I am concerned with the lack of completeness, correctness and even usefulness of many EIA reports presented to authorities in my country and in the Canary Islands in particular. I would like to learn how people, scientists and professionals of EIA approach the EIA without losing sight of these ecological issues. Why should authorities pay attention to EIA reports including these ecological/biogeographical aspects; and if technicians and scientists make use in their EIA reports of core ecological and evolutionary concepts. I would appreciate learning personal experiences in this field.
EIA is a non-serious formality just to get the mandatory go-ahead from the concerned agencies in India. Be it mountainous Himalayas, plains or islands. No standard methods are adopted for the impact studies. The EMP is based on subjective information and hardly uses quantitative or simulated data. I think there is need to standardize the methods and then evaluate theses reports stringently so that the EIA serves the purpose for which it has been made mandatory for any economic/infrastructure/development country in the country
The scientists usually use bioindicator species to study EIA in an area. These bioindicator species may be determined before in publications or you can determine them with your self. The bioindicators may be any group or one species of plant, animal or insect that you can monitor over space/time, then you can analyse the data to evaluate the impact.
Here may be some links that interest you:
- http://www.megwrm.aun.edu.eg/sub/workshop3/eia_teachers_manual_mining.pdf
And some points of view from the Australian perspective:
- https://www.dlsweb.rmit.edu.au/conenv/envi1128/Reading-Thomas.pdf
- Environmental Impact Assessment in Australia: Theory and Practice by Mandy Elliott and Ian Thomas (Mar 17, 2009)
- Australian Centre for Environmental Law: http://law.anu.edu.au/acel
and herein I have heard very interesting talks by Chris McGrath (now at UQ in Brisbane):
http://www.envlaw.com.au/contact.html
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