Abstract

Paper Title/ Authors Name Download View

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REVIEW OF ECOLOGY INPUT IN THE EIA REPORT AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT QUARRYING ACTIVITIES

Rahimah Binti Wahid


Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) has been introduced in Malaysia as mandatory since 1988 as a measurement tool to achieve sustainable development. Quarry operations has raised some environmental implications of the ecological system, especially the environment. This is accomplished through the review of the EIA report by the assessment of ecological inputs to determine the adequacy and compliance and observation at the project site to review the implications that arise. In the assessment of the ecological input 12 ecological criteria. Results show that, the EIA report has shortages in the supply of information to the ecology and insufficient input to the EIA procedure. In addition to these important steps to mitigate the implications of the proposed quarry activities on the environment.