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Integrating biodiversity considerations in SEA of an irrigation project in Central India
V.B. Mathur & Asha RajvanshiV.B. Mathur & Asha Rajvanshi
Wildlife Institute of India, Wildlife Institute of India, DehradunDehradun
vbm@wii.gov.invbm@wii.gov.in & & ar@wii.gov.inar@wii.gov.in
Context for SEA…
•• A deficient EIA A deficient EIA (biodiversity issues ignored)(biodiversity issues ignored)..
•• Inability to arrive at a decision.Inability to arrive at a decision.
•• Inadequate stakeholder participation.Inadequate stakeholder participation.
Biodiversity ‘Triggers’ for SEA
● Protected Area:
National Park
● Protected Species:
Tiger
● Valued Ecosystems:
Forests, Wetlands
● Local Communities:
Resource dependent
Biodiversity driven
SEA conducted
Ministry of Environment &
Forests, Government of India
Decision Making Agency
Bottom up approach
Top down approach
Review highlighted
gaps in biodiversity
related information
Documentation for Decision-Making
Other document (e.g., site visit reports) available with MoEF
EIA report forenvironmental
clearance of project
Technical proposal for
diversion of forest
Constrained
decision-making
Project
Approved
Concerns addressed
by developing better
mitigation plan
SEA Approach for Irrigation Project
Lessons Learnt
●● SEA helped to overcome inconsistencies and SEA helped to overcome inconsistencies and
uncertainties that had constrained decisionuncertainties that had constrained decision--
making.making.
●● SEA played a meaningful role in addressing SEA played a meaningful role in addressing
biodiversity concerns and thereby facilitating biodiversity concerns and thereby facilitating
decision making.decision making.
●● SEA approach has been effective both as a SEA approach has been effective both as a
process for mainstreaming biodiversity in process for mainstreaming biodiversity in
developmental planning and as a decision developmental planning and as a decision
making tool.making tool.
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