Environmental Evaluation of Projects in Greece Ioannis D. Manariotis Directory of Environment and Planning Region of Western Greece
Stages of Environmental Impact Assessment Procedure Project preparation Screening Scoping Preliminary EIS Evaluation and Appraisal Competent authorities Environmental or other studies Opinion Press release, briefing-public participation EIS Evaluation and Appraisal Decision of Environmental Terms Monitoring of Environmental Terms
Classification of projects and activities Group Category 1. Roads 2. Water resources 3. Port works 4. Infrastructure works 5. Mining activities 6. Tourist activities and urban planning 7. Stock and poultry farming activities 8. Aquaculture 9. Industrial facilities 10. Special works and activities
Environmental evaluation - Projects categories Category A Category B Subcategory 1 Subcategory 2 Subcategory 3 Subcategory 4 Ministry of Environ. & Planning & Public Works Environmental Authority Region Environmental Authority Region Environmental Authority Prefecture Environmental Authority
Role of Environmental Authorities ► Environmental, regional and urban planning policy in the frame of sustainable development ► Collection of general information of environment quality, operation of national environmental information system ► Coordination of activities for the environment monitoring and protection ► Recommendations to the Regional Council, for securing and allocating funding, and proposals of measures for the protection of the environment, particularly of sensitive areas ► Appraisal of EIS of projects, approval of environmental terms
Current Status and Difficulties ► Screening procedure should be improved ► Lack of new specifications regarding the content of EIS ► Problems of monitoring procedure in projects implementation ► Institutional framework, cooperation between Environmental and Managing Authorities
Current Status and Difficulties (Continued) ► Projects environmental evaluation and appraisal is the main activity ► Environmental evaluation and appraisal it is often considered as an obstacle for the economic development ► Competences decentralization ► Lack of staff and reorganization of authorities