Handbook, Guidelines & Action Plans

Handbook on EIA in Sabah (Third Edition).
This is the third edition of the Handbook on Environmental Impact Assessment in Sabah, revised from the second edition which was published in 2005. While the legislative basis of this edition remains the same as the second edition, namely the Environment Protection Enactment 2002 and the Prescribed Activities Order 2005, the objective of this update is to further improve the implementation of the environmental assessment system in Sabah.
This online version is only available until chapter one. Please contact the Assessment Sector, EPD to purchase the hardcopy version in order to have access to all of the information contained in this handbook.

Appendix A - Data Dictionary
This data dictionary is a document to guide environmental consultants for submission of spatial data to Environment Protection Department (EPD). This dictionary has been prepared primarily for the application of projects that are classified as Prescribed Activity under the Environmental Protection Enactment (Prescribed Activities) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Order 2005 that requires submission of Proposal for Mitigation Measures (PMM) report or Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report.
Click here to download the GIS sample data.

EIA Guidelines for Forest Harvesting (Logging) and Forest Plantation Establishment.
These guidelines provides an overview of the important environmental issues, impacts, mitigation measures and monitoring programmes that need to be considered when undertaking logging and forest plantation activities.
ACTION PLANS

Pelan Tindakan Pembersihan Pantai Akibat Tumpahan Minyak Negeri Sabah.
PTPP Sabah kemaskini tahun 2021 adalah merupakan satu panduan yang boleh dirujuk oleh agensi atau jabatan di Negeri Sabah apabila berlaku tumpahan minyak dan boleh diaktifkan pada bila-bila masa dalam melaksanakan kerja-kerja pembersihan pantai akibat pencemaran minyak.