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The PEGASUS project publishes its first Newsletter

Welcome to the first newsletter of the PEGASUS project! It provides information on the project’s progress to date and details on the 34 case studies currently underway in 10 EU countries examining how to ensure the improved delivery of public goods and ecosystem services in different farming and forestry situations.

agriculture
air quality
biodiversity
CAP
carbon capture and storage
climate change
ecosystem services
ecosystems
forestry
natural resources
soil
water

24 May 2016
Learning the lessons from CAP greening

What is the most cost-effective way to encourage basic environmental management across the farmed countryside in the EU-28? Learning from experience to date in greening Pillar 1 of the CAP, this report considers a range of options to increase the environmental added value from greening.

biodiversity
CAP
climate change
governance
soil
water

20 Apr 2016
CAP greening: what are its environmental prospects?

A significant injection of money was agreed for ‘green’ farming practices under the recent CAP reform. This report examines the environmental impact these measures are likely to have on the ground and concludes that Member States’ implementation choices appear to have much diminished the chances of the greening measures delivering significant additional environmental benefits.

agriculture
biodiversity
CAP
carbon
cross-compliance
EU funding
soil
water

13 Nov 2015
The Manual: Chapter 13 - Sectoral policies

This is a chapter of IEEP’s Manual of European Environmental Policy. This chapter sets out the development of some of the most important links between EU environmental policy and other policy areas, such as agriculture, forestry, fisheries, transport, trade, and so on.

agriculture
air quality
biodiversity
biofuels
CAP
carbon
climate change
Common Fisheries Policy
emissions trading
energy
fisheries
forestry
greenhouse gases
land degradation
land use
Maritime Policy
renewable energy
soil
trade
transport

27 Nov 2014
Space for energy crops – An assessment on the potential contribution of Europe’s energy future

The overall energy potential that can be produced from growing dedicated energy crops on ‘spare’ land in the EU is low. This new report explores the potential for the additional production of energy crops in Europe on land not already used for food production, forestry, or providing other important services, and assesses some of the challenges associated with increasing output.

agriculture
bioenergy
biofuels
energy
land use
mitigation
natural resources
renewable energy
resource use
soil
transport

21 May 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
Options for sustainable food and agriculture in the EU

How should Europe respond to the increased demands on our food and agriculture systems arising from global population growth, changing diets, and competing demands on agricultural land? This report offers a view on how the EU could play a role in meeting these challenges in the coming decades and sets out some of the options which merit particular attention.

agriculture
biodiversity
bioenergy
biofuels
climate change
eco-innovation
food
genetically modified organism
land use
livestock
natural resources
recycling
soil
sustainable consumption and production
sustainable development
waste

17 Dec 2013
Europe’s role in feeding the world in 2050

IEEP presents views on how Europe should respond to the increased demands on our food and agriculture systems arising from global population growth, changing diets, and competing demands on agricultural land.

agriculture
biodiversity
bioenergy
biofuels
climate change
eco-innovation
food
genetically modified organism
land use
livestock
natural resources
recycling
resource use
soil
sustainable consumption and production
sustainable development
waste

17 Dec 2013
Interactions between climate change and agriculture; and between biodiversity and agriculture in Europe

What should be Europe’s role in feeding the world in 2050? This IEEP report for the European Parliament describes options for increasing the productivity of European agriculture whilst adapting to climate change, reducing emissions, and providing biodiversity and ecosystem service benefits from agriculture.

adaptation
agri-environment
agriculture
biodiversity
bioenergy
biofuels
birds
climate change
eco-innovation
food
genetically modified organism
high nature value
land use
livestock
mitigation
natural resources
organic farming
recycling
resource use
soil
sustainable consumption and production
sustainable development
waste

29 Oct 2013
Benefit Assessment Manual for Policy Makers: Assessment of Social and Economic Benefits of Enhanced Environmental Protection in the ENPI countries

This benefit Assessment Manual, originally for internal use, has been turned into a Benefit Assessment Manual for policy makers and experts for wider dissemination and provides an understanding of the methodologies applied for the country benefit assessments.

accession countries
air
air quality
better regulation
biodiversity
bioenergy
carbon
carbon capture and storage
climate and energy package
climate change
Convention on Biological Diversity
deforestation
desertification
economics
ecosystem services
ecosystems
fisheries
forestry
greenhouse gases
land degradation
land use
landfill
multilateral environmental agreements
natural resources
nature conservation
recycling
renewable energy
soil
sustainable development
urban
waste
water
water quality
water scarcity

21 May 2012
Analysis for European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) Countries and the Russian Federation on social and economic benefits of enhanced environmental protection – Egypt Country Report

There are considerable benefits from taking immediate action to address the environmental problems facing Egypt, including in the area of air pollution, water quality and infrastructures and waste management, and safeguarding its natural heritage.

air
air quality
benefits of legislation
biodiversity
carbon
carbon capture and storage
climate and energy package
climate change
Convention on Biological Diversity
deforestation
desertification
economics
ecosystem services
ecosystems
fisheries
forestry
greenhouse gases
land degradation
land use
landfill
multilateral environmental agreements
natural resources
nature conservation
recycling
renewable energy
soil
sustainable development
urban
waste
water
water quality
water scarcity

21 May 2012
Regional Synthesis Report: ENPI South - Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, occupied Palestinian territory, Syria and Tunisia

Investing in improving environmental standards in the ENPI South countries would offer huge benefits in terms of cost savings, improved security (food, water, energy and climate), and improved quality of life.

accession countries
air
air quality
benefits of legislation
biodiversity
carbon
carbon capture and storage
climate and energy package
climate change
Convention on Biological Diversity
deforestation
desertification
economics
ecosystem services
ecosystems
fisheries
forestry
greenhouse gases
land degradation
land use
landfill
multilateral environmental agreements
natural resources
nature conservation
recycling
renewable energy
soil
sustainable development
urban
waste
water
water quality
water scarcity

21 May 2012
Mobilising Cereal Straw in the EU to Feed Advanced Biofuel Production

This IEEP report, commissioned by Novozymes, considers the existing barriers, environmental risks and opportunities and the potential agricultural policy stimuli needed in order to mobilise cereal straw for advanced biofuel production in the EU.

bioenergy
biofuels
CAP
land use
renewable energy
soil

21 May 2012
Delivering environmental benefits through entry-level agri-environment schemes in the EU

A new study of the 2007-13 agri-environment schemes across the whole of EU-27 provides the first typology of ‘entry-level’ agri-environment management and environmental objectives, plus a detailed insight into the design of entry-level agri-environment schemes and calculation of payment rates in seven Member States.

agri-environment
agriculture
Biodiversity Action Plan
CAP
climate change
cross-compliance
Environmental Policy Integration
EU funding
financial instruments
grassland
high nature value
land use
livestock
payment for ecosystem services
public goods
soil
subsidiarity

21 Mar 2012
Redesigning the CAP to deliver public goods

As a contribution to the CAP reform debate, this report considers options for redesigning the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to maximise the delivery of public goods, particularly in relation to the environment and rural vitality.

agriculture
biodiversity
CAP
climate change
public goods
soil

01 Aug 2011
Costs of delivering environmental benefits through agriculture and forestry management

For the first time, this report provides an estimate of the scale of funding needed to achieve environmental outcomes through agricultural and forestry management in the EU to 2020.

agriculture
CAP
climate change
EU budget
forestry
high nature value
public goods
soil
water quality

11 Jul 2011