Nawi Island Development ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT PUBLIC MEETING

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Nawi IslandDevelopmentENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ASSESSMENTPUBLIC MEETING

• Savusavu,
• 12th October 2005

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Meeting Agenda

• EIA Process Dick Watling
• Proposed Nawi Development Jeff Larsen
• Architects Peter Rankin Temo Raravula
• Coastal Engineer Rob Sloop
• QUESTIONS ANSWERS

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EIA PROCESS

• No Legislation in force Environmental Mgmt.
  Act 2005 imminent
  
• Ministry LGHSS Environment policy all resort
  developments require an EIA
  
• DOE provides TORs
• Developer appoints Consultant
• Consultant recruits specialists in response to
  ToRs
  
• Preparation of EIA
• DoE decides if Public Review of EIA is required
• DOE reviews EIA, considers submissions and makes
  recommendations to DTCP/DL
  
• DTCP/DL considers recommendations and may make
  Conditions on Development Approval
  

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Role of the EIA Consultant

• Not an Independent Third Party Arbitrator
• Selected commissioned by the Developer
• Works as a Team Member alongside Architect,
  Engineers etc.
  
• Work scope determined by DOE not the developer
• Advises Developer on environmentally sound
  development options legislation best
  practice
  
• EIA is a summary of Developers commitment in
  respect of environmental management
  
• Review by DOE/Govt. determines outcomes ie
  conditions of development approval
  
• New - Construction Environmental Management Plan

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Nawi Island EIA Team

• Dick Watling Manager, Terrestrial Fauna
  Flora, Manager, Impact Assessment, Public Issues,
  Government liaison
  
• Ed Breese Environmental Management,
• Kolinio Moce Local Community Provincial
  Authority issues liaison
  
• Nicola Thomson Research, data compilation, EIA
  writer, Public Submissions and Liaison
  
• Milika Naqasima Marine Ecology
• Rob Sloop Coastal Processes Engineering
• Richard Reinen-Hamill Independent Coastal
  Processes Reviewer

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EIA PROGRAMME

• DOE ToRs late August 2005
• EIA Commissioned - September 2005
• Study reports completed mid October 2005
• Draft EIA to be completed end of October 2005
• DoE undertake to complete Review of EIAs within a
  month (in line with Env.Mgmt. Act)

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Nawi Island EIA Study Reports

• Coastal Processes
• Mangrove Conversion Assessment
• Terrestrial Fauna Flora
• Marine Ecology Survey
• Public Community Consultation Report
• Independent Review of Coastal Processes

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Structure of EIA

• Summary
• Introduction
• Proposed Development
• Existing Environment
• Consultation
• Assessment of Effects
• Mitigation of Impacts Environmental Management
  
  
• Conclusions Recommendations

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PLEASE SIGN THE ATTENDANCE LIST

• With Contact Details (email post mail) if you
  want some of the materials we can send you.
  indicate which are required
  
• Terms of Reference
• Project Information Profile
• This presentation
• Minutes of the Public Meeting
• Will be posted on Website
• www.environmentfiji.com.fj

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FOLLOW UP AFTER PUBLIC MEETING

• Further Information on development Contact Nawi
  Island Ltd. Jeff Larsen Tel [phone]
  jeff_at_nawiisland.com
  
• Make a Submission Contact Nicola Thomson,
  Environment Consultants Fiji Tel [phone]
  email watling_at_connect.com.fj
  
• Submissions received by EIA consultants until 1st
  November 2005.
  
• EIA will be reviewed by Dept. Environment and its
  review team, may or may not go out for public
  review (DoE decision)
  
• Circulation of Minutes for comment (sign the list
  with contact details)