Ecosystem services and economic theory: Integration for policy-relevant research

It has become essential in policy and decision-making circles to think about the economic benefits (in addition to moral and scientific motivations) humans derive from well-functioning ecosystems. The concept of ecosystem services has been developed to address this link between ecosystems and human welfare. Since policy decisions are often evaluated through cost–benefit assessments, an economic […]



New Alternative and Complementary Environmental Policy Instruments and the Implementation of the Water Framework Directive

Based on a study conducted for the Environment Agency for England and Wales, we discuss the contribution that new alternative and complementary environmental policy instruments might make to the realisation of the objectives of the EU’s Water Framework Directive. Following a survey that identified nearly 100 examples where alternative and complementary instruments are currently being […]