Environmental Factor Guideline

The purpose of this guideline is to communicate how the factor Terrestrial Environmental Quality is considered by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) in the environmental impact assessment (EIA) process.

Specifically, the guideline:

• defines the factor Terrestrial Environmental Quality and explains the associated objective
• describes terrestrial environmental quality considerations for EIA
• discusses the environmental values supported by terrestrial environmental quality, and the significance of those values
• describes issues related to terrestrial environmental quality as a factor in EIA
• discusses the impacts that can occur to terrestrial environmental quality and the environmental values supported by terrestrial environmental quality as a result of a range of activities
• provides a summary of the type of information required by the EPA to undertake an assessment related to this factor.

The purpose of this guideline is to outline how the factor Subterranean Fauna is considered by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) in the environmental impact assessment (EIA) process.

Specifically, the guideline:

• describes the factor Subterranean Fauna and explains the associated objective
• describes EIA considerations for this factor
• discusses the environmental values of subterranean fauna, and their significance
• describes issues commonly encountered by the EPA during EIA of this factor
• identifies activities that can impact on subterranean fauna
• provides a summary of the type of information that may be required by the EPA to undertake EIA related to this factor.

The purpose of this guideline is to communicate how the factor Landforms is considered by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) in the environmental impact assessment (EIA) process.

Specifically, the guideline:

• describes the factor Landforms and explains the associated objective
• discusses the environmental values of landforms, and how this links with other factors
• describes the criteria that may be used to determine whether a landform is significant
• describes EIA considerations for this factor
• provides a summary of the type of information that may be required by the EPA to undertake EIA related to this factor
• describes issues commonly encountered by the EPA during EIA of this factor.

In the current version (Version 2.0), the document has been updated to clarify the focus for Environmental Impact Assessment, including a restructure of the document and a revised environmental objective

The purpose of this guideline is to outline how the factor Flora and Vegetation is considered by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) in the environmental impact assessment (EIA) process.

Specifically, the guideline:

• describes the factor Flora and Vegetation and explains the associated objective
• describes EIA considerations for this factor
• discusses the environmental values of flora and vegetation, and their significance
• describes issues commonly encountered by the EPA during EIA of this factor
• identifies activities that can impact on flora and vegetation
• provides a summary of the type of information that may be required by the EPA to undertake EIA related to this factor.