The Environmental Audit, Assessment and Review Regulations, 2000

INDEX | PART A: INTRODUCTION | PART B: EXISTING UNDERTAKINGS | PART C: PROPOSED PROJECTS | PART D: ACCEPTANCE OF DOCUMENTS AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION | PART E: ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATES | PART F: GENERAL MATTERS | FIRST SCHEDULE | SECOND SCHEDULE | THIRD SCHEDULE

FIRST SCHEDULE (regulation 6(2))

Illustrative lists of the types of projects which may be allocated to categories 1, 2 and 3.

Note: The types of projects listed in this Schedule are indicative only. When assigning a category, it is essential to consider the scale of the proposed project and its location, particularly in relation to environmentally sensitive areas. Projects are more likely to be classified as falling within a higher project category (i.e. category 3 instead of category 2, or category 2 instead of category 1) if the area likely to be influenced by the proposed project includes an environmentally sensitive area.

Category 1 Projects

Projects under this category are unlikely to cause any significant environmental impact. The following types of projects are likely to be classified as category 1 projects:

  • residential development not exceeding three (3) houses;
  • renovations to existing structures not involving asbestos or other hazardous substances;
  • small-scale commercial buildings and structures;
  • research activities;
  • prospecting for groundwater, minerals and hydrocarbons using vibriosis and similar techniques;
  • small-scale social infrastructure provision (rural health, educational, family planning);
  • technical assistance and institutional strengthening activities;
  • small scale tourism projects.

Category 2 Projects

Projects under this category are likely to cause environmental impacts, some of which may be significant, unless mitigation actions are taken. Such projects cause impacts which are relatively well-known and easy to predict. Also, the mitigation actions to prevent or reduce the impacts are well-known.

The following types of projects are likely to be classified as category 2 projects:

  • Agro-industries (medium-scale);
  • Electrical transmission lines and rural electrification (medium-scale);
  • Irrigation and drainage (medium-scale);
  • Renewable energy production;
  • Residential development of more than three (3) and less than (10) houses;
  • Hotels, camp-sites and lodges;
  • Rural water supply and sanitation;
  • Watershed management and rehabilitation;
  • Urban area rehabilitation (medium-scale);
  • Small-scale infrastructure (roads, sewerage systems, water pipelines and treatment works);
  • Hospitals (medium-scale);
  • Non-food industries (medium-scale) without discharge of toxic substances or storage and use of hazardous substances;
  • Projects located near environmentally sensitive area.

Category 3 Projects

Projects under this category are likely to have significant adverse impacts whose scale, extent and significance cannot be determined without in-depth study. Appropriate mitigation measures can only be identified after such study. The following types of projects are likely to be classified as category 3 projects:

  • Residential development exceeding ten (10) houses;
  • Dams and reservoirs;
  • Afforestation schemes and wood processing facilities (large-scale);
  • Industries and industrial estates (large-scale);
  • Irrigation, drainage and flood control (large-scale);
  • Mineral development (including hydrocarbons);
  • Reclamation and opening of new areas for agriculture;
  • Projects involving resettlement;
  • River basin development;
  • Thermal and hydropower;
  • Manufacture, transport and use of pesticides or other hazardous substances;
  • Agriculture (especially involving large-scale monoculture);
  • Roads;
  • Projects located in environmentally sensitive areas;
  • Mining, soil excavation (large-scale)
  • Urban water supply and sanitation projects (large-scale).