Audouin, Michelle ALochner, Paul ATarr, P2012-05-222012-05-222011-01Audouin, M, Lochner, P and Tarr, P. 2011. SEA in Southern Africa. Handbook of Strategic Environmental Assessment. Earthscan. Oxford, UK.9781844073658http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5872Copyright: Taylor & Francis, Oxford, UK.On a continent where the livelihoods of the majority of Africans are closely linked to the health of the natural environment, and where poverty and land degradation has increased in recent decades, there is a critical need for sustainable management of the resource base and the ecosystem services that this provides. Most southern African countries already have environmental assessment and management policies and legislation in place and specific provision for strategic environmental assessment (SEA) exists in a number of them. Despite these trends, however, the opportunities that SEA can offer to facilitate sustainable development are not being realized. In this chapter, the authors describe the emergence of SEA in the post-colonial, democratic context of southern Africa, provide an overview of the recent developments and argue that there is considerable scope for SEA to have a greater impact on sustainable development than it does at present. The metaphor used is that current practice of SEA is but ‘the ear of the hippo’ . . .there is huge potential beneath the surface.enSEASustainable developmentLivelihoodHealthNatural environmentStrategic environmental assessmentPovertyLand degradationBook ChapterAudouin, M. A., Lochner, P. A., & Tarr, P. (2011). SEA in Southern Africa., <i>Workflow;6368</i> Earthscan. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5872Audouin, Michelle A, Paul A Lochner, and P Tarr. "SEA in Southern Africa" In <i>WORKFLOW;6368</i>, n.p.: Earthscan. 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5872.Audouin MA, Lochner PA, Tarr P. SEA in Southern Africa.. Workflow;6368. [place unknown]: Earthscan; 2011. [cited yyyy month dd]. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5872.TY - Book Chapter AU - Audouin, Michelle A AU - Lochner, Paul A AU - Tarr, P AB - On a continent where the livelihoods of the majority of Africans are closely linked to the health of the natural environment, and where poverty and land degradation has increased in recent decades, there is a critical need for sustainable management of the resource base and the ecosystem services that this provides. Most southern African countries already have environmental assessment and management policies and legislation in place and specific provision for strategic environmental assessment (SEA) exists in a number of them. Despite these trends, however, the opportunities that SEA can offer to facilitate sustainable development are not being realized. In this chapter, the authors describe the emergence of SEA in the post-colonial, democratic context of southern Africa, provide an overview of the recent developments and argue that there is considerable scope for SEA to have a greater impact on sustainable development than it does at present. The metaphor used is that current practice of SEA is but ‘the ear of the hippo’ . . .there is huge potential beneath the surface. DA - 2011-01 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - SEA KW - Sustainable development KW - Livelihood KW - Health KW - Natural environment KW - Strategic environmental assessment KW - Poverty KW - Land degradation LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2011 SM - 9781844073658 T1 - SEA in Southern Africa TI - SEA in Southern Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5872 ER -