If you liked this story, share it with other people. Environmental and social impact assessments as they’re implemented in development projects across Africa need a “shake-up” to ensure they’re fit ...

Indonesia’s Environment and Forestry Ministry wants to reform the structure of conducting environmental impact assessments, which are required to approve any development project that could cause harm ...

Safety risk assessments are becoming a preferred regulatory tool around the world. Online safety laws in Australia, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States will require a range of providers ...

Heritage impact assessments (HIAs) for World Heritage (WH) properties are conducted in order to evaluate effectively the impact of potential development on the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) of ...

Synda Obaji previously received funding from the Niger Delta Development Commission, Nigeria. Since 1972, when the first world conference on the environment was held, there have been various responses ...

Across the world many Governments invest significant amounts on public money into research (OECD, 2015). At least part of the justification for these investments is related to the diverse array of ...

UNESCO and the Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Committee have issued new guidance for assessing impacts from projects that could potentially affect the planet’s most precious heritage places.

The first step in the assessment process is for a program or department to define their mission and learning goals. Assessment is an on-going process, and can be thought of as a cycle. A new program ...

Sharmon Lebby is a writer and sustainable fashion stylist who studies and reports on the intersections of environmentalism, fashion, and BIPOC communities. The Life Cycle Assessment, or LCA, is a ...