International transport emissions need to be included in a post-2012 climate mitigation policy
Including international aviation and marine emissions in national/regional reduction targets within is more cost-effective than excluding them, or regulating them via sector-specific policies. This is...
Dual benefits ozone protocol: Ozone layer and Climate change
The 1987 Montreal Protocol - restricting the use of ozone-depleting substances - has helped both to reduce global warming and to protect the ozone layer. The benefit to climate achieved by the...
Worldwide Biodiversity Loss and Poverty: How do they relate?
In the International Biodiversity (IB) Project, the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency supports policy making on biodiversity-related issues. The relation with poverty is a major issue. The...
Plant protection more sustainable, but surface water quality standards not yet achieved
Crop protection methods in the Netherlands have become more sustainable since 1998 as a result of efforts made by growers. However, at the moment the environmental quality of surface waters does not...
Prize awarded to MNP paper by China Association for Science and Technology
The MNP paper, 'Global and regional surface nitrogen balances in intensive agricultural production systems for the period 1970-2030', has won the 4th Periodical Excellent Paper Award (for the period...
Scientific underpinning of tool use in integrated assessments
Policy assessments can be improved by making better use of tools such as multi-criteria analysis and cost-benefit analysis. Information about these tools is now available as website. This website also...
The Cost of Policy Inaction (COPI) concept is the damage to the environment in the absence of measures to solve an environmental problem. According to a study into meaningful applications of COPI, the...
Climate policy needs to focus on all greenhouse gases
The costs of a climate policy strategy targeting all greenhouse gases are substantially lower than a strategy targeting energy-related CO2 alone. This is one of the conclusions of a recent study by...
European Soil Directive offers the Netherlands policy flexibility and obligations
European Soil Directive offers the Netherlands policy flexibility and obligations The European Commission has made a proposal for a Framework Directive for soil protection. Many basic principles in...
Nature Balance 2006: Dutch landscapes and nature become more uniform
The Dutch countryside is losing its rural and open character and is increasingly affected by visually intrusive developments. More and more farm buildings have a purely residential function, and...
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