Guidance on integrating climate change and biodiversity into environmental impact assessment

The Guidance on Integrating Climate Change and Biodiversity into Environmental Impact Assessment aims to help Member States improve the way in which climate change and biodiversity are integrated in Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) carried out across the EU. This summary gives a brief overview of the guidelines and recommendations presented in the document. Section 1 contains an introduction explaining the purpose, identifying the target audience and presenting an overview of the contents, to help readers decide when and how to use the guidance. Sections 2 and 3 explain why climate change and biodiversity are so important in EIA and present the relevant EU-level policy background. Section 4 provides advice on how to integrate climate change and biodiversity into selected stages of the EIA process. The annexes provide sources of further reading and links to other relevant information, data, and tools.