The trends in SEA implementation may indicate
that South Korea is resolutely though practically proceeding
forward in its SEA implementation (Ahn et al., 2008). Meanwhile,
notable progress of SEA implementation in South Korea
has been the major improvements to the SEA process by
expanding its scope of application, stakeholder engagement
and a revamped SEA reporting format (Song and Kim, 2007).
Furthermore, the revised SEA process interlinks SEA and EIA
througha consistentandsystematicenvironmental criterionby
down-streaming the SEA baseline results and SEA findings for the EIA. SEA prospects seem to be in the development of
sustainable development indicators and capacity building
especially from the local governments