On behalf of the German Federal Environmental Agency (UBA), Ecologic Institute examined the impacts of renewable resources on soil quality and options for sustainable cultivation. The study is available for download.

Blobel, Daniel; Markus Knigge and Benjamin Görlach 2005: Report on Trade, Environment, and Sustainability Impact Assessment. Concerted Action on Trade and Environment (CAT&E). Ecologic, Berlin.

Klasing, Anneke und Markus Knigge 2005: Report on Trade, Environment, and European Trade Policy Development (CAT-E). Ecologic, Berlin.

Knigge, Markus 2005: Report on Trade and Multilateral Environmental Agreements (CAT-E). Ecologic Institute, Berlin.

Knigge, Markus and Caroline Nuffort 2005: Report on Trade, Environment, and Trade in Services (CAT-E). Ecologic Institute, Berlin.

Richard Tarasofsky 2005: Report on Trade, Environment, and Intellectual Property Rights (CAT-E). Ecologic Institute, Berlin.

Tarasofsky, Richard 2005: Report on Trade, Environment, and the WTO Dispute Settlement Mechanism (CAT-E). Chatham House, Ecologic Institute, London, Berlin.

Hamada, Ana-Mari und Markus Knigge 2005: Report on Trade, Environment, and Transparency and Participation (CAT-E). Earth University, Ecologic, Berlin.

As the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol from 2008 to 2012 is drawing near, it is becoming evident that some countries will face major difficulties in fulfilling their commitments under the EU Burden Sharing Agreement, while other countries are already close to achieving their targets. What is the motivation of countries that carry out an effective climate policy, and how do countries that are far away from achieving their reduction targets justify their behaviour? In her essay on European climate policy, Helen Lückge looks at these questions from an economic point of view.

Interwies, Eduard; Benjamin Görlach; Pierre Strosser et al. 2005: The Case for Valuation Studies in the Water Framework Directive.

Rodenhoff, Vera 2005: Laufende Beratung bei der Durchsetzung und Fortentwicklung des Umweltvölkerrechts–Schlussbericht, Ecologic, Berlin.

European Commission plans indicate that the water supply should no longer be subject to municipal self-administration, but instead to European competition rules, and maybe even to a mandatory tendering procedure. Such a development would have far-reaching effects on the German drinking water supply, which is characterised by strong communal influence.

A crucial factor for improving water management is the use of economic approaches and instruments. Eduard Interwies, Senior Fellow at Ecologic, illustrated the possible use of European experiences in the Mediterranean region.

Policy makers are increasingly in need of accurate and timely information in order to meet reporting requirements linked to environmental legislation. This paper explores the extent to which Earth Observation (EO) based services, addressed by the joint ESA and EC initiative "Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES)", can contribute to meeting the special reporting requirements of the major European Union water policy, namely the Water Framework Directive (WFD).

Oberthür, Sebastian 2005: Fortentwicklung und weitere Ausgestaltung des Kyoto-Protokolls. Insbesondere Querbezüge zwischen dem System der Erfüllungskontrolle, den flexiblen Mechanismen und den Berichts- und Inventarisierungspflichten. Ecologic, Berlin.