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New publication on setting environmental standards
A new publication co-authored by Andrew Farmer examines the economic and social contexts for the adoption and use of different types of environmental standards and proposes a framework for the development ...
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Biodiversity is eligible for more support from the EU Budget
The new IEEP and WWF paper reveals that financial contribution to biodiversity from the Community budget remains low. This is particularly alarming as the threats facing biodiversity at the global and ...
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IEEP Chairs Debate on The Legacy of Treaty of Amsterdam
On 19 November The Centre for Environmental Law of the University of Amsterdam organises an international conference on "Environmental Law and Policy in the European Union: The Legacy of the Treaty of ...
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Results of IEEP Research on Sustainable Development Indicators to be Presented at Commission conference
On 30th September 2009, IEEP's Marc Pallemaerts will be presenting the results of an IEEP study commissioned by DG Research to a conference on "Research on Sustainable Development Indicators: Taking Stock ...
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Communication on the Application and Effectiveness of the SEA Directive Published
IEEP Analysis Briefing: Environmental Governance
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Re-appointed President Barroso Outlines 'Political Guidelines' for the Next European Commission
IEEP Analysis Briefing: EU Institutional Developments
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Commission Issues Second Progress Report on Implementation of the EU Sustainable Development Strategy
IEEP Analysis Briefing: Sustainable Development
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The Future of EU Environmental Policy: Challenges and Opportunities (2009)
This is a special independent report commissioned by the All-Party Parliamentary Environment Group (UK)...
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Compliance by the European Community with its obligations on access to justice as a party to the Aarhus Convention
The report examines whether the European Community gives citizens and environmental organizations adequate and effective access to justice, enabling them to seek review of acts and omissions of EC institutions ...
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Improving institutional capacity in developing and transitional countries
Institutions in developing and transition countries face major challenges to ensure that they have sufficient capacity to implement environmental law. To support this, the OECD has developed a diagnostic ...
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Welcome Package Environment
The Welcome Package focuses on issues in the Environment field. It first provides an introduction to EU environmental policy and how it has developed over time. The introductory chapter sets the context ...
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Aarhus And Access To Justice: Does The EC Meet The Grade?
On 9 June 2009, the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) will publish a study, commissioned by WWF-UK, on the European Community's performance on access to justice. The report examines whether ...
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Understanding and Influencing the EU Budget Review
This report sets out the budget review debate so far, as well as the key issues of reference to the environment which are likely to be on the agenda during future stages of debate and subsequent budget negotiations...
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Linking the EU’s Emissions Trading System to any future US Emissions Trading Scheme
The study presents a systematic comparison of design features in central climate policy initiatives at the US federal, regional and state level geared towards the establishment of an emissions trading ...
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Programme of Conference on the External Aspects of the EU Sustainable Development Strategy
Programme of the Conference on the External Aspects of the EU Sustainable Development Strategy to be held in Brussels on 28 January 2009.
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Response to European Commission open consultation on requirements for a sustainability scheme for energy uses of biomass
IEEP has submitted a response to the European Commission's recent consultation on requirements for a potential EU sustainability scheme for biomass used for energy purposes (separate from transport biofuels ...
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New Report: the application of the Almaty Guidelines in Belgium
This report, written for the Belgian federal department of the environment, analyses the extent to which and how Belgium applies the principles of the Aarhus Convention on Access to information, Public ...
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New Report - Funding for Farmland Biodiversity in the EU: Gaining Evidence for the EU Budget Review
This report, written for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), aims to initiate a transparent debate on the purpose, intensity and spatial distribution of expenditure on the EU's Common ...
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Research Brief on the Financial Contributions to the Aarhus Convention Presented
A new research brief analyses the financial contributions of the parties to the Aarhus Convention.An IEEP research brief was presented by Marc Pallemaerts at a side event of the Third Meeting of the Parties ...
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Who is Paying for the European Public Good of Environmental Democracy?
This is a research brief on the financial contributions of parties and signatories to the Aarhus Convention to the funding of its work programme for the 2003-07 period...
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Make it Work project for smarter EU environmental law
The Make it Work project is an initiative of the Netherlands, UK and Germany, supported by IEEP, to deliver higher quality EU environmental law and so help deliver the benefits of that law.
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Charting Europe’s Environmental Policy Future
Advancing the debate on the future strategic framework of EU environmental policy by analysing the needs, priorities and delivery mechanisms of a 7th EAP.