Environmental Guidelines for Preparation of an Environmental Management Plan.

The Environmental Management Plan (EMP) provides a description of the methods and procedures for mitigating and monitoring impacts. Further, it contains environmental objectives and targets which the developer needs to accomplish in order to reduce or eliminate negative impacts. The EMP should define the Company’s Environmental Policy and commitment to the protection of the Environment and the Legal Framework that will inform the design, development, and implementation of the EMP.
The objectives of the EMP are to: Place the proposed/existing activity in the context of the local and regional environment; Adequately describe all components of the proposed/existing activity, so that the Agency can consider approval of a well-defined project, and prescribe relevant and adequate Permit Conditions for the monitoring of the activity; Identify the environmental issues/risks associated with the proposed/existing activity; Provide the basis of the developer’s environment management program, which shows that the environmental impacts resulting from the proposed/existing activity, including cumulative impacts, can be acceptably managed; Provide a document that clearly sets out the reasons why the proposed/existing activity should be considered environmentally acceptable.