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Management of Risk to the Environment resulting from an activity:
The environment evolves naturally dependent on the impacts that activities may impose. It is these threats to the environment arising from activities, or rather the activities that lead to the threats that are (or are not) managed.
What is Environmental Management:
Minimisation of the effect of an activity on the environment through implementation of a structured management program.
Environmental management is an application of the Risk Management Process and the fundamental principles apply:
The Environmental Management System (EMS): To prevent or reduce harmful impacts while promoting positive
impacts on the environment and satisfying legal, industry, company requirements and community expectations.