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New IEEP Programme on the Green Economy
IEEP strengthens its focus on the Green Economy with a new dedicated programme, coming on stream as from May 1st.
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Nature and the green economy – IEEP contributing to China’s eco-civilisation drive
IEEP’s Patrick ten Brink presented on Nature and its Role in the Transition to a Green Economy at the TEEB Multi-stakeholder International Workshop held on 21-22 January in Beijing, China. The talk contributed to current discussions in China on how decision-makers can better consider the multiple values of nature and ecosystems, with a focus on protected areas.
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Making green fiscal reform happen
Overcoming obstacles to green fiscal reform is the subject of a new paper and blog by IEEP. The paper will be presented at the annual conference of the Green Growth Knowledge Platform in Venice next week.
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Evaluating international experiences with environmental tax reform
Today, there is close to 25 years of experience with environmental tax reforms (ETR), with a growing number of countries engaging in ETR for various reasons. International experiences provide important insights on the design and implementation of ETR to facilitate more effective use of such instruments in the wider policy mix.
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Sectoral resource mobilisation to implement global biodiversity targets
There is an urgent need to find sufficient resources to enable developing countries to implement the global targets for biodiversity by 2020. Financing the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity from different sectoral funding flows can complement global biodiversity financing.
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Transatlantic Platform for Action on the Global Environment
The Transatlantic Platform for Action on the Global Environment (T-PAGE) is a forum to facilitate debate between members of EU and US civil society
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Sectoral resource mobilisation to implement global biodiversity targets
There is an urgent need to find sufficient resources to enable developing countries to implement the global targets for biodiversity by 2020. Financing the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity from different sectoral funding flows can complement global biodiversity financing.