mitigation

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 % Discuss the importance of mitigation in EIA and possible measures
 % to address the potential impacts of the proposed development
 
+reading 3.5
+- mitigation is not only reducing impacts but also:
+  - avoidance
+  - preservation (prevent future actions through legislation)
+  - minimisation (most common; technical approach)
+  - rehabilitation / restoration (problem: if a project approval is
+    coupled to clean-up works, it's a bit unfair)
+
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+
 from NIWA:
 http://www.niwa.co.nz/our-science/freshwater/tools/kaitiaki_tools/land-use/meat-processing/impacts/chemical-contaminates-and-meat-and-dairy-processing/mitigation
 
@@ -26,4 +37,5 @@ to soils, such as pasture or farm land, thereby recycling nutrients.
 Dependent on the amount of nutrients removed by plants or other means,
 nutrients can be lost to groundwater or be washed into open water
 bodies where they accelerate the process of
-eutrophication \parencite{chemical}.
+eutrophication \parencite{chemical}. Hence, this attempt at
+minimisation will itself be in need of an impact assessment.