The role of environmental impact assessment in addressing marine environmental issues arising from oil and gas activities: Examples from Malaysia

Malaysia being a maritime nation is well endowed with valuable resources found within her marine waters, notably that of oil and gas. These conventional sources of energy, which are being actively exploited, contribute significantly to the nation’s economic growth and industrialization. However, i...

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Main Author:	Mustafa, Maizatun
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IACSIT Press 2011
Subjects:	H Social Sciences (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/24826/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/24826/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/24826/1/maizatun.pdf

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spelling	iium-248262013-09-19T04:22:49Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/24826/ The role of environmental impact assessment in addressing marine environmental issues arising from oil and gas activities: Examples from Malaysia Mustafa, Maizatun H Social Sciences (General) Malaysia being a maritime nation is well endowed with valuable resources found within her marine waters, notably that of oil and gas. These conventional sources of energy, which are being actively exploited, contribute significantly to the nation’s economic growth and industrialization. However, in the context of marine protection, oil and gas activities have the potential for a variety of adverse environmental impacts. As a developing country, the challenge here is how to balance the conflicting needs for economic development and environmental protection. Resolving this issue means finding a strategy that can take into consideration the importance of both needs. For this reason, Malaysia adopts a strategy known as the environmental impact assessment (EIA) enforced as a mandatory legislative requirement on selected activities including that of oil and gas. This paper seeks to explore the role of EIA in addressing the marine impacts from oil and gas activities. This paper argues a strong case for the application of EIA in a developing country like Malaysia as a preventive approach against environmental impact with the aim of striking a balance between development and the conservation of the environment. IACSIT Press 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/24826/1/maizatun.pdf Mustafa, Maizatun (2011) The role of environmental impact assessment in addressing marine environmental issues arising from oil and gas activities: Examples from Malaysia. 2011 International Conference on Environment and BioScience (IPCBEE), 21. pp. 58-62. ISSN 2010-4618 http://www.ipcbee.com/vol21/11--ICEBS2011G010.pdf
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description	Malaysia being a maritime nation is well endowed with valuable resources found within her marine waters, notably that of oil and gas. These conventional sources of energy, which are being actively exploited, contribute significantly to the nation’s economic growth and industrialization. However, in the context of marine protection, oil and gas activities have the potential for a variety of adverse environmental impacts. As a developing country, the challenge here is how to balance the conflicting needs for economic development and environmental protection. Resolving this issue means finding a strategy that can take into consideration the importance of both needs. For this reason, Malaysia adopts a strategy known as the environmental impact assessment (EIA) enforced as a mandatory legislative requirement on selected activities including that of oil and gas. This paper seeks to explore the role of EIA in addressing the marine impacts from oil and gas activities. This paper argues a strong case for the application of EIA in a developing country like Malaysia as a preventive approach against environmental impact with the aim of striking a balance between development and the conservation of the environment.
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title	The role of environmental impact assessment in addressing marine environmental issues arising from oil and gas activities: Examples from Malaysia
title_short	The role of environmental impact assessment in addressing marine environmental issues arising from oil and gas activities: Examples from Malaysia
title_full	The role of environmental impact assessment in addressing marine environmental issues arising from oil and gas activities: Examples from Malaysia
title_fullStr	The role of environmental impact assessment in addressing marine environmental issues arising from oil and gas activities: Examples from Malaysia
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title_sort	role of environmental impact assessment in addressing marine environmental issues arising from oil and gas activities: examples from malaysia
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The role of environmental impact assessment in addressing marine environmental issues arising from oil and gas activities: Examples from Malaysia

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