Lesotho - Obtain an EIA Certificate

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Procedure

How to Apply

1. Applicants should submit 15 copies of the EIA project brief (14 hard copies and 1 soft copy), Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Culture, Department of Environmental Impact Assessment office upon which you will be issued with an Acknowledgement letter/receipt.
2. The Director of the Department of Environment will study the EIA project brief and may invite the comments of the relevant Departments and Ministries.
3. The Director will then further assess all report finds from the project report, inspection report (if applicable) and the relevant department ministry report and decide whether to;
4. Approve the project if the project shall not result in significant damage to the environment.
5. Make Suggestion to the applicant to correct and/or redesign the project in line with stakeholders' comments.
6. Reject the project if the Director and/or stakeholders evaluate that the project may cause damage to the environment.
7. You will be notified of the outcome, within 30 days to 60 days, if approved you should re-visit the Department of Environmental Impact Assessment office with the Acknowledgment letter and claim the EIA Certificate.

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Required Documents

• Valid identification document( passport/ID card)
• 15 simple copies of Project brief (14 hard copies and 1 soft copy).

Office Locations & Contacts

MINISTRY OF TOURISM, ENVIRONMENT AND CULTURE
Address: Floor 6 and 7 Post office Building Kingsway Street P.O. Box 52 Maseru, 100
Telephone: +266 22311767 / +266 22313034

Environmental Impact Assessment Department
Telephone: +266 22311767 / +266 5053262
Website: link
Working hours Mon-Fri 8:00am-16:30pm

Eligibility

• Foreign and local developers

Fees

• No fee associated with the service

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Processing Time

• Upon lodging the application the processing period is between 30 to 60 days.

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Required Information

• Full name of the applicant
• Contact details
• Project details
• Location address where the Project is to be carried out

Need for the Document

EIA certificate is an official document issued after an environmental assessment is done on a particular project, this is done so as to determine the environment impact risk the project may have to the surrounding environment.

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