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Out Soon: The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity
The second volume from The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) study, edited by Patrick ten Brink, Senior Fellow at the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) is to be published in March 2011.
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Farmland Abandonment in the EU: an Assessment of Trends and Prospects
Assessment of recent agricultural abandonment in the EU and its causes, and likely future abandonment according to expected trends in drivers
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Valuing and Conserving Ecosystem Services: a Scoping Case Study in the Danube Basin
The report for WWF provides an assessment of the value and status of some key ecosystem services in the Danube Basin, and some policy instruments to support them.
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IEEP at Nagoya Conference: TEEB Highlights Importance of Valuing Natural Capital
On 20 October, 2010 TEEB Synthesis report was presented at the global meeting of the Convention of Biological Diversity in Nagoya, Japan, where 193 countries have convened to commit to addressing biodiversity loss and encouraging synergies between biodiversity, climate, water, economic development and poverty...
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The Cost of Policy Inaction - the Case of not Meeting the 2010 Biodiversity Target - Executive Summary
This Summary presents the results of the study of “The Cost of Policy Inaction (COPI): The case of not meeting the 2010 biodiversity target”...
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Costs and Socio-Economic Benefits associated with the Natura 2000 Network
The study on the costs and benefits of Natura 2000 undertaken by IEEP and partners was designed to support the European Commission in obtaining an accurate estimate of the costs of managing the network compared to its benefits ...
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Financing Natura 2000. Stakeholder Conference
The European Conference on Financing Natura 2000 was jointly organised by IEEP, the Ecologic Institute and GHK ...
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How Much for Biodiversity? – MEPs join the discussion on the economic value of nature
On 7 April, the Greens and the European Free Alliance (EFA) in the European Parliament organised a stakeholder workshop to discuss the future of the EU biodiversity policy, in particular the role of nature in maintaining human welfare and economic wellbeing.
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Reflecting Environmental Land Use Needs into EU Policy: Preserving and Enhancing the Environmental Benefits of 'Land Services' - Executive Summary
Executive Summary - The impacts of climate change, climate mitigation measures and other changes in land use will increase substantially over the next few decades, exacerbating European environmental challenges. ...
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IEEP & WWF: possibilities for a more ecosystem-based EU biodiversity policy regime for post-2010
A joint paper by IEEP and WWF discusses what a more ecosystem-focussed approach to EU post-2010 biodiversity policy could entail and what the possible implications of adopting such a regime would be.
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EU Biodiversity Policy Post-2010. Exploring the possibilities for safeguarding broader ecosystems – A scoping paper
There is a growing interest amongst stakeholders in the possibility of a post-2010 EU biodiversity policy being more focused on the protection and sustainable use of overall ecosystems and their ecosystem ...
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EU Biodiversity Policy Post-2010. Exploring the possibilities for safeguarding broader ecosystems – A scoping paper (Executive Summary)
There is a growing interest amongst stakeholders in the possibility of a post-2010 EU biodiversity policy being more focused on the protection and sustainable use of overall ecosystems and their ecosystem ...
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Working Paper 2: Operationalising Criteria to Protect Highly Biodiverse Grasslands under the Renewable Energy Directive (Directive 2009/28/EC)
This document builds on the analysis conducted within WP1, and sets out an approach to the implementation of Article 17.3.c of European Community Directive 2009/28/EC aimed at fulfilling the requirements ...
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The use of market-based instruments for biodiversity protection –The case of habitat banking – Technical Report
This report describes the results of a project led by the Economics for the Environment Consultancy (eftec) and IEEP, which examined the potential use of habitat banking in the EU in the context of alternative ...
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The use of market-based instruments for biodiversity protection – The case of habitat banking – Summary Report
This report summarises the study of the potential use of habitat banking in the EU as an economic instrument for biodiversity protection – as described above.This report summarises the findings ...
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The use of market-based instruments for biodiversity protection –The case of habitat banking – Case Study Appendix
This report summarises the habitat banking case studies examined in the study of the potential use of habitat banking in the EU as an economic instrument for biodiversity protection – as described ...
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Reflecting Environmental Land Use Needs into EU Policy: Preserving and Enhancing the Environmental Benefits of 'Land Services'
The impacts of climate change, climate mitigation measures and other changes in land use will increase substantially over the next few decades, exacerbating European environmental challenges.To help ...
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Reflecting Environmental Land Use Needs into EU Policy: Preserving and Enhancing the Environmental Benefits of 'Land Services.' - Annex
The impacts of climate change, climate mitigation measures and other changes in land use will increase substantially over the next few decades, exacerbating European environmental challenges.To help ...
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Working Paper 1: Interpreting Grassland Requirements set out within the Directive on Renewable Energy (Directive 2009/28/EC)
Commissioned by WWF European Policy Office from the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP), this document aims to provide a basis for discussion, clarification and interpretation of the criteria ...
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Interpreting Grassland Requirements Set Out Within the Directive on Renewable Energy (Directive 2009/28/EC). Working Paper 1