Nature and Biodiversity

We have project experience in the following areas:

• Indigenous Knowledge Rights

• Control and Release of Non-Indigenous Species

• Forestry

• Appropriate Assessments

• Habitats Directive

• Implementation and Transposition

• Biodiversity Proofing

• Natura 2000

• European Landscape Convention

• Green Infrastructure

• TEEB

Examples of our experience in nature and biodiversity projects are provided below.

Implementation of the Natura 2000, Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC and Birds Directive 79/409/EEC, Preparation for an ex-post Territorial Impact Assessment, 2016, for the European Committee of the Regions.

Background Study towards Biodiversity Proofing of the EU Budget, 2012, for DG Environment, European Commission.

Integration of the Network Function of Natura 2000 into the Assessment of Plans and Programmes, 2010, for DG Environment, European Commission.

Study to analyse the legal and economic aspects of implementing the Nagoya Protocol on ABS in the European Union, 2012, for DG Environment, European Commission.

The Transposition in the United Kingdom and Gibraltar of EC Directive 79/409/EEC on the Conservation of Wild Birds, 2005, for DG Environment, European Commission.

The Implementation of Indigenous Knowledge Rights in the Philippines, 2002, for The World Bank.

Evaluation of European Forestry Policies and Measures for Implementing the Rural Development Regulation, 2002,funded by the Forestry Commission.

Implementation of the Habitats Directive in Sweden, Finland and Denmark, under Article 17, 2002, for the European Commission

The Regulation and Control of Releases of Non-Indigenous Species in Great Britain, 1997, for The German Environment Ministry.