As an EIA Consultant you have been requested by a promoter to prepare an EIA for an Integrated Resort Scheme (IRS) project consisting of 150 Villas, an 18 Hole International Level Golf Course and a Marina. The project is situated at Balaclava at about 100 metres from the Balaclava Marine Park. The area is under sugarcane cultivation and there are about 20 artisanal fishermen registered for the region.
a. List the potential impacts of the Integrated Resort Scheme IRS Project and how these will be prevented or mitigated.
b. Describe briefly the different steps in an Environmental Impact Assessment study.
c. Provide the constraints of the process of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in the local context.