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Ecologic Institute
An International Think Tank for Environment and Development
Ecologic Institute is a private not-for-profit think tank for applied environmental research, policy analysis and consultancy with offices in Berlin, Brussels, Vienna, Washington DC, and San Mateo CA. An independent, non-partisan body, Ecologic Institute brings fresh ideas to environmental and sustainable development policies. Ecologic Institute's work programme focuses on obtaining practical results. It covers the entire spectrum of environmental issues, including the integration of environmental concerns into other policy fields. Founded in 1995, Ecologic Institute is a partner in the network of Institutes for European Environmental Policy and currently has an interdisciplinary team of 120 people. The Ecologic Institute acts in the public interest; donations are tax-deductible.
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RADOST Handbook: Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in the Baltic Sea Region
This new handbook was developed under the project RADOST (Regional Adaptation Strategies in the German Baltic Sea Coast). It provides a concise overview of adaptation policies being planned and implemented at the national, regional and European level, including the status of National Adaptation Strategies for all Baltic Sea EU Member States. Read more ...
Ecologic Institute Receives Robert Bosch Stiftung Grant to Continue ELEEP Network
Ecologic Institute, Berlin and its partners, Ecologic Institute, Washington DC and the Atlantic Council of the United States, were awarded a grant by the Robert Bosch Stiftung for their recently launched Emerging Leaders in Environmental and Energy Policy Network (ELEEP). Read more ...
Integrating Resource Efficiency, Greening of Industrial Production and Green Industries – Scoping of and Recommendations for Effective Indicators
The study by Ecologic Institute develops an organising framework to summarise scientific findings concerning a diversity of indicators and assesses their potential applicability to measuring sustainable industries and sustainable industrial development. Altogether, it is suggested to apply a set of indicators in order to balance existing methodological challenges and to combine explanatory power. Read more ...
Ph.D. Workshop on Evidence-Based Policy-Making (2012)
March and April 2012, Zurich - Holger Gerdes
Mainstreaming Ecosystem Services through Reformed European Agricultural Policies
In this article published in Conservation Letters, members of the interdisciplinary Research Group on Ecosystem Services examine the possibilities and perspectives for a reorientation of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The authors find that the current reform proposals do not take into account the knowledge generated by ecosystem research. They argue that the CAP should be reformed such that it serves as an instrument to safeguard ecosystem services from agricultural land. Read more ...
Rio+20: Sustainable Development Goals - The Environmental Pillar
Ecologic Institute and Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) prepared a paper that gives an overview of selected sustainable development commitments, their shortcomings, and possible remedies, as discussed and agreed by relevant political fora. The paper and the summary of an expert workshop are available for download. Read more ...
Water Expertise Showcased at the Green Week 2012
With the slogan, "Every Drop Counts," the upcoming 12th edition of the Green Week represents the biggest annual conference on European environmental policy and will take place from the 22 to the 25 May in Brussels. With the focus this year being on water, Ecologic Institute will disseminate information, best practices, and lessons learned from a number of high-profile projects carried out on behalf of the DG Environment and DG Research & Innovation of the European Commission, the German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), and other sponsors. Read more ...
The Role of BRICS in the Developing World
With this study, researchers from Südwind Institute (project lead) and Ecologic Institute inform the European Parliament about how the five emerging economies known collectively as the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) are emerging as development assistance donors and potential partners in the developing world. The authors discuss how South-South cooperation is becoming more significant and what challenges it poses to the EU's ODA agenda. Finally, the study provides a series of recommendations for European policy makers. Read more ...
Arctic Summer College 2012
In summer 2012, Ecologic Institute will convene the Arctic Summer College- a virtual course and new Arctic network that aims to build a lasting, policy-oriented network of Arctic professionals. Applications from emerging leaders in relevant fields of Arctic science, policy, business, and government will be accepted until 30 May 2012. Read more ...
RADOST Akteursanalyse - Teil II: Interessen, Nutzungsansprüche, Ziele und Konflikte relevanter Akteure der deutschen Ostseeküste vor dem Hintergrund des Klimawandels
How do relevant stakeholders on the Baltic Sea Coast perceive climate change in their region? What adaptation measures are well known and which should be implemented? Additionally, who are the relevant stakeholders? These and other questions are answered in the first part of the RADOST stakeholder analysis, which was written by staff members of Ecologic Institute. The report is available for download. Read more ...
