These CMS Family Guidelines on Environmental Impact Assessment for Marine Noise-generating Activities have been developed to present the Best Available Techniques (BAT) and Best Environmental Practice (BEP), as called for in CMS Resolutions 9.19, 10.24 and 10.15, ACCOBAMS Resolution 5.15 and ASCO
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Noise pollution is known to cause significant disturbance to marine wildlife, including migratory species protected under CMS such as whales and dolphins (and their prey). Such impacts can result in adverse changes to entire marine ecosystems.
JICA Environmental and Social impact checklist – this is not just a site visit checklist but can also be applied on the screening/scoping phase of a proposal to assist in asking the reviewer what things need to be considered for a particular type of project since it covers 19 major pr