EIA and Reefs Workshop 8th ICRS
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Sun Oct 15 10:52:14 EDT 1995
WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS INVOLVING CORAL REEFS
8th International Coral Reef Symposium, Panama City, Panama
24-29 June 1996
If you are an environmental consultant, environmental
scientist or engineer, natural resource manager, or other
professional with an interest in EIAs involving coral reefs, we
invite you to join us for a special one-day workshop to be held at
the 8th Intl. Coral Reef Symposium. The objective of the workshop
will be to review the current "state-of-the-art" and to develop a
set of guidelines for carrying out practical, cost-effective EIAs
which provide the information necessary for managers to make
decisions regarding development projects that could affect coral
reefs.
The EIA process is now a standard practice throughout the
world. Coastal and marine developments in the tropics such as beach
resorts, factories, piers, oil rigs, airports, reclamation and
dredging are often planned in areas adjacent to coral reefs. What
special considerations are needed when planning an EIA involving
coral reefs? The EIA Workshop will focus on the following
questions:
What type of baseline monitoring is required on coral reefs
and how much is sufficient?
Are there good indicator species for pollution, sedimentation,
or thermal impacts?
What precautions can be taken to lower the risk of damage if
the planned development proceeds?
If damage occurs, what is the likelihood of natural recovery?
Is rehabilitation a realistic possibility?
How do you get engineers to listen to scientists and vice
versa?
The Workshop Organisers Gregor Hodgson, Environmental Sciences
Manager of Binnie Consultants Ltd., Hong Kong and James Maragos,
Research Associate at the East West Center, have carried out EIAs
involving coral reefs throughout the world. There will be no formal
presentations at the workshop, however, a goal of the Workshop will
be to publish the resulting Guidelines.
For further information on registration for the Symposium and
Coral Reef EIA Workshop, please contact:
Gregor Hodgson, Binnie Consultants Ltd.,
11/F New Town Tower, Pak Hok Ting Street, Shatin, Hong Kong
FAX: 852-2601-3331 e-mail: GREGORH at HK.SUPER.NET
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