Annex I Environmental Impact Assessment

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Annex I Environmental Impact Assessment is a key component of the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty that sets out procedures for evaluating and minimizing the environmental impacts of proposed activities in Antarctica.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Annex to an international treaty ⓘ
environmental assessment procedure ⓘ
adoptedUnder Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty ⓘ
aimsToProtect dependent and associated ecosystems in Antarctica ⓘ
the Antarctic environment ⓘ
appliesBefore approval of proposed activities in Antarctica ⓘ
appliesTo activities in the Antarctic Treaty area ⓘ
binds Parties to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty ⓘ
contributesTo environmental governance of the Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ
establishes thresholds for determining the level of environmental assessment required ⓘ
geographicalScope area south of 60 degrees South latitude ⓘ
hasPurpose to ensure prior assessment of environmental effects before decisions are taken ⓘ
to evaluate environmental impacts of proposed activities in Antarctica ⓘ
to minimize adverse environmental impacts of activities in Antarctica ⓘ
implementsPrinciple precaution in planning Antarctic activities ⓘ
prior assessment of environmental impacts ⓘ
influences national implementing legislation on Antarctic environmental impact assessment ⓘ
isComponentOf Antarctic environmental impact assessment system ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Russian ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
legalBasisOf environmental impact assessment for Antarctic activities ⓘ
linkedTo Article 8 of the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty ⓘ
partOf Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty ⓘ
requires circulation of draft comprehensive environmental evaluations to Parties for comment ⓘ
classification of proposed activities according to their likely environmental impact ⓘ
comprehensive environmental evaluation for activities with more than a minor or transitory impact ⓘ
documentation of environmental assessments ⓘ
initial environmental evaluation for activities with minor or transitory impacts ⓘ
modification, suspension or cancellation of activities if impacts are greater than predicted in a comprehensive environmental evaluation ⓘ
monitoring of impacts where appropriate after activities are conducted ⓘ
preliminary environmental evaluation for certain activities ⓘ
prior assessment of the impacts of proposed activities ⓘ
public availability of comprehensive environmental evaluations ⓘ
review of comprehensive environmental evaluations by the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting ⓘ
requiresConsiderationOf availability of technology and procedures for minimizing environmental impacts ⓘ
cumulative environmental impacts of proposed activities ⓘ
direct environmental impacts of proposed activities ⓘ
effects on air and water quality in Antarctica ⓘ
effects on areas of biological, scientific, historic, aesthetic or wilderness significance ⓘ
effects on climate and weather patterns where significant ⓘ
effects on flora and fauna in Antarctica ⓘ
indirect environmental impacts of proposed activities ⓘ
safety and environmental protection measures ⓘ
scopeIncludes governmental activities in Antarctica ⓘ
non-governmental activities in Antarctica subject to jurisdiction of Parties ⓘ
supportsObjectiveOf designating Antarctica as a natural reserve devoted to peace and science ⓘ

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Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty → hasAnnex → Annex I Environmental Impact Assessment ⓘ
Madrid Protocol → hasAnnex → Annex I – Environmental Impact Assessment ⓘ
linked to: Annex I Environmental Impact Assessment