Publications
IEEP produces reports and publications on a wide variety of topics.
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Tuesday, 06 March 2012
Value of ecosystem services – putting the ‘green’ into green economy
Presentation by Marianne Kettunen of IEEP on the value of ecosystem services in the context of green economy at Nordic conference on Green Growth, in Oslo, Norway March 2012.
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Tuesday, 07 February 2012
The Ecosystem Approach in Marine Management
The Marine Strategy Framework Directive requires Member States to apply an “ecosystem approach to marine management”. This report defines the ecosystem approach and puts it into context by describing the challenges of applying it across Europe’s seas.
Andrew Farmer Laurence Mee Olivia Langmead Philip Cooper Andreas Kannen Peter Kershaw Victoria CherrierDownload document PDF 3 MB -
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
The future of EU environmental policy: challenges & opportunities
IEEP has produced a special report for the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPEG) on ‘The future of EU environmental policy: challenges and opportunities’. The report provides a brief review of key environmental challenges facing the EU, the main policy and strategic discussions currently underway and assesses some of the prospects and challenges for the future.
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Wednesday, 18 January 2012
Linking the Water Framework Directive and the IPPC Directive: Phase 2
Integrating pollution control into river basin management is a major challenge. A report for IMPEL explores how Member States address this.
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Thursday, 05 January 2012
Mobilising Private Investment for Climate Action in the EU
IEEP report on the role of new financial instruments in mobilising private investment for climate change action in the EU.
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Friday, 16 December 2011
Towards a 7th Environment Action Programme: potential options and priorities
As a contribution to the on-going discussion on the future strategic framework of EU environmental policy, IEEP has produced a policy paper on the options and priorities for a 7th Environment Action Programme (7EAP).
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Friday, 02 December 2011
Independent review of the EU Illegal Unreported and Unregulated Regulations
This review highlights the potential of the EU IUU Regulation to deter illegal fishing and the challenges during the first 18 months of implementation.
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Tuesday, 22 November 2011
Securing Biomass for Energy
A new IEEP report outlining how to develop a UK bioenergy sector that mitigates environmental risks and promotes win-win situations for renewables deployment and biodiversity.
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Tuesday, 18 October 2011
The New Comitology Rules - Delegated and implementing acts
The Lisbon Treaty substantially modified the framework for the Commission’s implementing powers, commonly known as ‘comitology’. This IEEP report explains the new procedures and gives examples of how they might, or will, apply in the EU biodiversity policy area.
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Thursday, 13 October 2011
Perspectives for the new European Fisheries Fund
Independent evaluation of the EFF, highlighting challenges of implementation faced by Member States and the sector, and providing evidence-based proposals for a future fisheries fund.
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Friday, 07 October 2011
Sourcebook on EU Environmental Law
The Sourcebook provides a practical reference document on applicable EU environmental legislation, practices and standards which need to be taken into account in the planning and development of projects supported by Banks that have signed the ‘European Principles for the Environment'.
Andrew Farmer Jonathan Armstrong Samuela Bassi Catherine Bowyer Sonja Gantioler Kristof Geeraerts Peter Hjerp Megan Lewis Marc Pallemaerts Emma Watkins Sirini WithanaDownload document PDF 3.3 MB -
Thursday, 25 August 2011
Transboundary Water Security in Central Asia: Addressing the Crisis
Transboundary water issues pose significant security concerns in Central Asia. This briefing summaries the results of a roundtable on the issue, attended by IEEP's Andrew Farmer.
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Friday, 12 August 2011
Mainstreaming the environment and climate change in the post-2013 EU budget
New IEEP paper examines the opportunities and challenges of the proposed ‘mainstreaming’ of climate change and other environmental priorities in the 2014-2020 EU budget.
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Monday, 08 August 2011
2014-2020 EU Multi-annual Financial Framework: Opportunities and Challenges for Climate Change and the Environment
This presentation analyses the Commission proposals on the 2014-2020 Multi-annual Financial Framework unveiled on 29 June 2011. More specifically, it identifies opportunities and challenges for the financing of climate change and the environment in the future EU budget.
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Monday, 01 August 2011
Redesigning the CAP to deliver public goods
As a contribution to the CAP reform debate, this report considers options for redesigning the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to maximise the delivery of public goods, particularly in relation to the environment and rural vitality.
Kaley Hart David Baldock Alison Boyes Bernhard Osterburg Corrado Pirzio-Biroli Andrea Povellato Francesco Vanni Peter WeingartenDownload document PDF 1.2 MB -
Wednesday, 27 July 2011
Greening the CAP: Delivering Environmental Outcomes through Pillar One
This opportune paper examines the European Commission’s current proposals for ‘greening’ Pillar 1 of the CAP and their potential to deliver environmental objectives.
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Wednesday, 27 July 2011
Analysing Bioenergy Implementation in EU Member States: Results from the Biomass Futures Expert Survey
As part of the Biomass Futures project, IEEP has conducted a survey among European policy makers on implementing bioenergy policy, identifying challenges and opportunities.
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Wednesday, 20 July 2011
EU Water Policy – fit for purpose?
New report from Deloitte and IEEP assesses the relevance, coherence, effectiveness and efficiency of EU Water Policy.
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Monday, 18 July 2011
Developing a Territorial Approach for the CAP
A timely discussion paper explaining how a territorial approach can be developed within rural development policy and other aspects of the CAP.
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Monday, 11 July 2011
Costs of delivering environmental benefits through agriculture and forestry management
For the first time, this report provides an estimate of the scale of funding needed to achieve environmental outcomes through agricultural and forestry management in the EU to 2020.
Kaley Hart David Baldock Graham Tucker Ben Allen Javier Calatrava H. Black Stephanie Newman C. Baulcomb Davy McCracken Sonja GantiolerDownload document PDF 5 MB