5. Review (PHASE IV)
An EMSP (Activity 12) must be reviewed and updated in parallel with and in direct interaction with the program’s other activities. At regular intervals, the outcomes of environmental monitoring and surveillance must be reviewed to determine whether it is appropriate to continue the program as is or to change certain elements: objectives, formulated impact hypotheses, characterization plan or contingency plan. The integration of new scientific knowledge or outcomes obtained from other EMSPs can also contribute to this review and updating process.
Only a periodic review of the EMSPs will make it possible to determine whether these programs completely fulfill their role. Through a periodic review of the EMSPs, it will also be possible to assess the state of our knowledge regarding the actual impacts of the projects and identify the research needs that will lead to the improvement of the assessment tools and the establishment of more effective mitigation measures.