Recommendations for environmental management Proposals to adopt site-specific environmental quality goal; definitions of standards and • indicators. Proposals for an environmental management plan: • Recommendations for impact management through anticipatory planning: targets for structural interventions (water supply and distribution systems, flood control, drainage, farm roads, etc.), agronomy and land husbandry; Mitigation plan to reduce adverse impacts e.g. on other land users, water supply, habitat restoration/amelioration; in some projects, Limits of Acceptable Change (LACs) have been defined for specific environmental components, with agreement on subsequent mitigative action if they are exceeded, e.g. LACs for percentage of vegetation cover or specific land uses; Compensation plan for residual impacts, for example land compensation, habitat replacement; Contingency plan to prevent accidents or to minimize natural hazards; Action to enhance resource uses other than current project activities, e.g. social forestry programmes. 4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME Internal environmental management program is an important component of project environmental policy. Management programmes in any development schemes are environmental quality monitoring, auditing, and annual environmental reporting. 4.1 Environmental Quality Monitoring Environmental monitoring is a planned, systematic collection of environmental data through series of repetitive measurements, surveillance and inspection to meet specific objectives and environmental needs. Monitoring establishes environmental conditions; detects trends, seasonal and other predicted changes so that remedial measures can be taken to achieve good environmental performance. Also, monitoring may reveal unanticipated impacts, which may call for design improvements or changes. Regular data collection and evaluation provides early warning of significant impact that demand immediate action. It also, serves to check the predictions of the project. Focus must be on important components and their indicators.
Recommendations for environmental management • Proposals to adopt site-specific environmental quality goal; definitions of standards and indicators. • Proposals for an environmental management plan: Recommendations for impact management through anticipatory planning: targets for structural interventions (water supply and distribution systems, flood control, drainage, farm roads, etc.), agronomy and land husbandry; Mitigation plan to reduce adverse impacts e.g. on other land users, water supply, habitat restoration/amelioration; in some projects, Limits of Acceptable Change (LACs) have been defined for specific environmental components, with agreement on subsequent mitigative action if they are exceeded, e.g. LACs for percentage of vegetation cover or specific land uses; Compensation plan for residual impacts, for example land compensation, habitat replacement; Contingency plan to prevent accidents or to minimize natural hazards; Action to enhance resource uses other than current project activities, e.g. social forestry programmes. 4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME Internal environmental management program is an important component of project environmental policy. Management programmes in any development schemes are environmental quality monitoring, auditing, and annual environmental reporting. 4.1 Environmental Quality Monitoring Environmental monitoring is a planned, systematic collection of environmental data through series of repetitive measurements, surveillance and inspection to meet specific objectives and environmental needs. Monitoring establishes environmental conditions; detects trends, seasonal and other predicted changes so that remedial measures can be taken to achieve good environmental performance. Also, monitoring may reveal unanticipated impacts, which may call for design improvements or changes. Regular data collection and evaluation provides early warning of significant impact that demand immediate action. It also, serves to check the predictions of the project. Focus must be on important components and their indicators.
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