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biodiversity
marine
marine protected areas
19 Jun 2017
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IEEP and partners compare innovative biodiversity financing mechanisms in the EU and Mexico and suggest recommendations for mutual learning.
biodiversity
Birds Directive
Convention on Biological Diversity
environmental fiscal reform
Environmental Policy Integration
environmental taxation
EU 2020 strategy
EU budget
EU funding
EU Sustainable Development Strategy
governance
habitat banking
Habitats Directive
Natura 2000
nature conservation
offset
payment for ecosystem services
policy instruments
structural funds
sustainable development
02 Jun 2017
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IEEP and partners compared innovative biodiversity conservation funding mechanisms in the EU and Mexico.
agri-environment
biodiversity
Convention on Biological Diversity
Environmental Policy Integration
environmental taxation
EU budget
EU funding
EU Sustainable Development Strategy
governance
Natura 2000
nature conservation
offset
payment for ecosystem services
policy instruments
sustainable development
02 Jun 2017
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The European Natura 2000 network provides job opportunities in sectors ranging from conservation and restoration, agriculture, forestry, fisheries to tourism, recreation, and health.
agriculture
biodiversity
ecological network
economics
ecosystem services
ecosystems
fisheries
forestry
green economy
marine
marine protected areas
Natura 2000
natural resources
organic farming
policy instruments
urban
31 May 2017
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IEEP and partners evaluated EU biodiversity conservation funding, including the potential of novel financial instruments
biodiversity
environmental taxation
EU funding
financial instruments
Natura 2000
nature conservation
policy instruments
structural funds
18 Apr 2017
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IEEP and partners evaluate the EU funding landscape for biodiversity conservation. Could a new, dedicated EU fund for biodiversity address the existing financing gap?
biodiversity
environmental taxation
EU funding
financial instruments
Natura 2000
nature conservation
policy instruments
structural funds
05 Apr 2017
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biodiversity
Birds Directive
Environmental Policy Integration
EU budget
EU funding
financial instruments
Habitats Directive
Natura 2000
nature conservation
policy instruments
structural funds
05 Apr 2017
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Improving the use of biodiversity data to inform EU Member States’ Rural Development Programmes, and its use in environmental impact assessments and spatial planning
biodiversity
monitoring
nature conservation
30 Mar 2017
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Improving access to nature can help address health and social challenges across Europe and reduce health inequalities.
air quality
biodiversity
briefings
ecosystem services
Environmental Policy Integration
EU funding
governance
Health
marine
Natura 2000
natural resources
nature conservation
policy instruments
protected area
sustainable development
urban
24 Mar 2017
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A new article, published in Environment and Planning and co-authored by IEEP’s Marianne Kettunen, explores nature conservation practitioners’ views on green infrastructure, including opportunities and risks related to its implementation.
biodiversity
ecological network
ecosystem services
Natura 2000
protected area
21 Mar 2017
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The CAP is failing to reward adequately those livestock farmers who produce public goods. Brexit and CAP reform are opportunities to do better.
agri-environment
agriculture
biodiversity
CAP
climate change
cross-compliance
food
grassland
greenhouse gases
high nature value
land use
livestock
policy instruments
trade
01 Mar 2017
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The UK’s action plan on sustainable use of pesticides aims to reduce the risks and impacts of pesticide use on the environment and encourage alternative approaches and techniques. How is the UK doing?
agriculture
biodiversity
birds
pesticides
policy instruments
water quality
10 Feb 2017
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The UK’s action plan on sustainable use of pesticides aims to reduce the impacts of pesticide use on the environment and encourage alternative approaches. How is the UK doing and how could Brexit change the government’s approach to pesticides?
agriculture
biodiversity
birds
pesticides
policy instruments
water quality
10 Feb 2017
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IEEP’s work on innovative financing for EU biodiversity conservation was presented in Cancun, Mexico at the 13th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity.
biodiversity
ecosystem services
environmental fiscal reform
financial instruments
habitat banking
offset
payment for ecosystem services
21 Dec 2016
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The Nature Directives (i.e. Birds Directive and Habitats Directive) are the key instruments of EU environmental policy; the Fitness Check support study, carried out by Milieu, IEEP and ICF for the European Commission DG-ENV, examined their effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, EU-added value and their coherence with the wider acquis.
agriculture
better regulation
biodiversity
bioenergy
birds
Birds Directive
CAP
EU Sustainable Development Strategy
European Court of Justice
fisheries
forestry
grassland
Habitats Directive
land use
marine protected areas
Marine Strategy Framework Directive
Natura 2000
nature conservation
policy instruments
protected area
regional policy
renewable energy
Strategic Environmental Assessment
sustainable development
wetland
14 Dec 2016
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Ecological Focus Areas are intended to safeguard and improve biodiversity on arable farms in the EU. What evidence is there that they are actually delivering biodiversity on farmland?
agriculture
biodiversity
birds
CAP
cross-compliance
land use
pesticides
policy instruments
01 Dec 2016
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Ecological Focus Areas are intended to safeguard and improve biodiversity on arable farms in the EU. This IEEP study for EEB and BirdLife examined the evidence for potential biodiversity impacts on farmland, taking into account how the areas are being managed.
agriculture
biodiversity
birds
CAP
cross-compliance
land use
pesticides
policy instruments
01 Dec 2016
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Understanding the consequences of increased biomass demand for energy on the environment is central to the development of future policy on renewable energy in Europe. This study seeks to help answer this need by modelling different levels of biomass demand for energy and the consequences for land use and forest based industries.
biodiversity
bioeconomy
bioenergy
Circular economy
climate and energy package
climate change
energy
policy instruments
renewable energy
resource use
waste
19 Oct 2016
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Planetary Boundaries are a scientific approach to exploring critical thresholds to resource use. How can this concept become relevant for policymakers?
agriculture
biodiversity
carbon
climate change
economics
ecosystem services
ecosystems
GDP
green economy
land use
marine
multilateral environmental agreements
natural resources
public goods
resource use
sustainable consumption and production
sustainable development
waste
water
13 Sep 2016
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IEEP will share its expertise on environmental taxation and the reform of environmentally harmful subsidies at a forum event on greening taxation and subsidies in the Pacific region during the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Hawaii.
agriculture
best practice
biodiversity
climate change
Convention on Biological Diversity
economics
energy
environmental fiscal reform
environmental taxation
environmentally harmful subsidies
financial instruments
fisheries
multilateral environmental agreements
natural resources
nature conservation
sustainable development
transport
urban
waste
water
31 Aug 2016