Strategic environmental assessment (SEA) is a systematic decision support process aiming to ensure that environmental and possibly other sustainability aspects are considered effectively in policy, plan, and program making. In this context, following Fischer (2007) …

EIA and SEA: their inter-relationship and role as instruments for sustainable development 4th Meeting of the Parties to the UNECE Convention on EIA in a Transboundary Context (Espoo, 1991), Bucharest, 20 May 2008 “The Convention ten years after its entry into force: future directions” William Sheate

2006年12月15日 · European legislation sets out basic requirements regarding environmental impact assessments (EIA) and strategic environmental assessments (SEA) at national level. For example, the EIA Directive stipulates the individual steps that EU Member States must take when carrying out an EIA as well as the types of projects.

Environmental Impact Assessment • “Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a process of evaluating the likely environmental impacts of a proposed project or development, taking into account inter-related socio-economic, cultural and human-health impacts, both beneficial and

An SEA is an integrated assessment of regional accumulative impact and is used to enable the development of a sustainability framework to inform continuous decision-making over a period. An SEA follows the same principles as an EIA where the focus is on combining environmental, social and economic considerations.

2005年12月16日 · This report provides information and guidance on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) good practice. It is intended as a resource for those who are involved in EIA/SEA practice, training and professional development.

The SEA Directive’s objectives are to provide a high level of protection to the environment and contribute to integrating environmental considerations into the preparation, adoption and implementation of plans and programmes to promote sustainable development.

It contains background information on the evolution, concepts and principles of SEA, based on existing literature. It also refers to existing legislation, procedure and guidance on SEA, reproducing examples from different international contexts.

Legal framework for SEA comprises Law on Environmental Protection (No. 8934, 2002) and the EIA Law (No. 8990, 2003). However, SEA regulation is not yet fully in line with the SEA Protocol. EIA Law treats SEA as an extension of EIA and uses the same requirements for scoping and SEA reports as for EIA.

What is SEA/EIA •SEA is “a systematic and anticipatory process, undertaken to analyze the environmental effects of proposed plans, programmes and other strategic actions and to integrate the findings into decision-making”. •EIA is “a systematic process to identify, predict and evaluate the environmental effects of proposed actions and