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 ...

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.

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 ...