The What, Why, and the Need for the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) has been paramount as well as the genesis for environmental protection across the board. “The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) was one of the first laws ever written that establishes the broad national framework for protecting our environment.” (EPA) Through the NEPA, partnerships between both federal and private agencies is paramount for success; coordination is
Environmental Impacts of Transportation Services Introduction The achievement of sustainable has been facing several challenges that are associated with lack of adopting societal activities that are adaptable to the natural environment and humans. Transport is among the activities that society has embraced since it affects people’s way of living by contributing to efficiency in moving from one place to another. Transport also has greater effects on the environment, although it is vital to the societal
in our creeks, rivers, and oceans. The purpose of this paper is to address questions such as “most considerable impact on an individual,” “how might a person’s life change while reducing nutrient pollution,” and “the balance of personal choices with environmental consideration.” Addressing these questions will initiate a journey of understanding about personal challenges,
Environmental Rights have been treated unfairly and forgotten for centuries, and many think it's time we bring it back to our nation’s attention. Over the years, loopholes have been found around Environmental Rights and many people avoid treating the real problems, which instead lead to neglection of one of the core pieces of the nation. Many people of our nation beg to differ and want to take care of the problems, such as the neglection. Environmental Rights have been written in the Constitution
This comprehension reorients individuals to the planet on which they live, starting and educating a worldwide environmental movement that remaining parts an intense social and political drive today crosswise over national outskirts. Indeed, even as the conventional legislative issues of country states stays progressing, numerous individuals have picked up an instinctive
The environmental impact assessment in India was started in 1976-77 when the Planning Commission asked the then Department of Science and Technology to examine the river-valley projects from environmental angle. This was subsequently extended to cover those projects, which required approval of the Public Investment Board. These were administrative decisions, and lacked the legislative support. The Government of India enacted the Environment (Protection) Act on 23rd May 1986. To achieve the objectives
1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Nigeria has been suffering the negative environmental consequences of oil development since oil was discovered in Nigeria (Badejo and Nwilo 2008). The growth of the country’s petroleum industry combined with an increasing growth rate in human population and a lack of enforcement of environmental regulations and commitment on the part of government has led to substantial damages to Nigeria’s environment, especially in the Niger Delta Region which Gokana Local Government
Challenges to sustaining the growth of the Vietnamese aquaculture industry include environmental degradation, fish disease, aquaseed, aquafeed provision and a lack of governance and regulation in production that can compound these problems and impact on market access. Aquaculture in general is highly sensitive to adverse environmental changes and can be seriously affected by aquatic pollution. The main environmental impacts of
Since corporate activities have impact on the society overall, fulfilling social responsibilities including responsibilities for the ecology. Environmental management is believed to have considerable impact on the effectiveness and efficiency of the corporate operations because failure in environmental control system is considered to bring inefficient operations which are one of the biggest concerns of internal audits. In order to increase the access to the environmental factors during the internal audit
ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING PRACTICES OF HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED ABSTRACT: In recent years, due to increased global warming and environment degradation, environment protection has assumed utmost priority at the international level. There is a growing pressure for the corporate enterprises to consider environmental effects of their business operations. As a result, accounting and disclosure of environmental matters have rapidly been emerging as an important dimension of