International biodiversity-related treaties and impact assessment — how can they help each other?

Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 7-16

  Pritchard, Dave ^a  

^a International Treaties with Bird Life International RSPB   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Guidance; International conventions; Linkages

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT;

EID: 17744371126     PISSN: 14615517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/147154605781765706     Document Type: Article

References (22)

1. Bagri, A., and Vorhies, F., “The Ramsar Convention and impact assessment”. paper presented to Technical Session IV of the 7th Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention. San Jose, Costa Rica.
2. CBD (Convention on Biological Diversity) Secretariat. “Impact assessment and minimizing adverse effects:consideration of measures for the implementation of Article 14”. Proceedings of the 4th meeting of the Conference of the Parties, Part C of Decision IV/10. Montreal:CBD Secretariat.
3. CBD (Convention on Biological Diversity) Secretariat. “Implementation of Article 8(j) and related provisions”. Proceedings of the 4th meeting of the Conference of the Parties, Deceibion IV/9. Montreal:CBD Secretariat.
4. CBD (Convention on Biological Diversity) Secretariat. “Impact assessment”. Proceedings of the 5th meeting of the Conference of the Parties, Part I of Decision V/18. Montreal:CBD Secretariat.
5. CBD (Convention on Biological Diversity) Secretariat. “Article 8(j) and related provisions”. Proceedings of the 5th meeting of the Conference of the Parties, Decision V/16. Montreal:CBD Secretariat.
6. CBD (Convention on Biological Diversity) Secretariat. “Guidelines for incorporating biodiversity-related issues into environmental impact assessment legislation and/or processes and in strategic environmental assessment”. Proceedings of the 6th meeting of the Conference of the Parties, Annex to Decision VI/7. Montreal:CBD Secretariat.
7. CBD (Convention on Biological Diversity) Secretariat. “Recommendations for the conduct of cultural, environmental and social impact assessments regarding developments proposed to take place on, or which are likely to impact on, sacred sites and on lands and waters traditionally occupied or used by indigenous and local communities”. Proceedings of the 6th meeting of the Conference of the Parties, Part D of Decision VI/10. Montreal:CBD Secretariat.
8. CMS (Convention on Migratory Species) Secretariat. “Impact assessment and migratory species”. Proceedings of the 7th meeting of the Conference of the Parties, Resolution 7.2. Bonn:CMS Secretariat.
9. Pritchard, D. E., “Environmental impact assessment legislation, policy and practice:towards global standards in relation to wetlands”. paper presented to the International Conference on Wetlands and Development. Selangor, Malaysia.
10. Pritchard, D. E., 1995b. “Environmental impact assessment:existing references to relevant objectives and concepts in Ramsar Convention texts and related sources”, Sandy:RSPB. unpublished paper
11. Pritchard, D. E., “Environmental impact assessment:towards guidelines for adoption under the Ramsar Convention”. paper presented to Technical Session A of the 6th Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention. Brisbane, Australia.
12. Pritchard, D. E., “International cooperation in applying EIA to wetland conservation”. paper presented to the l7th Annual Conference of IAIA. New Orleans, USA.
13. Pritchard, D. E., “Environmental assessment and the biodiversity agenda; advances being made with global treaties”. paper presented to the Intergovernmental Policy Forum on Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes. Glasgow, UK.
14. Pritchard, D. E., “Impact assessment”. paper presented to side event at 7th Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Bonn Convention. Bonn, Germany.
15. Pritchard, D. E., “Where does impact assessment fit in to a framework like Ramsar?”. paper presented to IAIA side event at 8th Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention. Valencia, Spain.
16. Ramsar Convention Bureau. “Environmental impact assessment”. Proceedings of the 6th meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties, Recommendation 6.2. Gland:Ramsar Bureau.
17. Ramsar Convention Bureau. “The Ramsar Convention and impact assessment:strategic, environmental and social”. Proceedings of the 7th meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties, Resolution VII.16. Gland:Ramsar Bureau.
18. Ramsar Convention Bureau. “Guidelines for incorporating biodiversity-related issues into environmental impact assessment legislation and/or processes and in strategic environmental assessment' adopted by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), and their relevance to the Ramsar Convention”. Proceedings of the 8th meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties, Resolution VIII.9. Gland:Ramsar Bureau.
19. Ramsar Convention Bureau. “Impact Assessment — guidelines for incorporating biodiversity-related issues into environmental impact assessment legislation and/or processes and in strategic environmental assessment”. Ramsar Handbook for the wise use of wetlands No 11. Ramsar Bureau, Gland. 2nd edition
20. Ramsar Convention Bureau. 2004b. “Participatory management — establishing and strengthening local communities' and indigenous people's participation in the management of wetlands”. In Ramsar Handbooks for the wise use of wetlands No 5, Gland:Ramsar Bureau. 2nd edition
21. UNEP, UN Environment Programme. 2002. “Integrating biodiversity with national environmental assessment programmes”. In UNDP-UNEP-GEF Biodiversity Planning Support Programme Thematic Studies, Nairobi:UNEP. available at http://www.unep.org/bpsp/eia%20guide.pdf, last accessed October 2004
22. World Bank. 2002. Environmental Assessment Sourcebook, update 28:wetlands and impact assessment, Washington, D.C.:World Bank.