Institute for European Environmental Policy


  • 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
  • Wildlife crime and the EU

    Wildlife crime threatens global biodiversity. The EU is both a destination and a transit region for illegally-traded products. A new study for the European Parliament summarises the situation in Europe and offers policy recommendations in view of the upcoming EU Action Plan. A set of in-depth case studies outline the situation in five EU countries.

    biodiversity
    birds
    Convention on Biological Diversity
    ecosystems
    enforcement
    fisheries
    marine
    marine protected areas
    natural resources
    nature conservation
    policy instruments
    trade 
    20 Apr 2016
  • The importance of tackling environmental crime

    IEEP supported the final conference of the EU EFFACE project, focusing on the importance of adopting improved measures to tackle environmental crime.

    benefits of legislation
    Common Fisheries Policy
    enforcement
    EU institutions
    fisheries
    governance
    monitoring
    multilateral environmental agreements
    waste
    WEEE 
    03 Mar 2016
  • 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
  • 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
  • Running out of time? Stepping up action for Europe's environment

    New report by IEEP launched at high-level conference in Brussels.

    biodiversity
    climate change
    ecosystem services
    energy
    enforcement
    environmental action programme
    environmental fiscal reform
    Environmental Policy Integration
    environmental taxation
    environmentally harmful subsidies
    EU 2020 strategy
    EU budget
    EU funding
    governance
    green economy
    impact assessment
    market based instruments
    monitoring
    natural resources
    nature conservation
    policy instruments
    renewable energy
    resource use
    waste 
    05 Dec 2012
  • The EU Water Blueprint: Assessing the policy options

    The Water Blueprint proposes action to address 12 key problems for Europe’s waters. An IEEP led study found that improved guidance, information system, data exchange and funding were the best instruments to address many of these problems, with limited scope for new law.

    adaptation
    agri-environment
    agriculture
    benefits of legislation
    better regulation
    CAP
    climate change
    cohesion policy
    ecosystem services
    enforcement
    Environmental Impact Assessment
    flooding
    governance
    impact assessment
    natural resources
    resource use
    water
    Water Framework Directive
    water quality
    water scarcity 
    15 Nov 2012
  • The Waste Shipment Regulation – practical and enforceable?

    The Waste Shipment Regulation is a major challenge for Member States to implement. IEEP gathered the views and experience of IMPEL members on its practicability and enforceability, to help inform any future legislative development and aid competent authorities to work together to enhance their implementation of the Regulation.

    best practice
    better regulation
    enforcement
    waste 
    02 Jul 2012
  • EU waste law and better compliance: a journey into the unknown

    The EU needs to make a big push to secure better compliance with existing waste law. Non-implementation of EU waste law endangers human health and the environment, distorts competition, and is estimated to cost a total of €90 billion a year.

    benefits of legislation
    better regulation
    co-decision procedure
    comitology
    enforcement
    EU institutions
    incineration
    landfill
    market based instruments
    policy instruments
    pollution
    recycling
    sustainable consumption and production
    waste
    Waste Framework Directive
    WEEE 
    25 May 2012
  • EU waste law: the challenge of better compliance

    Waste management in the EU is improving, but implementation by the Member States of EU waste legislation remains patchy. This paper makes suggestions on how better compliance could be achieved.

    benefits of legislation
    better regulation
    co-decision procedure
    comitology
    enforcement
    EU institutions
    incineration
    landfill
    market based instruments
    policy instruments
    pollution
    recycling
    resource use
    sustainable consumption and production
    waste
    Waste Framework Directive
    WEEE 
    25 May 2012
  • Independent review of the EU Illegal Unreported and Unregulated Regulations

    This review highlights the potential of the EU IUU Regulation to deter illegal fishing and the challenges during the first 18 months of implementation.

    best practice
    better regulation
    Common Fisheries Policy
    enforcement
    fisheries
    monitoring 
    02 Dec 2011
  • Cross-scale governance for water management

    A new paper on the challenges of cross-scale governance for water management has been published.

    adaptation
    agri-environment
    agriculture
    CAP
    climate change
    enforcement
    European Court of Justice
    governance
    industrial pollution
    IPPC
    policy instruments
    water
    Water Framework Directive
    water quality
    water scarcity 
    28 Jun 2011

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