NCEA Podcast – Episode 1
Joint governance and decision-making: can SEA play a role? Episode 1 with Dr. Karim Samoura
18-02-2026
Videos and publications
Podcasts
Videos
How to prepare for a Strategic Environmental Assessment
This short animation covers three key aspects in the preparatory phase of an SEA (EN/FR/ES/PO).
20-05-2025
Strategic Environmental Assessment for planning
SEA supports the planning process of complex decisons concerning policies, programmes, or plans (EN/FR/ES/PO).
20-06-2024
ESIA process step 1: Screening
The purpose of the screening phase is to determine whether a project requires an ESIA (EN/FR/ES/PO).
20-05-2021
ESIA process step 2: Scoping
Scoping aims to identify the issues that really matter in an ESIA (EN/FR/ES/PO).
20-04-2021
ESIA Process step 3: Assessment
The assessment is about gaining a full understanding of the project's impacts and its alternatives (EN/FR/ES/PO).
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 (EN/FR/ES/PO).
20-02-2021
ESIA process step 5: Decision-making
Decision-making is about approval of the ESIA and issuing permitting conditions (EN/FR/ES/PO).
20-01-2021
ESIA process step 6: Follow-up
Follow-up is about how impacts of a project are managed, monitored, evaluated, and communicated (EN/FR/ES/PO).
20-12-2020
Annual Report
Annual Report 2025
08-07-2026
Annual Report 2024
11-06-2025
Other reports
Voices for Climate Action Report 2022-2025
Report about the activities under the strategic partnerschip between WWF-NL and the NCEA between 2022-2025.
07-01-2026
NCEA Partner conference 2025 – Report
Report of the NCEA Partner Conference, held in Saly (Senegal) in 2025, including lessons learnt and main reflections.
01-11-2025
Cases, Views, and Experiences
Strategic Environmental Assessment Mining Case
This publication looks at the SEA for the Zambezi Valley to explain how an SEA for mining can be successfully carried out.
11-08-2026
SEA for offshore activities: wind energy – Case of the North Sea
The case of the North Sea shows how environmental assessment can help to find a good balance between growing offshore wind...
28-04-2025
Environmental assessment for wind energy
Enviornmental assessment in relation to mitigating impacts of onshore and off-shore wind energy development.
14-10-2024
Strategic Environmental Assessment for the Mining Sector
This report provides analysis and case studies that highlight how SEA can improve mining sector governance.
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
Keysheets
Mineral Resources Governance
Impact assessment is a powerful starting point to support good governance of mineral resources. Learn more!
12-08-2026
Climate adaptation
Learn how environmental impact assessment can help you to plan for climate adaptation.
11-08-2026
Green Hydrogen
Environmental and social assessment can help make good decisions about green hydrogen investments. Read more!
10-08-2026
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
Webinar SEA for Hydropower
In this webinar we discuss lessons learnt and recommendations based on an evaluation of SEAs for hydropower development.
14-12-2021
Infographics
The SEA Process
28-04-2025
The ESIA Process
28-04-2025
Participation and Environmental Assessment
04-04-2025
The role of the NCEA in the Netherlands
06-12-2024
Environmental Impact Assessment procedure in the Netherlands
19-08-2024
Other publications
Voices for Climate Action Report 2022-2025
Report about the activities under the strategic partnerschip between WWF-NL and the NCEA between 2022-2025.
07-01-2026
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
