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Environmental Impact Assessment Act, 2011 (No. 10 of 2011).

Country/Territory
Botswana
Document type
Legislation
Date
2011
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Supplement A to Botswana Government Gazette of 30 June, 2011.
Long title
An Act to provide for environmental impact assessment to be used to assess the potential effects of planned developmental activities; to determine and to provide mitigation measures for effects of such activities as may have a significant adverse impact on the environment; to put in place a monitoring process and evaluation of the environmental impacts of implemented activities and to provide for matters incidental to the foregoing.
Subject
Environment gen., Water
Keyword
Basic legislation EIA Pollution control Environmental audit Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Registration Access-to-information Public participation Institution Environmental planning Policy/planning Freshwater pollution
Geographical area
Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Southern Africa
Abstract

This Act provides with respect to preparation and review of environmental impact assessment statements of proposed activities that may have a harmful effect on the environment and for the post-environmental impact assessment of implemented activities (environmental audit). The Act also establishes the Environmental Assessment Practitioners Board. The Act applies to the activities in respect of which the Minister may prescribe by Regulations. Such Regulations shall prescribe — (a) a list of activities which are likely to cause significant adverse effects on the environment, or the locations that may be environmentally sensitive, in respect of which a statement shall be mandatory; (b) threshold determinations of environmental impact assessment with respect to those activities; and (c) criteria which shall be used to determine the likely effects of a proposed activity in order to further determine whether or not a statement is required for the activity.

Full text
English
Website
www.beapa.org.bw

References - Legislation

Repeals

Environmental Impact Assessment Act.

Legislation | Botswana | 2005 (2008)

Keyword: Basic legislation, EIA, Environmental audit, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Access-to-information

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2012.

Legislation | Botswana | 2012

Keyword: EIA, Environmental audit, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Registration, Access-to-information, Public participation, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Environmental Assessment (Establishment of Appeals Committee) Order, 2019 (L.I. No. 29 of 2019).

Legislation | Botswana | 2019

Keyword: Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings

Source: FAO, FAOLEX