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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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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 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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Ensuring the carbon sustainability of bioenergy requires a new approach in EU policy. This IEEP report spells out a different pathway to the one proposed by the European Commission in the recently released “winter package”.
bioeconomy
bioenergy
carbon
Environmental Policy Integration
forestry
recycling
renewable energy
sustainable consumption and production
09 Dec 2016
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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
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Improving the resource efficient use of wood through cascading the resource from one use to another, requires action throughout the wood flow. Current efforts focus on recovering and re-using waste wood but more could be done with the production and utilisation of wood processing residues and improving the balancing between the material and energy use of wood.
bioeconomy
bioenergy
carbon
Circular economy
Environmental Policy Integration
forestry
recycling
renewable energy
resource use
sustainable consumption and production
waste
Waste Framework Directive
29 Jul 2016
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The March 2016 Beyond GDP newsletter sheds light on the creation of indicators for the Sustainable Development Goals and relates this process to the Europe 2020 and EU Sustainable Development Strategies.
economics
Environmental Policy Integration
EU 2020 strategy
EU Sustainable Development Strategy
GDP
governance
green economy
monitoring
natural resources
policy instruments
resource use
sustainability criteria
sustainable consumption and production
sustainable development
04 Apr 2016
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Promoting the cascading use of wood through policy is one approach to improve resource efficiency and increase the overall availability of wood for use in a variety of sectors.
bioeconomy
bioenergy
carbon
Circular economy
Environmental Policy Integration
forestry
recycling
renewable energy
resource use
sustainable consumption and production
waste
Waste Framework Directive
10 Mar 2016
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The latest edition of the Beyond GDP newsletter explores indicators for a greener economy and for green growth.
economics
Environmental Policy Integration
EU Sustainable Development Strategy
GDP
green economy
indicators
monitoring
policy instruments
sustainable consumption and production
sustainable development
05 Jan 2016
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This is a chapter of IEEP’s Manual of European Environmental Policy. In this chapter, the reader is introduced to European environmental policy, EU institutions and agencies, and the development of EU treaties.
environmental action programme
Environmental Policy Integration
EU 2020 strategy
EU institutions
EU treaties
Lisbon Treaty
marine
natural resources
pesticides
policy instruments
pollution
thematic strategies
urban
27 Nov 2014
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This is a chapter of IEEP’s Manual of European Environmental Policy. This chapter sets out the EU's main funding instruments that have environmental implications, including the European Agriculture funds, the European Fisheries Fund and the Structural and Cohesion funds.
agriculture
CAP
cohesion policy
Environmental Policy Integration
EU budget
EU funding
European Fisheries Fund
financial instruments
fisheries
structural funds
27 Nov 2014
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IEEP’s David Baldock gives his take on the new Commission in the latest edition of our newsletter. Read about how IEEP is raising ambition for the next EU climate and energy package, plus: priorities and policy options for a circular economy, payments for farmland biodiversity achievements, biodiversity proofing EU spending, and more.
agriculture
biodiversity
CAP
climate and energy package
Environmental Policy Integration
EU 2020 strategy
EU budget
governance
payment for ecosystem services
21 Oct 2014
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This report provides a practical framework to ensure that spending under the EU budget has no negative impacts on biodiversity, and that spending under the EU budget is overall supportive to achieving the biodiversity targets.
agri-environment
agriculture
biodiversity
cohesion policy
Common Fisheries Policy
Environmental Impact Assessment
Environmental Policy Integration
EU budget
EU funding
financial instruments
fisheries
impact assessment
marine
policy instruments
regional policy
Strategic Environmental Assessment
structural funds
sustainability criteria
territorial cohesion
transport
15 Sep 2014
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The concept of sustainable intensification has come into prominence in the context of global food security. This report defines what we mean by sustainable intensification, explains its global logic, discusses what it means for EU agriculture and exemplifies this in three case studies for soil performance, nutrient recycling and biodiversity.
agri-environment
agriculture
biodiversity
CAP
climate change
ecosystem services
Environmental Policy Integration
food
high nature value
land use
Less Favoured Areas
livestock
natural resources
organic farming
policy instruments
public goods
resource use
sustainability criteria
sustainable consumption and production
25 Jul 2014
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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
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Co-authored by IEEP staff, the Manual is for anyone who is considering or currently undertaking a TEEB country study. Its purpose is to provide guidance throughout the entire TCS cycle, from initiation to policy analysis and ecosystem service valuations, communicating findings, and using results to support decision making.
benefits of legislation
best practice
economics
ecosystem approach
ecosystem services
ecosystems
Environmental Policy Integration
nature conservation
payment for ecosystem services
protected area
public goods
sustainable development
TEEB
25 Jul 2013
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A report for the Nordic Council of Ministers reviewing five different approaches to natural capital accounting and exploring their links with biodiversity and ecosystems.
biodiversity
Biodiversity Action Plan
Convention on Biological Diversity
economics
ecosystem approach
ecosystem services
ecosystems
Environmental Policy Integration
GDP
green economy
indicators
nature conservation
public goods
sustainable development
TEEB
18 Jun 2013
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This guidance document has been prepared to support practitioners of National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans to update their plans to incorporate biodiversity and ecosystem service values. Six in depth country case studies provide common lessons of good practice.
biodiversity
Biodiversity Action Plan
Convention on Biological Diversity
economics
ecosystem approach
ecosystem services
ecosystems
Environmental Policy Integration
green economy
indicators
natural resources
nature conservation
public goods
resource use
sustainable development
04 Jun 2013
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IEEP has just produced a roadmap and guidance document to help practitioners to incorporate biodiversity and ecosystem values into their NBSAPs. See case study examples and tune into the webinars on June 5 and 7.
biodiversity
Biodiversity Action Plan
Convention on Biological Diversity
economics
ecosystem services
ecosystems
Environmental Policy Integration
green economy
indicators
natural resources
nature conservation
public goods
sustainable development
04 Jun 2013