Biodiversity in Environmental Impact Assessments

Edition 12

This course provides a knowledge base on accepted good practices for the effective incorporation of biodiversity into the process of Social and Environmental Impact Assessment (EISA). These good practices have been created to ensure that the biodiversity information included in EISAs provides a precise and adequate analysis of the impact on biodiversity, providing a basis for the development of effective mitigation measures to ensure that these impacts are handled in an appropriate manner.The course is divided into five modules: (1) development and biodiversity; (2) good practices for biodiversity baseline data collection; (3) good practices for biodiversity impact assessment; (4) effective measures to mitigate Impacts on biodiversity; and (5) biodiversity and the challenge of sustainable development. This course will have an optional synchronous session by videoconference during module 2. Although your participation will not affect the qualification of the course, we recommend it for informative purposes. This course is available in Spanish, Portuguese and English.

As part of the AcademiaBID portfolio, instructor-led courses, differently than self-paced or massive online courses, are taught by a subject matter expert with demonstrated experience in online teaching. Throughout several weeks, participants have numerous interaction opportunities with the instructor(s) and peers, contributing to a more effective learning experience. Assignments and other learning activities will be reviewed by the assigned instructor(s), who will provide personalized feedback.