Use of environmental impact assessment in addressing chronic environmentally damaging agricultural and rural development practices

To support sustainable agricultural and rural development in Kenya and Cambodia, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) conducted training with an emphasis on field situations and case studies. Participants were required to bring their most pressing environmental problems to the courses in the form of a case study. The majority of problems were chronic environmentally damaging agricultural and rural development practices. Participants examined cause/effect relationships, mitigation options, and action plans. The environmental impact assessment (EIA) format was used for reporting and presentation. This application of EIA resulted in substantial improvement in the understanding of each case and in identifying solutions. This unanticipated use of EIA was a powerful tool for the analysis of ongoing activities

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• The application of EIA in the evaluation of sustainable desertification control activity

  Patrick Duffy, Elizabeth Migongo-Bake•Impact Assessment and Project…•2003

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• Agriculture, forestry and fisheries

  Patrick Duffy•Impact Assessment and Project…•2004

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• Trends in consultation and public participation within environmental impact assessment in Kenya

  Angela N Mwenda, A K Bregt et al.•Impact Assessment and Project…•2012

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• Innovation in environmental assessment of community‐based projects in sub‐Saharan Africa

  Open Access•Harry Spaling•Canadian Geographies /…•2003

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