ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY

By: Ameyalli Guzmán Silva

 

Environmental impact assessment is an environmental policy instrument whose main objective is to prevent, mitigate and restore damage to the environment. Furthermore, it regulates works or activities to avoid or reduce their negative effects on the environment. This procedure has a preventive character and must be carried out before the development of the regulated works and/or activities, in accordance with the federal and local legislation of each entity. This is done by submitting the Environmental Impact Statement or the Preventive Report.

At the federal level, the General Law of Ecological Balance and Environmental Protection (LGEEPA), in its Chapter IV, Section V, defines the Environmental Impact Assessment. In particular, article 28 establishes the works and activities that require, in a mandatory manner, the environmental impact authorization by SEMARNAT. Likewise, the LGEEPA Regulation on environmental impact, in its article 5, details the works or activities subject to authorization, as well as the applicable exceptions.

CEMGI has a specialized interdisciplinary team to help define the type of study and the appropriate expertise for the project or activity you intend to develop. Our team conducts both fieldwork and office work for each phase of the study, in addition to managing the permitting process and following up until a final decision is reached. We offer services throughout Mexico.

We have participated in environmental impact assessments at the federal level for the mining, water, industrial, general communication routes and hazardous waste treatment sectors. At the state level, our experience includes projects such as storage and distribution warehouses, self-service stores, department stores, bottling plants, special handling waste treatment, chemical industry, among others.