Publication:Article

The precautionary principle is one of the guiding principles of European environmental policy. Looking at Germany's scandal of AIDS contaminated blood bottles, the author examines the failure of the German Federal Health Agency in the fight against AIDS. He identifies potential conflicts looming in the implementation of the precautionary principle and requirements for a suitable institutional framework.

The Dismantling of the German Federal Health Agency

A Case of (Failed) Institutional Precaution

Year 2004

Publication:Article

The article is based on a brochure the author wrote for the project "EcoFuturum – A Sustainable Constitution for Europe" which was co-funded by the European Commission. In the framework of this project, Ecologic published a number of policy papers and carried out a series of workshops throughout the enlarged European Union to discuss the impact of the future Constitution on European environmental policy.

The Environment in the Future European Constitution

Year 2004

Publication:Case Study

Homeyer, Ingmar von 2004: The Revision of the Directive on the Deliberate Release of Genetically Modified Organisms into the Environment. Institutional Opportunity Structures for Effective Contestation of Policy-Making, EUROPUB research project, Deliverable 2, Case Study. Ecologic, Vienna.

The Revision of the Directive on the Deliberate Release of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) into the Environment

Year 2004

Publication:Report

2004: Deliverable 4 – EUROMARKET Water Liberalisaion Scenarios – Analysis of the Legislation and Emerging Regulation at the EU Country Level. UCL/IHE/Paris VIII/ENGREF/Ecologic.

Analysis of the Legislation and Emerging Regulation at the EU Country Level

Deliverable 4

Year 2004

Publication:Book Section

Simon Marr, in collaboration with Arne Schwemer, contributed a chapter on the Precautionary Principle in German Environmental Law to the Yearbook of European Environmental Law, which, in its third volume, focuses on the implementation of legal principles in EC environmental law.

The Precautionary Principle in German Environmental Law

Year 2004

Publication:Report

This policy report seeks to give an overview of the current state of biodiversity and relevant law, and policy in Central Asia and Mongolia. It elaborates the international and national legal basis for access to genetic resources and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits derived from their utilization, as well as for the protection of traditional knowledge.

The Central Asia and Mongolia Bioresources and Biosecurity Network

Capacity Development on Access to Genetic Resources, Benefit–Sharing, and Biosafety in Central Asia and Mongolia

Year 2004

Event:Discussion

UNEP Round Table

2 - 3 February 2004
Cecilienhof, Potsdam, Germany

Publication:Book

European Communities 2003: Guidance Document No 4. Identification and Designation of Heavily Modified and Artificial Water Bodies. Produced by Working Group 2.2 - HMWB. Luxembourg.

Identification and Designation of Heavily Modified and Artificial Water Bodies

Guidance Document No 4

Year 2003

Publication:Report

A report by Prof. Konrad von Moltke on the state of WTO-negotiations on paragraph 31 (ii) Doha Development Agenda (Information Exchange between MEAs and the WTO and Observer Status of MEA-Secretariats in relevant WTO Committees) has now been published. The report was presented by Matthias Buck (policy advisor of Ecologic) at the EU-China-Dialogue on Trade and Environment, 24-25 July 2003 in Dalian, China.

The World Trade Organisation and Multilateral Environmental Agreements

Paragraph 31 (ii) of the Doha Ministerial Declaration

Year 2003

Publication:Report

The results of the study "International Comparison of Water Management" have been published in five volumes by the Austrian Federal Chamber of Labour and the Austrian Association of Cities. The synthesis and conclusion of the study, which provides a systematic comparison against European and economic background, is now also available in English.

International Comparison of Water Management

Year 2003

Publication:Document

Dworak, Thomas 2003: Legal and policy framework for flood prevention and remediation in Germany. Review of laws, policies and instruments. For the Séminaire EPR "aspects of flood risk management in Europe". Comparison of six national practices in vulnerability reduction and compensations: Germany, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland. Berlin.

Legal and Policy Framework for Flood Prevention and Remediation in Germany

Review of laws, policies and instruments

Year 2003

Publication:Report

Homeyer, Ingmar von 2003: Institutional Opportunity Structures for Effective Contestation of Policy-Making, EUROPUB research project, Deliverable 2, Synthesis Report. Ecologic, Berlin.

Institutional Opportunity Structures for Effective Contestation of Policy-Making

Year 2003

Publication:Report

Strosser, Pierre 2003: The Scope of the economic analysis in the Water Framework Directive. Preparing a plan of actions. Ecologic, Berlin.

The Scope of the Economic Analysis in the Water Framework Directive

Preparing a Plan of Actions

Year 2003

Publication:Report

This publication provides practical examples of experience with economic instruments in water management, mainly in European and other OECD countries. It assists in identifying appropriate instruments for the Latin American and Caribbean context and demonstrates the constraints and impediments to their introduction.

Economic Instruments for Water Management

Experiences from Europe and Implications for Latin America and the Caribbean

Year 2003

Publication:Policy Brief

Nature protection policy and environmental measures within development and international cooperation play a central role in conflicts over resources. Since the mid-nineties, the topic of globalization was making all the headlines. Since September 2001, global security has dominated the international agenda. Against the background of this development, a special meaning is given to global environmental governance as well as the development of the concept of sustainability. A paper by Sascha Müller-Kraenner and Uwe Brendle.

After the World Summit for Sustainable Development

The Double Nexus between Sustainable Development, Globalization and Security

Year 2003

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