As the first indicator-based assessment of progress towards the European target of halting biodiversity loss by 2010 …, this report serves two purposes. First, it takes stock of the state of biodiversity and its loss in Europe based on the …

The present report considers the status and trends of pan-European biodiversity in a range of ecosystems, and the … implications of these trends for biodiversity management policy and practice. It considers the key biodiversity policy instruments … currently applied in Europe, the threats to biodiversity and the management implications of such threats across major habitat …

The implementation of biodiversity policies will often benefit different groups to a greater or lesser degree. For … example, in establishing a property right to facilitate management of a biodiversity-related resource, people who previously … concepts and tools for addressing distributive issues in biodiversity policy. It will help policy makers put together …

This book is a collection of papers from the OECD meeting on Agri-biodiversity Indicators held jointly with the EU and … international organisations in November 2001, in Zurich-Rechkenhols, Switzerland. A key outcome was to establish a common agri-biodiversity … framework that helps understand the complexity of agri-biodiversity linkages. Papers cover the following topics; agricultural …

Biodiversity and ecosystem services provide tangible benefits for society, such as food provisioning, water … human health, well being and economic growth. Yet biodiversity is declining worldwide and, in some areas, this loss is … accelerating. The need for policies that promote the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystem services is …