Environmental assessment for wind energy
Enviornmental assessment in relation to mitigating impacts of onshore and off-shore wind energy development.
14-10-2024
NCEA publications
Cases, Views, and Experiences
Strategic Environmental Assessment for the Mining Sector
This report provides analysis and case studies that highlight how environmental assessments (SEA) can improve mining sector...
25-04-2024
Strategic Environmental Assessment: Past, Practice, Prospects
With this magazine, the international department of the NCEA marks its 30th Anniversay.
30-03-2024
SEA for sustainable development of the hydropower sector
Publication, substantiated with 5 cases, on how to work towards a more sustainable hydropower sector with the use of SEA.
01-05-2021
Environmental assessment in landscape management
An overview of ten cases on ESIA and SEA in landscape management, published in the framework of the SRJS programme.
11-11-2020
Biodiversity in environmental assessment for infrastructure
The NCEA developed four illustrations of mainstreaming biodiversity in environmental assessment. This one is on infrastructure.
30-12-2017
Biodiversity in environmental assessment for spatial planning
The NCEA developed four illustrations of mainstreaming biodiversity in environmental assessment. This one is on spatial planning.
30-12-2017
Biodiversity in environmental assessment for hydropower
The NCEA developed four illustrations of mainstreaming biodiversity in environmental assessment. This one is on hydropower.
30-12-2017
Biodiversity in environmental assessment for mining
The NCEA developed four illustrations of mainstreaming biodiversity in environmental assessment. This one is on mining.
30-12-2017
Environmental assessment for climate-smart decision-making
Twelve case examples where environmental assessment has contributed to climate -smart development.
30-03-2017
Videos
Strategic Environmental Assessment for planning
Strategic Environmental Assessment supports the planning process of complex decisons concerning policies, programmes, or plans.
20-06-2024
ESIA process step 1: Screening
The purpose of the screening phase is to determine whether a project requires an ESIA.
20-05-2021
ESIA process step 2: Scoping
Scoping aims to identify the issues that really matter in an ESIA.
20-04-2021
ESIA Process step 3: Assessment
The assessment is about gaining a full understanding of the project's impacts and its alternatives.
20-03-2021
ESIA process step 4: Review
The objective of the review phase is to verify if the ESIA report is complete and relevant for decision-making.
20-02-2021
ESIA process step 5: Decision-making
Decision-making as the fifth step of an ESIA process is about approval of the ESIA and issuing permitting conditions.
20-01-2021
ESIA process step 6: Follow-up
Follow-up is about how impacts of a project are managed, monitored, evaluated, and communicated.
20-12-2020
Keysheets
Climate adaptation
Learn how environmental impact assessment can help you to plan for climate adaptation.
15-11-2023
Responsible Mining
ESIA is a powerful starting point to map the risks and opportunities for supplying countries of minerals and metals.
07-10-2023
Open Government
ESIA helps governments to apply good governance principles in every phase of project or plan development.
10-09-2023
Webinars
ESIA and follow up
Webinar about factors of success for good ESIA follow-up and basic elements of a quality Environmental and Social Management Plan.
19-08-2024
Infographics
The role of the NCEA in the Netherlands
06-12-2024
Environmental Impact Assessment procedure in the Netherlands
19-08-2024
Other publications
Taking stock of SEA effectiveness: A digest of expert views
25 years after publishing ‘SEA – Status, Challenges and Future Directions’, Sadler and Verheem revisit the state of SEA.
19-08-2024
SEA – Status, Challenges, and Future Directions
This report (Sadler & Verheem, 1996) documents the state of affairs of Strategic Environmental Assessment in its early days.
26-06-1996
