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Guidance on integrating climate change and biodiversity into environmental impact assessment
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The Guidance on Integrating Climate Change and Biodiversity into Environmental Impact Assessment aims to help Member States improve the way in which climate change and biodiversity are integrated in Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) carried out across the EU. This summary gives a brief overview of the guidelines and recommendations presented in the document. Section 1 contains an introduction explaining the purpose, identifying the target audience and presenting an overview of the contents, to help readers decide when and how to use the guidance. Sections 2 and 3 explain why climate change and biodiversity are so important in EIA and present the relevant EU-level policy background. Section 4 provides advice on how to integrate climate change and biodiversity into selected stages of the EIA process. The annexes provide sources of further reading and links to other relevant information, data, and tools.
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- Corporate author(s): Collingwood Environmental Planning Ltd , Directorate-General for Environment (European Commission) , Integra Consulting Ltd , Milieu Ltd
- Themes: Environment policy and protection of the environment
- Subject: biodiversity , climate change , ecosystem , environmental economics , environmental impact , environmental policy , protected area
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| ISSN | ISBN 978-92-79-28969-9 | DOI 10.2779/11735 | Catalogue number KH-30-13-349-EN-N |
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