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The Niger Delta region of Nigeria
 

» mission
   ›Ogoni oil history
   ›mission background
» environmental     assessment
   ›1: reconnaissance
   ›2: sampling
   ›3: lab analysis
   ›4: reporting
» technical teams
   ›contaminated land
   ›fisheries
   ›public health
   ›biodiversity
What is an Environmental Assessment?


An environmental assessment consists of a set of investigative technical procedures conducted in a specific area to identify, evaluate and mitigate the biophysical, social and other relevant impacts of a given event or project on the environment, with a view to ensuring that such considerations be integrated into policy and decision-making in the region.

The process comprises four main phases: