The Importance of Stakeholders Involvement in Environmental Impact Assessment

摘要

Environmental issues and problems are being experienced in almost all countries of the world today, the extent or intensity of the issues and problems however differ from country to country, depending on the size and rate of growth of her population, the quality of and the technologies available to her people, the nature of the country's environmental units and their characteristics, and the level of her socio-economic development which recently have awakened global fears and responses or reactions. To address the problems created by human urge to subdue his environment call for collective effort by all concerned. The level of involvement may vary, but it is important that all affected by resource exploitation, projects, and any activity on the environment be given opportunity to thinker the way forward. The local people stand better position to notice changes in their environment than any other person no matter how highly place the person might be. The neglect of stakeholders in EIA has led to waste of resources and man power. To avoid crisis, the stakeholder's views should be recognized and amenities provided for areas in and around the project sites.