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OVERVIEW OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT LAW – ETHIOPIA
Dr. Prem Kumar Dara*
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Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) can broadly be defined as a processes designed to study the effects of a proposed project, plan or program on the environment. The legal, methodological and procedural foundations of EIA were established in 1970 by the enactment of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in the USA. At the international level, lending banks and bilateral aid agencies have EIA procedures that apply to borrowing and recipient countries. Most developing counties have also embraced and are in the process of formalizing EIA through legislation. The paper highlights the evolution to current status, the legal framework, concepts, processes and principles of EIA in Ethiopia.
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