Environmental Management Plan

Environmental Management Plan or usually known as EMP report, is a report that need to be prepared and submitted to Department of Environment for approval. In this context, EMP is a part of Environmental Impacts Assessment (EIA) components. Prior to implementation of development projects that fall under the category of Prescribed Activities defined by Malaysian Environmental Quality Act, project proponent or developer need to conduct an environmental impact assessment and then report to Department of Environment (DOE) as either Preliminary Environmental Impact Assessment (PEIA) or Detailed Environmental Impact Assessment (DEIA).

If the PEIA or DEIA report is approved by DOE, the next step that project proponent needs to take is to prepare an EMP report for DOE approval. The EMP report needs to contain the recommended actions suggested in EIA report as well as other requirements specified by DOE office. In the EMP report, all actionable mitigation measures proposed to minimise environmental degradation or pollution need to provided. A good EMP report therefore will guide and help the project proponent to comply with all pertaining environmental rules or guidelines. The EMP report need also be prepared in accordance with commonly accepted DOE's EMP format.

Simply said, if EIA report tells the whole story of environmental settings and potential impacts of the proposed development project, then EMP report tells what to do, how to and when to do as to ensure that environmental requirements are dutifully complied and of course, environmental quality can also be preserved. Want to know more? Do contact us!