STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS AS A TOOL OF THE ECOLOGICAL POLICY IN UKRAINE
Keywords:
strategic environmental assessment, ecological policy, sustainable development, decision-makingAbstract
Considering the demands of Ukraine’s modern economic development, international obligations, and European principles, the question of the implementation of new effective control levers of the ecological policy in order to attain the economically sustainable development of the country arises. At the general direction of the State strategy of a transition onto the principles of sustainable development, the management of the environment protection and the rational use of natural resources acquire the special urgency.
One of the tools ensuring the balance of the environmental policy is a strategic environmental assessment (SEA) used practically in all countries of the world as a preventing efficient lever. This paper presents the current state of the art of SEA on the basis of the available literature, recent international conferences, and practical experience. It provides an overview of how SEA has evolved, the main schools of thought, and application on the international level. SEA brings about numerous benefits and has a high potential to contribute to the improvement of the decision-making processes, even if it is not used in the full volume.
The aim of the study is to define the expediency of strategic environmental assessments in Ukraine as a tool for regulating the ecological policy.
SEA is often used as a means to reduce the negative environmental effects of the proposed strategic actions. The procedure focuses on a comprehensive analysis of the possible impact of a planned activity on the state of the environment in the short- and long-term periods and on the use of the results to prevent or mitigate environmental impacts. SEA informs about the resistance (efficiency) of strategic decisions, stimulates changes in the mentality, and fosters a culture of strategic decision-making.
Of course, the SEA tool of the innovative environmental policy is still developing, but it has a great potential for the guarantee of a favorable state of the environment, safe vital activity, and rights on ecological benefits and services for the future generations
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