EIA Public Participation

Jurisdiction Public Scoping Public Review of TOR Type(s) of Impact Analysis Public Participation Opportunities Public Meetings Public Input at Meeting Criteria to Hold Public Meeting Days for Public to Review Draft EIA Days for Public to Review Final EIAsort descending Public Comments on Final EIA Response to Public Comments Facilitation of Public Participation
Estonia Yes Yes Direct environmental impacts, Cumulative environmental impacts, Cultural impacts, Health impacts Scoping, Terms of reference, Review of draft EIA, Public Meetings and/or public hearings Yes Yes Yes No
Taiwan Yes Yes Direct environmental impacts, Social impacts, Cultural impacts, Health impacts, Economic impacts Scoping, Review of draft EIA, Public Meetings and/or public hearings, Other Yes Yes Public meeting and/or hearing is automatically required 30 Yes Yes Yes
Guatemala Yes No Direct environmental impacts, Social impacts, Cultural impacts, Economic impacts Scoping, Review of draft EIA, Public Meetings and/or public hearings, Review of final EIA Yes Yes Public meeting and/or hearing is automatically required 20 days No Yes Yes
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Saudi Arabia
Australia - NSW No Yes No No
Egypt Yes Direct environmental impacts, Cumulative environmental impacts, Social impacts Scoping, Review of draft EIA Yes Public meeting and/or hearing is automatically required 15 days No Yes
Brazil Yes Yes Direct environmental impacts, Cumulative environmental impacts, Social impacts, Cultural impacts, Health impacts, Economic impacts, Other Scoping, Terms of reference, Review of draft EIA, Public Meetings and/or public hearings, Review of final EIA Sometimes Yes Ministry or agency has discretion to decide whether to hold a meeting and/or hearing, Other Yes Yes Yes
China No Direct environmental impacts, Other Review of draft EIA, Public Meetings and/or public hearings Sometimes Yes Public meeting and/or hearing is automatically required Not specified No Sometimes No
British Columbia, Canada Yes Yes Direct environmental impacts, Cumulative environmental impacts, Social impacts, Cultural impacts, Health impacts, Gender equity Scoping, Terms of reference, Review of draft EIA, Public Meetings and/or public hearings Yes Yes Ministry or agency has discretion to decide whether to hold a meeting and/or hearing 30 days No Yes Yes
Venezuela No Direct environmental impacts Review of draft EIA, Public Meetings and/or public hearings Sometimes Yes Ministry or agency has discretion to decide whether to hold a meeting and/or hearing
Israel No No Direct environmental impacts, Cumulative environmental impacts Review of final EIA No Other 0 0 No No No
Peru Sometimes No Direct environmental impacts, Cumulative environmental impacts, Social impacts, Cultural impacts, Health impacts, Economic impacts, Gender equity Review of draft EIA, Public Meetings and/or public hearings Yes Yes Public meeting and/or hearing is automatically required Variable 0 No Sometimes Yes
Maldives No No Direct environmental impacts, Cumulative environmental impacts, Social impacts, Cultural impacts, Health impacts, Economic impacts Public Meetings and/or public hearings, Review of final EIA Sometimes No Ministry or agency has discretion to decide whether to hold a meeting and/or hearing 10 days Yes Yes No
Tanzania Yes No Direct environmental impacts, Cumulative environmental impacts, Social impacts, Cultural impacts, Economic impacts Scoping, Public Meetings and/or public hearings, Review of final EIA Sometimes Yes Ministry or agency has discretion to decide whether to hold a meeting and/or hearing 14 Yes Yes Yes
Dominican Republic Yes No Direct environmental impacts, Cumulative environmental impacts, Social impacts Scoping, Public Meetings and/or public hearings, Review of final EIA Yes Yes Public meeting and/or hearing is automatically required 15 days Yes Yes No
Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) Yes No Direct environmental impacts, Social impacts, Cultural impacts, Health impacts, Other Scoping, Public Meetings and/or public hearings, Review of final EIA Sometimes Yes The proposed project is controversial, Ministry or agency has discretion to decide whether to hold a meeting and/or hearing 20 (may be extended 10 days) Yes Yes No
New Zealand No Direct environmental impacts, Cumulative environmental impacts, Social impacts, Cultural impacts, Economic impacts, Other Public Meetings and/or public hearings, Review of final EIA Sometimes Yes Members of the public must request a meeting and/or hearing, Ministry or agency has discretion to decide whether to hold a meeting and/or hearing 20 days Yes No Yes
Mexico No Direct environmental impacts, Cumulative environmental impacts, Social impacts, Economic impacts, Other Public Meetings and/or public hearings, Review of final EIA Sometimes Yes Members of the public must request a meeting and/or hearing, Ministry or agency has discretion to decide whether to hold a meeting and/or hearing 20 days (plus 10 days to view abstract) Yes No No
Zambia Yes Yes Direct environmental impacts, Cumulative environmental impacts, Social impacts, Cultural impacts, Economic impacts Scoping, Terms of reference, Public Meetings and/or public hearings Yes Yes Ministry or agency has discretion to decide whether to hold a meeting and/or hearing 20-35 days Yes Yes Yes
Namibia Yes No Direct environmental impacts, Cumulative environmental impacts, Social impacts, Cultural impacts, Economic impacts Scoping, Public Meetings and/or public hearings, Review of final EIA Sometimes Yes Ministry or agency has discretion to decide whether to hold a meeting and/or hearing 21 days Yes No No
Fiji Sometimes Yes Direct environmental impacts Scoping, Terms of reference, Public Meetings and/or public hearings, Review of final EIA Yes Yes Public meeting and/or hearing is automatically required 21 days Yes No No
Ukraine Yes No Direct environmental impacts, Cumulative environmental impacts, Social impacts, Cultural impacts, Health impacts, Other Scoping, Public Meetings and/or public hearings, Review of final EIA Yes Yes Public meeting and/or hearing is automatically required 25-35 days Yes Yes No
Botswana Yes No Direct environmental impacts, Cumulative environmental impacts, Social impacts, Cultural impacts, Health impacts, Economic impacts, Other Scoping, Public Meetings and/or public hearings, Review of final EIA Sometimes Yes The proposed project is controversial, Ministry or agency has discretion to decide whether to hold a meeting and/or hearing 28 days Yes Yes Yes
Pakistan No Direct environmental impacts, Cumulative environmental impacts Public Meetings and/or public hearings, Review of final EIA Yes Yes Public meeting and/or hearing is automatically required 0 30 Yes Yes Yes
Nepal Yes No Direct environmental impacts, Cumulative environmental impacts Scoping, Public Meetings and/or public hearings, Review of final EIA Yes Yes Public meeting and/or hearing is automatically required 30 Yes Yes No
Japan Yes Yes Direct environmental impacts Scoping, Review of draft EIA, Public Meetings and/or public hearings, Review of final EIA Yes No Public meeting and/or hearing is automatically required 30 30 No Yes No
Liberia Yes No Direct environmental impacts, Cumulative environmental impacts, Social impacts, Cultural impacts, Health impacts, Economic impacts Scoping, Terms of reference, Public Meetings and/or public hearings, Review of final EIA Sometimes Yes Members of the public must request a meeting and/or hearing, The proposed project is controversial 30 Yes Yes Yes
United Kingdom No No Direct environmental impacts, Cumulative environmental impacts, Cultural impacts, Health impacts, Economic impacts Public Meetings and/or public hearings, Review of final EIA Sometimes Yes Ministry or agency has discretion to decide whether to hold a meeting and/or hearing 30 days Yes Yes No
Sri Lanka Sometimes No Scoping, Public Meetings and/or public hearings, Review of final EIA Sometimes Yes Ministry or agency has discretion to decide whether to hold a meeting and/or hearing 30 days Yes Yes No
Malta Yes No Direct environmental impacts, Cumulative environmental impacts, Social impacts, Cultural impacts, Health impacts, Economic impacts, Other Scoping, Review of draft EIA, Public Meetings and/or public hearings, Other Yes Yes Public meeting and/or hearing is automatically required 30 days Yes Yes No
United States Yes No Direct environmental impacts, Cumulative environmental impacts, Social impacts, Cultural impacts, Health impacts, Economic impacts Scoping, Review of draft EIA, Public Meetings and/or public hearings, Review of final EIA Sometimes Yes Ministry or agency has discretion to decide whether to hold a meeting and/or hearing 45 days (may be extended) 30 days Yes Yes No
South Africa Yes No Direct environmental impacts, Cumulative environmental impacts, Social impacts, Cultural impacts, Economic impacts, Other Scoping, Public Meetings and/or public hearings, Review of final EIA Sometimes Yes Other 30 days Yes Yes Yes
Ecuador Yes No Direct environmental impacts, Social impacts, Cultural impacts, Health impacts, Economic impacts Scoping, Public Meetings and/or public hearings, Review of final EIA Yes Yes Public meeting and/or hearing is automatically required 30 days Yes Yes Yes
Trinidad & Tobago Yes Yes Direct environmental impacts, Cumulative environmental impacts, Cultural impacts, Health impacts, Economic impacts Scoping, Terms of reference, Public Meetings and/or public hearings Sometimes Yes Ministry or agency has discretion to decide whether to hold a meeting and/or hearing 0 days 30 days Yes Yes No
Scotland No No Direct environmental impacts, Cumulative environmental impacts, Social impacts, Cultural impacts, Health impacts Public Meetings and/or public hearings, Review of final EIA Sometimes Yes Ministry or agency has discretion to decide whether to hold a meeting and/or hearing 30 days Yes Yes No
Malaysia Yes No Direct environmental impacts, Other Scoping, Review of final EIA No No Ministry or agency has discretion to decide whether to hold a meeting and/or hearing 0 45 days Yes No No
Lao PDR No No Direct environmental impacts, Cumulative environmental impacts, Social impacts, Cultural impacts, Health impacts, Economic impacts, Gender equity Public Meetings and/or public hearings, Review of final EIA Yes Yes Public meeting and/or hearing is automatically required Not specified in law 50 days Yes No Yes
Guyana Yes No Direct environmental impacts, Cultural impacts, Health impacts, Other Scoping, Public Meetings and/or public hearings, Review of final EIA Sometimes Yes Ministry or agency has discretion to decide whether to hold a meeting and/or hearing 60 days Yes Yes No
Kenya Yes No Direct environmental impacts, Cumulative environmental impacts, Social impacts, Cultural impacts, Health impacts, Economic impacts Scoping, Public Meetings and/or public hearings, Review of final EIA Yes Yes Public meeting and/or hearing is automatically required 0 90 Yes Yes Yes
Philippines Yes Yes Direct environmental impacts, Cumulative environmental impacts, Social impacts, Economic impacts, Gender equity Scoping, Terms of reference, Public Meetings and/or public hearings, Review of final EIA Sometimes Yes Members of the public must request a meeting and/or hearing, The proposed project is controversial 0 at least 15 Yes Yes Yes
Colombia Yes Yes Direct environmental impacts, Social impacts, Cultural impacts, Health impacts, Economic impacts Scoping, Terms of reference, Public Meetings and/or public hearings, Review of final EIA Yes Yes Members of the public must request a meeting and/or hearing, The proposed project exceeds a certain size and or cost Not specified Not specified Yes Yes Yes
Pakistan-Balochistan Province No No Review of final EIA Not specified Yes No No
Spain Yes Yes Direct environmental impacts, Cumulative environmental impacts, Social impacts, Cultural impacts Scoping, Terms of reference, Review of draft EIA, Public Meetings and/or public hearings, Review of final EIA Yes Yes Public meeting and/or hearing is automatically required 30 days Not specified No Yes No
Korea No No Direct environmental impacts, Social impacts, Economic impacts Review of draft EIA, Public Meetings and/or public hearings Yes Yes Members of the public must request a meeting and/or hearing 20-40 days Not specified No Yes No
Rwanda Sometimes No Direct environmental impacts, Cumulative environmental impacts, Social impacts, Economic impacts Scoping, Public Meetings and/or public hearings, Review of final EIA Sometimes Yes Ministry or agency has discretion to decide whether to hold a meeting and/or hearing Not specified Yes No Yes
Myanmar Yes No Direct environmental impacts, Cumulative environmental impacts, Social impacts, Cultural impacts, Health impacts, Economic impacts Scoping, Public Meetings and/or public hearings, Review of final EIA Yes Yes Public meeting and/or hearing is automatically required Not specified Yes Yes No
Vietnam No No Direct environmental impacts, Social impacts, Cultural impacts, Economic impacts Public Meetings and/or public hearings Yes Yes Public meeting and/or hearing is automatically required Not specified No No No
Bolivia Yes No Direct environmental impacts, Cumulative environmental impacts, Social impacts, Economic impacts Scoping, Public Meetings and/or public hearings, Review of final EIA Yes Yes Public meeting and/or hearing is automatically required Not specified Yes Yes No
Uganda Yes Yes Direct environmental impacts, Cumulative environmental impacts, Social impacts, Cultural impacts, Health impacts, Economic impacts, Gender equity Scoping, Terms of reference, Public Meetings and/or public hearings, Review of final EIA Sometimes Yes Ministry or agency has discretion to decide whether to hold a meeting and/or hearing N/A The NEA 2020 regulations do not specify a time period for public comment. Instead, the Authority will designate the time period on a project-specific basis in the invitation for comments. NEA 2020 Reg. sec. 20(1), (3) Yes Yes Yes
Ghana Yes No Direct environmental impacts, Social impacts, Cultural impacts, Health impacts, Economic impacts, Other Scoping, Public Meetings and/or public hearings, Review of final EIA Sometimes Yes The proposed project is controversial 0 unspecified Yes Yes No
Afghanistan Yes Direct environmental impacts, Cumulative environmental impacts, Social impacts, Cultural impacts, Health impacts, Economic impacts Scoping, Public Meetings and/or public hearings, Review of final EIA Yes Yes Public meeting and/or hearing is automatically required Variable Yes Yes No
Nigeria Yes Direct environmental impacts, Cumulative environmental impacts, Social impacts, Health impacts, Economic impacts Scoping, Public Meetings and/or public hearings, Review of final EIA Sometimes Yes The proposed project is controversial, Ministry or agency has discretion to decide whether to hold a meeting and/or hearing Variable Yes Yes No
Belize No No Direct environmental impacts, Cumulative environmental impacts, Social impacts, Cultural impacts Review of final EIA Sometimes Yes Ministry or agency has discretion to decide whether to hold a meeting and/or hearing Variable Yes Sometimes No
Costa Rica Yes Yes Direct environmental impacts, Cumulative environmental impacts, Social impacts, Economic impacts Scoping, Terms of reference, Public Meetings and/or public hearings, Review of final EIA Yes Yes Members of the public must request a meeting and/or hearing, Ministry or agency has discretion to decide whether to hold a meeting and/or hearing Variable Variable Yes Yes No