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Libyan Arab JamahiriyaEnvironment General Authority
( E G A )
Methodology of EIA Application in LibyaPrepared by
Faraj Ali Omar
Occasion :Subregional Workshop under the Convention on Evironmental Impact Assessment ( EIA ) in
a Transboundary Context ( Espoo , 1991)
Practical application of the Espoo Convention in theMediterranean Sea area
20 – 21 April 2010 Tunis International Centre for Environmental Technologies ( CITET )
Tunis
Contents
Page
Introduction ………………………………………………………………………. 3
Objective of EIA ……………………………………………………………….. 3
Legislations ………………………………………………………………………… 4
Process of EIA …………………………………………………………………… 6
Structure of EIA ………………………………………………………………… 7
Main duties and Tasks of EIA department ……………………….. 8
Scope of work …………………………………………………………………. 10
Conclusion ………………………………………………………………………….35
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1‐ Introduction :EIA is a document , prepared by a proponent, describing a proposed development , or activity ( or a plan , or program ) and disclosing the possible , probable , or certain effects of that proposal on the environment .The expected effects will be decreased , reduced by the mitigation measures later on .The EIA , some times known as the environmental impact Statement ( EIS ) , environmental effect statement ( EES ) or as the environmental statement ( ES ) , depending upon country .
2‐ objective of EIA :•EIA studies usually made to decrease , reduce or prohibit the expected effects and risks on the natural Environment before the execution of any project by using of mitigation measures, alternatives or prohibition measures .
•Available database ( scientific , practical ) .
•Supply a database for the decision makers .
•Insure the implementation of the project , taking into consideration total environment factors .
•Raise public awareness in case of any possible significant environmental impacts .
•Insure the involvement of public in decision making .
•Evaluating the risks of the project .
The studies should take in consideration the evaluation of risks and how to deal with them in emergency cases . Also the study aims to improve and develop a good Plan . To reach the point of reducing the effect on the environment on the first stages of the project .
3‐ Legislations :Legislations , laws and Guidelines .
Law No. 15 of 2003 is the main law for protecting and improvement of the environment in Libya .
The law specifies public duties and the other related parts towards preserving the environment in the following fields :
•General Provision ( Articles 1 – 8 ) ;•Air Pollution ( Articles 10 – 17 ) ;•Protection of Sea and Marine wealth ( Articles 18 – 38 ); •Protection of Water Sources ( Articles 39 – 47 ) ;•Protection of Foodstuffs ( Articles 48 – 50 ) ;•Environmental Hygiene ( Article 51 ) ;•Protection from Common Animal Diseases ( Article 52 ); •Protection of Soil and Plants ( Article 53 – 55 ) ;•Protection of Wildlife ( Article 56 – 57 ) ;•Biological Safety ( Article 58 – 63 ) ;•Penalties ( Articles 64 – 76 ) ;•Final Provisions ( Articles 77 – 79 ) .Law No. 15 was designed to benefit from the presentand protect for the future . ( Article # 2 ) .
International conventions Signed by Libya
•Convention on Preservation of Fauna and Flora in their Natural State ( London , 1933 ) .
•African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources ( Algeria , 1968 ) .•Convention on Wetlands ( Ramsar , 1971 ) .•World Heritage Convention ( Paris , 1972 ) .•Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora ( CITES Washington, 1973 ) .•Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution ( Barcelona, 1976 ) .•Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals ( Bonn, 1979 ) .•United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ( UNCLOS ) ( Montegoby, 1982 ) .•The Basel Convention on the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal ( Basel, 1989 ) .•Bamako Convention on the Ban of the Import Into Africa and the Control of Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes Within Africa ( Mali,1991 ) .•Convention on Biological Diversity ( Rio, 1992 ) .•16th November 1994 . Libya has signed but not yet ratified the convention .•Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the convention on biological diversity ( Montreal , 2000 ) .•Framework Convention on Climate Changes (FCCC ) .
4‐ Process of EIA : The Environment Impact Assessment includes the following stages :
Project preparation
Notification to EGA
Screening & Scoping
Environmental studies
Usually made by the developer ( owner )and the consultant .
The developer will notify EGA about his plan ( field survey , activity type …etc )
The field survey(data acquisition) and the data arrangement in the office will be made by the consultant according to the owner plan
The studies will be achieved and completed.
Submission to EGA / EIA Dept.
Reviewing and evaluated of the Environmental studies
Consultation with the EIA manger , staff , public , other
parties …etc .
The final decision
EIA , EBS studies are submitted to EGA .
The evaluation is done by the EIA dept. staff.
Discussion with the manager about the permission condition depending on the evaluation of the introduced study .
The final decision will be issued by EIA Manager or EGA secretary .
5‐ Structure of EIA :Guidelines for the content of EIA statements "Methodology" according to the National EIASpecification " Tariff " is summarized below :
Summary of EIA requirements •Executive Summary .•Introduction .•Legislation ( Legislative framework ) .•Description of the proposed project .•Description of the existing environment .•Prediction of the impacts and evaluation of the significant environmental impacts .•Description of the environmental impacts .•Description of the mitigation measures and alternatives.•Environmental management plan .•Appendices .
Where , the EIA document must include the last points .
6‐Main duties & Tasks of EIA department :
•Control of damage to environment resulting from oil & gas production operation .
•Evaluating of the EIA ,EBS … studies for different projects such as oil & gas projects , industrial projects …….etc according to the followed methodology .
•Introducing of recommendations to EIA projects .
•Following up of the application & execution operation of the recommendations in the field area .
•Preparing of detailed reports for each job, site visitories …etc .
•Issuing of practicing permissions for different projects provided that it will be in accordance with the dominant environmental provisions .
•Issuing of the reports , studies and research in the environmental fields .
•Environment pollution control ( pollution control ) in the desert area , agricultural area and marine area to avoid and prevent the pollution problems in the natural environment / habitat ( marine organisms , soil , groundwater , surface water , flora and fauna …etc . ) .
•Atmospheric air problems .
•The hard and hazards substances control .
•Attendance of the workshops , conferences in side and outside of Libya .
•Sharing with the related national and international committees and programs .
•Documentation of data , reports , research …etc .
•Other related jobs .
7‐ Scope of work :
The works in the department of studies and EIA are divided into two types :
•Office works has mentioned in the duties and tasks .
•Field works include the site visitories ( observation , supervising , inspection , sampling , photographs ) to different locations mostly are in the oil & gas fields during the exploration activities ( seismic ) , drilling activities and the final inspection during the restoration / rehabilitation operation in the offshore and onshore areas .Also there are other visitories to the industrial projects such as cement factories …etc as shown in the following figures :
Off shore drilling platform ( Nippon co. , well # A1‐ 2/1 )
Meeting with the Mud Engineer in July / 22 / 2009
Geochallenger ship in Benghazi port in August / 4 / 2009 Indian co. " Marine seismic survey ( 2D , 3D – area 43 ) in Tubruq
Marine hydrography survey ship in Benghazi ( 21/2/2008 ) japex4 0/3,4
Meeting with the staff in side the boat
Discussion with the biologist aboard
Meeting the captain , biologist , owner and NOC representatives
Conclusion •The issued legislations are obligating all the projects to make EIA studies before the establishing of any project and until after that if there are any developing in that project . Also the old projects are restricted by the last mentioned law (law # 15 ) .
•By application of EIA guidelines / specifications / Procedures the risks will be disappeared or at least decreased to the requested level .
•We don't have any subregional and transboundary environmental effects .
For more information you can check the EGA website as shown here under :[ www.environment.org.ly ]Personal E‐mail : [ Farajaomar65@yahoo.com ]
Finally , we hope to see the application of the Espoo Convention in the Mediterranean Sea area .