Görlach, B. and E. Interwies (2003): Economic Assessment of Groundwater Protection: A survey of the Literature. Berlin: Ecologic.

Tanja Dräger 2003: Der Konvent zur Zukunft Europas. Die "Ergrünung" des Landwirtschaftskapitels in der Europäischen Verfassung. Berlin.

Beyer, Peter; Clare Coffey; Anneke Klasing 2003: Actively Shaping European Environmental Policy – Briefing Paper on the Draft Constitution for Europe. Ecologic Institute, IEEP, Berlin/Brussels.

This study surveys the environmental guidelines of eight OECD member states' export credit agencies. Special emphasis was given to the support of large dams; in this context, the study evaluates to what extent the recommendations made by the World Commission on Dams are reflected in the environmental and social guidelines.

Interwies, Eduard; Britta Pielen and Pierre Strosser 2003: The Economic Analysis according to the Water Framework Directive in the Danube River Basin. A Cross-Country Assessment of Implementation Capacities and Priority Gaps. Ecologic, Berlin.

Hansen, Wenke and Peter Beyer 2003: Incineration as recovery and disposal of waste: Analysis and interpretation of the judgements of the European Court of Justice C-458/00 and C-228/00. IEEP/Ecologic.

Dräger, Tanja; Eduard Interwies; R. Andreas Kraemer 2003: International Conference. Applying EU Environmental Legislation to the Field of Marine Protection. Technical Report. Berlin: Ecologic Institute.

Ecologic Institute prepared a background paper for this international conference, which took place on the island of Zakynthos (Greece) on 19-20 May 2003. The main objectives of the event were to examine procedures for non-compliance with the nature conservation legislation of the EU; to offer a forum to discuss possible actions to achieve compliance with European legislation and the overall aim of sustainable marine protection; to provide an opportunity to share best practices and exchange experiences and know-how concerning the sustainable management of marine protected areas and financial instruments for nature conservation; and to deliver results which are applicable to the development of the national park administration and an appropriate conservation strategy on Zakynthos.

Interwies, Eduard and Eleftheria Kampa 2003: The "screening" framework for selecting measures and application of derogation tests - which role for economics? Ecologic, Berlin.

Chagiou, N. et al. 2003: Corfu Pilot Project, Greece: Economic Analysis according to the Water Framework Directive (WFD). Institute of Geology and Mineral Exploration (IGME) / Ministry of Development (YPAN) / Ecologic, Athen.

Kokott, Juliane; Axel Klaphake; Simon Marr et al. 2002: Ausgestaltung der Umwelthaftung in internationalen, europäischen und nationalen Haftungsregimen sowie Methoden der Schadensberechnung. [Gutachten im Auftrag des Umweltbundesamts entstanden im Rahmen des Forschungsvorhabens FKZ 201 18 101]. St. Gallen: Universität St. Gallen.

Palinkas, Peter (Ed.) 2002: Briefing ENVI 509 EN on the results of the workshop of 8 November 2001on "Effluent Charging Systems in the EU Member States". Luxembourg.

Ecologic Institute produced case studies on environmental authorities in Germany and Austria. Information was collected on: size; geographical coverage; responsibilities; and constitutional set-up, e.g.independence from other administrative bodies. The objective was to assess the organisations' involvement in influencing European activities, their efficiency, restrictions to and preconditions for influencing European environmental policy.

Altmann-Schevitz, Jan; Jens Clausen; Martin Jungwirth et al. 2002: The EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme. Benefits and Challenges of EMAS II. European Conference, Brussels, 26/27 June 2002.

For this study the results of the meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group on access and benefit sharing of genetic resources, held in Bonn in October 2001, were analysed. The study was compiled in order to prepare the German negotiating position for the Sixth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity. The recommendations made in this study are based on an assessment of Germany's interests in access and benefit sharing of genetic resources.