Course outline
DAY 1
Review the benefits and pitfalls of impact assessment practice in delivering successful outcomes for biodiversity conservation
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The connect between biodiversity, development and economic well being. |
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Overview of threats to biodiversity associated with developments of roads, transmission lines, wind farms, hydropower and mineral extraction projects and the role of mitigation planning. |
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Making informed choices about what is to be sustained or what is to be developed for responsible growth and what cost. |
Adapting EA framework for mainstreaming biodiversity in next generation EA tools
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Adapting the EIA framework for incorporating biodiversity and ecosystem benefits in the next generation impact assessment tools. |
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Choosing relevant and robust criteria and indicators for successful outcome of cumulative assessments and landscape level assessments for biodiversity conservation. |
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Introduction to a range of economic evaluation tools and techniques relevant in the context of valuation of biodiversity in impact assessment. |
DAY 2
Hierarchy of mitigation options
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Review of mitigation options that can protect biodiversity from business impacts and promote green developments . |
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Sharing the concepts of restoration ecology and nature engineering principles, offset and enhancement approaches. |
Addressing the biodiversity data needs in Impact Assessment
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The merits of biodiversity data discovery, publishing and sharing: A run through the EIA biodiversity data portals. |
Learning by doing: Practical and interactive exercises planned for participatory learning
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Designing an offset scheme for a win-win outcome for conservation and development . |
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The trainers have designed a role-play exercise for understanding the dynamics of decision making. |
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Engaging participants in discussions on the role of impact assessment after a virtual tour of the of the hydropower development plan in Amazon Basin (Film show). |
Last Updated: April 7, 2014
