In recent years, the European Commission has continuously developed the tool of cost-benefit analysis to better inform decision-makers in the process of settling on new directives and regulations concerning the environment. However, according to the Terms of Reference of this assignment...

In the second half of 1999 Statistics Netherlands carried out an ad hoc project on environment-related employment in the Netherlands. The European Commission co-financed this project under the Community programme Environmental protection and employment. Direct environment-related employment in...

The Environmental Valuation Reference Inventory (EVRI) is a database of valuation studies accessible through Internet. The database contains detailed information of about 700 environmental valuation studies, primarily from North America. EVRI was designed by Environment Canada, and both...

This study has collated available environmental expenditure data on the market for goods and services produced by eco-industries in both the EU-15 and the Candidate Countries, as the basis for describing the economic significance of the sector, including employment levels. Whilst there are gaps...

This study draws on several sources of data and information in an attempt to build as robust a picture as possible of the trade in environmental products and services within the European Union (EU) and between the EU and the rest of the world. The sources used are: 1. Information from national...