Initial Environmental Assessment: Plant Protection - Series no 13 (NORAD, 1995)

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Foreword

Introduction

Part I: General account

1 Characteristics of plant protection projects

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Weeds and pests and their properties

1.3 Project categories

1.4 Chemical pesticides and their properties

1.5 Activities connected to the use of chemical pesticides

1.6 Non-chemical plant protection methods

2 The environment affected by the project

2.1 Natural environmental conditions

2.2 Man-made environmental conditions

3 Possible environ mental impacts

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3.1 Unintended spreading by air

3.2 Unintended spreading on or through the soil

3.3 Pollution of water

3.4 Impacts of slow degradation in the soil

3.5 Impacts on flora, fauna and vulnerable ecosystems

3.6 Health problems

3.7 Impacts on local communities, traditional ways of life and utilisation of natural resources

4 Relevant literature

Part II: Documentation requirements for initial environmental assessment

1 Project description

2 Description of the environment

3 Checklist

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