Environmental assessment

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002203",
  "term": "Environmental assessment",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "An environmental analysis that evaluates the positive and negative changes to the environment conditions at and around a particular site of a proposed project. When conducted pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act, a more detailed environmental impact statement may be prepared pending this general assessment.",
  "synonyms": [
    "ecological risk assessment",
    "environmental analysis",
    "environmental evaluation",
    "environmental impact assessment",
    "environmental risk assessment"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "environmental management",
    "anthropogenic activities",
    "environmental impact",
    "environmental audits",
    "Conservation Effects Assessment Project",
    "life cycle impact assessment",
    "environmental economics",
    "ecological value",
    "ecological footprint",
    "environmental performance",
    "natural capital",
    "ecological site descriptions",
    "risk assessment",
    "environmental indicators",
    "needs assessment",
    "biological assessment"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "evaluación de impacto ambiental"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/environmental-assessment/"
}