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Article

18 Jan 2016

Author:
Htoo Thant, Myanmar Times

New environmental impact rules released

15 Jan 2016

The Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry (MOECAF) issued new procedures…for evaluating the environmental impact of local projects, as well as new guidelines on emissions…

Deputy Minister for the Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry Daw Thet Then Zin said the EIA process helps identify possible consequences of projects on socioeconomic development, and minimise their impact on the environment…

Project investors will need to publicise relevant information in real time…

If a company fails to communicate the necessary project information, it will be fined between US$1000 and $5000, or the equivalent in Myanmar kyat…

Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business director Vicky Bowman welcomed the launch of the EIA Procdures.

… “It makes clear what consultation and disclosure companies need to undertake and what issues and impacts should be covered in the assessments and management plans…”

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