Institute for European Environmental Policy


  • Innovative financing mechanisms for biodiversity: what can Mexico and Europe learn from each other?

    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
  • Integration approach to EU biodiversity financing

    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
  • Fitness Check of the Birds and Habitats Directives

    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
  • The UK Referendum: what it means for the environment and for IEEP

    The UK’s referendum result has implications for environmental outcomes in the UK and across Europe: IEEP will be working to ensure the risks are understood and managed.

    Birds Directive
    enforcement
    Environmental Policy Integration
    EU institutions
    Habitats Directive 
    17 Aug 2016
  • Potential policy and environmental consequences of Brexit

    If the UK decides to leave the EU following the referendum in June, there would be significant consequences, not only for policy, law, and trade relations, but for the environment.

    agriculture
    air quality
    biodiversity
    Birds Directive
    CAP
    Common Fisheries Policy
    EU institutions
    fisheries
    Habitats Directive
    marine protected areas
    Marine Strategy Framework Directive
    Natura 2000
    policy instruments
    pollution
    renewable energy
    subsidiarity
    Water Framework Directive 
    11 Mar 2016
  • A New Vision for Responsible Renewable Energy with a Clear European Dimension

    Renewable energy is key to the decarbonisation of Europe’s energy supply, however, the scale of expansion needed will have significant impacts over a considerable area. This new report suggests how a resource efficient energy system might be delivered in a way that minimises and mitigates impacts on biodiversity and the wider environment.

    biodiversity
    bioenergy
    Birds Directive
    carbon
    climate and energy package
    climate change
    emissions trading
    energy
    greenhouse gases
    Habitats Directive
    land use
    renewable energy
    Strategic Environmental Assessment
    wind turbine 
    26 Nov 2015
  • Conference on the Fitness Check of EU Nature Legislation

    As part of the fitness check of the EU Nature Directives, the European Commission is organising a high-level conference in Brussels on 20 November. The purpose of the conference is to present and discuss the emerging findings from the assessment of evidence and information gathered during the process.

    better regulation
    biodiversity
    Biodiversity Action Plan
    Birds Directive
    Habitats Directive
    Natura 2000 
    17 Nov 2015
  • How is favourable conservation status being defined across the EU?

    The core objective of both nature directives is to achieve a favourable conservation status of European protected habitats and species. An understanding of how these criteria for conservation status have been interpreted and implemented across the Member States is important as greater uniformity in the interpretation could improve the quality of biodiversity reporting at the European level.

    biodiversity
    Birds Directive
    Habitats Directive
    Natura 2000
    nature conservation 
    15 May 2015
  • Public consultation on EU Nature legislation ‘Fitness Check‘ launched

    The ‘Fitness Check’ on EU Nature legislation has moved to a new phase with the launch of an online public consultation. The consultation allows all interested parties throughout the European Union to share their views on the legislation.

    biodiversity
    Birds Directive
    Habitats Directive
    nature conservation
    public participation 
    12 May 2015
  • Access IEEP’s definitive guide to European environmental policy

    The award-winning Manual of European Environmental Policy is now available on IEEP’s website. This archive provides free access to the definitive guide to the development of European environmental policy.

    air quality
    biodiversity
    Birds Directive
    carbon capture and storage
    chemicals
    climate change
    energy
    genetically modified organism
    Habitats Directive
    industrial pollution
    marine
    Marine Strategy Framework Directive
    policy instruments
    pollution
    REACH
    resource use
    transport
    waste
    Waste Framework Directive
    Water Framework Directive 
    09 Dec 2014
  • The Manual: Chapter 9 - Biodiversity

    This is a chapter of IEEP’s Manual of European Environmental Policy. In this chapter the development of the EU biodiversity policy framework is explored, including the Birds and Habitats Directive and other legislation on Genetically Modified Organisms, for example.

    benefits of legislation
    better regulation
    biodiversity
    Biodiversity Action Plan
    Birds Directive
    environmental action programme
    Environmental Impact Assessment
    genetically modified organism
    governance
    Habitats Directive
    impact assessment
    Marine Strategy Framework Directive
    Strategic Environmental Assessment 
    27 Nov 2014
  • IEEP to support the European Commission’s nature legislation fitness check

    As part of its Smart Regulation policy the European Commission is to undertake a Fitness Check of EU Nature legislation, which will comprise a comprehensive assessment of whether the regulatory framework is “fit for purpose”. IEEP is part of a consortium, led by Milieu, that has been awarded the study contract to support the Commission in collecting and assessing evidence for the fitness check.

    better regulation
    biodiversity
    Birds Directive
    enforcement
    European Court of Justice
    Habitats Directive
    nature conservation
    public participation 
    04 Nov 2014
  • Guidance handbook for financing Natura 2000

    An updated ‘Financing Natura 2000 Guidance Handbook’ aims to inform national stakeholders about opportunities for financing the management of Natura 2000 sites through various EU funds during the 2014-2020 period.

    agri-environment
    agriculture
    biodiversity
    Birds Directive
    CAP
    cohesion policy
    Common Fisheries Policy
    ecological network
    ecosystem services
    EU funding
    European Fisheries Fund
    financial instruments
    green economy
    Habitats Directive
    high nature value
    marine protected areas
    market based instruments
    Natura 2000
    nature conservation
    payment for ecosystem services
    protected area
    structural funds 
    11 Sep 2014
  • New guidance for farmland management in Natura 2000

    New guidance for farmland management in Natura 2000 gives agricultural and conservation authorities a step-by-step guide to management and funding measures and practical advice on habitat and species management.

    agri-environment
    agriculture
    biodiversity
    Birds Directive
    grassland
    Habitats Directive
    high nature value
    Natura 2000
    nature conservation 
    29 Aug 2014
  • High Nature Value farming throughout EU-27 and its financial support under the CAP

    This study reviews Member States’ estimates of the extent of HNV farmland and use of RDP measures and the CMEF indicators, then identifies future priorities for CAP support for HNV farming and discusses the support opportunities under the reformed CAP. It offers detailed new evidence about the combined effect of Pillar 1 and Pillar 2 CAP payments on the economic and environmental viability of a typical HNV farming system in three Member States.

    agriculture
    biodiversity
    Biodiversity Action Plan
    Birds Directive
    CAP
    climate change
    cross-compliance
    ecosystems
    Environmental Policy Integration
    EU funding
    financial instruments
    grassland
    Habitats Directive
    high nature value
    indicators
    land use
    livestock
    Natura 2000
    natural resources
    nature conservation
    organic farming
    payment for ecosystem services
    public goods
    soil
    subsidiarity 
    16 May 2014
  • New report: High Nature Value Farming in the EU

    Member States need to make the most of the opportunities under the new Common Agricultural Policy if the declines in HNV farming, critical for meeting our 2020 biodiversity targets, are to be halted.

    agri-environment
    agriculture
    biodiversity
    Birds Directive
    CAP
    climate change
    cross-compliance
    ecosystems
    EU funding
    grassland
    Habitats Directive
    high nature value
    land use
    livestock
    Natura 2000
    organic farming
    payment for ecosystem services
    soil 
    16 May 2014
  • Policy Options to Achieve No Net Loss of Biodiversity

    A new IEEP led study concludes that mandatory biodiversity offsetting is required to achieve no net loss of biodiversity in the EU, but its introduction could be counter-productive if it is not introduced cautiously and regulated strictly. The first priority should be to better implement existing nature conservation measures.

    agriculture
    biodiversity
    Biodiversity Action Plan
    Birds Directive
    ecosystem services
    enforcement
    Environmental Impact Assessment
    environmental liability
    forestry
    habitat banking
    Habitats Directive
    market based instruments
    mitigation
    nature conservation
    offset
    protected area
    Strategic Environmental Assessment 
    08 Apr 2014
  • Environmental policy and the UK’s review of the EU Balance of Competences

    The UK Government’s Balance of Competences review has now taken evidence on 25 subject areas, including the 6 with the most relevance for the Environment. We take stock of the IEEP’s contributions, and consider what a possible UK renegotiation might mean for the environment.

    agriculture
    air quality
    benefits of legislation
    best practice
    better regulation
    biodiversity
    Birds Directive
    climate change
    cohesion policy
    energy
    Environmental Impact Assessment
    EU budget
    EU institutions
    EU treaties
    fisheries
    governance
    Habitats Directive
    industrial pollution
    Marine Strategy Framework Directive
    Natura 2000
    natural resources
    nature conservation
    REACH
    renewable energy
    waste
    Waste Framework Directive
    Water Framework Directive 
    19 Mar 2014
  • Does the EU benefit the UK environment?

    This report considers how environmental policy in the EU effects the UK and looks at some alternatives. Overall the impact within the environmental domain can be judged to be strongly positive to the UK. The action taken has been well balanced, with benefits for human health and welfare and the sustainability of the economy as well as the environment itself.

    air quality
    Birds Directive
    chemicals
    climate change
    economics
    Environmental Impact Assessment
    EU institutions
    EU treaties
    fisheries
    Habitats Directive
    industrial pollution
    landfill
    Marine Strategy Framework Directive
    Natura 2000
    natural resources
    nature conservation
    public participation
    REACH
    recycling
    waste
    Waste Framework Directive
    Water Framework Directive 
    12 Aug 2013
  • Estimating the Overall Economic Value of the Benefits provided by the Natura 2000 Network

    Estimated benefits provided to EU citizens from the EU’s Natura 2000 Network could be in the range of €200 to €300 billion a year.

    biodiversity
    Biodiversity Action Plan
    Birds Directive
    climate change
    ecological network
    economics
    ecosystem approach
    ecosystem services
    ecosystems
    forestry
    Habitats Directive
    high nature value
    Natura 2000
    nature conservation
    payment for ecosystem services
    protected area
    public goods
    TEEB
    water
    water quality
    wetland 
    22 Jun 2012

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