The 2016 environmental resource management and decision support project was contracted to the IER by the Environmental Protection Administration to assist the EIA committee’s reviewing process in data collection and analysis, and to provide topic reports. The purposes of the project included the shortening of EIA review process and the simplification of administrative operation. The project team assisted completing the following works: 1) the appointment of specialists, 2) monthly progress reports in data collection and synthesis. The project team assisted in 22 topics regarding the EIA consultation and data collection and synthesis, including 37 cases of third-party review opinions, 24 cases of legal consultation, and 103 cases of fuzzy text screening process.

Environmental Impact Assessment; Environmental Resource management; Environmental Impact Assessment Issue