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ACTION ACTION
Study EIA approval Translate conditions into EMP
STEP conditions STEP preparer executable actions
01 ACTION By 02 ACTION By
EMP preparer
EMP preparer
ACTION ACTION
Prepare cost estimate Make declaration
STEP STEP
03 ACTION By 04 ACTION By
Project proponent
EMP preparer
Figure 1.2: : Important steps that need to be considered while preparing
WMP/EMP reports (Adopted from DOE).
1.3 WHO WILL PREPARE WMP 1.4 PURPOSE OF THE GUIDANCE
Since the WMP is a part of EMP and contributes DOCUMENT
to the EIA process, thus it shall be prepared by
a Qualified Person only after DOE approves an This Guidance Document for Preparation and
EIA. Since WMP is a legal requirement for Submission of a Wildlife Management Plan
activities prescribed under Section 34A Act (WMP) (hereinafter referred to as Guidance
127, it specifies that any person intending to Document) is prepared to guide Project
carry out any project activities is required to Proponents, Qualified Persons, and other
appoint a Qualified Person to conduct a WMP wildlife-related practitioners in the
under EMP and to submit a report to the preparation and submission of WMP reports
Director General of PERHILITAN. to produce quality reports in a timely manner.
The Guidance Document serves not only as
The criteria for approval as a Qualified Person the primary guidance and resource document
to conduct a Wildlife Study for EIA and WMP for Project Proponents and Qualified Persons
are as follows. (consultants) but also as a useful reference for
project compliance monitoring authorities
an individual who has been registered under and the relevant stakeholders. Compliance
the EIA Consultant Registration Scheme with with the requirements in this Guidance
i the DOE (see Guidance Document on EIA Document will fulfil the Project Proponent’s
Consultant Registration Scheme, 2019), obligation stated under the new amendment.
This Guidance Document clearly explains the
registered as Subject Consultant under only requirements to be complied with at each
ONE area of expertise, either Terrestrial stage of the WMP procedure: Preparation of
Fauna, Forestry or Aquatic Ecology (see
ii WMP report (see also Figure 1.2), WMP report
Guidance Document on EIA Consultant submission, WMP report review and approval,
Registration Scheme, 2019), and WMP monitoring and compliance (see
next chapter). Strict adherence to the
attended the Induction Course for Wildlife stipulated requirements will produce quality
Impact Study (WIS) and Wildlife WMP reports that can be processed and
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Management Plan (WMP) consultants offered approved by the Department of Wildlife and
by PERHILITAN, and National Parks (PERHILITAN) confidently and
within the stipulated period. It also avoids
approved by PERHILITAN as a Qualified costly implications due to the need to submit
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Person to conduct wildlife studies for EIA additional information before making a final
and WMP. decision on the WMP reports.
In this Guidance Document, the terms Moreover, the Guidance Document presented
Qualified Person and WMP Consultant are here is designed to improve the effectiveness
used interchangeably. A general overview of in the preparation of the WMP Report
the EIA and WMP procedure in Peninsular through:
Malaysia is illustrated in Figure 1.1, while the
details are discussed in Chapters 3 and 4.
GUIDANCE DOCUMENT FOR PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT PLAN (WMP) IN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA) 05
