPARATION OF GARDENS Flora degraded and fauna habitat destroyed Future land use options limited as farming priority Local resources reduced by cleared useful grass, plants and trees General aesthetics degraded Score -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 Score -1 to -5
Significance Impacts are low. A small change that is hardly detectable. Impacts are moderate. An impact that is measurable, but does not alter ecosystems. Impact is high. Many organisms lost or affected. Major disruption of ecosystem processes. Impact is very high. A process or area is completely disrupted or destroyed. Loss of all affected organisms. Impact is unknown. Insufficient information is available to determine impacts – apply cautionary principle. - 2 Probability of occurrence Possible. The impact may occur, but it is not probable, provided recommendations/ mitigatory measures are followed, and management is effective. Probable. The impact is very likely to occur. Definite. Unavoidable. - 1 Duration Short term, during the first year of the programme only. Medium term, during first three years of implementation. Long term, for the entire project phase. Very long term, for the entire project phase and after closure. - 4 TOTAL SCORE - 8 Component 2: IMPACTS FROM VEGETATION CLEARING FOR PREPARATION OF GARDENS Flora degraded and fauna habitat destroyed Future land use options limited as farming priority Local resources reduced by cleared useful grass, plants and trees General aesthetics degraded Score -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 Score -1 to -5