Matt Rayment
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Estimating the Overall Economic Value of the Benefits provided by the Natura 2000 Network
Estimated benefits provided to EU citizens from the EU’s Natura 2000 Network could be in the range of €200 to €300 billion a year.
22 Jun 2012 -
Addressing the EU’s biodiversity goals through the CAP
What is the relationship between the management of agricultural land and biodiversity? To what extent are the EU’s biodiversity goals addressed through the CAP?
09 May 2012 -
Green Infrastructure Implementation and Efficiency
This IEEP-led study for the European Commission (DG ENV) improves the knowledge base on green infrastructure policy initiatives in Europe and assesses their implementation and efficiency. It also formulates policy recommendations for integrating green infrastructure into the EU policy framework.
22 Mar 2012 -
Taking into account opportunity costs when assessing costs of biodiversity and ecosystem action
The study provides an estimate the costs of biodiversity action in the EU with special consideration of opportunity costs.
09 May 2011 -
Funding Natura 2000
The study assesses the successes and shortcomings of the existing EU framework for funding Natura 2000 and identifies possibilities for improving these financing arrangements in the future.
31 Mar 2011 -
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 ...
06 Oct 2010 -
Paper 3: Developing a More Comprehensive Rationale for EU Funding for the Environment
This paper evaluates the case for using state intervention to reverse existing environmental degradation and deliver improvements, before focusing specifically on the rationale for intervening at the European ...
01 Jul 2010 -
Paper 1: Achieving a transition away from CAP direct payments
This paper examines a range of transitional arrangements that could facilitate a shift in the basis of CAP payments away from the current system of support, towards one based on a rationale more focused ...
27 Jun 2010 -
Reflecting Environmental Land Use Needs into EU Policy: Preserving and Enhancing the Environmental Benefits of Unfarmed Features on EU Farmland. Final Report.
This report provides a rationale for affording greater protection to Europe's stock of farmland features in the future. It examines the distribution and density of features that exist across Europe's agricultural ...
31 Aug 2008 -
Evaluation of the application of Cross Compliance as foreseen under Regulation 1782/2003 - Part 2: Replies to Evaluation Questions
Under Regulation 1782/2003 cross compliance was introduced as a compulsory measure from the 1st of January 2005.All farmers benefiting from direct payments under the first pillar of the CAP may be subject ...
30 Sep 2007