Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Kalim U. Shah
Summary: Small island jurisdictions face unique circumstances and challenges in designing and implementing environmental regulatory systems to protect their ecological, geophysical, and natural resources. These systems have evolved from legislative mandates to address complex environmental challenges. The executing agencies that enforce regulations face manpower and technical capacity challenges, transparency issues, and legal challenges. Future studies in this area can contribute to regulatory theory and practice.
CURRENT OPINION IN ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Michelly Abreu, Isabel Soares, Susana Silva
Summary: This paper analyzes the role of governance quality on environmental policy in Brazil, particularly regarding natural resources exploration, such as oil. The main challenges faced by Brazil in governance include political interference, difficulties in implementing environmental regulations, and a lack of political independence in environmental agencies.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yue Wang, Mengjie Liu, Shan Wang, Xiuping Cui, Lei Hao, HaSiBa Gen
Summary: This study investigates the relationship between the environment and development in China's economy and reveals important findings such as an inverted U-shaped relationship, a positive association between urbanization and environmental deterioration, and a negative association between good governance and carbon emissions. The results highlight the need for revised environmental regulation policies.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Collin Yarbrough, Janille Smith-Colin
Summary: Environmental justice has been recognized as an important concept in transportation infrastructure planning to ensure fairness and equity. However, previous research has often overlooked qualitative assessments of agency practitioners. This qualitative case study investigates the role specialization, agency context, tool and data availability, and assessment of disproportionate impacts through interviews with transportation practitioners.
Article
Environmental Studies
Mashura Shammi, Pronab Kumar Halder, Shafi M. Tareq, Md. Mostafizur Rahman, Zobaidul Kabir
Summary: This study explores the evolution of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) to Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) in Bangladesh and discusses the potential application and challenges of SEA in the country. The research highlights the potential of SEA in promoting sustainable development in PPP projects in Bangladesh, while emphasizing the need to address challenges such as environmental governance, guideline development, and legislative modifications.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REVIEW
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
Si Wu, Yiyao Tian, Jinjin Zhu
Summary: Environmental impact assessment is the scientific assessment and administrative review of potential environmental pollution risks in construction projects. This study analyzes the justification of the cooperation between multiple subjects in China's environmental impact assessment law reform, and concludes that only with the guidance of public-private collaboration can the central government, local governments, and the public play important roles in the EIA system.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Rini Astuti, Michelle Ann Miller, Andrew McGregor, M. Dedy Pratama Sukmara, Wiko Saputra, Sulistyanto, David Taylor
Summary: This study examines how Indonesia's One Map Policy makes illegal palm oil plantations visible and the governance challenges it creates. By visualizing the extent of illegal palm oil plantations using spatial data, the study shows that large plantations contribute to the majority of illegal activities, while independent smallholdings make up a small percentage. Stakeholder interviews reveal the governance dilemmas posed by these visualizations, and four governance scenarios are developed to assess their social and ecological implications. The study cautions against the pro-business option favored by the Indonesian government and proposes alternative policy solutions that balance business and environmental interests.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Carlos Henrique Pires Luiz, Valdir Adilson Steinke
Summary: This study aims to investigate the correlation between recent Brazilian environmental policies and deforestation rates in the Cerrado region over the past 20 years. The findings suggest that improvements in environmental legislation between 2005 and 2012, as well as the implementation of the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR), have contributed to a decrease in deforestation rates. However, changes in the political landscape since 2016, characterized by increased influence from the agribusiness sector and a more conservative agenda, pose a threat to Brazil's environmental quality.
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Qiangfei Chai, Mingyao Sun, Kee-hung Lai, Zhongdong Xiao
Summary: This paper analyzes the effects of government subsidy policy and carbon cap and trade policy (CTP) on remanufacturing in a closed-loop supply chain. The results show that both policies can promote remanufacturing, and factors such as government subsidy, cost savings, and carbon trading price have a significant impact on the promotion of remanufacturing. The study also suggests that CTP can be an ideal substitution for the government subsidy policy.
COMPUTERS & INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yongliang Yang, Liwen Shen, Yuwen Li, Yi Li
Summary: This study examines the relationship between environmental information disclosure and residents' satisfaction in rural areas. The empirical results show that environmental information disclosure has a significant positive impact on residents' satisfaction with environmental governance, and this impact occurs through residents' evaluation of the surrounding ecological environment. Additionally, residents' knowledge of environmental protection moderates the relationship between environmental information disclosure and satisfaction.
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
L. Dik, H. A. C. Runhaar, C. J. A. M. Termeer
Summary: Agri-environmental schemes (AESs) are implemented in many European countries, but their effectiveness is debated. Studies suggest that enhancing the professionalization of farmer collectives can improve the ecological effectiveness of AESs. A new assessment framework has been developed to characterize and enhance the level of professionalization of farmer collectives.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mohammad A. Alomari, Raphael J. Heffron
Summary: This article examines the legal status and procedure of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia within a Middle Eastern context. It uses two types of analysis: doctrinal analysis focusing on legal provisions, and qualitative analysis based on original interview data. The key contribution is the synthesis of current theories in the international literature on the underexplored issue of EIAs in the KSA.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Luciana Gomes Barbosa, Maria Alice Santos Alves, Carlos Eduardo Viveiros Grelle
Summary: Brazil's federal environmental laws have been improved in the past 50 years, but the recent dismantling of the legal environmental framework by the Bolsonaro administration has led to increased pressure on biodiversity and ecosystems. The environmental impacts related to the dismantling of environmental policies in Brazil include increased deforestation in the Amazon, release of pesticides, and lack of action to minimize the effects of oil spills.
Review
Environmental Sciences
Rose Mayembe, Nicholas Philip Simpson, Olivia Rumble, Marieke Norton
Summary: The integration of climate change considerations into Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) is lacking in many EIA regimes worldwide, with a growing need for such integration. This study reviews 19 EIA regimes and identifies regulations and guidelines that promote the integration of climate change considerations. It finds that while there is potential for EIA to play a role in climate change governance at the project level, there is an integration deficit in some regimes. The study suggests the development of regulations and practice guidelines, inclusion of climate change adaptation, strengthening of post-decision monitoring, and integration across all stages of the EIA process.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Ayesha Mumtaz, Erum Rehman, Shazia Rehman, Iftikhar Hussain
Summary: This research investigates the impact of exposure to ambient and household particulate matter pollution, as well as ground-level ozone pollution, on respiratory and cardiac mortality in Pakistan. The findings suggest that exposure to ambient and household PM2.5 concentration significantly affects asthma mortality, while ground-level ozone exposure may influence ischemic heart disease mortality. Furthermore, exposure to ambient PM2.5 concentration is identified as the most intensified factor of respiratory and cardiac mortality.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Juliana Siqueira-Gay, Diogo Santos, Wilson R. Nascimento Jr, Pedro Walfir M. Souza-Filho, Luis Enrique Sanchez
Summary: Developing conservation strategies to mitigate cumulative impacts requires understanding the historical changes in land use and land cover. A study on northeastern Amazon reveals that major mining and industrial investments can lead to cumulative losses of native vegetation, with the specific industries and infrastructure associated with the projects determining the spatial distribution and accumulation trends of the impacts.
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
Amarilis Lucia Casteli Figueiredo Gallardo, Josianne Claudia Sales Rosa, Luis Enrique Sanchez
Summary: This paper explores the use of the ecosystem services concept as a thread to tiering in impact assessment from the strategic to the project level using the tiered planning of transportation infrastructure in Sa similar to o Paulo, Brazil. It highlights the importance of explicit and upfront consideration of ecosystem services to support integrated assessment and structured consideration of socioecological systems in decision-making.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REVIEW
(2022)
Review
Water Resources
Rafaela Shinobe Massignan, Luis Enrique Sanchez
Summary: The study reviewed 105 papers published since 1983 on decharacterization and decommissioning methods for tailings storage facilities, revealing a lack of research on environmental impacts of TSFs closure works, representing a global issue.
ENGENHARIA SANITARIA E AMBIENTAL
(2022)
Review
Ecology
Joseph W. Bull, Laura J. Sonter, Ascelin Gordon, Martine Maron, Divya Narain, April E. Reside, Luis E. Sanchez, Nicole Shumway, Amrei von Hase, Fabien Quetier
Summary: Using the mitigation of biodiversity impacts by development projects as an example, this article explores the challenges of defining and measuring impact avoidance and presents a framework for assessing biodiversity impact avoidance.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Juliana Siqueira-Gay, Jean Paul Metzger, Luis E. Sanchez, Laura J. Sonter
Summary: This study examines the impacts of five policy scenarios under which combinations of protected areas (PAs) allow mining in the Brazilian Amazon, and emphasizes the importance of long-term planning to safeguard biodiversity. The study finds that opening the entire network of PAs for mining would result in extensive deforestation and road construction. Reducing the number of protected areas can mitigate the impacts of mining expansion but would require longer access roads.
NATURE SUSTAINABILITY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
Josianne Claudia Sales Rosa, Pedro Bueno Rocha Campos, Caroline Bianca Nascimento, Barbara Almeida Souza, Rebeca Valetich, Luis Enrique Sanchez
Summary: This study analyzed the impact of a mining project on the dispersal of large mammals in the Atlantic rainforest region of Brazil and predicted the long-term outcomes of restoration offsets. The results showed that offsets can enhance ecological connectivity and provide alternative habitats for animals affected by habitat loss and fragmentation. Careful planning of restoration areas is necessary to maximize their contribution to increasing ecological connectivity and enhancing habitat quality.
IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND PROJECT APPRAISAL
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Amarilis Lucia Casteli Figueiredo Gallardo, Cintia Aparecida da Conceicao Dos Santos, Alan Bond, Evandro Mateus Moretto, Marcelo Montano, Simone Athayde
Summary: This paper aims to develop an easily applied, criteria-based approach for evaluating biodiversity assessment within Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) practices. A test application of the evaluation framework demonstrates its success in identifying whether the main elements of biodiversity were considered in a SEA report. However, further research is needed to develop evaluative approaches for the substantive inclusion of biodiversity in SEA practice.
IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND PROJECT APPRAISAL
(2022)
Book Review
Environmental Studies
Luis E. Sanchez
IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND PROJECT APPRAISAL
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Tais Nogueira Fernandes, Fernando Marino Gomes dos Santos, Flavio Dayrell Gontijo, Joao Alves da Silva Filho, Alexandre Franco Castilho, Luis Enrique Sanchez
Summary: Applying the mitigation hierarchy to mining projects in areas of locational overlap between endemic flora and mineral deposits is challenging. We conducted flora surveys in connection with environmental impact assessments of iron ore mining projects in the Eastern Amazon to discuss the practical implications of anticipating conservation strategies. By conducting desktop studies and reviewing secondary data, we extended the known distribution of 45 out of 46 endemic plant species to new areas. Anticipating conservation strategies can minimize time-lag uncertainties, reducing risks to biodiversity and increasing restoration success and biodiversity offsets.
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Barbara Almeida Souza, Josianne Claudia Sales Rosa, Pedro Bueno R. Campos, Luis Enrique Sanchez
Summary: Evaluating the outcomes and tracking the trajectory of biodiversity offsets is crucial for demonstrating their effectiveness in balancing development and conservation. This study reviewed literature to establish the principles and criteria for evaluating biodiversity offsets at the project level. The core principles of equivalence, additionality, and permanence were used to assess the offsets of an iron ore mining project in Brazil. The study found that while forested areas achieved ecological equivalence and improved landscape connectivity, there were challenges in achieving equivalence and permanence for grasslands and fauna. Ongoing monitoring, evaluation, and adaptive management are necessary for successful biodiversity offsets.
CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
(2023)
Letter
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Stephannie Fernandes, Thiago B. A. Couto, Manuel Ferreira, Paulo S. Pompeu, Simone Athayde, Elizabeth P. Anderson, Geraldo W. Fernandes
Article
Environmental Studies
Amarilis Lucia Casteli Figueiredo Gallardo, Alan Bond
Summary: "Transferring Biodiversity Knowledge Between SEA and EIA Assessments" aims to explore the potential for knowledge transfer in biodiversity assessment between Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). By analyzing existing literature and using a novel analytical framework, the paper identifies 18 biodiversity objectives and assesses their coverage in SEA and EIA. The findings highlight opportunities for improving the tiering of biodiversity knowledge in impact assessment.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Unai Pascual, Patricia Balvanera, Christopher B. Anderson, Rebecca Chaplin-Kramer, Michael Christie, David Gonzalez-Jimenez, Adrian Martin, Christopher M. Raymond, Mette Termansen, Arild Vatn, Simone Athayde, Brigitte Baptiste, David N. Barton, Sander Jacobs, Eszter Kelemen, Ritesh Kumar, Elena Lazos, Tuyeni H. Mwampamba, Barbara Nakangu, Patrick O'Farrell, Suneetha M. Subramanian, Meine van Noordwijk, SoEun Ahn, Sacha Amaruzaman, Ariane M. Amin, Paola Arias-Arevalo, Gabriela Arroyo-Robles, Mariana Cantu-Fernandez, Antonio J. Castro, Victoria Contreras, Alta De Vos, Nicolas Dendoncker, Stefanie Engel, Uta Eser, Daniel P. Faith, Anna Filyushkina, Houda Ghazi, Erik Gomez-Baggethun, Rachelle K. Gould, Louise Guibrunet, Haripriya Gundimeda, Thomas Hahn, Zuzana V. Harmackova, Marcello Hernandez-Blanco, Andra-Ioana Horcea-Milcu, Mariaelena Huambachano, Natalia Lutti Hummel Wicher, Cem Iskender Aydin, Mine Islar, Ann-Kathrin Koessler, Jasper O. Kenter, Marina Kosmus, Heera Lee, Beria Leimona, Sharachchandra Lele, Dominic Lenzi, Bosco Lliso, Lelani M. Mannetti, Juliana Mercon, Ana Sofia Monroy-Sais, Nibedita Mukherjee, Barbara Muraca, Roldan Muradian, Ranjini Murali, Sara H. Nelson, Gabriel R. Nemoga-Soto, Jonas Ngouhouo-Poufoun, Aidin Niamir, Emmanuel Nuesiri, Tobias O. Nyumba, Begum Ozkaynak, Ignacio Palomo, Ram Pandit, Agnieszka Pawlowska-Mainville, Luciana Porter-Bolland, Martin Quaas, Julian Rode, Ricardo Rozzi, Sonya Sachdeva, Aibek Samakov, Marije Schaafsma, Nadia Sitas, Paula Ungar, Evonne Yiu, Yuki Yoshida, Eglee Zent
Summary: Twenty-five years after the initial publications on valuing ecosystem services for human well-being, barriers to incorporating nature's diverse values into decision-making still exist. These barriers are supported by powerful interests and legal rules, such as property rights, which determine whose values of nature are considered. It is crucial to understand why and how nature is undervalued. Despite agreements to incorporate nature's values into actions, current environmental and development policies prioritize certain values over others and disregard alternative ways in which people benefit from nature. This 'values crisis' underlies biodiversity loss, climate change, pandemics, and socio-environmental injustices. The Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has assessed knowledge on nature's diverse values and proposed values-centered approaches to improve valuation and address barriers to uptake, aiming for more just and sustainable futures.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Elena Lazos-Chavero, Agnieszka Pawlowska-Mainville, David Gonzalez-Jimenez, Mariana Cantu-Fernandez, Simone Athayde
Summary: In this article, the authors examine how values of nature are incorporated into decision-making processes among Indigenous peoples of the Americas through the philosophies of 'good living'. They also analyze the influence of power dynamics and uncertainties on decision making, and their potential to hinder or enable the achievement of socio-environmental justice.
CURRENT OPINION IN ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Gang Tian, Ziyi Xia, Ruoxi Tian, Huaping Sun, Liping Yu, Dongyin Sun
Summary: This paper examines the cooperation between online recyclers and offline formal disposing enterprises in the e-waste recycling industry and emphasizes the importance of government regulations. The study reveals the threshold for the ratio of cooperation costs to excess benefits and the effect of government subsidies and penalties. These findings provide guidance for governments in promoting cooperation between these two types of enterprises.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REVIEW
(2024)
Article
Environmental Studies
Zhuoran Yan, Dongyan Wang, Wenbo Li, Zhaomin Tong, Yuanli Zhu, Feng Shen
Summary: Globally, city region food systems are facing continuous disruptions from weather, disease, and geopolitical crisis. Prioritizing peri-urban agriculture is seen as a way to enhance the resilience of these systems, but there is limited research on combating land degradation threats in peri-urban areas.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REVIEW
(2024)
Article
Environmental Studies
Yujiao Xian, Nan Li, Ke Wang
Summary: This study provides an innovative estimation of marginal abatement cost (MAC) for construction and hygienic ceramic enterprises in China. The results show that the average MAC for construction ceramics manufacturing is lower than that for hygienic ceramics manufacturing. Construction ceramics enterprises tend to downscale production while hygienic ceramics enterprises prefer increasing the intermediate input. Energy use efficiency positively influences MACs for both types of enterprises, while intermediate input rate, energy consumption structure, and profitability are negatively related to MAC.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REVIEW
(2024)
Article
Environmental Studies
Mengdi Li, Yaoping Cui, Jinwei Dong, Yaochen Qin
Summary: This study examines the impacts of abandoned cropland and impervious surface expansion on net ecosystem productivity (NEP) in China. The findings suggest that abandoned cropland plays a crucial role in enhancing natural carbon sinks, while impervious surface expansion contributes significantly to carbon sources.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REVIEW
(2024)
Article
Environmental Studies
Yaxian Wang, Xiaoyu Wang, Tomas Balezentis, Haijun Wang
Summary: This paper constructs a model covering finance and energy consumption to analyze the impact of financial development and energy consumption on CO2 emission changes in China. The results indicate that energy structure and carbon factor remain the principal drivers for CO2 emission growth.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REVIEW
(2024)
Article
Environmental Studies
Yongqi Hou, Chongxian Chen, Xiaoling Lin, Zhitong Zhang, Xinyi Liu, Jiehang Xie, Shaoping Guan
Summary: This study explores how different types of street environments influence people's COVID-19 risk perception. The results showed that openness was the most important influencing factor, while visual crowdedness was the least important one. High-value clusters of COVID-19 risk perception were mainly found in poor-quality commercial streets, residential streets, and leisure streets close to the plaza, while low-value aggregations were mainly found in high-quality commercial streets, residential streets, and leisure streets close to blue space. The importance of environmental factors varied greatly by location.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REVIEW
(2024)
Article
Environmental Studies
Wenbo Hu, Zhuofan Li, Danling Chen, Ziyang Zhu, Xiaotao Peng, Yanbing Liu, Dongming Liao, Ke Zhao
Summary: This paper explores the impact of collaborative innovation on the gap in urban land green use efficiency (ULGUE) between cities, and proposes a theoretical framework. Through an analysis of a sample of 19 urban agglomerations in China, the study finds that collaborative innovation can significantly reduce the gap in ULGUE within urban agglomerations, exhibiting a double-threshold effect. Government intervention can mitigate the effects of collaborative innovation on the inter-city ULGUE gap.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REVIEW
(2024)
Article
Environmental Studies
Shufei Huang, Jianping Ge
Summary: ESG disclosures are crucial for companies in terms of their legal operations, capital cost reduction, investment expansion, and especially for mining companies due to their vulnerability to significant ecological and social impacts. The study evaluates the quantity and quality of mining companies' ESG disclosures using panel data from 2011 to 2020. The results indicate improvements in both the quantity and quality of ESG disclosures. Developed countries have higher average scores and disclosure ratios for ESG indicators compared to developing countries, with the largest gap observed in the environmental indicators. There is a stronger correlation between ESG disclosure quality and market value for mining companies in developed countries.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REVIEW
(2024)
Article
Environmental Studies
Nuno Silva, Jose Alberto Fuinhas, Matheus Koengkan, Emad Kazemzadeh
Summary: This study uses fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis to identify causal conditions for high or low environmental performance (EPI). The findings suggest that there are multiple paths to improve environmental performance, contingent on the country's initial environmental development level.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REVIEW
(2024)
Article
Environmental Studies
Yu Gao, Jiayuan Wang, Tak Wing Yiu
Summary: Prefabricated buildings have attracted significant attention in the global construction sector for their potential in reducing construction time, improving process efficiency, saving resources, and mitigating pollution. Research in China shows that GHG emissions in the production, transportation, and construction stages of prefabricated buildings are primarily concentrated in the production phase, accounting for 96.11% of total emissions. Choosing prefabricated construction can lead to a 31.62% reduction in total GHG emissions per square meter.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REVIEW
(2024)
Article
Environmental Studies
Ching-Hsuan Huang, Edmund Seto
Summary: Transportation noise, especially aviation, road, and railway traffic noise, is a major source of annoyance in communities across the United States. This study estimated the population highly annoyed by transportation noise using a spatially resolved model and established exposure-response functions. The results showed disparities in noise exposure and annoyance among different race/ethnicity groups, with non-White populations being more highly annoyed. Targeted source-specific noise mitigation strategies and policies are needed to minimize the disproportionate impact of transportation noise in the US.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REVIEW
(2024)
Article
Environmental Studies
Delphin Kamanda Espoir, Regret Sunge, Tii Nchofoung, Andrew Adewale Alola
Summary: Africa faces challenges in terms of socioeconomics and security, which are connected to the continent's natural capital. This study examines the drivers of ecological footprint (EFP) in Africa using panel data from 39 countries between 1996 and 2018. Various factors, such as the economy, globalization, governance, energy, and socioeconomic aspects, are considered. Machine learning algorithms and regression techniques are employed to determine the important drivers and their marginal effects on EFP. The findings provide insights for policymakers and environmentalists in Africa.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REVIEW
(2024)
Article
Environmental Studies
Alvaro Enriquez-de-Salamanca
Summary: The effectiveness of mitigation measures in environmental impact assessment (EIA) is uncertain and may lead to undesired effects, affecting the assessment of residual impacts. Overestimating mitigation effectiveness distorts decision-making, emphasizing the need for information and environmental follow-up.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REVIEW
(2024)
Article
Environmental Studies
Jon Morant, Eneko Arrondo, Jose Antonio Sanchez-Zapata, Jose Antonio Donazar, Antoni Margalida, Martina Carrete, Guillermo Blanco, Francisco Guil, David Serrano, Juan Manuel Perez-Garcia
Summary: The demand for renewable energy has led to the development of wind farms worldwide. This study used GPS-tracking data of griffon vultures in Spain to evaluate factors influencing vulnerability and exposure to collision risks. The results showed that food availability, distance to nesting areas, and the presence of conspecifics affected the vulnerability and exposure of vultures. The study emphasized the need to reduce mapping uncertainties and plan wind energy development spatially to ensure the safety of vulnerable species.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REVIEW
(2024)
Article
Environmental Studies
Yating Dai, Yuze Ding, Shuya Fu, Lixin Zhang, Jian Cheng, Daolin Zhu
Summary: Natural capital plays a vital role in achieving sustainable socio-economic objectives, but its impact varies depending on the level of development and socio-economic conditions.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REVIEW
(2024)