Second Schedule, Environment Protection Agency Act, 2008

(Section 25) Factors for determining whether a project requires an environmental impact assessment– (a) the environmental impact on the community; (b) the location of the project; (c) whether the project transforms the locality; (d) whether the project has or is likely to have substantial impact on the ecosystem of the locality; (e) whether the project results in the diminution of the aesthetic, recreational, scientific, historical, cultural or other environmental quality of the locality; (f) whether the project will endanger any species of flora or fauna or the habitat of the flora or fauna; (g) the scale of the project; (h) the extent of the degradation of the quality of the environment (i) whether the project will result in an increase in demand for natural resources in the locality; (j) the cumulative impact of the project together with other activities or projects, on the environment. 32 33 No. 11 Environment Protection Agency Act, 2008 No. 11 Environment Protection Agency Act, 2008