State of Play: How well is the environment integrated in impact assessment? (Ecologic)

Best Practice: What leads to the successful integration of environment in impact assessment?

1. Factors related to why impact assessment is done

• Findings of report (Ecologic)
• Statement (Mikael Hildén, Programme Director, Finnish Environment Institute)
• Discussion

Coffee break

2. Factors related to the design of the assessment procedure

• Findings of report (Ecologic)
• Statement (Notis Lebessis, DG Agriculture)
• Discussion
  

3. Factors related to how concretely impacts are analysed

• Findings of report (Ecologic)
• Statement (Daniel Wachter, Head of Section Sustainable Development, Swiss Federal Office for Spatial Development)
• Discussion
  

4. Discussion and round up

Lunch break

Panel Discussion: How can we better integrate environmental considerations into IA?

• Helen Dunn, DEFRA
• Klaus Jacob, FFU
• Aldo Ravazzi Douvan, Ministry of Environment, Italy
• Astrid Merl, Ministry of the Environment, Austria

End of Workshop