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  • Land Acquisition and Involuntary Resettlement Plan

    Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIA) may reveal that when companies acquire land for proposed projects, it can result in the displacement of communities or households, leading to the loss…

  • Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)

    Paris pedestrian transformation Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEA) are a high-level systematic and anticipatory evaluation to assess the potential environmental impacts of policies, plans, and programs before they are adopted or…

  • ESIA vs. SEA

    While both the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) aim to reduce negative environmental and social consequences, they operate at different levels and scales.…

  • Landscape Visual Impact Assessment (LVIA)

    Wind farms in California A Landscape Visual Impact Assessment (LVIA) is a process within the ESIA used to assess the potential visual impacts that a proposed development, project, or plan…