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Invitation to Workshop at the European Maritime Day 2013

On Wednesday, 22 May, Ecologic Institute – together with Fresh Thoughts Consulting and Milieu – will hold a workshop on the subject of "Supporting adaptation efforts in coastal and maritime areas through guidance and good practice examples". The event will take place at the Stakeholders' Day of the European Maritime Day, which will be celebrated in Malta this year and aims to facilitate stakeholder cooperation in the development of integrated maritime policies. Registration for the workshop is still open.

Presentation

Speech

Biodiversity

Water

Bridging the Science-policy Interface – Achieving a Sustainable Dialogue Between Policy Makers and Scientists within BioFresh

TimeLoc

19 April 2013

Machern

Germany

Timo Kaphengst

Ulf Stein

Dr. Eleftheria Kampa

Creating an open dialogue between scientists and policy makers has been recognized as a crucial aspect of effectively integrating scientific findings into relevant policy fields. Ecologic Institute, together with Oxford University and the European Commission’s Joint Research Center (JRC), organized a one day event dedicated to exploring this topic within the BioFresh project’s annual meeting in Machern, Germany. Amongst the speakers were Ecologic Institute’s Timo Kaphengst, Ulf Stein and Dr. Eleftheria Kampa. The presentation slides are available for download.

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Water

Innovative Water Technologies and Transfer of Research Results at Wasser Berlin International

With a focus on water and wastewater technologies, the Wasser Berlin International 2013, a capital goods trade fair and congress for water technologies, took place from 23 to 26 April 2013 in Berlin (Germany). Ecologic Institute, as part of the FP7WaterDiss2.0 project, organized several presentations, displayed information at the stand "Center of Excellence for Innovation" and enabled five high-profile European-funded projects to interact with interested stakeholders. The presentation slides are available for download.

Publication

Policy Brief

Biodiversity

Kulturlandschaften entwickeln, Ökosystemleistungen stärken

In this policy paper, a group of young researchers, among them Ecologic Institute's Holger Gerdes, provides possibilities and suggestions for a transformation of the approach taken in Germany towards ecosystem services, which should allow for the integration of this concept into relevant policy areas and cross-cutting issues. The policy paper is available for download.

The policy paper specifies seven guidelines for the protection and promotion of ecosystem services within man-made environments and shows how these could be realized and implemented within the existing German political...Read more

Publication

Journal Article

Resources

Water

German Experience in Managing Stormwater with Green Infrastructure

Which lessons for future projects can be learned from earlier stormwater management schemes in Germany? The authors of the report "German Experience in Managing Stormwater with Green Infrastructure" – among them Ecologic Institute's alumnae Darla Nickel, Wenke Schoenfelder and Melissa Keeley – specifically address this question. Based on two case studies, the authors examine policies, strategies and instruments integrating grey and green infrastructure. The article can be downloaded on the publisher's website.

Following the introduction, which explains the political and...Read more

Ecologic Institute - An International Think Tank for Environment and Development

Ecologic Institute is a private not-for-profit think tank for applied environmental research, policy analysis, and consultancy with offices in Berlin, Brussels, Vienna, Washington DC, and San Mateo CA. An independent, non-partisan body, Ecologic Institute brings fresh ideas to environmental and sustainable development policies. Ecologic Institute's work program focuses on obtaining practical results. It covers the entire spectrum of environmental issues, including the integration of environmental concerns into other policy fields. Founded in 1995, Ecologic Institute is a partner in the network of Institutes for European Environmental Policy and the Ecological Research Network (Ecornet) and currently has an interdisciplinary team of 120 people. Ecologic Institute acts in the public interest; donations are tax-deductible.

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