Publication:Policy Brief

The Laeken Declaration, convening the Convention on the Future of Europe, submitted a broad mandate to it, requesting it to reorganise the distribution of tasks between the EU and the Member States. However, the Convention did not consider reallocation of competencies, but rather concentrated on the task of ensuring transparency for the delimitation of competencies. Ecologic published a Brief that presents the system underlying the constitutional division of competencies, points out consequences of the system, and assesses them from an environmental point of view.

The Division of Competencies

Reform Suggestions and Implications for the Environment

Year 2003

Publication:Policy Brief

The Laeken Declaration, which constitutes the mandate for the European Convention, calls for institutional reforms to improve the EU’s efficiency, democratic accountability and transparency. Although the Convention adopted the draft Constitutional Treaty in June/July 2003, its environmental implications remain highly uncertain. Ecologic published a Brief that analyses the draft Constitutional Treaty. Furthermore, it considers the potential environmental merits and shortcomings of the broader reform options which have provided the backdrop for the Convention’s discussions: What are the basic options for improving the EU’s efficiency, democratic accountability and transparency? How do they fare from the point of view of the environment?

Democracy, Efficiency, Transparency

The European Convention's Proposals for Institutional Reform from an Environmental Perspective

Year 2003

Publication:Policy Brief

This Ecologic Brief is part of the project EcoFuturum "Europe's Democratic Challenge: Actively Shaping European Environmental Policy". It is part of a series of contributions to the European constitutional debates, and Ecologic thus continues its tradition of work on "Greening the Treaties".

Energy Policy in the Constitutional Treaty

Future Options for a European Energy Policy and Implications for the Environment

Year 2003

Publication:Policy Brief

The results of the workshop entitled "The Architecture of the Global System of Governance of Trade and Sustainable Development" that took place on 9 and 10 December 2002 in Berlin have been published in an Ecologic Brief. Based on the background paper of the workshop and the debates which took place during the discussions, this brochure seeks to give an overview of the complex issue of the global governance of trade and sustainable development and to convey to a wider audience the main questions facing the research community.

The Architecture of the Global System of Governance

The Nexus between Trade and Sustainable Development

Year 2003

Publication:Policy Brief

The main conclusions and results of a study exploring functions, rules and practices of NGO participation in international environmental co-operation are presented in an Ecologic Brief. This Ecologic Brief identifies a number of options for a strengthened participation of NGOs in international environmental governance and is intended to contribute to the related international discussions.

Participation of NGOs in International Environmental Governance

Legal Basis and Practical Experience

Year 2003

Publication:Policy Brief

Options for a co-operation between UNEP/Mediterranean Action Plan and the EU initiative EUROMED are now presented in an Ecologic Brief. The Brief points out ways for an improved environmental integration and the sustainable development of the Mediterranean region.

Joining Forces in the Mediterranean

Options for a Co-operation between MAP and EUROMED

Year 2003

Publication:Policy Brief

This Ecologic Brief is a part of the project EcoFuturum "Europe's Democratic Challenge: Actively Shaping European Environmental Policy". It is part of a series of contributions to the European consitutional debates, and Ecologic thus continues its tradition of work on "Greening the Treaties".

The European Constitution

An Evaluation from an Environmental Perspective

Year 2003

Publication:Policy Brief

Ecologic; Fridtjof Nansen Institute; Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development; Institute for European Environmental Policy 2003: Institutional Interaction – How to Prevent Conflicts and Enhance Synergies between International and EU Environmental Institutions. Lessons for Policy-Making.

Institutional Interaction – Lessons for Policy-Making

How to Prevent Conflicts and Enhance Synergies between International and EU Environmental Institutions

Year 2003

Publication:Policy Brief

Hermann E. Ott, Sebastian Oberthür (2001). Breaking the Impasse. Forging an EU Leadership Initiative on Climate Change. World Summit Papers of the Heinrich Böll Foundation No. 3.

Breaking the Impasse

Forging an EU Leadership Initiative on Climate Change

Year 2001

Publication:Policy Brief

Buck, Matthias; Kelly Kollman and Alexander Carius 2001: International Environmental Policymaking and Transatlantic Co-operation. Setting the Agenda for the World Summit on Sustainable Development. [Ecologic Briefs on International Relations and Sustainable Development]. Berlin: ecoscript.

International Environmental Policymaking and Transatlantic Co-operation

Setting the Agenda for the World Summit on Sustainable Development

Year 2001

Publication:Policy Brief

Transatlantic co-operation between the US and EU Member States has an important role to play in the system of international environmental policymaking. Greater transatlantic leadership coupled with extensive consultation of developing countries would greatly enhance policymaking capacities in the system of international environmental governance.

International Environmental Policymaking and Transatlantic Co-operation

Setting the Agenda for the World Summit on Sustainable Development

Year 2001

Publication:Policy Brief

Buck, Matthias; Kelly Kollman and Alexander Carius 2000: International Environmental Policymaking and Transatlantic Co-operation. Setting the Agenda for Rio+10. [Ecologic Briefs on International Relations and Sustainable Development]. Berlin: ecoscript.

International Environmental Policymaking and Transatlantic Co-operation

Setting the Agenda for Rio+10

Year 2000

Publication:Policy Brief

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The European bioeconomy has great potential to support climate, biodiversity, and development goals. Yet rural actors – farmers, SMEs, and local authorities – often face barriers to participation, from lack of knowledge to limited funding access. Four EU projects – RuralBioUp, SCALE-UP, BioRural, and MainstreamBIO – have released joint recommendations for an updated EU Bioeconomy Strategy.

From Strategy to Action for a Regional, Participatory, and Sustainable EU Bioeconomy

Adaptation
Agriculture
Arctic
Biodiversity
Bioeconomy
Cities
Climate
Climate Foreign Policy
Coastal + Marine
Communication
Consumer Policy
Culture + Ecology
Digitalization
EU
Economics
Education
Energy
Environmental Law – Ecologic Legal
Evaluation
Events
Finance
Food
Foreign Policy
Governance
Health
Indicators
Industry
International Development
Land Use
Mobility
Nature-based Solutions and Green Infrastructure
Plastics
Public Diplomacy
Resource Conservation + Circular Economy
Trade
Water

Policy Brief

Reform Suggestions and Implications for the Environment

The European Convention's Proposals for Institutional Reform from an Environmental Perspective

Future Options for a European Energy Policy and Implications for the Environment

The Nexus between Trade and Sustainable Development

Legal Basis and Practical Experience

Options for a Co-operation between MAP and EUROMED

An Evaluation from an Environmental Perspective

How to Prevent Conflicts and Enhance Synergies between International and EU Environmental Institutions

Forging an EU Leadership Initiative on Climate Change

Setting the Agenda for the World Summit on Sustainable Development

Setting the Agenda for the World Summit on Sustainable Development

Setting the Agenda for Rio+10

Evidence and recommendations from RuralBioUp, SCALE-UP, BioRural, and MainstreamBIO