Land as an Environmental Resource

How can we meet the different and often conflicting demands we make on our limited supply of rural land in Europe? A more strategic approach to the way in which land is used is needed than has been the case in the past. This report for DG Environment looks at the data, the challenges and the policy options for Europe.

Biodiversity proofing of the EU budget

This study shows how more can be done to firstly avoid and minimize detrimental impacts of EU funding on biodiversity, and secondly to increase biodiversity benefits.

Improving measurement to manage through the 7th EAP: the role of indicators and accounting

This policy paper provides a brief overview of the context and state of play in the area of “measurement to manage”. It also outlines the needs for future action in this area and the potential role of the 7th EAP in improving the availability and use of indicators and accounts in the EU.

Running out of time? Stepping up action for Europe's environment

New report by IEEP launched at high-level conference in Brussels.

Guidance to identify and address incentives which are harmful to biodiversity

Developed and tested by IEEP, this guidance document is a tool to identify incentives harmful to biodiversity to help the UK draw up a reform roadmap and thus meet a commitment under the CBD.

EU waste law and better compliance: a journey into the unknown

The EU needs to make a big push to secure better compliance with existing waste law. Non-implementation of EU waste law endangers human health and the environment, distorts competition, and is estimated to cost a total of €90 billion a year.

EU waste law: the challenge of better compliance

Waste management in the EU is improving, but implementation by the Member States of EU waste legislation remains patchy. This paper makes suggestions on how better compliance could be achieved.

Cross-scale governance for water management

A new paper on the challenges of cross-scale governance for water management has been published.

Promoting Low Carbon Innovations in the EU

"Innovations for a Low Carbon Economy – an overview and assessment of the EU policy landscape" provides an overview and assessment of EU policies which relate to low carbon innovations.

Review of the Waste Thematic Strategy

This report supported the European Commission’s review of the Thematic Strategy on the Prevention and Recycling of Waste. It summarises available data on waste management in the EU, assesses progress towards the EU becoming a ‘recycling society’, outlines the achievements of the Waste Thematic Strategy, and makes recommendations for the development of future EU waste policies.

European Commission publishes 2006 Annual Environment Policy Review

EU Policy Briefing

Business Action on Climate Change - Where Next after Emissions Trading?

Funding Environmental Compliance Assurance: Lessons Learned from International Experience, OECD

Business Action on Climate Change: Where Next after Emissions Trading? Working Paper and Literature Review

Setting the Environmental Agenda for the UK Presidency

Brussels in Brief 2 - At the Interface of EU Nature Conservation Policy and the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)

This is the second edition of IEEP's insert into the IUCN's Regional Office for Europe quarterly Newsletter. Brussels in Brief offers readers an informative and illuminating insight into the EU, its institutions ...

CFP Briefing No 11

Good Governance and The Common Fisheries Policy: An Environmental Perspective

Integrating Environment into the Common Fisheries Policy