PPS 2 Natural Heritage·Page 13·2.20
Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)
European Directive 2001/42/EC on Strategic Environmental Assessment, transposed into Northern Ireland law through the Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations (NI) 2004, aims to provide high-level environmental protection and integrate environmental considerations into the preparation of plans and programmes to promote sustainable development.
Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA): European Directive 2001/42/EC "on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment", commonly referred to as the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Directive, is transposed into Northern Ireland law by the Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations (NI) 2004. The objective of SEA is to provide for a high level of protection of the environment and to contribute to the integration of environmental consideration into the preparation and adoption of plans and programmes with a view to promoting sustainable development.
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