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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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Briefing and three product fiches explore circular economy solutions for reducing the flow of plastic waste into the oceans.
Circular economy
eco-labelling
economics
landfill
marine
Marine litter
Marine Strategy Framework Directive
Maritime Policy
market based instruments
packaging
policy instruments
pollution
producer responsibility
sustainability criteria
sustainable consumption and production
sustainable development
waste
Waste Framework Directive
water
Water Framework Directive
water quality
24 Oct 2016
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They are more than just a nature conservation tool – a study by IEEP shows how EU Marine Protected Areas help to maintain and improve the provision of a wide range of ecosystem services and related socio-economic benefits.
ecosystem services
fisheries
marine
marine protected areas
Marine Strategy Framework Directive
Natura 2000
nature conservation
protected area
27 May 2016
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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
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There many physical, biological and social characteristics of marine systems which are slow to change. Understanding these is important if marine managers are to develop effective targets and measures to deliver environmental improvements.
Common Fisheries Policy
ecosystem approach
fisheries
governance
marine
Marine Strategy Framework Directive
Maritime Policy
multilateral environmental agreements
pollution
water quality
18 Dec 2014
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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
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This is a chapter of IEEP’s Manual of European Environmental Policy. In this chapter the development of EU water pollution policy is explored, including the Water Framework Directive, the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, and other directives and policies covering flooding; water scarcity; and dangerous substances in water.
benefits of legislation
better regulation
environmental action programme
fisheries
flooding
marine
marine protected areas
Marine Strategy Framework Directive
Maritime Policy
27 Nov 2014
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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
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Achieving Good Environmental Status in the Black Sea is particularly challenging due to governance structure. This paper explores this in relation to eutrophication and fisheries management.
agri-environment
candidate countries
Common Fisheries Policy
ecosystem approach
fisheries
governance
marine
Marine Strategy Framework Directive
Maritime Policy
multilateral environmental agreements
pollution
Water Framework Directive
water quality
14 Oct 2014
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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
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IEEP’s Marianne Kettunen gave a presentation at the Helsinki Convention (HELCOM) Jubilee Session on the understanding and valuation of marine ecosystem services, Helsinki, 5 Mar 2014.
biodiversity
ecosystem approach
ecosystem services
fisheries
Marine Strategy Framework Directive
Maritime Policy
nature conservation
13 Mar 2014
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IEEP’s Marianne Kettunen outlined key perspectives on the valuation of coastal and marine ecosystem services in a regional workshop on the Valuation of Marine and Coastal Ecosystem Services in the Baltic Sea, Stockholm (7-8 Nov 2013)
biodiversity
ecosystem services
ecosystems
fisheries
Marine Strategy Framework Directive
nature conservation
19 Nov 2013
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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
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The Marine Strategy Framework Directive requires Member States to apply an “ecosystem approach to marine management”. This report defines the ecosystem approach and puts it into context by describing the challenges of applying it across Europe’s seas.
Common Fisheries Policy
ecosystem approach
ecosystem services
Environmental Policy Integration
fisheries
governance
marine
Marine Strategy Framework Directive
Maritime Policy
07 Feb 2012
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Volume 12 of the Journal of International Maritime Law contains a paper by IEEP's Andrew Farmer on the proposed EU marine strategy Directive, including details of its contents and development and how it ...
marine
Marine Strategy Framework Directive
25 May 2006