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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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Planetary Boundaries are a scientific approach to exploring critical thresholds to resource use. How can this concept become relevant for policymakers?
agriculture
biodiversity
carbon
climate change
economics
ecosystem services
ecosystems
GDP
green economy
land use
marine
multilateral environmental agreements
natural resources
public goods
resource use
sustainable consumption and production
sustainable development
waste
water
13 Sep 2016
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IEEP will share its expertise on environmental taxation and the reform of environmentally harmful subsidies at a forum event on greening taxation and subsidies in the Pacific region during the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Hawaii.
agriculture
best practice
biodiversity
climate change
Convention on Biological Diversity
economics
energy
environmental fiscal reform
environmental taxation
environmentally harmful subsidies
financial instruments
fisheries
multilateral environmental agreements
natural resources
nature conservation
sustainable development
transport
urban
waste
water
31 Aug 2016
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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
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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
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A study for the European Commission assesses the potential economic and environmental benefits of environmental tax reform across the 28 EU Member States.
air
aviation
economics
energy
environmental fiscal reform
environmental taxation
financial instruments
GDP
green economy
market based instruments
policy instruments
pollution
resource use
sustainable development
transport
waste
water
25 Jan 2016
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A study for the European Commission assesses the potential economic and environmental benefits of environmental tax reform across the 28 EU Member States.
air
aviation
economics
energy
environmental fiscal reform
environmental taxation
financial instruments
GDP
green economy
market based instruments
policy instruments
pollution
resource use
sustainable development
transport
waste
water
22 Jan 2016
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A new report by the European Policy Centre (EPC) summarises the existing evidence on the role of water in supporting human wellbeing. IEEP contributed to insights on the policy instruments available for sustainable water management.
ecosystem services
market based instruments
resource use
water
Water Framework Directive
water quality
water scarcity
16 Dec 2015
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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
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A new book, 'Marine Anthropogenic Litter', has been published comprising 16 chapters on various aspects of the complex issue of litter in the world’s oceans. Researchers from IEEP contributed a chapter on the economics of marine litter. The whole book is free to view online.
biodiversity
economics
ecosystem services
ecosystems
fisheries
green economy
impact assessment
landfill
marine
Maritime Policy
market based instruments
natural resources
packaging
policy instruments
pollution
producer responsibility
recycling
resource use
sustainable consumption and production
waste
water
02 Jun 2015
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This is a chapter of IEEP’s Manual of European Environmental Policy. This chapter provides information on the authors, editors and editorial board involved in the Manual, as well as guidance on how to use it, and a brief outline of its content.
biodiversity
CAP
climate change
Common Fisheries Policy
energy
environmental action programme
EU 2020 strategy
EU budget
EU funding
EU institutions
EU treaties
fisheries
flooding
food
forestry
governance
industrial pollution
Maritime Policy
sustainable development
transport
waste
water
27 Nov 2014
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A new study by IEEP assesses the current state of play with environmental taxes in Europe, explores where further greening taxation could be appropriate and how to drive this agenda forward through ‘coalitions of like-minded countries’.
agriculture
air
biodiversity
climate change
economics
energy
environmental fiscal reform
environmental taxation
environmentally harmful subsidies
fisheries
governance
marine
market based instruments
natural resources
pesticides
policy instruments
waste
water
05 Jun 2014
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This new book edited by F. Oosterhuis (IVM) and P. ten Brink (IEEP) provides insights on the scale and impact of environmentally harmful subsidies (EHS), the importance of reforming such subsidies, examples of successful reform and their benefits, lessons learned and tools to support reform efforts.
agriculture
biodiversity
energy
environmental fiscal reform
environmentally harmful subsidies
fisheries
governance
green economy
market based instruments
natural resources
nature conservation
water
27 May 2014
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This new IEEP-led report presents insights on the importance of wetlands in delivering ecosystem services that are needed to support human life, and also for people’s livelihoods and the world’s economies. The report shows that demonstrating and using the values of ecosystem services related to water and wetlands can lead to better informed, more cost-effective, and fairer decision- making.
climate change
Convention on Biological Diversity
economics
ecosystem approach
ecosystem services
ecosystems
fisheries
flooding
green economy
indicators
marine
marine protected areas
market based instruments
natural resources
nature conservation
payment for ecosystem services
TEEB
water
Water Framework Directive
water quality
water scarcity
wetland
04 Feb 2013
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This new IEEP-led report presents insights on the importance of wetlands in delivering ecosystem services that are needed to support human life, and also for people’s livelihoods and the world’s economies. The report shows that demonstrating and using the values of ecosystem services related to water and wetlands can lead to better informed, more cost-effective, and fairer decision- making.
climate change
Convention on Biological Diversity
economics
ecosystem approach
ecosystem services
ecosystems
fisheries
flooding
green economy
indicators
marine
marine protected areas
market based instruments
natural resources
nature conservation
payment for ecosystem services
TEEB
water
Water Framework Directive
water quality
water scarcity
wetland
01 Feb 2013
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The EU has a long-standing commitment to removing or phasing out environmentally harmful subsidies (EHS). However, progress has been slow and EHS remain an issue in most EU countries. The Eurozone crisis and stagnating economic performance in many countries provide an opportunity to put new momentum behind this agenda.
agriculture
biodiversity
biofuels
climate change
Common Fisheries Policy
environmental fiscal reform
environmentally harmful subsidies
EU 2020 strategy
fisheries
food
forestry
governance
green economy
protected area
waste
water
05 Dec 2012
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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
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Estimated benefits provided to EU citizens from the EU’s Natura 2000 Network could be in the range of €200 to €300 billion a year.
biodiversity
Biodiversity Action Plan
Birds Directive
climate change
ecological network
economics
ecosystem approach
ecosystem services
ecosystems
forestry
Habitats Directive
high nature value
Natura 2000
nature conservation
payment for ecosystem services
protected area
public goods
TEEB
water
water quality
wetland
22 Jun 2012
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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
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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