Paper & Presentation Abstracts

IAIA22 Submitted Paper & Presentation Abstracts

Following is a list of IAIA22 Annual Conference paper & presentation abstracts.

How does Air Pollution Affect Urban Livability? :Focusing on Coastal Cities in China, South Korea and Japan

Abstract ID# 273

Presenting Author: Sunmin Jun | Coauthor(s): Mengying Li , Juchul Jung , Yoko Kamata , Jungeun Kang
Preferred Session: Asian S3EA: Strategic, Spatial, and Sustainable EA

Summary Statement: In this study, we analyzed the effect of vulnerability to air pollution in coastal cities in China, South Korea and Japan on livability.

Acceptance Status: approve
Managing CHS through Health Impact Assessment at Anglo American

Abstract ID# 426

Presenting Author: Filipe Silva | Coauthor(s): Mark Divall
Preferred Session: Game-changer: Social performance and community health & safety in Anglo American

Summary Statement: We’ll see AA’s strengthened management of Community Health and Safety through the use of Health Impact Assessment in line with international best practice, case studies, challenges and opportunities.

Acceptance Status: approve
Use of acoustic models to assess SRKW mitigation and address uncertainty Study

Abstract ID# 430

Presenting Author: Deborah Lacroix | Coauthor(s): Alexander MacGillivray , Dominic Tollit , Connor Grooms , Amy Johnson & Marianne Gilbert

Preferred Session: Impact assessment innovations in Western and Northern Canada

Summary Statement: The use of adaptable models to evaluate and monitor potential project effects and mitigation effectiveness can be a valuable tool to inform environmental assessments and adaptive management.

Acceptance Status: approve
3 Critical Elements of Watershed Cumulative Effects Assessments

Abstract ID# 89

Presenting Author: Barry Wilson
Preferred Session: Handbook of Cumulative Impact Assessment: Insights from Contributing Authors

Summary Statement: How everything is connected and the order matters, why watersheds are an ideal assessment scale, and how to link your impact assessments to planning & operations.

Acceptance Status: approve
50th Anniversary of NEPA: Summary of influential U.S. court decisions

Abstract ID# 209

Presenting Author: P.E. "Pam" Hudson
Preferred Session: The 50th anniversary of NEPA: Lessons learned and future challenges

Summary Statement: The important role of U.S. federal courts in the evolution of the NEPA over time will be addressed, including a summary of influential decisions, several issued by the Supreme Court and recent U.S.

Acceptance Status: approve
A Framework to Successfully Implement a Gender Based Analysis

Abstract ID# 162

Presenting Author: Julie Greenwood
Preferred Session: Gender impact assessment (GIA) with an inclusive perspective

Summary Statement: A framework is presented for conducting a Gender Based Analysis (GBA+) that is inclusive of gender and culture and navigates common challenges such as data limitations.

Acceptance Status: approve
A matter of scale: Exploring tiering in the case of Rail Baltic HSR

Abstract ID# 28

Presenting Author: Heikki Kalle | Coauthor(s): Charlotta Faith-Ell , Jos Arts
Preferred Session: Good practices of tiering SEA and EIA: How to make it happen?

Summary Statement: This paper explores success factors of tiering related to the spatial scale by discussing the high-speed rail case in Estonia to facilitate the development of best practice EA tiering.

Acceptance Status: approve
A New Perspective: Standards and Impact Assessments

Abstract ID# 55

Presenting Author: Pantea Niksirat
Preferred Session: Modern approaches to assess and regulate energy infrastructure projects

Summary Statement: Review of a modern consensus-based approach to adopt standards that lead to increased commitments and broadened oversight.

Acceptance Status: approve
A Rights Assessment Methodology for Impact Assessment

Abstract ID# 206

Presenting Author: Patricia McCormack | Coauthor(s): Thomas Dyck
Preferred Session: Impact assessment innovations in Western and Northern Canada

Summary Statement: This paper presents a rights assessment methodology for IAs involving Indigenous people.

Acceptance Status: approve
A Study on No Net Loss Policy for Building a Sustainable Society in Japan

Abstract ID# 487

Presenting Author: Asahi Abe | Coauthor(s): Akira Tanaka
Preferred Session: PRE-RECORDED PRESENTATIONS ONLY: The role of IA in achieving sustainable development

Summary Statement: This study examines the framework for building a sustainable society in Japan by investigating the no net loss policy in the international context.

Acceptance Status: approve
A wider comprehension of public participation: strengthening its agency

Abstract ID# 137

Presenting Author: Luis Alberto López Espinoza
Preferred Session: Meaningful participation: Defining this key to IA success and confidence

Summary Statement: This paper seeks to incorporate into the discussion about public participation the intercultural perspective from indigenous societies and their comprehension of what makes it meaningful.

Acceptance Status: approve
Abandoned Mines and Indigenous Communities - A Canadian North Experience

Abstract ID# 468

Presenting Author: Lindsey McDonald | Coauthor(s): Nadia Baker
Preferred Session: PRE-RECORDED PRESENTATIONS ONLY: The role of Indigenous peoples, knowledge, culture, and governance systems in IA

Summary Statement: Remediation of abandoned mines in Canada’s North is evolving to include enhanced Indigenous engagement and robust socio-economic mitigation measures to support Indigenous communities.

Acceptance Status: approve
Achieving an Effective Impact Assessment: Perspectives from Regulatory and Consulting Practitioners

Abstract ID# 475

Presenting Author: Ward Prystay
Preferred Session: First experiences with Canadaâ€™s 2019 Impact Assessment Act

Summary Statement: Developing a scope of assessment that both the regulator and proponent support can be an important step to an effective impact assessment. This paper looks at

Acceptance Status: approve
Addressing the inherent complexity of cumulative effects analysis in SEA

Abstract ID# 72

Presenting Author: Katherine Cumming | Coauthor(s): Eri Hiraga
Preferred Session: Regional Assessments: Objectives, approaches, and lessons from practice

Summary Statement: The complexity of analyzing cumulative effects in SEA is often a challenge with limited resources. SEAs of national park management plans use systematic prioritization to focus analysis.

Acceptance Status: approve
Agenda-free consultative impact assessment: A key to confidence building

Abstract ID# 208

Presenting Author: David Burack
Preferred Session: Building confidence in EA through good evidence and practitioner integrity

Summary Statement: Illustrated examples (2-3) of confidence building from the presenter’s 39-years of corporate, government, and NGO consultative experience world-wide

Acceptance Status: approve
Aligning ecological compensation policies with the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework to achieve real net gain in biodiversity

Abstract ID# 158

Presenting Author: Martine Maron | Coauthor(s): Jeremy Simmonds , Amrei von Hase , Fabien Quetier , Susie Brownlie & Hugh Possingham ET AL.

Preferred Session: Nature positive: Reaching a global goal for nature

Summary Statement: We outline how to align ecological compensation policies with the nature positive goals of the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

Acceptance Status: approve
Allison Grant

Abstract ID# 233

Presenting Author: Allison Grant
Preferred Session: ESG's importance in building confidence in impact assessment

Summary Statement: Allison Grant is a Senior Consultant, Project Manager at ERM with over 10 years of experience in BC, Canada

Acceptance Status: approve
Amplifying the perspectives of program participants: what works?

Abstract ID# 359

Presenting Author: Lisa Zook
Preferred Session: Building confidence in IA results by using participatory approaches

Summary Statement: This paper looks at 1 project from the perspective of several different data sources, reflecting upon which methods best facilitated participatory approaches and what was learned from those methods.

Acceptance Status: approve
Amy Avila

Abstract ID# 448

Presenting Author: Amy Avila
Preferred Session: Leadership in IA is strategic for increased confidence

Summary Statement: Amy has worked with the Indigenous Implementation Committee and directly with nations across BC to develop policies to support the new Environmental Assessment Act (2018) including the Indigenous Know

Acceptance Status: approve
An HSI model of Sasakia charonda for SATOYAMA conservation activities

Abstract ID# 492

Presenting Author: Yuri Asami | Coauthor(s): Akira Tanaka
Preferred Session: PRE-RECORDED PRESENTATIONS ONLY: Advancements in IA practice: New and evolving methods for IA

Summary Statement: The study aims to develop a quantitative biodiversity evaluation method for the biologically impacts of Satoyama conservation, using Sasakia charonda as an example.

Acceptance Status: approve
An Indigenous-Led EA on Northern Vancouver Island

Abstract ID# 117

Presenting Author: Mary Mioska | Coauthor(s): Dorothy Hunt
Preferred Session: Impact assessment innovations in Western and Northern Canada

Summary Statement: Case study of an Environmental Assessment conducted in collaboration between Kwakiutl First Nation and Orca Sand & Gravel in Kwakiutl Territory on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada.

Acceptance Status: approve
Analysis of the Environmental Sanctionatory Procedures in Chile: a 10-year overview.

Abstract ID# 447

Presenting Author: Cristian Pérez | Coauthor(s): Kay Bergamini , Iván Honorato
Preferred Session: Compliance and enforcement of EsIA: Principles and best practices

Summary Statement: The review of Environmental Sanctionatory Procedures will help to understand connections between enforcement and the EIA process as well as to identify opportunities of improvement for practitioners.

Acceptance Status: approve
Andrew Mathewson

Abstract ID# 455

Presenting Author: Andrew Mathewson
Preferred Session: ESG's importance in building confidence in impact assessment

Summary Statement: Principal Consultant (Social Performance)

Acceptance Status: approve
ANTAMINA: TRANSFORMING 25 YEARS OF DATA TO A BIODIVERSIY CONSERVATION TOOL

Abstract ID# 326

Presenting Author: Claudia Valencia Franke | Coauthor(s): Lucía Ibarguren
Preferred Session: From data and information to knowledge and wisdom in impact assessment

Summary Statement: Antamina transformed 25 years of biodiversity data into a thorough BAP aimed at both contributing to science & planning mining growth while preserving its biodiversity-rich surroundings.

Acceptance Status: approve
Applications of eDNA technology for improved EIA and conservation outcomes

Abstract ID# 435

Presenting Author: Vere Ross-Gillespie | Coauthor(s): Kat Bruce
Preferred Session: Nature positive: Reaching a global goal for nature

Summary Statement: Conventional biodiversity surveys for EIAs are costly & resource intensive. eDNA tools provide unprecedented amounts of data to inform the mitigation hierarchy and supporting stakeholder engagement.

Acceptance Status: approve
Are baseline and modeling supporting EA follow-up for hydroelectric dams?

Abstract ID# 423

Presenting Author: Carolyn Brown | Coauthor(s): Bram Noble , Kelly Munkittrick
Preferred Session: EA Follow-up: Exploring its role as a confidence building exercise

Summary Statement: Recent hydroelectric dam EAs in Canada were examined to evaluate the alignment of baseline, predictive modeling, and monitoring phases

Acceptance Status: approve
Are EIA Legislations Consistent Enough to Enforce Compliance of IA Decisions?

Abstract ID# 175

Presenting Author: Alphonse Habineza
Preferred Session: Compliance and Enforcement of Impact Assessment Decisions

Summary Statement: Inconsistencies in current Rwandan environmental policies and legislations are the main causes of poor compliance enforcement of IA decisions and low confidence in IA

Acceptance Status: approve
Are EIA outcomes a ‘mixed’ bag? The Indian experience

Abstract ID# 337

Presenting Author: Vinod Mathur | Coauthor(s): Asha Rajvanshi
Preferred Session: Impact assessment: Tool for promoting conservation or delaying destruction

Summary Statement: The paper highlights cases where EIA process has led to positive outcomes for conservation and where it has not and discusses scenarios for enhancing its effectiveness.

Acceptance Status: approve
Are resources sufficient for the evaluation of social impacts of resource projects? Practitioner experience in British Columbia, Canada and beyond

Abstract ID# 497

Presenting Author: Nina Barton | Coauthor(s): Vilma Gayoso-Haro
Preferred Session: A holistic approach to SIA: Meaningful implementation for modern challenges

Summary Statement: SIA has become more central in impact assessments in BC and Canada, but are proponents dedicating enough resources for evaluation? We explore some of the constraints faced by practitioners.

Acceptance Status: approve
Are you an EIA Manager or Leader?

Abstract ID# 281

Presenting Author: Ross Marshall
Preferred Session: Leadership in IA is strategic for increased confidence

Summary Statement: How you lead an EIA is often a matter of mindset. This paper examines a number of critical leadership traits

Acceptance Status: approve
Assessing Biophysical Factors That Support Ecosystem Function in EAs

Abstract ID# 126

Presenting Author: Edwin Hubert
Preferred Session: Impact assessment innovations in Western and Northern Canada

Summary Statement: This presentation provides an approach to describing the interactions of biophysical factors that support ecosystem function in an EA within the context of the valued components framework

Acceptance Status: approve
Assessing Canada’s first propane export terminal: lessons in collaboration and early planning from the lead regulator and the proponent

Abstract ID# 504

Presenting Author: Tobin Seagel | Coauthor(s): Jack Smith
Preferred Session: Planning early for next generation IA: Lessons from BC, Canada, and beyond

Summary Statement: Three years post commissioning, the regulator and proponent for Canada’s first propane export terminal discuss what worked and what could have been improved in planning for this groundbreaking project

Acceptance Status: approve
Assessing contributions to sustainability from rare earth element mines

Abstract ID# 222

Presenting Author: Eve McLeod Norberg | Coauthor(s): Robert Gibson
Preferred Session: The Intersection of ESG, sustainability, and IA

Summary Statement: The paper sets out and illustrates use of a basic framework designed for specification and application to sustainability-based planning and assessment of rare earth element mines in Canada.

Acceptance Status: approve
Assessing impacts that matter to people: practical examples of assessing psycho-social impacts within environmental impact assessments

Abstract ID# 452

Presenting Author: Catherine Fairbairn
Preferred Session: Theories and concepts to build confidence in psycho-social impact assessment

Summary Statement: Practical examples of identifying, understanding, and assessing psycho-social impacts during environmental impact assessment in the Mackenzie Valley.

Acceptance Status: approve
Assessing Project Extensions and Amendments: Trust, Time and the Ship of Theseus

Abstract ID# 472

Presenting Author: Alan Ehrlich
Preferred Session: Impact assessment innovations in Western and Northern Canada

Summary Statement: This talk considers conceptual and practical challenges of assessing major amendments or extensions of previously approved industrial developments.

Acceptance Status: approve
Assessing Regional Cumulative Effects of Marine Shipping in the Northern Shelf Bioregion, Canada

Abstract ID# 159

Presenting Author: Paula Doucette | Coauthor(s): Janine Pittman
Preferred Session: Regional Assessments: Objectives, approaches, and lessons from practice

Summary Statement: Using a collaborative approach for a regional cumulative effects assessment of marine shipping activities in the Northern Shelf Bioregion, British Columbia, Canada

Acceptance Status: approve
Assessing the effectiveness of Compliance and Enforcement Mechanisms for Environmentally Responsible Gold Mining in Guyana

Abstract ID# 380

Presenting Author: Paulette Bynoe | Coauthor(s): NA NA
Preferred Session: Compliance and Enforcement of Impact Assessment Decisions

Summary Statement: Despite ongoing efforts aimed at regulating mining activities, for example, through ESIAs, Guyana still faces regulatory and enforcement challenges. The paper analyses the issues and suggests reforms

Acceptance Status: approve
Assessing the public interest in impact assessment using a multiple account evaluation framework

Abstract ID# 181

Presenting Author: Cameron Gunton | Coauthor(s): Sean Markey
Preferred Session: Advancing impact assessment: Opportunities, methods, and tools

Summary Statement: This presentation introduces a comprehensive multiple account evaluation framework that is designed to transparently inform decision makers of the trade-offs associated with a proposed project.

Acceptance Status: approve
Assessment of the appropriateness of disaster prevention factor in flood-damaged areas through spatial analysis of urban flood control functions : For South Korea

Abstract ID# 483

Presenting Author: Hyemin Park | Coauthor(s): Dalbyul Lee , Jae-Weon Yeom , Ji-yong Park , Ju-chul Jung
Preferred Session: Asian S3EA: Strategic, Spatial, and Sustainable EA

Summary Statement: This study aims to assess the urban disaster prevention through a case study of flood damage in Korea and propose a sustainable disaster prevention city.

Acceptance Status: approve
Barrier removal to improve stream connectivity as a project mitigation measure: a prioritization approach arising from a Hydropower Impact Assessment

Abstract ID# 349

Presenting Author: Susana Rosa | Coauthor(s): Daniel Pires , Susana Rosa , Patricia Rodrigues
Preferred Session: PRE-RECORDED PRESENTATIONS ONLY: Advancements in IA practice: New and evolving methods for IA

Summary Statement: The paper presents a river barrier removal prioritization approach to mitigate hydropower projects impacts.

Acceptance Status: approve
baselining in the Anthropocene: vulnerability of the EIA process to the climate crisis

Abstract ID# 449

Presenting Author: simon toogood
Preferred Session: Impact assessment innovations in Western and Northern Canada

Summary Statement: The climate crisis is making it harder to clearly identify project effects and the rapid rate of environmental change is disrupting the usefulness of traditional baselines. The IEA process must adapt.

Acceptance Status: approve
Benefits of early planning and participatory decision-making

Abstract ID# 142

Presenting Author: Allan Webster | Coauthor(s): Melissa Mayhew , Jessica Perritt
Preferred Session: Streamlining EIA with pre-emptive â€œearlyâ€ engagement: Does it work?

Summary Statement: This article demonstrates to proponents that adopting good practices early in the impact assessment process can help to achieve positive project outcomes.

Acceptance Status: approve
Better Explain Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for a Better Public Participation

Abstract ID# 342

Presenting Author: Jean Hébert
Preferred Session: Achieving more meaningful public participation in impact assessment

Summary Statement: AQÉI launched a study which combine ESIA and scientific vulgarization expertise to propose a new set of communication activities and a new model of ESIA summary report dedicated to the public.

Acceptance Status: approve
Biodiversity assessment is a team sport, and we need more players!

Abstract ID# 144

Presenting Author: Melissa Mayhew | Coauthor(s): Robert Hanner , Evan Laye , Heather Bears , Toby Thorne
Preferred Session: More collaboration...better results

Summary Statement: Case study of early planning for a biodiversity and ecosystem services assessment. Novel collaborations are one way the proponent is applying credible science in service of good decision-making.

Acceptance Status: approve
Biodiversity Offsetting Conducted by International Development Agencies

Abstract ID# 491

Presenting Author: Yuki Inoue | Coauthor(s): Akira Tanaka
Preferred Session: Nature positive: Reaching a global goal for nature

Summary Statement: This study clarifies the position of the biodiversity offset system in international development agencies.

Acceptance Status: approve
Bringing communities on board to rebalance powers in impact assessments

Abstract ID# 324

Presenting Author: Caroline Brodeur
Preferred Session: Human Rights Impact Assessments: Trends and Approaches

Summary Statement: Caroline Brodeur works as a Business and Human Rights advisor with Oxfam since 2014. Strong believer in community-based processes, she explores ways to include community voices in hybrid approaches.

Acceptance Status: approve
Building Confidence Through Consistent and Meaningful Consultation and Delivering on Commitments

Abstract ID# 593

Presenting Author: Candice Wilson | Coauthor(s): Tracey Ross
Preferred Session: Working with Indigenous community to create confidence in projects

Summary Statement: As the stewards of their territory, Haisla Nation Council has consulted with proponents on mega oil and gas projects. Haisla Nation will share their experience and lessons learned to build confidence

Acceptance Status: approve
Building organized reasoning into impact assessment in a government context

Abstract ID# 396

Presenting Author: Lorraine Seale
Preferred Session: Sharing steps to improve IA by using stronger argument and reasoning

Summary Statement: Overview of the Government of the Northwest Territories' experiences using organized reasoning tools in IA and discussion with other panellists.

Acceptance Status: approve
Buildling public trust with accessible and engaging reports and reporting tools

Abstract ID# 106

Presenting Author: Kate Mansfield
Preferred Session: Impact assessment innovations in Western and Northern Canada

Summary Statement: EA reports are often hard to read and understand. Creating simpler, better and more meaningful reporting tools can increase public confidence and help with decision making.

Acceptance Status: approve
But what does intersection even mean? A content analysis of GBA+ in the IAA

Abstract ID# 486

Presenting Author: Holly Campbell Gale | Coauthor(s): Cole Atlin , Amber Fletcher
Preferred Session: Gender impact assessment (GIA) with an inclusive perspective

Summary Statement: Content analysis exploring proponent and parliamentary engagement with GBA+ throughout the process of legislating the 2019 Impact Assessment Act.

Acceptance Status: approve
Can monitoring disentangle post-disaster impact assessment puzzles?

Abstract ID# 151

Presenting Author: Luis Sánchez | Coauthor(s): Francisco Barbosa , Maria Cecília Wey de Brito , Christianne Maroun , Johnatan Renshaw & Peter May

Preferred Session: EA Follow-up: Exploring its role as a confidence building exercise

Summary Statement: Extensive monitoring of coastal and marine environments affected by the dispersal of mine tailings from a failed dam in Mariana, Brazil, is reviewed to assess the state of knowledge.

Acceptance Status: approve
Canada Energy Regulator – A Lifecycle Approach to Contamination Remediation

Abstract ID# 138

Presenting Author: Adele Houston | Coauthor(s): Patti Dods , Holly Kingston , Usha Mulukutla , Marc Pauzé
Preferred Session: Modern approaches to assess and regulate energy infrastructure projects

Summary Statement: This paper will discuss remediation of contamination from project application through abandonment, the CER's recent guidance updates related to contamination, and regulatory challenges.

Acceptance Status: approve
Capacity Needs for Assessing Social Cumulative Effects

Abstract ID# 231

Presenting Author: Lauren Arnold | Coauthor(s): Kevin Hanna
Preferred Session: Measurement, methods, and meaning in psychosocial impact assessment

Summary Statement: This talk will describe the social cumulative effects that result from major hydroelectric developments and the regulatory and professional capacity needed to evaluate and manage these impacts.

Acceptance Status: approve
Caribou habitat and Federal pipeline oversight in Canada

Abstract ID# 85

Presenting Author: Suzanne Brown | Coauthor(s): Zoe Pfeiffer , Andria Logan , Christina Rehbein
Preferred Session: Impact assessment innovations in Western and Northern Canada

Summary Statement: This presentation discusses the Canada Energy Regulator’s experience with caribou habitat restoration and offset condition requirements on federally regulated linear oil and gas projects.

Acceptance Status: approve
Case Study: Indigenous Input Integral in Hydro Dam Evaluation

Abstract ID# 463

Presenting Author: Christina Guillemette
Preferred Session: PRE-RECORDED PRESENTATIONS ONLY: The role of Indigenous peoples, knowledge, culture, and governance systems in IA

Summary Statement: Input from an indigenous people resulted in the protection of a cultural keystone place by reducing collective long-term effects to fish, wildlife, heritage resources and well-being.

Acceptance Status: approve
Cedar, Salmon and ICCAs ï¿½ a 10,000-year Odyssey

Abstract ID# 230

Presenting Author: Julian Inglis
Preferred Session: Impact of development on Indigenous community-conserved areas

Summary Statement: ICCAs signal the direction First Nations on Haida Gwaii and Clayoquot Sound take to regain control of their territories and provide for their communities through the land claims process.

Acceptance Status: approve
Challenges and Opportunities in Emerging Models for Collaborative Indigenous-Crown Impact Assessment

Abstract ID# 516

Presenting Author: Trefor Smith
Preferred Session: State-Indigenous processes that advance FPIC requirements under UNDRIP

Summary Statement: This paper explores challenges and opportunities in new, emerging "nation-to-nation" arrangements designed to enable meaningful Indigenous collaboration in Canada's new impact assessment process.

Acceptance Status: approve
Challenges in assessing social impacts on ICCAs: A Central Asia gold mine

Abstract ID# 59

Presenting Author: Fikret Berkes
Preferred Session: Impact of development on Indigenous community-conserved areas

Summary Statement: As “territories of life”, ICCAs have social and economic values for local people. The case of Kumtor Gold Mine, Kyrgyzstan, illustrates some of the considerations in assessing impacts.

Acceptance Status: approve
Climate Change and Assessing Offshore O&G

Abstract ID# 485

Presenting Author: Ian Stewart
Preferred Session: New models of IA and climate change law worldwide

Summary Statement: Using IAs to address climate change in the offshore oil and gas sector is not easy. A case study from Canada's East Coast illustrates why.

Acceptance Status: approve
Climate Impact Statements – Flipside of an Environmental Impact Statement

Abstract ID# 180

Presenting Author: Jaimlyn Sypniewski | Coauthor(s): Ronni Wilcock
Preferred Session: Impact assessment innovations in Western and Northern Canada

Summary Statement: A Climate Impact Statement addresses the impact of the environment on the project and seeks to minimize damage to existing or new assets over the course of its life cycle.

Acceptance Status: approve
Climate Risk Management in Impact assessment: USAID's Example

Abstract ID# 34

Presenting Author: Henry Nii Aryeetey | Coauthor(s): N/A
Preferred Session: IA: Special Challenges and Potential

Summary Statement: The CRM processes and results—including identified climate risks, risk ratings, how risks are addressed, opportunities and any further analysis needed—must be documented in Project Appraisal Documents

Acceptance Status: approve
Closing the Gap between local requirements and international standards in undertaking social impact assessment: case study of a mining project in Argentine

Abstract ID# 598

Presenting Author: Vilma Gayoso-Haro | Coauthor(s): Ashley Turner
Preferred Session: A holistic approach to SIA: Meaningful implementation for modern challenges

Summary Statement: We discuss main gaps between local and international standards in SIA, explore challenges developing an IFC compliant SIA when local requirements are limited, and key strategies to overcome challenges

Acceptance Status: approve
Closing the gap: Gender diversity and intersectionality in Health Impact Assessment

Abstract ID# 379

Presenting Author: Dawn Hoogeveen | Coauthor(s): Sandra Harris
Preferred Session: Health impact assessment: Research, policy, and application

Summary Statement: We explore how gendered dimensions of health can be better integrated into impact assessment to address the gap between policy and practice in British Columbia, Canada.

Acceptance Status: approve
Collaborative Assessments: Melding Indigenous Nation Wants with Project Proponent Needs

Abstract ID# 507

Presenting Author: Julie Swinscoe | Coauthor(s): Kathleen Johnnie , Hailey Robinsmith
Preferred Session: Building confidence in IA results by using participatory approaches

Summary Statement: This paper provides a case example of a how an Indigenous Nation and a proponent successfully collaborated to assess Indigenous Interests impacts for a project in BC employing an original process.

Acceptance Status: approve
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND THE ASSESSMENT OF LAND-USE LAND-COVER CHANGE DRIVERS, A CASE OF THE MPHAPHULI COMMUNITY IN SOUTH AFRICA

Abstract ID# 260

Presenting Author: Khangwelo Desmond Musetsho | Coauthor(s): Munyaradzi Chitakira
Preferred Session: Online IA processes for sustainable development: Building relationships and collaboration

Summary Statement: Impact assessment processes and instruments evolve, but the science, wisdom and participation of communities is always priceless. This paper linked GIS/Remote Sensing with citizen science.

Acceptance Status: approve
Community-based Forest Governance and Livelihoods - Umuatulu-Umueri Community, Nigeria Case Study

Abstract ID# 184

Presenting Author: Chizoba Chinweze
Preferred Session: Impact of development on Indigenous community-conserved areas

Summary Statement: The decision-making powers of the Umuatulu-Umueri community, the study area, rose against attempts of siting an oil and gas facility in their forest area, due to the envisaged impacts of such project

Acceptance Status: approve
Competencies for Impact Assessment Professionals

Abstract ID# 441

Presenting Author: Devin Tuttle
Preferred Session: Building confidence in EA through good evidence and practitioner integrity

Summary Statement: Defining and validating the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to practice as an impact assessment professional in Canada.

Acceptance Status: approve
Confidence built from keeping commitments and maintaining respectful communication

Abstract ID# 594

Presenting Author: Melody Lepine
Preferred Session: Working with Indigenous community to create confidence in projects

Summary Statement: As the keepers of tradition and drivers of change of their territory, MCFN has consulted with proponents on mega oil and gas projects. MCFN will share their experience and lessons learned to build con

Acceptance Status: approve
Confidence, coordination, cooperation: cornerstones of social capital

Abstract ID# 476

Presenting Author: Gabriela Fernández-Dávila
Preferred Session: Building confidence in IA results by using participatory approaches

Summary Statement: Based on the Peruvian case, this paper analyzes the concept of confidence in the construction of social capital and presents guidelines to generate good evidence for the strengthening of confidence.

Acceptance Status: approve
Considering local culture in impact assessment through an anthropological approach

Abstract ID# 62

Presenting Author: Philippe Hanna
Preferred Session: Whatâ€™s hot in social impact assessment

Summary Statement: Ethnographical fieldwork is key to comprehend how local communities might experience social impacts and therefore crucial for developing culturally adequate and more effective mitigation measures.

Acceptance Status: approve
Coordination and Capacity Building to complete Impact Assessment during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract ID# 321

Presenting Author: Tara Arko
Preferred Session: Achieving more meaningful public participation in impact assessment

Summary Statement: The Nunavut Impact Review Board has completed an assessment for a major project since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared; here is a discussion of engagement, resource use, and outcomes of the process.

Acceptance Status: approve
Countering Anti-Reflexivity in Impact Assessment: the Case of Muskrat Falls

Abstract ID# 199

Presenting Author: Cole Atlin | Coauthor(s): Mark Stoddart
Preferred Session: Modern approaches to assess and regulate energy infrastructure projects

Summary Statement: The case of Muskrat Falls hydro-electric illustrates how anti-reflexivity generates an assumed an aura of inevitability in political and public discourse and illuminates the important role of IA.

Acceptance Status: approve
Cumulative Effects and Indigenous Governance: A Case Study

Abstract ID# 414

Presenting Author: James Herbert
Preferred Session: Indigenous-specific cumulative effects assessment methodologies

Summary Statement: This paper examines how Gitxaala Nation is reclaiming the management of cumulative effects by integrating assessment methods into a framework established by the Nation’s own laws and practices.

Acceptance Status: approve
Cumulative Effects: Balancing Indigenous Rights, Ecosystems and Economic

Abstract ID# 266

Presenting Author: Sandra Webster
Preferred Session: IA: Special Challenges and Potential

Summary Statement: A look at where cumulative effects assessments miss the mark when considering effects on Indigenous rights and thoughts on ways to address this that don’t halt development.

Acceptance Status: approve
Cumulative Impact Assessment benefits for Mexico's Impact Assessment System

Abstract ID# 114

Presenting Author: Juan Carlos Tejeda-González
Preferred Session: Handbook of Cumulative Impact Assessment: Insights from Contributing Authors

Summary Statement: Mexico has not fully developed a Cumulative Impact Assessment approach within their Environmental Impact Statements. Benefits for implementing CIA in Mexican EIS' are presented.

Acceptance Status: approve
Cumulative impacts of downstream Hydroelectric Power Plants in the state of Rondônia (Brazil) in their operation phase, using the socio-ecological systems approach

Abstract ID# 420

Presenting Author: Silvia Sayuri Mandai | Coauthor(s): Evandro Mateus Moretto , Jocilene Barros , Evandro Albiach Branco , Gustavo Arcoverde & Emílio Moran

Preferred Session: IA: Special Challenges and Potential

Summary Statement: We propose a methodological framework and analyze the cumulative impacts of Large and Small Hydropower Plants in their operation phase, using the socio-ecological systems approach.

Acceptance Status: approve
CUTURAL VALUE OF LAND

Abstract ID# 306

Presenting Author: SUSHMA KOTAGIRI
Preferred Session: Insights on land from the Inspection Panel and the IAMs of EIB and EBRD

Summary Statement: IPAM will present issues and impacts related to cultural heritage, income generation and human rights.

Acceptance Status: approve
Defining an Ecologically Appropriate Area of Analysis that Meets the Intent of PS6

Abstract ID# 410

Presenting Author: Kristine Sare | Coauthor(s): Jo Treweek , Kyle Knopff
Preferred Session: PRE-RECORDED PRESENTATIONS ONLY: Advancements in IA practice: New and evolving methods for IA

Summary Statement: We aim to clarify the intent of the term ecologically appropriate area of analysis (EAAA) as described in the PS6 Guidance Note and present an approach for defining an EAAA that meets this intent.

Acceptance Status: approve
Delivering nature positive outcomes in complex multi-use landscapes ï¿½ FFIï¿½s CALM Framework

Abstract ID# 369

Presenting Author: Twyla Holland | Coauthor(s): Anna Lyons , Pippa Howard
Preferred Session: Nature positive: Reaching a global goal for nature

Summary Statement: Setting positive objectives to collaboratively address impacts in complex multi-use landscapes

Acceptance Status: approve
Developing Holistic Approaches to Cumulative Effects Assessments

Abstract ID# 446

Presenting Author: Alissa Cartwright
Preferred Session: Indigenous-specific cumulative effects assessment methodologies

Summary Statement: This presentation will consider how customized methodological frameworks developed in collaboration with First Nations elders/ knowledge holders can guide Cumulative Effects Assessments.

Acceptance Status: approve
Developing Indigenous Health Indicators for Cumulative Effects Management

Abstract ID# 216

Presenting Author: Clémentine Bouche | Coauthor(s): Katerina Kwon
Preferred Session: Health impact assessment: Research, policy, and application

Summary Statement: The research identifies Indigenous indicators that give early signals of increased chronic conditions prevalence and reduced access to health services for development impact mitigation.

Acceptance Status: approve
Developing synergies between isolated corporate areas through NbS language

Abstract ID# 442

Presenting Author: Nicole Pï¿½schel Hoeneisen | Coauthor(s): Antonieta Eguren , Molly Cross , Rafael Ascanio
Preferred Session: Including nature-based solutions in project design and impact assessment

Summary Statement: The process of a mining company in incorporating the NbS as the common language to find synergies in their business objectives related to biodiversity, climate change, and communities.

Acceptance Status: approve
Differentiated impact of climate change-induced disasters and adaptation actions

Abstract ID# 84

Presenting Author: C. EMDAD HAQUE | Coauthor(s): M.A. Kalam Azad
Preferred Session: The COVID pandemic, disasters, conflict, impact assessment, and beyond

Summary Statement: This study validates that the effects of climate change-induced disasters and adaptation actions are alarmingly uneven between the countries as well as diverse socioeconomic groups within communities.

Acceptance Status: approve
Digital EIA: Delivering more effective, efficient, engaging assessments

Abstract ID# 157

Presenting Author: Robyn Usher | Coauthor(s): Katy Kemble , Douglas Dyche
Preferred Session: Online IA processes for sustainable development: Building relationships and collaboration

Summary Statement: Exploring digital transformation of environmental assessments and how it can drive improvements for transparency, participation and ease of regulatory review.

Acceptance Status: approve
Disaster Risk Reduction Functions of SATOYAMA Bank

Abstract ID# 489

Presenting Author: Keisuke Goto | Coauthor(s): Akira Tanaka
Preferred Session: The COVID pandemic, disasters, conflict, impact assessment, and beyond

Summary Statement: This study demonstrates the function of SATOYAMA Bank, a Japanese style biodiversity bank, to reduce frequent disasters risk due to the loss of ecosystems.

Acceptance Status: approve
Do We Know Enough: Filling Data Gaps for Cumulative Effects Management

Abstract ID# 164

Presenting Author: Maya Paul | Coauthor(s): Carley Coccola , Saachi Ouchi
Preferred Session: From data and information to knowledge and wisdom in impact assessment

Summary Statement: Data gaps are a challenge for cumulative effects management and collaborative initiatives allow for the establishment of trusted data to inform and engage resource management decisions.

Acceptance Status: approve
Does Canadian IA Regulation Meet its Global Committment?

Abstract ID# 381

Presenting Author: Timothy Taylor | Coauthor(s): To be negotiated
Preferred Session: First experiences with Canadaâ€™s 2019 Impact Assessment Act

Summary Statement: Does Canada's IA legislation(s) live up to its climate committment?

Acceptance Status: approve
Does the urban sprawl matter in air pollution, South Korea? Integrating quantitative and qualitative research

Abstract ID# 510

Presenting Author: Hansol Mun | Coauthor(s): Ju-Chul Jung , Seung-Won Kang
Preferred Session: Asian S3EA: Strategic, Spatial, and Sustainable EA

Summary Statement: This study aims to develop an urban sprawl measurement model for South Korea as a basic research for sustainable city through quantitative and qualitative research.

Acceptance Status: approve
Don’t Shoot Yourself in the Foot: Rethinking Environmental Management Plans

Abstract ID# 425

Presenting Author: Jayson Kurtz | Coauthor(s): Autumn Cousins
Preferred Session: Compliance and Enforcement of Impact Assessment Decisions

Summary Statement: Learn from the experience of major projects in British Columbia to improve environmental management plans as legally binding and enforceable requirements of impact assessments.

Acceptance Status: approve
Early lessons in holistic inclusion of Indigenous Knowledge in Impact Assessment

Abstract ID# 362

Presenting Author: Hereward Longley | Coauthor(s): Jennifer Chapman , Alan Calder
Preferred Session: First experiences with Canadaâ€™s 2019 Impact Assessment Act

Summary Statement: TWC has developed an IK inclusion framework for Impact Assessment to support reconciliation objectives, UNDRIP implementation, and informed decision-making.

Acceptance Status: approve
Earth Observation for IA Data Needs: Availability, Technology and Capacity

Abstract ID# 488

Presenting Author: Darren Janzen | Coauthor(s): Sylvia Thomas , Karen Lauer , Alice Deschamps
Preferred Session: Increasing Impact Assessment transparency though open science, data, and Indigenous Knowledge

Summary Statement: This presentation describes how Canada is addressing barriers of availability, technology, and capacity of Earth Observation science to develop long-term environmental change data to support IA.

Acceptance Status: approve
Ecological Context in ZOI & Alternative Frameworks

Abstract ID# 227

Presenting Author: Kerman Bajina | Coauthor(s): Mike Setterington
Preferred Session: Application of the Zone of Influence concept in impact assessments

Summary Statement: Ecological context is crucial for assessing impacts to wildlife populations. It must be considered explicitly in ZOI/alternative frameworks and conclusions should be made on a case-by-case basis.

Acceptance Status: approve
Economic Impact Assessment: Where we’ve come from and where we need to go

Abstract ID# 81

Presenting Author: Chris Joseph
Preferred Session: Advancing impact assessment: Opportunities, methods, and tools

Summary Statement: Economic impact assessment in the past and present, and where it needs to go in the future, drawing on the speaker’s experiences as a practitioner in Canada and the US.

Acceptance Status: approve
EIA and Corruption: Corrupt practices of EIA practitioners in countries with weak institutions

Abstract ID# 322

Presenting Author: Lookman Issa
Preferred Session: Building confidence in EA through good evidence and practitioner integrity

Summary Statement: In summary, the paper highlights how corrupt practices of EIA practitioners have marred the EIA process and thus affecting its integrity in countries with weak institutions and endemic corruption.

Acceptance Status: approve
EIA as an equal partner for decision-making in project planning

Abstract ID# 307

Presenting Author: Ramzy Salih
Preferred Session: Compliance and enforcement of EsIA: Principles and best practices

Summary Statement: This paper is aimed to deal with EIA and its strong personality and how it takes its real role in decision-making with strong legislations and laws supported EIA

Acceptance Status: approve
EIA: A Model to Facilitate Strategic Planning and Performance Management

Abstract ID# 26

Presenting Author: Bryan Leach | Coauthor(s): David Kerr
Preferred Session: IA: Special Challenges and Potential

Summary Statement: A model of the EIA process is described that combines public consultation, knowledge sharing and decision-making processes within a proponent empathy and stakeholder trust framework.

Acceptance Status: approve
Enabling assessment and management of watershed cumulative effects

Abstract ID# 186

Presenting Author: Simon Courtenay | Coauthor(s): Kelly Munkittrick , Katrina Hitchman , Lorne Greig
Preferred Session: Regional Assessments: Objectives, approaches, and lessons from practice

Summary Statement: The paper examines the contributions of the Canadian Watershed Research Consortium to facilitating monitoring in support of cumulative effects assessments at regional and watershed scales.

Acceptance Status: approve
Encouraging participation through ethical data collection and digitalisation

Abstract ID# 57

Presenting Author: Debbie Cousins | Coauthor(s): Claire Penny , Amy Sexton
Preferred Session: Online IA processes for sustainable development: Building relationships and collaboration

Summary Statement: Ethical ESG data collection principals are essential in the digital world to provide safe pathways to collect information and encourage increased participation.

Acceptance Status: approve
Engaging virtually and meaningfully with diverse groups

Abstract ID# 400

Presenting Author: Nicola Lower | Coauthor(s): Jamie Quesnel , Zoe Mullard , Sophie Lacourse
Preferred Session: Achieving more meaningful public participation in impact assessment

Summary Statement: This session will explore emerging technology and practices for virtual communication and digital technology to support meaningful community engagement.

Acceptance Status: approve
Enhancing local capability for developing low carbon tourism in Thailand: Nan province as case study

Abstract ID# 198

Presenting Author: Kultip Suwanteep | Coauthor(s): Wilailuk Niyommaneerat
Preferred Session: Asian S3EA: Strategic, Spatial, and Sustainable EA

Summary Statement: The Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria Destination (GSTC-D) and Social Return on Investment (SROI) are proposed indicators to assess low carbon tourism for sustainability in travel and tourism.

Acceptance Status: approve
Environmental Assessment of Energy supply solutions on Magdalen Islands, Gulf of St. Lawrence

Abstract ID# 427

Presenting Author: François Tremblay
Preferred Session: Modern approaches to assess and regulate energy infrastructure projects

Summary Statement: Evaluation of electricity sources for the Magdalen Islands archipelago, integrating social and environmental acceptability, including GHG emissions, was initiated upstream of any energy infrastructure

Acceptance Status: approve
Environmental Compliance Management in Chile.

Abstract ID# 207

Presenting Author: Kay Bergamini | Coauthor(s): Cristian Perez
Preferred Session: Compliance and enforcement of EsIA: Principles and best practices

Summary Statement: Environmental Compliance Management is a book that contributes from Chile to Latin America or other Spanish-speaking countries regarding governance and environmental compliance.

Acceptance Status: approve
Environmental Stewardship Initiative Lake Babine Nation Wetland Case Study

Abstract ID# 440

Presenting Author: Nicole Wright | Coauthor(s): Jayson Kurtz
Preferred Session: Indigenous and Stakeholder Involvement in Post-Decision Activities

Summary Statement: The LBN wetland ISP demonstrates the effectiveness of ESI to build indigenous capacity to generate high quality, trusted environmental information to inform resource management decisions.

Acceptance Status: approve
ESG Trends and the future of the mining industry. Are we prepared?

Abstract ID# 422

Presenting Author: Mariel Palomeque | Coauthor(s): Kevin Brady , Estefanie Martens
Preferred Session: The Intersection of ESG, sustainability, and IA

Summary Statement: This document explores ESG trends for the mining industry and how to prepare for the future, considering the risks of: policies, changes in technology, reputation, markets, people and communities.

Acceptance Status: approve
ESIA of a payment for environmental services project in the Amazon region, Brazil

Abstract ID# 287

Presenting Author: Miguel Coutinho | Coauthor(s): Henrique dos Santos Pereira , Sara Moreno Pires , Bethï¿½nia Carvalho , Suzy SIlva & Cloves Pereira

Preferred Session: A holistic approach to SIA: Meaningful implementation for modern challenges

Summary Statement: Assessment of the Floresta+ Amazon project was based in the application of UNDP SESP. Special focus was put into human rights, gender and indigenous people impacts assessment.

Acceptance Status: approve
ESMF Rural Development and Climate Resilience Project Gilgit Baltistan

Abstract ID# 23

Presenting Author: Nazia Ahmed | Coauthor(s): Sabah Iqbal
Preferred Session: The Intersection of ESG, sustainability, and IA

Summary Statement: A framework approach is adopted to prepare the environmental and social management tools in the absence of a specific location to safeguard the fragile ecosystem at the planning phase of the project.

Acceptance Status: approve
Evaluating biodiversity offsets to achieve net gain at project level

Abstract ID# 215

Presenting Author: Barbara Souza | Coauthor(s): Josianne Claudia Rosa , Juliana Siqueira-Gay , Rebeca Valetich , Luis Sánchez
Preferred Session: Nature positive: Reaching a global goal for nature

Summary Statement: The principles of equivalence, additionality and permanence are used as criteria to evaluate offset outcomes at an iron ore mine and derive lessons for practice.

Acceptance Status: approve
Evaluation Outcome of LRP PT. SEML with OECD/DAC Method

Abstract ID# 252

Presenting Author: Aldi M. Alizar | Coauthor(s): Andri Muhammad Affandi
Preferred Session: A holistic approach to SIA: Meaningful implementation for modern challenges

Summary Statement: How to implement the LRP and the OECD/DAC evaluation method so it can provide complete information regarding the impact of the program as a whole and can reveal the obstacles and best learning

Acceptance Status: approve
Evolution in Guidance for EIA Implementation as a Confidence Building Measure: A Comparative Case Study of Brazil, Chile, and Colombia

Abstract ID# 135

Presenting Author: John Loomis | Coauthor(s): Clarissa Bueno Wandscheer , Isabela Martins Hoff Grando , Sergio Paulo Glasmeyer
Preferred Session: Confidence in policies and public involvement: Moving targets?

Summary Statement: An analysis of the evolution in guidance for EIA implementation as a confidence building Measure in Brazil, Chile, and Colombia

Acceptance Status: approve
Evolving Frameworks for Sustainability in Environmental Assessments

Abstract ID# 150

Presenting Author: Sean Lynch
Preferred Session: First experiences with Canadaâ€™s 2019 Impact Assessment Act

Summary Statement: A first experience using a sustainability assessment framework compliant with IAA guidelines will be presented, including how digital tools can help identify sustainability objectives.

Acceptance Status: approve
Factors for the increase in in-lieu fee programs in the United States

Abstract ID# 480

Presenting Author: Takeru Shiroki | Coauthor(s): Akira Tanaka
Preferred Session: More collaboration...better results

Summary Statement: This study aims to clarify the factors behind the increase in the number of mitigation banks maintained by the in-lieu fee programs in the United States.

Acceptance Status: approve
Factors of residents’ attitude to Solar-PV projects

Abstract ID# 327

Presenting Author: Shigeo NISHIKIZAWA | Coauthor(s): Yohei MAEKAWA , Atsushi NAGAOKA , Takehiko MURAYAMA , Kiyoshi TAKEJIMA & Shinya YASUMOTO

Preferred Session: Asian S3EA: Strategic, Spatial, and Sustainable EA

Summary Statement: This paper clarified the factors of residents’ attitude to solar-PV facilities through questionnaire survey on local residents.

Acceptance Status: approve
Fighting Ghost Fishing With Fishers: The Role of Fishers' Knowledge in Building Evidences on Handling and Management of Fishing Gears in Norway

Abstract ID# 453

Presenting Author: Paritosh Deshpande
Preferred Session: Building confidence in IA results by using participatory approaches

Summary Statement: Case study presenting methods and results to extract fishers local ecological knowledge on fishing gears to generate evidence on plastic pollution from the fishing sector of Norway.

Acceptance Status: approve
First Peoples First - Past Time for a New Approach in the Global Extractives Industry

Abstract ID# 601

Presenting Author: Tom Hilditch | Coauthor(s): Galina Angarova
Preferred Session: Impact of development on Indigenous community-conserved areas

Summary Statement: We need to move traditional approaches to understanding and integrating Indigenous knowledge into EA processes. This presentation will explore the role of truth, authenticity, and respect in EA.

Acceptance Status: approve
From digital reporting to digital platform with digital Participation

Abstract ID# 120

Presenting Author: Hanneke Koedijk | Coauthor(s): Paul Eijssen , Gisa Vos
Preferred Session: Achieving more meaningful public participation in impact assessment

Summary Statement: Digital EIA today is more than digital reporting. A digital platform actively involves stakeholders through digital participation. We offer you an overview of the current possibilities

Acceptance Status: approve
From ï¿½stakeholdersï¿½ to rights holders: How research capacity affects Indigenous participation in Impact Assessment in the Yukon Territory, Canada

Abstract ID# 341

Presenting Author: Sam Darling | Coauthor(s): Gordon Hickey , Blane Harvey
Preferred Session: PRE-RECORDED PRESENTATIONS ONLY: The role of Indigenous peoples, knowledge, culture, and governance systems in IA

Summary Statement: The case of IA in the Yukon Territory is examined for strategies for engagement used by Indigenous governments, where IA is a tool for enforcing modern day treaties and as a space for social learning.

Acceptance Status: approve
From Reactive to Proactive: Metlakatla's Indigenous-Led Cumulative Effects Management Program

Abstract ID# 166

Presenting Author: Katerina Kwon | Coauthor(s): Ross Wilson
Preferred Session: Advancing impact assessment: Opportunities, methods, and tools

Summary Statement: The Metlakatla Cumulative Effects Management Program was developed to manage impacts on priority values and help the Metlakatla First Nation make informed decisions about major project development.

Acceptance Status: approve
Gender Impact Assessments for Projects and Policies Related to Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining

Abstract ID# 413

Presenting Author: Gisï¿½le Eva Cï¿½tï¿½
Preferred Session: Gender lens refocused: A deeper look at inclusion in impact assessments

Summary Statement: This presentation will focus on IMPACT's toolkit on how to integrate gender and human rights into minerals sector initiativesï¿½from projects and programs to policy.

Acceptance Status: approve
Gender – Barriers, Perceptions and Inclusivity

Abstract ID# 52

Presenting Author: Bita Rais
Preferred Session: Gender impact assessment (GIA) with an inclusive perspective

Summary Statement: How can GIAs be further advanced to shape inclusivity within the context of gender? What are the key barriers in development planning and how should they be addressed to define intersectionality?

Acceptance Status: approve
Gerald Singh

Abstract ID# 219

Presenting Author: Gerald Singh
Preferred Session: ESG's importance in building confidence in impact assessment

Summary Statement: Gerald Singh’s research combines cumulative effects and ecosystem services to aid sustainable development. He also researches governance structures to support environmental and development decisions.

Acceptance Status: approve
Government of Canada's Open Science and Data Platform

Abstract ID# 391

Presenting Author: Jessica Coulson
Preferred Session: Increasing Impact Assessment transparency though open science, data, and Indigenous Knowledge

Summary Statement: The Open Science and Data Platform provides access to over 140,000 cumulative effects records, including geospatial data, scientific publications, maps and information about development activities.

Acceptance Status: approve
Green Ports -epicentre of decarbonisation and digital data

Abstract ID# 288

Presenting Author: Dr Nigel Wright | Coauthor(s): Honor Wright
Preferred Session: The Intersection of ESG, sustainability, and IA

Summary Statement: Ports have a critical role in decarbonisation and delivering SD goals

Acceptance Status: approve
Grounding Health Impact Assessment in the Federal Impact Assessment Process: A Canadian Context

Abstract ID# 431

Presenting Author: Faiza Waheed
Preferred Session: Health impact assessment: Research, policy, and application

Summary Statement: This presentation explores how HIA can be effectively integrated within the Canadian Impact Assessment process. An overview of the ongoing Webequie Supply Road HIA is also provided.

Acceptance Status: approve
Guidance on Nature based Solutions for the Mining Sector to achieve forest smart responsible mining

Abstract ID# 345

Presenting Author: Pippa Howard | Coauthor(s): Nicky Jenner
Preferred Session: Including nature-based solutions in project design and impact assessment

Summary Statement: Forest Smart mining is a key component of the transition to responsible mining for a low carbon economy. The guidance promotes nature based solutions for sustainable development in the mining sector

Acceptance Status: approve
Health and Medical Services Management Plans as Conditions of Environmental Assessments: Experiences from Northern British Columbia, Canada During the Covid 19 Pandemic.

Abstract ID# 220

Presenting Author: Chelan Zirul | Coauthor(s): Barbara Oke
Preferred Session: Health impact assessment: Research, policy, and application

Summary Statement: The management of industry-related health service impacts using legal implements derived during impact assessments and their application during the global Covid-19 pandemic.

Acceptance Status: approve
Health and Safety is our Everyday

Abstract ID# 469

Presenting Author: Ken McDames Jr.
Preferred Session: Health and safety is our everyday: Outcomes of community-led Indigenous HIA

Summary Statement: Ken McDames Jr., Emergency Response Manager, Newly Elected Councillor, Kitselas First Nation

Acceptance Status: approve
Health Equity: Strengthening the Theory and Practice of Impact Assessment

Abstract ID# 249

Presenting Author: Maya Gislason | Coauthor(s): Angel Kennedy
Preferred Session: Health impact assessment: Research, policy, and application

Summary Statement: This paper offer reflections on how health equity scholarship can support the strengthening of theory driven practice in impact assessments.

Acceptance Status: approve
Health impact assessment and health in environmental assessment in Europe

Abstract ID# 310

Presenting Author: Gabriel Gulis | Coauthor(s): Julia Nowacki , Sinaia Netanyahu
Preferred Session: Health impact assessment: Research, policy, and application

Summary Statement: Member states of European region of WHO would welcome more international guidance especially on tool development and personal capacity building. There is a need to enlarge the scope of assessment to

Acceptance Status: approve
HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT FIT FOR ENERGY TRANSITION

Abstract ID# 278

Presenting Author: Simone Fortunato Mortara | Coauthor(s): Francesca Viliani , Foudil Takherist , Alice Corinaldi , Raphael Mwatembo Msagha & Yina Xiao

Preferred Session: Health impact assessment: Research, policy, and application

Summary Statement: the presentation describes the process adopted by Eni to better understand, research and finally manage the health impacts associated with the energy transition strategy adopted by the company

Acceptance Status: approve
Health Impact Assessment: Highlighting Positive Health Effects in IA

Abstract ID# 498

Presenting Author: Christopher Ollson
Preferred Session: Health impact assessment: Research, policy, and application

Summary Statement: HIA includes evaluation of positive health effects of a project. Lessons learned from HIA can be incorporated into evaluation of positive effects for other components of IA.

Acceptance Status: approve
Health Impact Assessment: informing and influencing the COVID-19 response in Wales

Abstract ID# 60

Presenting Author: Liz Green
Preferred Session: The COVID pandemic, disasters, conflict, impact assessment, and beyond

Summary Statement: The COVID-19 pandemic provided an opportunity to demonstrate how beneficial HIA can be as a tool to inform and influence wider policies and decisions as part of emergency planning and responses.

Acceptance Status: approve
HIA4SD Project: from research to policy dialogue

Abstract ID# 405

Presenting Author: Mirko Winkler
Preferred Session: Health impact assessment: Research, policy, and application

Summary Statement: The HIA4SD Project is a major multi-country research effort aiming to strengthen public health policy in the extractive industries sector in four African countries.

Acceptance Status: approve
How can digital tools support stakeholder engagement during lockdown?

Abstract ID# 360

Presenting Author: Emanuele Bobbio | Coauthor(s): Rosana Moraes , Massimo Dragan , Christophe André , Giovanni Torchia
Preferred Session: Public participation during COVID-19 in the environmental impact assessment

Summary Statement: How can effective stakeholder engagement be performed during a pandemic? Digital tools were leveraged to support an ESIA process that was performed while Europe was in lockdown.

Acceptance Status: approve
How collaboration supports Indigenous priorities and advances projects

Abstract ID# 512

Presenting Author: Erin Harlos
Preferred Session: More collaboration...better results

Summary Statement: In this presentation, the port authority will provide insight into how it collaborates with Indigenous groups to advance mutually beneficial projects that are reflective of Indigenous priorities.

Acceptance Status: approve
How COVID 19 has Affected Impact Assessment: Results from Practitioner Surveys

Abstract ID# 19

Presenting Author: Charles Kelly
Preferred Session: The COVID pandemic, disasters, conflict, impact assessment, and beyond

Summary Statement: The presentation will summarize the results of surveys on COVID and impact assessment to document the course of the disease on impact assessment and outline what may be coming next.

Acceptance Status: approve
How do community values shift when large projects impact their psyche?

Abstract ID# 239

Presenting Author: Andrés Leonardo Londoño Reyes | Coauthor(s): Edna Liliana Rodríguez Macías
Preferred Session: Measurement, methods, and meaning in psychosocial impact assessment

Summary Statement: This paper will present a case study that reflects the shifts in a community's psyche due to the presence of a large infrastructure project, proposing a framework for rescuing their values.

Acceptance Status: approve
How efficient is IA to promote SDG3?

Abstract ID# 419

Presenting Author: Dominik Dietler | Coauthor(s): Mirko S. Winkler
Preferred Session: PRE-RECORDED PRESENTATIONS ONLY: The role of IA in achieving sustainable development

Summary Statement: Health impact assessment has the potential to promote SDG3. However, remaining health impacts and health equity issues reveal shortcomings in current impact assessment practice.

Acceptance Status: approve
How incorporating ESG concepts is reshaping Chilean mining projects

Abstract ID# 154

Presenting Author: Andrï¿½s Lï¿½pez | Coauthor(s): Constanza Farizo , Estefanie Martens , Mariel Palomeque
Preferred Session: Impact assessment: Tool for promoting conservation or delaying destruction

Summary Statement: The purpose of this paper is to build a case based in real experiences from Chile, incorporating ESG components beyond legal national EIA requirements.

Acceptance Status: approve
IA governance in Iran: partnership or hostility?

Abstract ID# 205

Presenting Author: Behzad Raissiyan
Preferred Session: Impact assessment: Tool for promoting conservation or delaying destruction

Summary Statement: Iranï¿½s IA governance system systematically evaluated and its missing pieces identified and ï¿½How it can be improved?ï¿½ discussed

Acceptance Status: approve
IA unfolding a Green and Resilient Roads Program

Abstract ID# 397

Presenting Author: Neha (Vyas) Mishra
Preferred Session: Impact Assessment: Fostering partnerships for Green Resilient Development

Summary Statement: Success, learning, innovation, and opportunities for Green and Resilient Development unfolded by a robust IA process ï¿½ Case of Roads and Highways Sector of India

Acceptance Status: approve
Identifying Issues of Solar Power Generation Projects through Analysis of Environmental Impact Assessment Statements

Abstract ID# 274

Presenting Author: Yoonji Kim
Preferred Session: Modern approaches to assess and regulate energy infrastructure projects

Summary Statement: This study assessed the issues of photovoltaic power generation projects in South Korea and addressed future direction to be taken to resolve such issues.

Acceptance Status: approve
IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND GOVERNANCE COST REDUCTION-THE NEWMAP STORY

Abstract ID# 473

Presenting Author: IZUCHUKWU ONWUGHARA
Preferred Session: IA: Special Challenges and Potential

Summary Statement: Impact assessment can be used to cut the cost of governance by incorporating it in designs and implementing recommended mitigation measures. NEWMAP has done this with resounding results worth sharing.

Acceptance Status: approve
Impact Assessment and Just Sustainability Transition: Exploring Intersections

Abstract ID# 179

Presenting Author: Adebayo Majekolagbe
Preferred Session: More collaboration...better results

Summary Statement: This paper considers how IA could be used to ensure that sustainability transition initiatives support wellbeing, particularly, the wellbeing of the most vulnerable.

Acceptance Status: approve
Impact Assessment At-A-Glance – Process Booklets for a Wide Audience

Abstract ID# 513

Presenting Author: Jeremy Freeman
Preferred Session: Achieving more meaningful public participation in impact assessment

Summary Statement: Lessons learned from the creation of simplified EIA process booklets. Touches on how the best way to have meaningful public participation is through better understanding of a complex process.

Acceptance Status: approve
Impact of the Impact Assessment Act–Port of Vancouver federal land projects

Abstract ID# 165

Presenting Author: Andrea MacLeod | Coauthor(s): Chris Bishop , Lisa McCuaig , Karen Neilson
Preferred Session: First experiences with Canadaâ€™s 2019 Impact Assessment Act

Summary Statement: In 2019 the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority updated its project and environmental review process in light of the new Impact Assessment Act. This paper shares our experience and the outcomes.

Acceptance Status: approve
Impacts of covid-19 pandemic on rural livelihoods and food security: potential strategies

Abstract ID# 511

Presenting Author: Munyaradzi Chitakira | Coauthor(s): Simbarashe Pundo
Preferred Session: The COVID pandemic, disasters, conflict, impact assessment, and beyond

Summary Statement: Covid-19 caused severe adverse impacts on livelihoods of rural communities which presents a challenge to develop response mechanisms to improve resilience of these communities.

Acceptance Status: approve
Implementation of new factors to be considered in an Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment under the Canadian Energy Regulator Act

Abstract ID# 156

Presenting Author: Laura Randall | Coauthor(s): Usha Mulukutla , Josh Brading , Suzanne Brown , Barb Crawford & Kurt McAllister

Preferred Session: Modern approaches to assess and regulate energy infrastructure projects

Summary Statement: This paper will discuss the opportunities, challenges, and uncertainties related to implementing new factors that need to be considered in an environmental and socio-economic assessment under Canadian

Acceptance Status: approve
Implementing EIA in the High Seas under the UN BBNJ Treaty: What's Next?

Abstract ID# 506

Presenting Author: Patience Whitten
Preferred Session: IA: Special Challenges and Potential

Summary Statement: This presentation will discuss the potential challenges of implementing EIA in the High Seas in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) as currently proposed by the United Nations.

Acceptance Status: approve
Improving Engagement & Consultation in the NWT

Abstract ID# 330

Presenting Author: Sarah Elsasser
Preferred Session: Achieving more meaningful public participation in impact assessment

Summary Statement: After almost a decade of experience with a progressive Engagement and Consultation Policy, the regulatory boards of the Mackenzie Valley are working toward an updated and improved Policy.

Acceptance Status: approve
Improving Public Engagement in Latin American Impact Assessments

Abstract ID# 496

Presenting Author: Julie Evans | Coauthor(s): Juan Carlos Vasquez
Preferred Session: Achieving more meaningful public participation in impact assessment

Summary Statement: Analysis and discussion of best practices to bridge gaps in Latin American legislation to achieve truly meaningful community engagement in Environmental Impact Assessments

Acceptance Status: approve
Including the voices of Indigenous Peoples matters

Abstract ID# 406

Presenting Author: Andrea Repetto
Preferred Session: Participation, Partnership and Impact Assessment: Tools and practice for better outcomes

Summary Statement: From the work of the Independent Consultation and Investigation Mechanism (MICI) in Latin America and the Caribbean reflections on the importance of having Indigenous Peoples voices in the IA process.

Acceptance Status: approve
Increasing Transparency in the Determination of Significance

Abstract ID# 35

Presenting Author: Alvaro Paredes | Coauthor(s): Jerome Paredes Heidemann
Preferred Session: Confidence in policies and public involvement: Moving targets?

Summary Statement: An examination of the shifting context for determining significance of residual impacts with proposals for improving this process to better serve communities, stakeholders, consultants and regulators

Acceptance Status: approve
Indigenous communities and international mediators in the EIS public review process (in person)

Abstract ID# 443

Presenting Author: Emilka Skrzypek
Preferred Session: Meaningful participation: Defining this key to IA success and confidence

Summary Statement: This paper explores the role of international allegiances and mediators in facilitating indigenous peoples' participation in the EIS public review process.

Acceptance Status: approve
Indigenous communities and operational decision making in the extractive industry in Alberta

Abstract ID# 595

Presenting Author: Donna Hovsepian
Preferred Session: Beyond consent: Embedding Indigenous decision making in extractive projects

Summary Statement: As a panel member I will discuss the aspect of how Indigenous communities define its parameters and participate in operational decision making in the extractive industry in Alberta.

Acceptance Status: approve
Indigenous leadership and informed decision making: Redefining cumulative effects for environmental assessment

Abstract ID# 459

Presenting Author: Marian Ngo
Preferred Session: Local Content: From policies to results

Summary Statement: An Indigenous-led solution to reforming environmental assessments and breaking the cycle of overwhelming referrals, inadequate consultations, information gaps and court proceedings.

Acceptance Status: approve
Indigenous Mental Wellness and Major Projects

Abstract ID# 213

Presenting Author: Jordan Tam | Coauthor(s): Justin Page , Tania Salerno , Sandra Gosling
Preferred Session: Measurement, methods, and meaning in psychosocial impact assessment

Summary Statement: Our study reviews the Indigenous mental wellness impacts that arise from major project developments, and provides recommendations to inform impact assessment practice.

Acceptance Status: approve
Indigenous Partnerships Support First Wolverine Study for An Ontario EA

Abstract ID# 103

Presenting Author: Jonathan Pleizier | Coauthor(s): Angela Brooks
Preferred Session: More collaboration...better results

Summary Statement: Integrated motion-detection cameras and hair snags were used to characterize baseline Wolverine (Gulo gulo) occurrence in support of the Webequie Supply Road EA, an indigenous-led all season road.

Acceptance Status: approve
Indigenous-led impact assessment: opportunities and challenges for meaningful input and consent in project-based assessments.

Abstract ID# 438

Presenting Author: Jeff Nishima-Miller | Coauthor(s): Kevin Hanna
Preferred Session: State-Indigenous processes that advance FPIC requirements under UNDRIP

Summary Statement: This talk will describe approaches to Indigenous-led impact assessment that have been designed as an assertion of rights to free, prior, and informed decision-making by Indigenous communities.

Acceptance Status: approve
Information-sharing on local procurement: Driving performance and aligning actors

Abstract ID# 600

Presenting Author: Andres Xavier
Preferred Session: Local Content: From policies to results

Summary Statement: This presentation will cover the increasing demands on major projects and operations to maximise local procurement of goods and services, and how proponents can use information-sharing to drive internal performance and empower host economies.

Acceptance Status: approve
Institutional arrangements to support climate action using model IA law

Abstract ID# 211

Presenting Author: Stacey Fineran
Preferred Session: New models of IA and climate change law worldwide

Summary Statement: This presentation explores examples of institutional arrangements in the context of emerging climate action initiatives and model IA laws, principles, and best practices.

Acceptance Status: approve
Intangibles: The Underappreciated Aspects of Development

Abstract ID# 194

Presenting Author: Ahmed Sanda
Preferred Session: Integrating intangible and spiritual values in impact assessment

Summary Statement: Reliant on sustainable development principles, the paper seeks to explore the under-appreciation of aspects of spirituality in our quests for development using IA tools.

Acceptance Status: approve
Integrating an Indigenous lens within gender impact assessments

Abstract ID# 407

Presenting Author: Chastity Davis-Alphonse
Preferred Session: Gender lens refocused: A deeper look at inclusion in impact assessments

Summary Statement: For this session, the focus will be how to integrate and ensure an Indigenous Gender-Based Analysis for impact assessments in Canadian context - what are the opportunities and challenges thus far.

Acceptance Status: approve
Integrating Climate Change and Carbon Reduction into EIA in Asia

Abstract ID# 224

Presenting Author: Chochoe Devaporihartakula
Preferred Session: New models of IA and climate change law worldwide

Summary Statement: Good practices to integrate climate change mitigation and adaptation measures into EIAs are limited, particularly in developing countries, due to the lack of EIA mechanisms to handle uncertainty.

Acceptance Status: approve
Integrating GHG Emissions into IA: The Canadian Experience

Abstract ID# 74

Presenting Author: Meinhard Doelle
Preferred Session: First experiences with Canadaâ€™s 2019 Impact Assessment Act

Summary Statement: The paper considers the Canadian experience under the new IAA in integrating GHG emissions into project level assessments and decision making.

Acceptance Status: approve
Integrating intangible and spiritual values in IA

Abstract ID# 190

Presenting Author: Eric Gagnon
Preferred Session: Integrating intangible and spiritual values in impact assessment

Summary Statement: [Chair's (Angeles Mendoza Sammet) Summary Statement to be pasted here]

Acceptance Status: approve
Integrating Inuit Experience of Climate Change with Historical Scientific Records

Abstract ID# 146

Presenting Author: Golnoosh Bizhani | Coauthor(s): Christian Reuten
Preferred Session: Indigenous knowledge in impact assessment: International case studies

Summary Statement: Inuit experience of climate change showed good agreement with scientific data while adding substantial value to the characterization of climate change.

Acceptance Status: approve
Integration of Traditional Knowledge: perspectives from Arctic Canada

Abstract ID# 411

Presenting Author: Zoe Mullard | Coauthor(s): Jamie Quesnel , Nicola Lower , Alex Buchan
Preferred Session: Indigenous knowledge in impact assessment: International case studies

Summary Statement: This session will explore practical examples of working with Knowledge Holders in respectful and collaborative ways through the Impact Assessment process in Arctic Canada.

Acceptance Status: approve
International Experience and Confidence in IA

Abstract ID# 169

Presenting Author: Miles Scott-Brown
Preferred Session: Building confidence in EA through good evidence and practitioner integrity

Summary Statement: Stakeholder confidence in IA internationally is higher than the polarized process in Canada and faces challenges in baseline, governance, practitioner capacity, quality and Lender expectations.

Acceptance Status: approve
Introducing the IUCN Nature based Solutions Global Standard

Abstract ID# 451

Presenting Author: Steve Edwards
Preferred Session: Including nature-based solutions in project design and impact assessment

Summary Statement: We will introduce the IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions, a facilitative framework that helps users design, implement and upscale NbS actions.

Acceptance Status: approve
Is ESIA saving our natural heritage-A case of Uganda Government Projects

Abstract ID# 263

Presenting Author: Justine NAMARA
Preferred Session: Confidence in policies and public involvement: Moving targets?

Summary Statement: Saving Natural Heritage through use of ESIAs. How effective is the process now?

Acceptance Status: approve
ï¿½ Value and benefits of early engagement under the BC Environmental Assessment Act (2018)

Abstract ID# 395

Presenting Author: Kim Walters
Preferred Session: Streamlining EIA with pre-emptive â€œearlyâ€ engagement: Does it work?

Summary Statement: This presentation provides an approach to describing how early engagement brings confidence to EAs through meaningful conversations and consultation with Indigenous nations.

Acceptance Status: approve
Jackie Lerner

Abstract ID# 64

Presenting Author: Jackie Lerner
Preferred Session: ESG's importance in building confidence in impact assessment

Summary Statement: Dr. Jackie Lerner is ERM Canada's Regulatory and Permitting Team Lead with 25 years' experience in BC, Canada, and international impact assessments.

Acceptance Status: approve
Jill Salus

Abstract ID# 200

Presenting Author: Jill Salus
Preferred Session: Health and safety is our everyday: Outcomes of community-led Indigenous HIA

Summary Statement: Jill Salus (MBA, BComm) is the Manager of Indigenous Relations Engagement for Coastal GasLink. Jill joined TC Energy in 2018 and has had the opportunity to work with Indigenous communities since 2012.

Acceptance Status: approve
Joel Forrest

Abstract ID# 339

Presenting Author: Joel Forrest
Preferred Session: ESG's importance in building confidence in impact assessment

Summary Statement: Joel has held various regulatory law roles at TC Energy supporting permitting energy infrastructure projects. Joel leads the Environment, Land and Regulatory Team for the Coastal GasLink Project.

Acceptance Status: approve
Justin Himmelright

Abstract ID# 149

Presenting Author: Justin Himmelright
Preferred Session: ESG's importance in building confidence in impact assessment

Summary Statement: Justin Himmelright, Vice President Sustainability at Skeena Resources, is a management professional with over 25 years’ experience securing social license and environmental permits for industry.

Acceptance Status: approve
Key environmental auditing effectiveness assumptions: building confidence

Abstract ID# 382

Presenting Author: Theunis Meyer
Preferred Session: Compliance and Enforcement of Impact Assessment Decisions

Summary Statement: Key assumptions for environmental auditing effectiveness should be considered in refining post-decision-making good governance principles and best practices and facilitate confidence in EIA.

Acceptance Status: approve
Kitselas Community Wellbeing Initiative

Abstract ID# 167

Presenting Author: Susan Kelly
Preferred Session: Health and safety is our everyday: Outcomes of community-led Indigenous HIA

Summary Statement: Susan Kelly, Executive Director, Community and Social Innovation Branch, Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation

Acceptance Status: approve
Land Access, Displacement and Resettlement Management at Anglo American

Abstract ID# 402

Presenting Author: Karien Lotter-Dogru
Preferred Session: Game-changer: Social performance and community health & safety in Anglo American

Summary Statement: The presentation covers three key aspects of Anglo’s approach to LADAR management, namely integration, governance, and climate change considerations. Lessons learnt and material risks are discussed.

Acceptance Status: approve
Learning from traditional medicine and spiritual beliefs to transform impact assessment

Abstract ID# 188

Presenting Author: Angeles Mendoza Sammet
Preferred Session: Integrating intangible and spiritual values in impact assessment

Summary Statement: Practitioners need to reflect on how to transform impact assessment to better analyze and mitigate impacts on intangible cultural and spiritual values

Acceptance Status: approve
Lessons in Local Content Initiatives from the Fruta del Norte Mine

Abstract ID# 112

Presenting Author: Nathan Monash
Preferred Session: Local Content: From policies to results

Summary Statement: This session will address the lessons learned from local content initiatives at the Fruta del Norte Mine in Ecuador.

Acceptance Status: approve
Let’s make human rights fashionable: due diligence in global supply chains

Abstract ID# 364

Presenting Author: Dana Stefov
Preferred Session: Human Rights Impact Assessments: Trends and Approaches

Summary Statement: What if companies were legally required to assess their human rights impacts? Oxfam explores how mandatory human rights due diligence can uphold rights and end poverty wages globally.

Acceptance Status: approve
Limitations of Participation in Environmental Impact Assessment in Ghana as a Transferred Policy Tool

Abstract ID# 254

Presenting Author: Aaron Asante-Addai
Preferred Session: Indigenous knowledge in impact assessment: International case studies

Summary Statement: Confidence in Impact Assessment could draw from incorporating indigenous knowledge, concepts and practices into policies and regulations to build trust and enrich participation

Acceptance Status: approve
Local Content Policies and Action in the Extractive Sector

Abstract ID# 408

Presenting Author: Jeanne Ellis | Coauthor(s): Louise Flynn
Preferred Session: Local Content: From policies to results

Summary Statement: This presentation will explain different local content policies globally, discussing how ESIA practitioners can address them during the ESIA process and design and implement effective programs.

Acceptance Status: approve
Local Tiering in the US: Lessons Learned in New York State and New York City

Abstract ID# 125

Presenting Author: Peter Liebowitz
Preferred Session: Good practices of tiering SEA and EIA: How to make it happen?

Summary Statement: The presentation will look at local and state applications of EIA Tiering in the US by using examples from New York State

Acceptance Status: approve
Making IA Governance Principles Functional in Ghana through Effective Institutional Collaboration

Abstract ID# 437

Presenting Author: Yaw Amoyaw-Osei
Preferred Session: Compliance and enforcement of EsIA: Principles and best practices

Summary Statement: The paper explores how lack of functional institutional collaboration denying best practice governance principles for IA compliance/enforcement could be fixed in Ghana and to benefit other countries.

Acceptance Status: approve
Managing Socio-economic Effects During Major Project Construction

Abstract ID# 217

Presenting Author: Sian Weaver
Preferred Session: A holistic approach to SIA: Meaningful implementation for modern challenges

Summary Statement: Moving beyond impact assessment, this paper focuses on implementation of socio-economic regulatory requirements and managing issues during construction including monitoring, engaging and reporting.

Acceptance Status: approve
Mapping biodiversity patterns for Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) using remote sensing

Abstract ID# 95

Presenting Author: Pablo Pérez Chaves
Preferred Session: More collaboration...better results

Summary Statement: It is possible to map biodiversity patterns for EIAs at local scales by combining biological field data, satellite images and machine learning.

Acceptance Status: approve
Mapping the engagement approach to changing stakeholders expectations

Abstract ID# 92

Presenting Author: Susan Joyce
Preferred Session: PRE-RECORDED: Why does stakeholder engagement matter for impact assessments in LAC?

Summary Statement: Community expectations are changing at a rapid pace around the world, and in Latin America. There is no way to be effective without a respectful approach to and deep understanding of stakeholders.

Acceptance Status: approve
Marla Orenstein - President of IAIA

Abstract ID# 333

Presenting Author: Marla Orenstein
Preferred Session: Leadership in IA is strategic for increased confidence

Summary Statement: Marla Orenstein, President of IAIA, will be a part of this panel.

Acceptance Status: approve
Meaningful and Inclusive Stakeholder Engagement in Areas with a High Risk of Retaliation

Abstract ID# 505

Presenting Author: Angela Miller
Preferred Session: PRE-RECORDED: Why does stakeholder engagement matter for impact assessments in LAC?

Summary Statement: This paper focuses on advising companies on how to carry out meaningful stakeholder engagement in areas with a high risk of retaliation.

Acceptance Status: approve
Meaningful participation in early planning: observations from Canada

Abstract ID# 133

Presenting Author: Anna Johnston | Coauthor(s): John Sinclair
Preferred Session: Planning early for next generation IA: Lessons from BC, Canada, and beyond

Summary Statement: This paper will explore best practices on meaningful public engagement in early IA planning, and compare those principles to experience under BC and Canada’s new processes.

Acceptance Status: approve
Meaningful Participation in Social Impact Assessment Process: From Ticking the Boxes to Operationalizing a Customized Approach

Abstract ID# 597

Presenting Author: Quy Nghi Nguyen
Preferred Session: Meaningful participation: Defining this key to IA success and confidence

Summary Statement: Requirements on stakeholder engagement and consultation are hardly applied in full-fledged. Our presentation demonstrates factors contributing to meaningful participation in social impact management.

Acceptance Status: approve
Micro and macro considerations in jointly regulated Impact Assessments in British Columbia, Canada.

Abstract ID# 401

Presenting Author: Jeff Rempel
Preferred Session: Confidence in policies and public involvement: Moving targets?

Summary Statement: IA themes, such as culture, sustainability, Gender Based Analysis Plus (GBA+), and consideration of the Ecosystem Approach are now, more than ever, deeply woven into IA requirements.

Acceptance Status: approve
Mine closure planning in Colombia: anticipating regional, post-coal futures

Abstract ID# 482

Presenting Author: Gillian Gregory | Coauthor(s): Rosa Estefania Peï¿½a
Preferred Session: Modern approaches to assess and regulate energy infrastructure projects

Summary Statement: We illustrate recent, collaborative, cross-sectoral work to anticipate and plan for the socioeconomic effects of thermal coal mine closure in northern Colombia.

Acceptance Status: approve
Mining liabilities in Chile Towards a National Law

Abstract ID# 161

Presenting Author: Stephanie Mesï¿½as | Coauthor(s): Nataly De La Fuente
Preferred Session: Compliance and Enforcement of Impact Assessment Decisions

Summary Statement: Mining activity has boosted worldwide economic, however, the growth in mineral exploitation has generated remnants that continue to impact on the ecosystem even after mining operations are closed

Acceptance Status: approve
Mining projects contribution to large-scale conservation of high Andean meadows

Abstract ID# 316

Presenting Author: Nicolas Cohen | Coauthor(s): Patricio Olivares , Sabrina Galli , Franco Curadelli , Francisco Corvalán & Gustavo Rios

Preferred Session: From data and information to knowledge and wisdom in impact assessment

Summary Statement: Propose restoration initiatives based on viverization of Andean meadows, to improve knowledge, and also involve stakeholders in the conservation process, such as local agricultural schools.

Acceptance Status: approve
Modelling Cumulative Effects on Adams Lake Indian Band Territory

Abstract ID# 602

Presenting Author: Dave Nordquist
Preferred Session: Indigenous-specific cumulative effects assessment methodologies

Summary Statement: The presentation will consider how Adams Lake Indian Band has utilized different Cumulative Effects models to communicate the impacts of cumulative effects on their Territory to government, proponents

Acceptance Status: approve
Monitoring programs for environmental compliance of projects in ESIA.

Abstract ID# 301

Presenting Author: Gino Araya | Coauthor(s): Juan E. Johnson
Preferred Session: Compliance and enforcement of EsIA: Principles and best practices

Summary Statement: The work shows the results of the experience of the use of technology in the analysis of the behavior of environmental variables for the correction in the implementation of mitigation measures.

Acceptance Status: approve
N/A

Abstract ID# 403

Presenting Author: Maniksaq Baumgartner
Preferred Session: Participation, Partnership and Impact Assessment: Tools and practice for better outcomes

Summary Statement: Perspectives on the experience of Indigenous communities in resource development and impact assessment, drawn from Shell's Arctic exploration venture in Alaska.

Acceptance Status: approve
Nathan Braun

Abstract ID# 148

Presenting Author: Nathan Braun
Preferred Session: ESG's importance in building confidence in impact assessment

Summary Statement: Nathan Braun, Partner at ERM Canada, spent over 20 years as a regulator, most recently as the BC Environmental Assessment Office’s Executive Project Director for Mining, and previously for Oil & Gas.

Acceptance Status: approve
Navigating Fieldwork and Training Through the Pandemic and Gaza Crisis

Abstract ID# 104

Presenting Author: Fraser Wilkinson
Preferred Session: The COVID pandemic, disasters, conflict, impact assessment, and beyond

Summary Statement: I will discuss how the pandemic and the crisis in Gaza impacted our working practices and my own progression with a focus on lessons learned throughout.

Acceptance Status: approve
NEPA Beyond 50 - EIA for Renewable Infrastructure Investment

Abstract ID# 514

Presenting Author: Edward Boling
Preferred Session: The 50th anniversary of NEPA: Lessons learned and future challenges

Summary Statement: This paper will evaluate the role of the Council on Environmental Quality, the Permitting Council, and agency leadership in delivering environmental review of renewable energy infrastructure projects.

Acceptance Status: approve
New Remote Technologies for SEA in Asia: Maritime Heritage and Beyond

Abstract ID# 312

Presenting Author: Justin Bedard | Coauthor(s): Emlen Myers
Preferred Session: Asian S3EA: Strategic, Spatial, and Sustainable EA

Summary Statement: The continued growth of offshore wind energy in Asia presents the need and opportunity for incorporating maritime heritage and advancements in marine remote sensing technologies into SEAs.

Acceptance Status: approve
New! An IP Participation & Partnership Paradigm

Abstract ID# 30

Presenting Author: Greg Guldin
Preferred Session: Participation, Partnership and Impact Assessment: Tools and practice for better outcomes

Summary Statement: Moving beyond participation to partnership in impact assessment and implementation, the Indigenous Peoples Participation & Partnership Paradigm details a strategy to achieve social license and FPIC.

Acceptance Status: approve
Overview and Suggestions for the Future of Using Stronger Arguments in IA

Abstract ID# 71

Presenting Author: Glenn Brown
Preferred Session: Sharing steps to improve IA by using stronger argument and reasoning

Summary Statement: Closing summary after a panel from different organizations address their experiences with training for and implementing tools for building stronger arguments and clearer writing in the IA process.

Acceptance Status: approve
Perspectives on Indigenous Monitoring and Relationship Building

Abstract ID# 517

Presenting Author: Chris Loewen | Coauthor(s): Carleen Thomas , Marc Pauze , Kathryn Eagles
Preferred Session: Indigenous and Stakeholder Involvement in Post-Decision Activities

Summary Statement: This discussion explores Indigenous and federal regulatory perspectives around the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion and the associated Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committee.

Acceptance Status: approve
Planning Early for Roads and Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire, Ontario

Abstract ID# 108

Presenting Author: Cheryl Chetkiewicz | Coauthor(s): Justina Ray
Preferred Session: Planning early for next generation IA: Lessons from BC, Canada, and beyond

Summary Statement: We consider early planning experiences such as engagement, timelines, and responses to issues raised for road projects and the regional assessment of the Ring of Fire.

Acceptance Status: approve
Planning for a Better Greener Future

Abstract ID# 267

Presenting Author: Peter Nelson
Preferred Session: Planning for a greener future? The role of SEA and recommendations to COP27

Summary Statement: SEA principles are used to examine the impacts of human development on the Global Environment, and the resulting social and economic effects.Three scenarios for the future are presented.

Acceptance Status: approve
Possibility and challenges on revised national strategy against climate change

Abstract ID# 258

Presenting Author: Takehiko Murayama
Preferred Session: Asian S3EA: Strategic, Spatial, and Sustainable EA

Summary Statement: This paper will discuss the possibility to promote more suitable constructions of renewable energy facilities and the challenges in Japan.

Acceptance Status: approve
Prior work of environmental Impact assessment in power lines projects

Abstract ID# 314

Presenting Author: annie prince
Preferred Session: Modern approaches to assess and regulate energy infrastructure projects

Summary Statement: Exploration of solutions to integrate natural and human considerations at the electrical grid planning stage to reduce the impacts and improve the social acceptability of power lines projects

Acceptance Status: approve
Progress and challenges in requiring federal impact assessments of high-carbon projects in Canada

Abstract ID# 50

Presenting Author: Stephen Hazell
Preferred Session: New models of IA and climate change law worldwide

Summary Statement: Canada's new law requires that climate impacts be considered in impact assessments; however, the law applies to far fewer projects than previously, thus limiting the benefits of the law.

Acceptance Status: approve
Protection of Wild Animals or Human Beings? A glance at the conflict between Uganda Wild Life Authority and the Indigenous People over Natural Resources Access and Management around Mt Elgon of Uganda

Abstract ID# 309

Presenting Author: Anne Kyokuhaire Muchwampaka | Coauthor(s): Adrine Kibabazi , Ruth Muchwampaka , Tom Ogwang
Preferred Session: Impact of development on Indigenous community-conserved areas

Summary Statement: Development projects affects Indigenous peoples in various ways by rendering them landless and losing their livelihoods.

Acceptance Status: approve
Psycho-Social Impacts from Export Infrastructure Failure: Insights for IA

Abstract ID# 243

Presenting Author: Anne Junod | Coauthor(s): Jeffrey Jacquet
Preferred Session: Theories and concepts to build confidence in psycho-social impact assessment

Summary Statement: Psycho-social impacts (PSIs) associated with oil train export infrastructure failure are reviewed with recommendations for mixed methods approaches to measuring PSIs.

Acceptance Status: approve
Public Participation and Involvement in the EIAs for Uganda's Manufacturing, Oil and Gas Sectors

Abstract ID# 177

Presenting Author: Taako Edema George | Coauthor(s): Kiemo Karatu
Preferred Session: Achieving more meaningful public participation in impact assessment

Summary Statement: Good provisions for public participation and involvement in the EIA legal and regulatory framework does not guarantee effective and meaningful participation and involvement in the EIA

Acceptance Status: approve
Public Participation in IA- Experiences from Nepal

Abstract ID# 173

Presenting Author: Milan Dahal
Preferred Session: Achieving more meaningful public participation in impact assessment

Summary Statement: Experiences from Nepal, regarding public participation in the impact assessment, concluding that the achieving meaningful consultation is a journey without a finish line.

Acceptance Status: approve
Public Participation in impact assessment – Applying lessons learned to meaningful engagement post-COVID

Abstract ID# 225

Presenting Author: Rebecca D'Onofrio | Coauthor(s): Marylene Cormier
Preferred Session: Achieving more meaningful public participation in impact assessment

Summary Statement: The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada discusses its approach to implementing meaningful public participation in federal IAs during the COVID-19 pandemic, and lessons learned for the future.

Acceptance Status: approve
Qualitative methods for sustainability-oriented next generation IA

Abstract ID# 53

Presenting Author: Heidi Walker | Coauthor(s): Jenny Pope , John Sinclair , Project Core Team
Preferred Session: PRE-RECORDED PRESENTATIONS ONLY: Advancements in IA practice: New and evolving methods for IA

Summary Statement: This presentation explores the range of qualitative methods available for sustainability-oriented next generation IA, with an emphasis on best practice considerations.

Acceptance Status: approve
Quantifying SDOH using qualitative inputs and structural equation modeling

Abstract ID# 398

Presenting Author: Laurens Reumers | Coauthor(s): Henk Hilderink , Marleen Bekker , Niels Hameleers , Maria Jansen & Dirk Ruwaard

Preferred Session: Health impact assessment: Research, policy, and application

Summary Statement: This study demonstrates a way in which health effects of, and impacts of interventions on, SDOH can be quantified and estimated using qualitative inputs and structural equation modeling.

Acceptance Status: approve
Reconceptualizing Cumulative Effects through Indigenous Knowledge systems.

Abstract ID# 478

Presenting Author: Lawrence Ignace
Preferred Session: Impact assessment innovations in Western and Northern Canada

Summary Statement: Reconceptualizing of cumulative effects using Indigenous Knowledge systems is the emphasis of my PhD thesis. I will be building off various Indigenous specific methodologies for how cumulative effects

Acceptance Status: approve
Reconciling net value in social impact assessment and monitoring

Abstract ID# 351

Presenting Author: Jesse O'Brien | Coauthor(s): Kent Gustavson
Preferred Session: A holistic approach to SIA: Meaningful implementation for modern challenges

Summary Statement: An exploration of the motivation, approach and direction for a net value lens in social impact assessment and socio-economic monitoring for major resource development projects in Canada.

Acceptance Status: approve
Regional Cumulative Effects Assessment in Canada: Innovations in Practice

Abstract ID# 376

Presenting Author: Jill Blakley
Preferred Session: Handbook of Cumulative Impact Assessment: Insights from Contributing Authors

Summary Statement: Regional cumulative effects assessment initiatives have proliferated in Canada over the past 20 years. The scope of practice is presented with innovations for cumulative effects practice highlighted.

Acceptance Status: approve
Regulatory Risk Management in Multi-Country Impact Assessments: The Case of Subsea Fiber Optic Cable Projects.

Abstract ID# 47

Presenting Author: Silvia Yanez
Preferred Session: Confidence in policies and public involvement: Moving targets?

Summary Statement: Best practices from subsea fiber optic cable projects successfully installed in Latin America by using risk assessment as a tool for managing IA regulatory drivers of change in multiple countries.

Acceptance Status: approve
Reinforcing Green and Resilient Recovery using ESF

Abstract ID# 375

Presenting Author: Josefo Tuyor | Coauthor(s): Andrew Zakharenka
Preferred Session: Impact Assessment: Fostering partnerships for Green Resilient Development

Summary Statement: The presentation will summarize World Bank Group’s framework for supporting green, resilient, and inclusive development (GRID) using the Environment and Social Framework (ESF).

Acceptance Status: approve
Review of the Assessment of Positive Effects

Abstract ID# 386

Presenting Author: Lyle Thompson | Coauthor(s): Robin Sydneysmith
Preferred Session: Are we positive? Is IA prepared to implement positive effects requirements?

Summary Statement: Summary of an Impact Assessment Agency of Canada funded study to document examples of the assessment of positive effects to inform policy and improve practice under the Impact Assessment Act.

Acceptance Status: approve
Reviewing Trends in Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence

Abstract ID# 134

Presenting Author: Irit Tamir
Preferred Session: Human Rights Impact Assessments: Trends and Approaches

Summary Statement: This presentation will cover various regulations in place related to mandatory human rights due diligence and what it means for impact assessment.

Acceptance Status: approve
Risks and realities of implementing regulatory conditions on Design-Build/P3 projects

Abstract ID# 356

Presenting Author: Amber Ashenhurst
Preferred Session: Compliance and Enforcement of Impact Assessment Decisions

Summary Statement: The risks and reality of implementing meaningful project conditions in real-world construction can break a project. How practical are current best-practice requirements?

Acceptance Status: approve
SATOAYAMA Bank: The First Case of Biodiversity Bank Establishment in Japan

Abstract ID# 490

Presenting Author: Takafumi Kawamura | Coauthor(s): Akira Tanaka
Preferred Session: Nature positive: Reaching a global goal for nature

Summary Statement: In order to solve the problems of biodiversity offsetting in Japan, Tsubaki TC Satoyama Bank, Japan's first biodiversity bank, has been established.

Acceptance Status: approve
Scoping in a complex world: an appeal for a broad focus? Lessons learned from the Netherlands

Abstract ID# 357

Presenting Author: Gisa Vos | Coauthor(s): Paul Eijssen , Hanneke Koedijk
Preferred Session: Good practices of tiering SEA and EIA: How to make it happen?

Summary Statement: Scoping in a complex world - urging for more integration of social/economic themes? Scoping process in the Netherlands from a higher level of abstraction (SEA) to the project level (EIA).

Acceptance Status: approve
SDGs as sustainability targets in EA: The consultant perspective

Abstract ID# 40

Presenting Author: Emilia Ravn Boess
Preferred Session: Confidence in policies and public involvement: Moving targets?

Summary Statement: This paper unfolds how an integration of SDGs in EA builds confidence in the direction of project/plan development and the consultant’s ‘spaces for action’ in implementing SDGs in practice.

Acceptance Status: approve
Sector-wide impact assessments: lessons from SWIA for hybrid human rights impact assessment

Abstract ID# 477

Presenting Author: Tulika Bansal
Preferred Session: Unusual bed fellows: Thinking of a hybrid impact assessmentÂ

Summary Statement: This presentation describes the concept of sector-wide impact assessment (SWIA) and how it could inspire and elements could help overcome challenges that exist in company or community-led HRIAs

Acceptance Status: approve
Shades of green: Improving the language describing disturbed sites

Abstract ID# 56

Presenting Author: Chuck Hubert
Preferred Session: Planning early for next generation IA: Lessons from BC, Canada, and beyond

Summary Statement: Better language is needed to describe ï¿½brownfieldï¿½ sites that are healing. Early engagement can assist proponents in identifying uses of disturbed sites when considering project siting alternatives.

Acceptance Status: approve
Sharing Stewardship: A model of collaboration for Environmental Assessment between the Government of Canada and the Cree Nation Government

Abstract ID# 82

Presenting Author: Erica Guth | Coauthor(s): Véronique Lalande
Preferred Session: More collaboration...better results

Summary Statement: A presentation on the collaboration in the implementation of an agreement between the Government of Canada and the Cree Nation Government for environmental assessments.

Acceptance Status: approve
Shifts in Resource Management: Collaboration on Cumulative Effects

Abstract ID# 163

Presenting Author: Carley Coccola | Coauthor(s): Maya Paul
Preferred Session: More collaboration...better results

Summary Statement: Collaborative initiatives are helping to shift the understanding and appreciation of First Nations roles in resource management and decision-making.

Acceptance Status: approve
SIA role in projects knowledge and governance for recovery and resilience

Abstract ID# 79

Presenting Author: Angelo Jonas Imperiale
Preferred Session: The COVID pandemic, disasters, conflict, impact assessment, and beyond

Summary Statement: Drawing on literature review and action research we reflect on Social Impact Assessment role in enhancing the knowledge and governance of projects towards achieving DRR, resilience and sustainability.

Acceptance Status: approve
Sites of Indigenous Significance: Protecting Indigenous Interests

Abstract ID# 377

Presenting Author: Kathryn Eagles | Coauthor(s): Marc Pauzé
Preferred Session: Modern approaches to assess and regulate energy infrastructure projects

Summary Statement: This paper presents Sites of Indigenous Significance as an important advancement in regulatory oversight of energy projects, including impact assessments.

Acceptance Status: approve
Social Way Learning: Embedding Social Performance Across Anglo American

Abstract ID# 388

Presenting Author: Lauren Vopni
Preferred Session: Game-changer: Social performance and community health & safety in Anglo American

Summary Statement: This presentation will discuss key insights into social performance skill and competency development gathered through the Anglo American Social Way 3.0 Learning Programme.

Acceptance Status: approve
Socio-cultural element to land use planning and its challenges in application

Abstract ID# 100

Presenting Author: Gwen Bridge
Preferred Session: Socio-economic and environmental assessments for modernized land use plans

Summary Statement: Incorporating indigenous socio cultural impacts analysis methodologies requires a deeper understanding of the indigenous decision making and legal orders related to interactions with the earth.

Acceptance Status: approve
SOLAR ENERGY PRODUCTION IN SPAIN, A CASE STUDY OF THE NEW LAND USE

Abstract ID# 269

Presenting Author: Miguel Ángel Casermeiro | Coauthor(s): Alejandra Ezquerra , José Ramón Quintana , Andrea García , José Antonio Molina & Rosario Contreras

Preferred Session: Modern approaches to assess and regulate energy infrastructure projects

Summary Statement: Nowadays, the intensive installation of large solar photovoltaic facilities in Spain will generate global changes in traditional land use and unexpected environmental impacts.

Acceptance Status: approve
St. Lawrence Cultures and Nations: a co-construction approach for better socio-cultural assessments

Abstract ID# 107

Presenting Author: Roxane Lavoie | Coauthor(s): Morgan Kahentonni Phillips , Catherinee Guillemette , Isabelle Rancourt , Alexandre Dumais-Dubé
Preferred Session: Integrating intangible and spiritual values in impact assessment

Summary Statement: A team of researchers from Laval University and representatives from communities of 5 First Nations in Quebec co-create an innovative approach to assess socio-cultural cumulative effects of marine ves

Acceptance Status: approve
St. Lawrence River Regional Assessment: Planning with Indigenous partners

Abstract ID# 344

Presenting Author: Ross Montour | Coauthor(s): Patrick Ragaz , Francis Walsh , Erin Stapleton , Melanie Sanschagrin & Turcotte Isabelle BÃ©lec Jacinthe Devin Sarah ProvenÃ§al-Vincent Laurence Chauret Jamel

Preferred Session: Regional Assessments: Objectives, approaches, and lessons from practice

Summary Statement: An overview of the engagement outcomes and lessons learned to date for the St. Lawrence River Regional Assessment, highlighting how engagement with Indigenous peoples informs the planning process.

Acceptance Status: approve
Stakeholder Engagement in a Debris Management Project during Covid-19

Abstract ID# 466

Presenting Author: María Paz Cóvolo | Coauthor(s): Julie Evans
Preferred Session: Public participation during COVID-19 in the environmental impact assessment

Summary Statement: This study addresses the need for comprehensive stakeholder engagement, taking as an example a emergency debris management project at a landfill (dump).

Acceptance Status: approve
Strategic Assessment of Climate Change under Canada’s 2019 IAA

Abstract ID# 42

Presenting Author: Christian Reuten
Preferred Session: First experiences with Canadaâ€™s 2019 Impact Assessment Act

Summary Statement: First experiences with the Strategic Assessment of Climate Change from an ongoing provincial/federal impact assessment.

Acceptance Status: approve
Strategic environmental and social assessment of Regional Land-use Plans

Abstract ID# 434

Presenting Author: Jean-Philippe Waaub | Coauthor(s): Gilles Côté , Jean-François Guay
Preferred Session: Regional Assessments: Objectives, approaches, and lessons from practice

Summary Statement: A Strategic environmental and social assessment process of Regional Land-Use Plans is designed using an issue-based approach and a multi-criteria and multi-actor decision support method.

Acceptance Status: approve
Supporting proponents in preparation for the impact assessment process

Abstract ID# 77

Presenting Author: Conor Anderson
Preferred Session: Planning early for next generation IA: Lessons from BC, Canada, and beyond

Summary Statement: The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada discusses how it supports project proponents in "pre-planning" to support an effective planning phase under the Impact Assessment Act.

Acceptance Status: approve
Supporting Training to Encourage Stronger Arguments in Impact Assessment

Abstract ID# 182

Presenting Author: Jeff Matheson
Preferred Session: Sharing steps to improve IA by using stronger argument and reasoning

Summary Statement: Jeff Matheson is an environmental consultant with Tetra Tech Canada Inc. and a director of IAIA Western and Northern Canada affiliate.

Acceptance Status: approve
Sustainability-based guidance for assessing Canadian coal phase-out policy

Abstract ID# 363

Presenting Author: Giulia Cricenti
Preferred Session: PRE-RECORDED PRESENTATIONS ONLY: The role of IA in achieving sustainable development

Summary Statement: This paper sets out an approach to sustainability-based, strategic level guidance for Canadian federal coal phase-out policy development with implications for project-level assessments.

Acceptance Status: approve
Sustainable development and EIA in Argentina: Two interrelated key points

Abstract ID# 46

Presenting Author: Verï¿½nica Giberti | Coauthor(s): Pablo Caï¿½ada , Melina Santomauro , Juan Pablo Picasso , Constanza Castro & Maria Laura Iacovo

Preferred Session: The Intersection of ESG, sustainability, and IA

Summary Statement: Some of the sustainable development objectives are to eradicate poverty and promote sustainable agriculture; these two objectives are directly related to each other and to the Argentine Republic. One of the solutions is to adapt the requirements for conducting EIAs that agricultural productions need to obtain their environmental license.

Acceptance Status: approve
Tailoring Guidelines under Canada’s IAA

Abstract ID# 331

Presenting Author: Wesley Moore
Preferred Session: First experiences with Canadaâ€™s 2019 Impact Assessment Act

Summary Statement: An overview of the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada’s approach to the development of Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines, including project experience to date under the IAA.

Acceptance Status: approve
The Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries Section`s Past, Present and Future: A discussion to Reboot for Enhanced Application

Abstract ID# 320

Presenting Author: Patrick Duffy | Coauthor(s): Ann Pacey
Preferred Session: AFF Section`s past, present, and future to reboot for enhanced application

Summary Statement: This discussion will review progress on the application of ESIA to Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries with a view to expanding the initiative launched 17 years ago. Success stories, gaps, and short comings will be featured to remove barriers to a wider application of the ESIA model.

Acceptance Status: approve
The Customary Water Management System of BarfAndil

Abstract ID# 399

Presenting Author: Mina Esteghamat | Coauthor(s): Ehsan Rajaee
Preferred Session: Impact of development on Indigenous community-conserved areas

Summary Statement: “Barfandil” is a customary management system of water in Kormanj tribal territory to provide drinking water for the community and livestock during the summer and unexpected droughts.

Acceptance Status: approve
The Duty of Care and Impact Assessment in Protected Areas

Abstract ID# 102

Presenting Author: Marie-Claude Martel
Preferred Session: Nature positive: Reaching a global goal for nature

Summary Statement: Protected areas mandate requires a duty of care that, for project impact assessment, is higher than for surrounding jurisdictions, and has implications to the determinations of significance.

Acceptance Status: approve
The Efficacy of Community Stakeholder Engagement in Impact Assessment.

Abstract ID# 298

Presenting Author: Mohammed Garba
Preferred Session: Impact assessment: Tool for promoting conservation or delaying destruction

Summary Statement: The need to engage community stakeholders in IA and their involvement in implementation.

Acceptance Status: approve
The evolution of the CERï¿½s Indigenous Monitoring Program: Lessons Learned

Abstract ID# 368

Presenting Author: Marc Pauzï¿½ | Coauthor(s): Kathryn Eagles
Preferred Session: Indigenous and Stakeholder Involvement in Post-Decision Activities

Summary Statement: This paper discusses the evolution of the Indigenous Monitoring Programs with emphasis on next steps and the impact to the assessment and construction phases of CER-regulated pipelines.

Acceptance Status: approve
The extreme need to be proactive with ESIAs

Abstract ID# 518

Presenting Author: Tasman Graham
Preferred Session: Streamlining EIA with pre-emptive â€œearlyâ€ engagement: Does it work?

Summary Statement: There is a compelling case to be proactive with environmental and social impact assessment and management planning.

Acceptance Status: approve
The Future of Free, Prior and Informed Consent

Abstract ID# 33

Presenting Author: Jay Hartling
Preferred Session: Beyond consent: Embedding Indigenous decision making in extractive projects

Summary Statement: Principal Corporate Affairs Legacy Assets BHP Canada

Acceptance Status: approve
The IA Practitioner’s Role: Trusted Advisor or Advocate

Abstract ID# 246

Presenting Author: Aurora Van Buren
Preferred Session: Building confidence in EA through good evidence and practitioner integrity

Summary Statement: Practitioners can gain confidence amongst all participants as trusted advisors.

Acceptance Status: approve
The implications of COVID-19 pandemic through impact on sustainable waste management: case study in Nan municipality, Thailand.

Abstract ID# 261

Presenting Author: Wilailuk Niyommaneerat | Coauthor(s): Kultip Suwanteep
Preferred Session: Asian S3EA: Strategic, Spatial, and Sustainable EA

Summary Statement: Comparative study between pre and post-Covid 19 situations which affect the sustainable waste management in Nan municipality.

Acceptance Status: approve
The Indigenous Centre for Cumulative Effects (ICCE): Etuaptmumk (Two-Eyed-Seeing), to better understand cumulative effects

Abstract ID# 484

Presenting Author: Paul-Antoine Cardin | Coauthor(s): Leea Litzgus
Preferred Session: Increasing Impact Assessment transparency though open science, data, and Indigenous Knowledge

Summary Statement: ICCE wants to help build capacity of Indigenous communities to better manage the social, cultural, health, environmental and economic issues related to cumulative effects.

Acceptance Status: approve
The Marine Local Ecological Footprinting Tool

Abstract ID# 99

Presenting Author: Peter Long
Preferred Session: Online IA processes for sustainable development: Building relationships and collaboration

Summary Statement: Marine LEFT is a web-based environmental decision support tool which provides data on patterns of biodiversity in the marine environment

Acceptance Status: approve
The Nature of IA Evidence: Planning or Regulatory

Abstract ID# 109

Presenting Author: Don Gorber
Preferred Session: Building confidence in EA through good evidence and practitioner integrity

Summary Statement: The ultimate objectives of IA need to be balanced with the ability to offer good evidence

Acceptance Status: approve
The Partnership Approach to Land Use Planning

Abstract ID# 160

Presenting Author: Ian Curtis
Preferred Session: Socio-economic and environmental assessments for modernized land use plans

Summary Statement: Ian Curtis MSc, RPBio Land and Resource Specialist Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations, and Rural Development

Acceptance Status: approve
The Practioners Approach to Land Use Planning

Abstract ID# 153

Presenting Author: Ruth Hardy
Preferred Session: Socio-economic and environmental assessments for modernized land use plans

Summary Statement: Ruth Hardy, Hemmera Envirochem. Areas of expertise: land and resource use planning and environmental assessment practitioner.

Acceptance Status: approve
The Reality of “Real-World” Socio-economic Assessment

Abstract ID# 210

Presenting Author: Tomasz Wlodarczyk
Preferred Session: Building confidence in EA through good evidence and practitioner integrity

Summary Statement: Assessment of socio-economic effects involves challenges that must be understood to appreciate the challenges for practitioners.

Acceptance Status: approve
The Rigour of Practitioner Practice

Abstract ID# 63

Presenting Author: Celesa Horvath
Preferred Session: Building confidence in EA through good evidence and practitioner integrity

Summary Statement: Confidence in IA depends on practice, the rigour of which bears significantly on the credibility of both the process and its outcomes.

Acceptance Status: approve
The Rijnenburg Energy Landscape participation process from a citizen's perspective

Abstract ID# 353

Presenting Author: Jan Nuesink
Preferred Session: Meaningful participation: Defining this key to IA success and confidence

Summary Statement: Overview and appreciation of a public participation process in preparation for decision making envisaging a green energy generation transformation of a rural polder area.

Acceptance Status: approve
The role of consultation for assessment of transboundary impacts

Abstract ID# 185

Presenting Author: Yordanka Stoimenova | Coauthor(s): Regina Wright
Preferred Session: First experiences with Canadaâ€™s 2019 Impact Assessment Act

Summary Statement: A presentation on the benefits of consulting with international stakeholders for early consideration of transboundary impacts in project assessments under the Impact Assessment Act

Acceptance Status: approve
The Role of Impact Benefit Agreements in Environmental Assessment

Abstract ID# 250

Presenting Author: Thomas Gunton | Coauthor(s): Josh Batson , Sean Markey
Preferred Session: Advancing impact assessment: Opportunities, methods, and tools

Summary Statement: The role of impact benefit agreements in mitigating adverse impacts and sharing project benefits with affected communities is assessed.

Acceptance Status: approve
The role of SIAs in dealing with conflict

Abstract ID# 189

Presenting Author: Alex Cisneros Menchaca
Preferred Session: Whatâ€™s hot in social impact assessment

Summary Statement: This short presentation will describe new developments in SIAs, expanding the traditional assumptions of social conflicts towards more inclusive, relational aims to achieve equitable development.

Acceptance Status: approve
The role of the IA practitioner in collaboration efforts prior to EIA commencement

Abstract ID# 262

Presenting Author: Gina Martin
Preferred Session: Streamlining EIA with pre-emptive â€œearlyâ€ engagement: Does it work?

Summary Statement: Share experiences of increased demands on shortened EIA timeframes and the requirement for collaboration prior to EIA commencement, and the role of the IA practitioner in coordinating this.

Acceptance Status: approve
The search for specifics in Ex-Post Impact Assessments

Abstract ID# 367

Presenting Author: Frederico Campos Viana | Coauthor(s): Aline Souza Cavalcante
Preferred Session: PRE-RECORDED PRESENTATIONS ONLY: Advancements in IA practice: New and evolving methods for IA

Summary Statement: The process of Ex-Post Impact Assessments demands a different and specific mindset of the practitioners, with a more objective focus, in contrast with the predictive view of the conventional way.

Acceptance Status: approve
The tenuous future of human rights in impact assessment

Abstract ID# 25

Presenting Author: Kendyl Salcito
Preferred Session: Whatâ€™s hot in social impact assessment

Summary Statement: Kendyl Salcito, Executive Director of NomoGaia.

Acceptance Status: approve
The theoretical approach to elements of modernized land use planning

Abstract ID# 444

Presenting Author: William Nikolakis
Preferred Session: Socio-economic and environmental assessments for modernized land use plans

Summary Statement: Land use planning is today more participatory and includes diverse voices. This presentation covers the methods and strategies to address conflict and to deal with trade-offs in land use planning.

Acceptance Status: approve
The Vandhoo Turtles: When Biodiversity Conservation Meets Environmental Management.

Abstract ID# 290

Presenting Author: Mokshana Wijeyeratne | Coauthor(s): Ahmed Hassaan Zuhair
Preferred Session: Impact Assessment: Fostering partnerships for Green Resilient Development

Summary Statement: The session traverses the birth of the Vandhoo Regional Waste Management Facilities, Turtle Management Plan (TMPs) a collaborative modal for marine biodiversity conservation in the Maldives.

Acceptance Status: approve
The World Bank's Approach to Supporting Nature Positive Investments

Abstract ID# 22

Presenting Author: Peter Moore
Preferred Session: Nature positive: Reaching a global goal for nature

Summary Statement: This session will discuss the World Bank’s approach to supporting Nature Positive investments.

Acceptance Status: approve
The World has Pivoted due to Covid: Should IA As Well?

Abstract ID# 80

Presenting Author: peter croal
Preferred Session: The COVID pandemic, disasters, conflict, impact assessment, and beyond

Summary Statement: This presentation will discuss why IA has been weakened during the Covid pandemic, and how IA must be strengthened now to address the accelerating global climate and biodiversity crises.

Acceptance Status: approve
Thinking of SIA through a construction lens

Abstract ID# 178

Presenting Author: Marielle Rowan | Coauthor(s): Juliette Yasenko , Laura Estrada Arbelaez
Preferred Session: A holistic approach to SIA: Meaningful implementation for modern challenges

Summary Statement: Understanding how SIA is used during construction helps practitioners better identify impacts and risks, and propose management measures effective in a real-world context, including IP communities.

Acceptance Status: approve
Tiering to Deliver Mega Infrastructure Projects in the U.S.

Abstract ID# 168

Presenting Author: Manisha Patel
Preferred Session: Good practices of tiering SEA and EIA: How to make it happen?

Summary Statement: Using the California High-Speed Rail example, we will discuss successful tiering practices in an ever-changing and unpredictable environmental, demographic, political, social and economic landscape.

Acceptance Status: approve
Tiering: Are we asking the right question?

Abstract ID# 78

Presenting Author: Eri Hiraga | Coauthor(s): Katherine Cumming
Preferred Session: Good practices of tiering SEA and EIA: How to make it happen?

Summary Statement: While tiering SEAs with project EIA is important, it is incomplete. SEAs of national park management plans link with a suite of tools to manage and mitigate cumulative effects.

Acceptance Status: approve
Tools Measuring nature positive contributions

Abstract ID# 460

Presenting Author: Rachel Asante-Owusu | Coauthor(s): Steve Edwards
Preferred Session: Nature positive: Reaching a global goal for nature

Summary Statement: We are exceeding planetary boundaries creating a nature and climate emergency. Nature positive approach contributes to solving both. Presented are tools to demonstrate Nature positive contributions

Acceptance Status: approve
TotalEnergies contributions to the Global Nature Positive Goals through its environmental & biodiversity impact assessment and management approaches.

Abstract ID# 373

Presenting Author: Steven Dickinson | Coauthor(s): Stephan Plisson Saune , Thomas Merzi , Calude-Henri Chaineau
Preferred Session: Nature positive: Reaching a global goal for nature

Summary Statement: TotalEnergies has developed environmental & biodiversity impact assessment and management approaches that contribute to the Global Nature Positive Goal.

Acceptance Status: approve
Traditional communities and the welfare of cranes in Iran, Bhutan, Tibet, Turkey and Russia

Abstract ID# 38

Presenting Author: George Archibald
Preferred Session: Impact of development on Indigenous community-conserved areas

Summary Statement: Cranes are admired, respected, and held as sacred in several traditional cultures, which encourages protection of the birds and their landscapes, with examples in Iran, Bhutan, Tibet, Turkey, Russia

Acceptance Status: approve
TWN Perspective on the Interpretation and Implementation of UNDRIP

Abstract ID# 596

Presenting Author: Melanie Walker
Preferred Session: State-Indigenous processes that advance FPIC requirements under UNDRIP

Summary Statement: TWN Perspective on the Interpretation and Implementation of UNDRIP

Acceptance Status: approve
Undermining environmental assessment laws: Post-assessment amendments for mines in British Columbia, Canada, and potential impacts on water resources

Abstract ID# 115

Presenting Author: Ben Collison | Coauthor(s): Alana Westwood
Preferred Session: Confidence in policies and public involvement: Moving targets?

Summary Statement: Mines in British Columbia receive post-assessment amendments, which may increase risks to water resources without meeting the standards of evidence and public scrutiny of the full EA pro

Acceptance Status: approve
Understanding the role of FPIC in Indigenous-led SIA

Abstract ID# 73

Presenting Author: Rachel Olson | Coauthor(s):
Preferred Session: Whatâ€™s hot in social impact assessment

Summary Statement: Indigenous-led SIA and the role of FPIC are critical issues in impact assessment processes around the world. This presentation will explore key issues and challenges.

Acceptance Status: approve
Unfinished Conversations: Honouring Indigenous relationships and knowledges in IA

Abstract ID# 383

Presenting Author: Sage Broomfield | Coauthor(s): Elder Florence Paynter , Joëlle Pastora Sala , Patricia Fitzpatrick
Preferred Session: Indigenous knowledge in impact assessment: International case studies

Summary Statement: A respected Elder, a lawyer, a student and an academic consider expectations of IA, including purpose, process, and substance, to build respectful, meaningful decision-making.

Acceptance Status: approve
Unfounded prejudices about PSIs measurement

Abstract ID# 284

Presenting Author: Sergio Moreira | Coauthor(s): Helen Ross
Preferred Session: Measurement, methods, and meaning in psychosocial impact assessment

Summary Statement: In this communication we address three prejudices against the measurement of Psychosocial Impacts that contribute to a persistent reluctance towards PSIA in IA practice

Acceptance Status: approve
Unusual bed fellow: Thinking of a hybrid impact assessment

Abstract ID# 509

Presenting Author: MIguel Soto
Preferred Session: Human Rights Impact Assessments: Trends and Approaches

Summary Statement: Miguel Angel Soto is director of strategic engagement and advocacy campaigns at PODER. A regional NGO based in Mexico specialized in corporate accountability and business and human rights.

Acceptance Status: approve
Uptake of practice guidance for GRI

Abstract ID# 387

Presenting Author: Asha Rajvanshi | Coauthor(s): Vinod Mathur
Preferred Session: Impact Assessment: Fostering partnerships for Green Resilient Development

Summary Statement: Story about how partnerships among key development players in India on producing guidance document for mainstreaming biodiversity in the planning of GI projects led to its successful uptake.

Acceptance Status: approve
Using HIA to repair relationships and re-connect nature and health

Abstract ID# 418

Presenting Author: Jade Yehia | Coauthor(s): Shannon Waters
Preferred Session: Health impact assessment: Research, policy, and application

Summary Statement: Unlocking the potential of aligning HIA with BC’s DRIP Act to bridge the fields of health, the built environment, and climate adaptation from the theoretical into real-world practice and application.

Acceptance Status: approve
Using secondary data to assess knowledge uptake and influence of the Rio Doce Panel

Abstract ID# 122

Presenting Author: Barbara Souza | Coauthor(s): Caroline Cogueto , Stephen Edwards , Luis Sï¿½nchez , Florian Reinhard & Silvia Guizzardi

Preferred Session: From data and information to knowledge and wisdom in impact assessment

Summary Statement: Using a qualitative analysis tool to overcome the lack of primary data when assessing the Rio Doce Panel's influence and knowledge uptake in the Rio Doce restoration process.

Acceptance Status: approve
Using the Zone of Influence concept to map the ecosystem health of rivers in South-East Asia

Abstract ID# 283

Presenting Author: Peter-John Meynell
Preferred Session: Application of the Zone of Influence concept in impact assessments

Summary Statement: Using the experience of the spatial extent of impacts of water infrastructure development in the rivers of South East Asia to identify zones of influence on river ecosystem health.

Acceptance Status: approve
View of Tourists and Recreational Users on Energy Development at Hengill Geothermal Area

Abstract ID# 275

Presenting Author: Heida Adalsteinsdottir | Coauthor(s): Gudrun Thora Gunnarsdottir
Preferred Session: EA Follow-up: Exploring its role as a confidence building exercise

Summary Statement: How does an attitude survey conducted 10 years after a geothermal power plan'st commision compare to a similar survey conducted as a part of an EIA before the commission?

Acceptance Status: approve
Virtual hearings as a tool to enhance participation in impact assessment

Abstract ID# 129

Presenting Author: Tracy Utting | Coauthor(s): Tara Wheaton , Elaine Arruda , Samantha Sabo
Preferred Session: Public participation during COVID-19 in the environmental impact assessment

Summary Statement: In this case study, we discuss the use of a virtual public hearing to enhance participation in a joint federal-provincial assessment of a metallurgical coal mine in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic

Acceptance Status: approve
Wetlands Classification Guide to Improve Confidence in Impact Assessment

Abstract ID# 428

Presenting Author: Justine Knox | Coauthor(s): Nicole Wright , Brooke Rudolph
Preferred Session: Online IA processes for sustainable development: Building relationships and collaboration

Summary Statement: The KPMA Wetland Classification Guide provides a case study on how collaborative efforts to develop practical online educational materials can improve confidence in new impact assessment requirements.

Acceptance Status: approve
What does good look like? Setting the stage for positive impacts.

Abstract ID# 415

Presenting Author: Helga Shield
Preferred Session: Are we positive? Is IA prepared to implement positive effects requirements?

Summary Statement: A key focus of the assessment process should be understanding the potential and desired positive effects of projects, and creating spaces to explore how best to build and amplify these benefits.

Acceptance Status: approve
What does ‘public interest’ mean, anyway?: Reviewing guidance and practice in Canada

Abstract ID# 294

Presenting Author: Alana Westwood | Coauthor(s): Jennifer Winter , Victoria Goodday
Preferred Session: First experiences with Canadaâ€™s 2019 Impact Assessment Act

Summary Statement: Governments often decide if a proposed project is in the public interest. We found this practice unevenly applied in Canadian law, with consequences for trust in impact assessment.

Acceptance Status: approve
What's hot in social impact assessment

Abstract ID# 39

Presenting Author: Frank Vanclay
Preferred Session: Whatâ€™s hot in social impact assessment

Summary Statement: Invited SIA identities will give short pitches about what they think are current or upcoming hot topics. These commentators are contributors to the “International Handbook on Social Impact Assessment”

Acceptance Status: approve
What’s going on? WHO European Region and health in Environmental Assessment

Abstract ID# 370

Presenting Author: Ben Cave | Coauthor(s): Ryngan Pyper , Thomas Fischer , Tara Muthoora
Preferred Session: Health impact assessment: Research, policy, and application

Summary Statement: How do SEAs and EIAs cover human health across the WHO European Region? We present findings and implications for practice from a systematic review across 53 countries.

Acceptance Status: approve
Where it’s at: Post-approval practices under the new federal assessment process

Abstract ID# 454

Presenting Author: Patricia Fitzpatrick
Preferred Session: First experiences with Canadaâ€™s 2019 Impact Assessment Act

Summary Statement: This presentation reviews changes to follow-up and monitoring under the new federal assessment process in Canada.

Acceptance Status: approve
Why Urban Ecosystem Conservation Matter for Sustainable Urban Policy

Abstract ID# 295

Presenting Author: Nadeera Rajapakse
Preferred Session: Impact Assessment: Fostering partnerships for Green Resilient Development

Summary Statement: The session traverses the birth of the Colombo Wetland Management Strategy, and integrating natural process with urbanization to build inclusive and resilient cities.

Acceptance Status: approve
Wildlife Zone of Influence: Do Existing Mechanistic and Ecological Uncertainties Hinder Assessment Confidence?

Abstract ID# 31

Presenting Author: Daniel Coulton | Coauthor(s): John Virgl
Preferred Session: Application of the Zone of Influence concept in impact assessments

Summary Statement: Mechanisms and ecological meaning to wildlife populations are gaps but assumed ZOIs applied to environmental assessment can increase confidence in assessment conclusions.

Acceptance Status: approve
Women's voices and experiences in the face of large scale mining

Abstract ID# 416

Presenting Author: Micheel Clements
Preferred Session: Gender lens refocused: A deeper look at inclusion in impact assessments

Summary Statement: The gendered impacts of mining are real and well-documented, but the impacts of the end of the mining cycle are likewise experienced differently by women.

Acceptance Status: approve
Zones of influence and areas of interest: up to what degree should a project be held accountable?

Abstract ID# 191

Presenting Author: EDNA LILIANA RODRIGUEZ | Coauthor(s): Leonardo Londoño
Preferred Session: Application of the Zone of Influence concept in impact assessments

Summary Statement: This paper will explore the case of a large infrastructure project in Colombia in which the Zone of Influence was minimized to assume a lesser degree of accountability regarding its impacts.

Acceptance Status: approve
• Pinning Down the Mitigation Hierarchy to Protect Biodiversity: A Quest for Principle and Consistency

Abstract ID# 131

Presenting Author: David W. Poulton
Preferred Session: IA: Special Challenges and Potential

Summary Statement: The Mitigation Hierarchy is a prominent part of many impact mitigation policies. Case studies indicate that it is often not applied as written. This presentation examines the discrepancy.

Acceptance Status: approve

A Bottleneck in the Biodiversity Offsets Adoption in EIA Systems of Japan

Abstract ID# 172

Presenting Author: Leah Han
Preferred Session: PRE-RECORDED PRESENTATIONS ONLY: Legislation, regulation, and policy for IA: New developments

Summary Statement: This study explores the reasons behind the non-adoption of binding offsets policy in Japan based on a literature review and the case study of Aichi prefecture.

Acceptance Status: approve
A pathway when causality is not clear

Abstract ID# 361

Presenting Author: Luisa Nunes Ramaldes | Coauthor(s): Frederico Campos Viana , Aline Souza Cavalcante , Daniela Arpini Boni Pereira , Guilherme Poton Miranda
Preferred Session: PRE-RECORDED PRESENTATIONS ONLY: Advancements in IA practice: New and evolving methods for IA

Summary Statement: Ex-Post impact assessments have a strong link with the necessity to establish causality, which brings a lot of complexity to the process. We developed a framework to overcome this issue.

Acceptance Status: approve
ASSESSING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ESIA LEGAL FRAMEWORKS IN MINING

Abstract ID# 86

Presenting Author: Clï¿½mence Narï¿½ | Coauthor(s): Jenifer Hill
Preferred Session: PRE-RECORDED PRESENTATIONS ONLY: Legislation, regulation, and policy for IA: New developments

Summary Statement: The Intergovernmental Forum on Mining (IGF) will discuss the lessons learned from deploying its new Mining ESIA Tool and how the tool is promoting dialogue, improving policies, and building capacity.

Acceptance Status: approve
Co-construct tools with territorial stakeholders to assess landscape issues

Abstract ID# 83

Presenting Author: Geneviève Brisson
Preferred Session: PRE-RECORDED PRESENTATIONS ONLY: The role of IA in addressing regional and global-scale issues

Summary Statement: The landscape is the bridge between the scales of governance of a territory and has been privileged to equip SIA practices within the framework of Quebec's EI.

Acceptance Status: approve
Developing an EIA Institutional network analysis to improve practice and collaboration among actors

Abstract ID# 218

Presenting Author: Andreea Nita | Coauthor(s): STACEY FINERAN
Preferred Session: PRE-RECORDED PRESENTATIONS ONLY: Bridging the gap between the theory and practice of IA

Summary Statement: Novel framework to increase the effectiveness and accuracy of the EIA process by exploring the interplay between actors and providing practical solutions for a proper collaboration for climate action.

Acceptance Status: approve
Dynamics of Cultural and Environmental Heritage in Context of Strategic Environmental Assessment: Merowe Dam as a Case Study

Abstract ID# 192

Presenting Author: Osman Gabr
Preferred Session: Cultural and natural heritage as critical components of SEA

Summary Statement: Integrating cultural and natural heritage into strategic environmental assessment is a crucial factor for mega-development projects such as the Merowe dan in Sudan.

Acceptance Status: approve
EIA effectiveness per economic sector in Argentina

Abstract ID# 465

Presenting Author: Miguel Canoura | Coauthor(s): Gustavo Zuleta
Preferred Session: PRE-RECORDED PRESENTATIONS ONLY: Bridging the gap between the theory and practice of IA

Summary Statement: EIAs from 10 economic sectors in Argentina were analyzed in order to determine their effectiveness. Mining shows the better performance, while agriculture and cattle raising the lowest.

Acceptance Status: approve
Environmental impact matrices for the end of life of wind farms

Abstract ID# 232

Presenting Author: GISELA MELLO | Coauthor(s): Marta Ferreira Dias , Margarita Robaina
Preferred Session: PRE-RECORDED PRESENTATIONS ONLY: Legislation, regulation, and policy for IA: New developments

Summary Statement: In this presentation, we will provide and discuss matrices of environmental impact assessments for the end of life solutions of wind farms based on a systematic literature review.

Acceptance Status: approve
Exploring best practice principles for public participation - informing a refresh of the IAIA Public Participation Best Practice Principles

Abstract ID# 271

Presenting Author: Tanya Burdett
Preferred Session: PRE-RECORDED PRESENTATIONS ONLY: Public and community involvement in IA

Summary Statement: Refreshing the IAIA Public Participation International Best Practice Principles – member suggestions and refresh to reflect engaging in the era of COVID19 and emerging hybrid engagement practice

Acceptance Status: approve
GBA+ in Socio-Economic Assessment: Advancing Methodology in Context

Abstract ID# 493

Presenting Author: Bethany Haalboom | Coauthor(s): Farron Rickerby-Nishi , Draco Recalma
Preferred Session: PRE-RECORDED PRESENTATIONS ONLY: Advancements in IA practice: New and evolving methods for IA

Summary Statement: This presentation considers the methodological limitations of GBA+ guidance to urban contexts and proposes examples of GBA+ refinements to enhance practitioner capacity and methodological rigour.

Acceptance Status: approve
Health Impact Assessment (HIA) in Italy: what’s new?

Abstract ID# 76

Presenting Author: Valentina Cavanna
Preferred Session: PRE-RECORDED PRESENTATIONS ONLY: Legislation, regulation, and policy for IA: New developments

Summary Statement: An update on the implementation of HIA in Italy, to understand how Italy is providing protection to health in the context of environmental proceedings.

Acceptance Status: approve
How many insects do the car kill on the road? Learn to count them (as best you can)

Abstract ID# 70

Presenting Author: Manuel Garcia Sanchez-Colomer | Coauthor(s): Alejandra Franco Saldarriaga , Oscar Garcia Tuesta
Preferred Session: PRE-RECORDED PRESENTATIONS ONLY: Advancements in IA practice: New and evolving methods for IA

Summary Statement: We present the insect collector, to study the impact of roads on insects from the car. We estimate that between 4,000 and 47,000 insects/km*h are killed on a highway depending on the locations studied

Acceptance Status: approve
How much money and time does EIA is consuming? A case study from Brazil

Abstract ID# 32

Presenting Author: Marcelo Montano | Coauthor(s): Vinicius Demori
Preferred Session: PRE-RECORDED PRESENTATIONS ONLY: Bridging the gap between the theory and practice of IA

Summary Statement: A detailed analysis of EIA transactive effectiveness demonstrating the extent to which EIA is time- and money-consuming

Acceptance Status: approve
Impact assessment, public involvement and state-level decarbonization

Abstract ID# 61

Presenting Author: Michael Gerrard
Preferred Session: PRE-RECORDED: New models of IA and climate change law worldwide

Summary Statement: The roles that impact assessment and public involvement are playing in implementing New York State's new laws on climate change and renewable energy facility siting.

Acceptance Status: approve
Improving Regulatory Efficiency with Readability

Abstract ID# 123

Presenting Author: Emily McKie
Preferred Session: PRE-RECORDED PRESENTATIONS ONLY: Bridging the gap between the theory and practice of IA

Summary Statement: Readable impact assessment summaries can provide economic benefits and strengthen environmental protection.

Acceptance Status: approve
Integral climate proofing the SEA as key instrument

Abstract ID# 140

Presenting Author: Alexandra Jiricka-Purrer | Coauthor(s): Gesa Geissler
Preferred Session: PRE-RECORDED PRESENTATIONS ONLY: Bridging the gap between the theory and practice of IA

Summary Statement: Several studies pointed out the theoretic ability of the SEA to consider climate change in an integral way. This talk reflects the opportunities as well as the hindering factors in practice so far.

Acceptance Status: approve
Maintenance of stakeholder engagement

Abstract ID# 384

Presenting Author: Simon Catchpole
Preferred Session: PRE-RECORDED: Why does stakeholder engagement matter for impact assessments in LAC?

Summary Statement: Stakeholder engagement is necessary for socio-environmental approval of an enterprize, but also for the maintenance of that approval - see the Veladero cyanide release case study.

Acceptance Status: approve
Mitigation hierarchy: a mechanism to support biodiversity conservation in Mozambique, Eastern Africa

Abstract ID# 340

Presenting Author: Denise Nicolau | Coauthor(s): Amrei von Hase
Preferred Session: PRE-RECORDED PRESENTATIONS ONLY: The role of IA in achieving sustainable development

Summary Statement: Application of the Mitigation hierarchy, including biodiversity offsets, in Mozambique: Improving policy, developing tools, testing practice to support alignment with overarching biodiversity goals.

Acceptance Status: approve
Policy Frameworks for Strategic and Regional Assessments under the Impact Assessment Act

Abstract ID# 141

Presenting Author: Carla Gomez Wichtendahl | Coauthor(s): Kevin Blair
Preferred Session: PRE-RECORDED PRESENTATIONS ONLY: Legislation, regulation, and policy for IA: New developments

Summary Statement: A presentation on the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada’s policy frameworks for regional and strategic assessment under the Impact Assessment Act.

Acceptance Status: approve
Shifting Baselines in EIA - A Global Baseline Analysis

Abstract ID# 204

Presenting Author: Olga Vdov | Coauthor(s): Michelle Portman
Preferred Session: PRE-RECORDED PRESENTATIONS ONLY: Bridging the gap between the theory and practice of IA

Summary Statement: How is the baseline defined by EIA Guidelines around the globe and why does it matter? A fresh view on EIA theory

Acceptance Status: approve
Stakeholder engagement in Perú: Senace´s experience

Abstract ID# 203

Presenting Author: Javier Macera
Preferred Session: PRE-RECORDED: Why does stakeholder engagement matter for impact assessments in LAC?

Summary Statement: This paper describes different ways through which stakeholder engagement can be achieved, highlighting the importance of this participation.

Acceptance Status: approve
Streamlining EIA? Bilateral agreements between governments in Australia

Abstract ID# 270

Presenting Author: Jenny Pope
Preferred Session: PRE-RECORDED PRESENTATIONS ONLY: Legislation, regulation, and policy for IA: New developments

Summary Statement: Australia is working to streamline EIA by making states responsible for EIA under Commonwealth legislation. The implications of this for EIA in Western Australia will be discussed.

Acceptance Status: approve
The Contribution of Resilience Assessment to Impact Assessment

Abstract ID# 244

Presenting Author: Bryan Jenkins
Preferred Session: PRE-RECORDED PRESENTATIONS ONLY: Advancements in IA practice: New and evolving methods for IA

Summary Statement: This paper describes resilience assessment and its application to impact assessment of projects, policies, and programmes as well as its incorporation in project design.

Acceptance Status: approve
The Role of an independent and extrajudicial office within an International Financial Institution

Abstract ID# 145

Presenting Author: Esteban Tovar Cornejo
Preferred Session: PRE-RECORDED: Why does stakeholder engagement matter for impact assessments in LAC?

Summary Statement: Perspective form an independent complaint office, statistics/findings of complaints received related to issues around consultation, access to information and stakeholder engagement.

Acceptance Status: approve
The use of axioms for impact assessment, the Ouro Preto case.

Abstract ID# 371

Presenting Author: Aline Souza Cavalcante | Coauthor(s): Frederico Campos Viana , Luisa Nunes Ramaldes
Preferred Session: PRE-RECORDED PRESENTATIONS ONLY: Advancements in IA practice: New and evolving methods for IA

Summary Statement: The axioms for disaster impact assessment, consists in a tool developed by the Renova Foundation to guide our principles for conducting impact assessments. This is a case study of its application.

Acceptance Status: approve
Who says what? Characterizing public participation in Urban Plans SEA

Abstract ID# 336

Presenting Author: Maria da Luz Fernandes | Coauthor(s): Sara Moreno Pires , Alexandra Polido
Preferred Session: PRE-RECORDED PRESENTATIONS ONLY: Public and community involvement in IA

Summary Statement: This research aims to understand how stakeholders affect SEA towards sustainability by analysing the public participation phase. It showed that stakeholders empowerment is key to this change.

Acceptance Status: approve

IAIA22 Submitted Paper & Presentation Abstracts

How does Air Pollution Affect Urban Livability? :Focusing on Coastal Cities in China, South Korea and Japan

Abstract ID# 273

Acceptance Status: approve

Managing CHS through Health Impact Assessment at Anglo American

Abstract ID# 426

Acceptance Status: approve

Use of acoustic models to assess SRKW mitigation and address uncertainty Study

Abstract ID# 430

Acceptance Status: approve

3 Critical Elements of Watershed Cumulative Effects Assessments

Abstract ID# 89

Acceptance Status: approve

50th Anniversary of NEPA: Summary of influential U.S. court decisions

Abstract ID# 209

Acceptance Status: approve

A Framework to Successfully Implement a Gender Based Analysis

Abstract ID# 162

Acceptance Status: approve

A matter of scale: Exploring tiering in the case of Rail Baltic HSR

Abstract ID# 28

Acceptance Status: approve

A New Perspective: Standards and Impact Assessments

Abstract ID# 55

Acceptance Status: approve

A Rights Assessment Methodology for Impact Assessment

Abstract ID# 206

Acceptance Status: approve

A Study on No Net Loss Policy for Building a Sustainable Society in Japan

Abstract ID# 487

Acceptance Status: approve

A wider comprehension of public participation: strengthening its agency

Abstract ID# 137

Acceptance Status: approve

Abandoned Mines and Indigenous Communities - A Canadian North Experience

Abstract ID# 468

Acceptance Status: approve

Achieving an Effective Impact Assessment: Perspectives from Regulatory and Consulting Practitioners

Abstract ID# 475

Acceptance Status: approve

Addressing the inherent complexity of cumulative effects analysis in SEA

Abstract ID# 72

Acceptance Status: approve

Agenda-free consultative impact assessment: A key to confidence building

Abstract ID# 208

Acceptance Status: approve

Aligning ecological compensation policies with the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework to achieve real net gain in biodiversity

Abstract ID# 158

Acceptance Status: approve

Allison Grant

Abstract ID# 233

Acceptance Status: approve

Amplifying the perspectives of program participants: what works?

Abstract ID# 359

Acceptance Status: approve

Amy Avila

Abstract ID# 448

Acceptance Status: approve

An HSI model of Sasakia charonda for SATOYAMA conservation activities

Abstract ID# 492

Acceptance Status: approve

An Indigenous-Led EA on Northern Vancouver Island

Abstract ID# 117

Acceptance Status: approve

Analysis of the Environmental Sanctionatory Procedures in Chile: a 10-year overview.

Abstract ID# 447

Acceptance Status: approve

Andrew Mathewson

Abstract ID# 455

Acceptance Status: approve

ANTAMINA: TRANSFORMING 25 YEARS OF DATA TO A BIODIVERSIY CONSERVATION TOOL

Abstract ID# 326

Acceptance Status: approve

Applications of eDNA technology for improved EIA and conservation outcomes

Abstract ID# 435

Acceptance Status: approve

Are baseline and modeling supporting EA follow-up for hydroelectric dams?

Abstract ID# 423

Acceptance Status: approve

Are EIA Legislations Consistent Enough to Enforce Compliance of IA Decisions?