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International Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) refers to both a decision-making process and a document that provides a systematic, reproducible, and interdisclipinary evaluation of the potential physical, biological, cultural, and socioeconomic effects of a proposed action and its practical alternatives. Proposed actions may include projects, programs, policies, or plans.
An EIA can be both the document and decision-making process; in the United States, the actual document is referred to as an Environmental Impact Statement or EIS.
To learn more about EPA's role in international Environmental Impact Asessment, please review the subject areas listed below.
Environmental Impact
Assessment of Nongovernmental Activities in Antarctica
Assessing the environmental impacts of nongovernmental
activities, including tourism, in Antarctica.
International Network for
Environmental Compliance and Enforcement (INECE)
INECE is a network of government and non-government
enforcement and compliance practitioners from over 100
countries. INECE's goals are: raise awareness to compliance
and enforcement; develop networks for enforcement
cooperation; and strengthen capacity to implement and
enforce environmental requirements.