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The strategic environmental assessment of the entire programme area is coordinated with the Programming Committee responsible for the development of the main programme documents, the Managing Authority and Branch Offices of the Programme, the Consortium responsible for the assessment of the Russian programme area (KSC RAS), the company responsible for the assessment of regions in Finland, Sweden and Norway (Anthesis), as well as with authorities responsible for environmental protection, in order to collect and analyze information, achieve understanding and coherence between all stakeholders and. as a result, improve the quality of the future Programme content. The methodology for a strategic environmental assessment o f the Russian programme area includes the following stages1: Stage I: Screening -study of policy documents; -collection of relevant information on the environmental and socio-economic situation; -study of contemporary trends in the field o f ecology and socio-economic development, taking into account regional development strategies and the selected priorities o f the Programme. Stage II: Scoping -defining areas and depth of study, defining context, clarifying goals and objectives. Stage III: Analysis -analysis of the socio-economic and environmental profile of the Russian programme area; -analysis of the Programme strategy compliance with Russia’s regional and national strategies in the field of environmental impact and environmental legislation; -b rie f comparative analysis o f the main socio-economic and environmental indicators of the Russian programme area as o f 2015 as part of the assessment for the programme period 2014-2020 and updated data as of 2021: . Stage IV: Assessment -assessment of the potential Programme impact on the components of the natural and socio-economic environment; -assessment of cumulative impacts taking into account the implementation o f current projects in the Russian programme area. Stage V: Recommendations -formulating recommendations aimed at mitigating possible negative consequences; -suggestions for improving programme measures. Stage VI: Monitoring -recommendations for monitoring at project and programme levels. To assess environmental and social risks in accordance with the Directive, the Consortium analyzed and presented in the Report the following thematic sections: biodiversity in the Russian programme area, its flora and fauna, soils, water, air, climatic factors, cultural heritage, etc.3 The social component was not singled out, since it was included in the development of each section and taken into account in the recommendations. 'In this section, the methodology is systematized in terms of the Directive and its Implementation Guidelines and other related EU documents (for example. Implementing Article 10 of the SEA Directive). The research methodology is described in more detail in the Strategic Environmental Assessment Contract dated 03.06.2021. -Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for cross border cooperation (CBC) 2014-2020 Programme 3https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32001L0042&from=EN 11