Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA): The conduct of an EIA involves
evaluating and predicting the likely impacts of a project (including cumulative
impacts) on the environment during construction, commissioning, operation
and abandonment. It also includes designing appropriate preventive, mitigating and enhancement measures addressing these consequences to
protect the environment and the community s welfare. 2. Initial Environmental Examination (IEE): An IEE is embodied by a document
similar to the EIA document, but with reduced details and depth of
assessment and discussion. I t can either consists of an IEE report (expanded
IEE) or a simplified checklist to be filled up by the proponent to identify and
assess a project s environmental impacts and the mitigation/ enhancement
measures to address such impacts, depending on the magnitude of the
project. 3. Project Description: The Project Description is a document that describes the
nature, configuration, use of raw materials and natural resources, production
system, waste or pollution generation and control and the activities of a
proposed project. It includes a description of the use of human resources as
well as activity timelines.