APPENDIX A - ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Note: If you have checked "Yes" under Certification Requirements
on Form 101, both Appendix A and Appendix B must be completed.
Please complete all the fields in Appendix A.
If applying in paper format and extra space is required to complete any section of
Appendix A – Form 101, please continue on a separate sheet of paper. More than
one section may be continued on the same page, with each section identified (1, 2, 3, 4). If
necessary, more than one page may be used. Each additional page must be clearly
labelled with the applicant’s name, initials and PIN (upper left-hand
corner), and “APPENDIX A, FORM 101 – Page [page number] of [total
number of pages]” (upper right-hand corner).
Name of other participating organizations (if applicable): Please list the
names of any federal or provincial government departments or agencies, industrial
partners, or universities/colleges that will be participating in or contributing to the
proposed research.
Name of location: Give the name of the location where the proposed work will
take place. An Appendix A must be completed for each location at which research
is to be conducted. If your research involves more than 3 locations, please
contact NSERC's Environmental Assessment (EA) Unit by e-mail at enviro.assess@nserc.ca or by phone at (613) 992-3612 or (613) 995-8079.
Main characteristics of the location: Provide a brief, non-technical description
of the location(s) at which the work described in the proposal will be conducted.
In the sections that follow, describe in non-technical language the activities
that will be undertaken in the course of the research. This includes both the
research activities themselves and the activities required for the research
to take place (e.g., ground clearing or preparation, construction of access
trails or roads, etc.).
Principal activity(ies) and Activity component(s):
Principal activity(ies): For each location, list the principal
activity(ies) (e.g., fossil collection).
Activity components: Each principal activity includes one or more
activity components. Provide a short description of individual activities
grouped within the principal activity. Examples of activity components are
construction and clearing of access trails; construction of a boardwalk, clearing
of brush from the study site, fossil excavation, cleaning of fossil,; and
removal of fossils. Please provide quantitative estimates if possible (e.g.,
in the preceding example, the construction and clearing of an access trail
could involve an area 500 m long by 2.5 m wide).
For each principal activity and activity component, list the environmental
elements affected and a description of those effects in the space provided.
Environmental elements affected: For each activity component, certain environmental
elements will be affected. For the purposes of environmental assessment, environmental
elements include biological and physical elements. For example, the construction
and clearing of an access trail might involve the removal of all vegetation
(including trees over 50 cm in diameter), or the clearing of brush up to 2 m
high only. Please provide quantitative estimates, if possible.
Description of effects: Environmental effects of the project are changes in
the biophysical environment caused by the project, as well as certain effects
that flow directly from those changes. These include effects on human health,
socioeconomic conditions, physical and cultural heritage (including effects
on things of archaeological, paleontological, or architectural significance),
and the current use of lands and resources for traditional purposes by First
Nation persons. Do not describe the effects in detail; a simple statement will
suffice.
For instance, returning to the previous example, removal of the vegetation
might entail erosion, the loss or elimination of particular avian or mammalian
species, the loss of livelihood for residents, or a loss of spiritual or aesthetic
value. Such loss depends on the context in which it takes place.
Mitigation measures: This section should describe the mitigation measures,
if any are required, that will be undertaken to alleviate potential environmental
effects. To continue with the previous example, a mitigation measure to minimize
vegetation loss might be to plant tree or brush seedlings, or to avoid clearing
vegetation in a known avian or mammalian habitat, or in an area that is of cultural
or aesthetic value to the residents.
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