Summary
Conformity Table of EA with the Terms of Reference (Continued)
ONE Terms of Reference
Section of EA
II-2 Characteristics Of The Receiving Environment
2.1 Assessment study areas
Volume A, Section 7
2.2 Baseline information
2.2.1 General: baseline needs to separate out effects of project
exploration from other aspects of baseline disturbance
Volume A, Section 7
2.2.2 The physical environment
Climate
Volume I, Section 4.1; Volume I, Section 8.1
Meteorology
Volume I, Section 4.1; Volume I, Section 8.1
Physiography
Volume I, Section 1.1
Topography
Volume I, Section 1.1
Geology
Volume I, Section 2.1
Geochemistry
Volume I, Section 2.1
Soils
Volume I, Section 3.1
Hydrology
Volume I, Section 8.1
Hydrogeology
Volume I, Section 7.1
Sedimentology
Volume I, Sections 9.1,10.1
Marine currents and water quality
Volume I, Section 10.1
2.2.3 The biological environment
Flora (including endemicity and valuation)
Volume J, Section 1.1
Fauna (including endemicity and valuation)
Volume J, Section 2.1
Aquatic fauna
Volume J, Section 3.1
Habitats and protected areas
Volume J, Section 6.1
Fauna – flora relationships
Volume J, Section 2.1
2.2.4 The Social Environment
Anthropology
Volume K, Sections 1.1 and 2.1
Political and administrative context
Volume K, Section 1.1
Population and demography
Volume K, Section 1.1
Traditional ways and survival strategies
Volume K, Section 1.1
Current and planned land use
Volume K, Section 3.1
Current and predicted use of resources
Volume K, Section 1.1; Volume J, Section 5.1
Human health and quality of life
Volume K, Section 4.1
January 2006
Ambatovy Project — A-2
