Step 4 – Mitigation
If an activity has unavoidable, significantly adverse ecological effects, the initiator must take measures to minimise these in accordance with the provisions of the Nature Conservancy Act.
The initiator submits a programme of measures providing a detailed description of the following:
- the activities (or aspects thereof) that will cause adverse effects, when these will be performed and under what circumstances;
- the effects that will be caused, in terms of nature, scale, time and place;
- the preventive measures (their effect, implementation and ultimate result) to be taken in order to minimise the adverse effects.
The competent authority will assess whether the mitigation plan has been adequately substantiated.