Abstract

MENENDEZ NAVARRO, Gema María. STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (SEA): “ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABLE DECISION PROCESS FOR ECUADOR”. Revista San Gregorio [online]. 2017, vol.1, n.19, pp.124-135. ISSN 2528-7907.

Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) as a preventive instrument is focused on ensuring the environmental integration in strategic decision processes. The present work is about good practice analysis of the implementation of SEA in Europe and some Latin American countries, to show its advantages and benefits and to promote the use of this tool in Ecuador, to contribute in the improvement of the planning. SEA is analyzed through the European Directive 2001/42 / EC, as the main idea of the different standard rules, methodologies, guides, different law and manuals from some Latin America countries. In the same way, the current situation in Ecuador about the strategic decision implemented in its Policies, Plans and Programs (PPP), its constant search for sustainable development and the tools used to reach that aim. Ecuador needs to plan, it is based on social, economic and environmental, to achieve a sustainable country and ensure the future of the next generations.

Keywords : Sustainable development; EAE; EIA; Ecuador; environment..

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