Institute for European Environmental Policy


  • 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
  • How well has EU Cohesion Policy supported energy efficiency in buildings?

    IEEP, with Danish consultancy Ramboll, has evaluated the contributions of the 2007-2013 Cohesion Policy programmes to energy efficiency in public and residential buildings.

    energy
    EU budget
    EU funding
    regional policy
    structural funds 
    30 Nov 2015
  • Guidelines for biodiversity proofing the EU budget

    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
  • Biodiversity proofing of the EU budget

    This study shows how more can be done to firstly avoid and minimize detrimental impacts of EU funding on biodiversity, and secondly to increase biodiversity benefits.

    agri-environment
    agriculture
    biodiversity
    cohesion policy
    Common Fisheries Policy
    energy
    Environmental Impact Assessment
    Environmental Policy Integration
    EU funding
    financial instruments
    fisheries
    Habitats Directive
    impact assessment
    marine
    policy instruments
    regional policy
    Strategic Environmental Assessment
    structural funds
    sustainability criteria
    territorial cohesion
    transport 
    18 Feb 2013
  • Socio-economic importance of ecosystem services in the Nordic countries

    New TEEB-inspired regional assessment (published on 31 January) shows that nature and its ecosystem services are of high socio-economic significance for the Nordic countries. In order to be truly sustainable, Nordic economic systems need to build on a more comprehensive appreciation and understanding of the value of natural capital.

    agri-environment
    biodiversity
    carbon capture and storage
    ecosystem services
    financial instruments
    fisheries
    green economy
    indicators
    marine
    Maritime Policy
    Natura 2000
    natural resources
    nature conservation
    payment for ecosystem services
    regional policy
    sustainable development
    TEEB
    water quality
    wetland 
    30 Jan 2013
  • Increasing regional prosperity by investing in nature: Guidance to mainstream biodiversity

    Investment in natural capital through the conservation of biodiversity and ecosystems has a lot to offer for regional development. A new publication authored by IEEP provides guidance on integrating biodiversity into EU Regional Development Fund (ERDF) in 2014-2020.

    biodiversity
    ecosystem services
    EU budget
    financial instruments
    Natura 2000
    nature conservation
    regional policy 
    23 Oct 2012
  • Developing a Territorial Approach for the CAP

    A timely discussion paper explaining how a territorial approach can be developed within rural development policy and other aspects of the CAP.

    CAP
    public goods
    regional policy
    territorial cohesion 
    18 Jul 2011

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