Important Links
Web Links
Convention on Biological Diversity
- Official CBD website
- DG Environment Nature and Biodiversity Homepage
- European Environment Agency Biodiversity Theme
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
- Official UNFCC Website
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
- DG Environment Climate Change Homepage
- European Environment Agency Climate Change Theme
Related Documents
- EEA (2005) Annual EC Greenhouse Gas Inventory 1990-2003 and Inventory Report 2005
- IPCC Special Report on Emissions Scenarios
- DLG (2004) Land abandonment, biodiversity and the CAP
Related Projects
- ATEAM (2001-2003)
Advanced Terrestrial Ecosystem Analysis and Modelling. The ATEAM project assessed the vulnerability to global change of sectors relying on ecosystem services.
- MIDAIR
(2004)
Greenhouse gas mitigation for organic and conventional dairy production.
Information to be used in the screening process of greenhouse gas mitigation measures. Policy recommendations should be reviewed at the appropriate stage of the MEACAP project.
- INSEA
(2004-2006)
Integrated Sink Enhancement Assessment
Multidisciplinary research project for greenhouse gas mitigation in agriculture and forestry, usage of different analysis models. Main focus on carbon sinks
Project coordinator: Michael Obersteiner at IIASA, Austria oberstei@iiasa.ac.at
- EDIM (2004-2005)
European dairy industry model
Objective is to design and use complementary modelling tools able to simulate the impact of alternative policy scenarios for the dairy sector over the medium term.
- Eururalis (2003-2004)
Scenario study on Europe's Rural Areas to Support Policy Discussion.
Is a scenario study starting from four contrasting world visions. Covers the EU25 in various detail. Has a time horizon of three decades, in 10 years time steps: 2000, 2010, 2020, 2030. Takes major driving forces to assess their impact. Shows impacts for People, Planet, Profit indicators and offers integrative indicators. Clarifies policy issues and role of policy measures.
- GENEDEC
(2004-2007)
A quantitative and qualitative assessment of the socio-economic and environmental impacts of decoupling of direct payments on agricultural production, markets and land use in the EU.
- SEAMLESS (2005-2008)
System for Environmental and Agricultural Modelling; linking European Science and Society
An EU FP6 Integrated Project, which aims at generating an integrated framework of computer models.This framework can be used for assessment of how future alternative agricultural and environmental polices affect sustainable development in Europe.
- SilviStrat
(2000-2005)
Silvicultural Response Strategies to Climatic Change in Management of European Forests.
Addresses the impacts of climate change on forest ecosystems and forests, with the consequent management strategies to adapt to climate change and to mitigate the adverse impacts, which climate change may have on forests and forestry (includes an economic assessment of selected management options in chapter 5 of the final report).
- DYNASPAT-CAPRI
(2004-2007)
Further development of the model CAPRI.
- Task 1: Regular updates, reference run, scenario writing and impact analysis
- Task 2: Methodological Improvements of the existing modelling system
- Task 3: Improved environmental indicators and link to a Geographical Information system for landscape assessment
- Task 4: Preparation for East Expansion
- ELPEN
(2003)
European Livestock Policy Evaluation Network
The ELPEN consortium offers support for integrated and targeted policy development by:
- Making available integrated statistical and bio-geographical data for the whole EU in one system
- Differentiating farm responses using a flexible typology that can be associated with reference farms in the field
- Enabling a better understanding of linkages between economic, environmental
and social impacts of policy measures