f) Information on the details on the steps and standards that should
be followed in undertaking environmental impact assessment;
g) Legal provisions on the requirement for instituting appropriate
measures for mitigating identified risks arising from the
environmental and social impact assessments;
h) Provisions for monitoring the environment to ensure the
conservation and improvement of the environment;
i) Information on the measures put in place for protecting people from
environmental degradation and pollution including the ecologically
sustainable use of natural resources and environmentally compatible
waste disposal system tailored to various industries;
j) Information on legal and policy provisions on steps to be followed
for the rehabilitation of threatened environment;
k) The steps to be taken and the roles that responsible actors (state and
private actors responsible) bear for responding to and addressing
the despoliation or pollution of the environment through
scientific inspection of the environmental and social impacts
of environmental pollution or despoliation and implementing
measures fit for rehabilitation of the polluted land or water body;
l) Information on legal guarantees for providing effective compensation
for those affected by the despoliation of the environment;
Consultation and participation
m) The avenues available for effective and inclusive public consultation
and meaningful participation of affected people in the protection
and conservation of the environment;
n) Provisions guaranteeing the participation of affected communities
in environmental and social impact assessment processes,
o) Provisions legally requiring national and local authorities to provide
full and accessible information about proposed and ongoing
projects to people in affected people including on the potential
impact of such projects;
p) Provision establishing avenues for people to make oral or written
submissions individually or collectively including through civil
society organizations and ensuring that their concerns are properly
taken onboard.
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