Environmental Guidelines for Small-Scale Activities in Africa
2nd Edition

   
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About the Small-Scale Guidelines

The Small Scale Guidelines is Africa Bureau's principal source of sector-specific environmental guidance. The 1st edition of the Guidelines were published in 1996*. For the 2nd edition, the Guidelines have been completely updated and expanded.

The Guidelines are a work in progress. Modules will be updated and new modules added over time. Check this page to be assured of using the most recent version.

NOTE: the Guidelines are advisory only. They are not official USAID regulatory guidance or policy. Following the practices and approaches outlined in the Guidelines does not assure compliance with USAID Environmental Procedures or host country environmental requirements.

Contents and downloads

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Covers and Prefaces
  • External Cover
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  • Table of Contents,
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Part I: Introduction
  • I.01 About These Guidelines
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  • I.02 Environmentally Sound Design
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Part II: Sector-Specific Guidelines
  • II.00 Introduction
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  • II.01 Agriculture and Irrigation
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  • II.02 Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM)
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  • II.03 Construction
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  • II.04 Ecotourism
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  • II.05 Energy Sources for Development
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  • II.06 Fisheries and Aquaculture
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  • II.07 Forestry: (Forest Management, Plantations, & Agroforestry)
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  • II.08 Healthcare Waste
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  • II.09 Housing
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  • II.10 Humanitarian Response & Disaster Assistance
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  • II.11 Livestock
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  • II.12 Integrated Pest Management
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  • II.13 Safer Pesticide Use
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  • II.14 Rural Roads
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  • II.15 Solid Waste
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  • II.16 Water Supply and Sanitation
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Part III: Micro & Small Enterprises
  • III.1 Introduction - MSEs & the Environment
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  • III.2 Mechanisms for MSEs to Control Environmental Impact
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  • III.3 Institutionalizing Environmental Capacity
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  • III.4 Sub-Sector Specific CP Briefings
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  • III.4.1 Brick & Tile Production
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  • III.4.2 Food Processing
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  • III.4.3 Leather Processing
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  • III.4.4 Metal Finishing
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  • III.4.5 Small-Scale Mining
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  • III.4.6 Wet Textile Operations
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  • IIII.5 Resources
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  • III.6 Annexes
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Part IV: Topic Briefing
  • IV.1 Topic Briefing - Introduction to EIA
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Download the 1st edition of the Guidelines (1996)
  • 1996 Small-Scale Guildelines
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Comments
All comments, corrections and suggestions pertaining the Small Scale Guidelines are welcome. Comments should be sent to the ENCAP Core Team. Faxed or written comments should be sent to:

Wes Fisher
The Cadmus Group
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Watertown, MA 02472
USA
Fax +1.617.673.7001


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