Integrated environmental assessment (IEA) is an approach for combining knowledge from diverse disciplines and knowledge systems, that can be used to inform and improve development decisions.
A research project, bringing together all six Hubs of the Australian Government’s National Environmental Science Program, and the Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA), is aiming to support decision-makers in the design and delivery of IEA processes that would bring significant benefit for both investors and communities, and improve the quality and implementation of policy, regulatory, planning and project decisions in northern Australia.
The project seeks to contribute to improved decision-making about development and the environment in northern Australia. It aims to do this by working with the north’s stakeholders to adapt and tailor an existing IEA framework to fit within existing planning and decision-making processes. Building on the work of the CRCNA, the project has a specific focus on informing and are seeking to work with stakeholders across northern Australia to support them to adapt and tailor an existing IEA framework to fit in with existing planning and decision-making approaches.
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