The provisional scheduling of the Impact Assessment Phase is as follows:
- January 2008
- Further issues-based focus group meetings and community
meetings where necessary whilst specialist studies are being
done;
- Further meetings with the authorities;
- Specialist studies focussed on outcomes of the scoping
phase and issues raised by stakeholders;
- Progress feedback to stakeholders.
- March 2008
- Compilation of a Draft Environmental Impact Report
indicating the potential positive and negative impacts and
measures to enhance positive impacts, and to reduce or
avoid negative impacts;
- Advertise the availability of the Draft Environmental Impact
Report in selected local and regional newspapers;
- Distribution of the Draft Environmental Impact Report,
including Issues and Response Report, for comment.
- April & May 2008
- Public meetings and open houses in Tzaneen and another
venue in the project area to present the findings of the EIA
for stakeholder comment.
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