Toolkit to identify and reform incentives harmful to biodiversity

Toolkit to identify and reform incentives harmful to biodiversity, by S. Withana, P. ten Brink, A. Illes, E. Watkins, D. Russi or The Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP). This toolkit aims to be an operational guide to identify which incentives harmful to the biodiversity merit reform and to develop a roadmap of action to reform these subsidies.

Uses of this product

In principle this tool can be used by government authorities to explore what incentives have negative effects on biodiversity and hence help comply with Aichi targets on perverse incentives affecting biodiversity. It can also be used by NGOs to encourage government action.

Additional information

This is the beta version. So comments on operationality welcome.

Constraints

Works as a quick scan and will need complementary tools to get depth of analysis

Product requirements

Undertanding of incentive based mechanisms
Understanding of impacts on biodiversity from policies and drivers
Understanding of costs and benefits of impacts using monetary and non-monetary metrics

Advantages

Practical stepwise guide to identify incentives that may merit reform and helps with CBD targets.
Includes a clear traffic light approach to help decision process
Includes examples of cases of subsidies, impacts, and their reform.

Quality Assurance

Own QA and testing

Links

Contact details

Patrick ten Brink,

Director IEEP-Brussels and Head of Green Economy Programme

ptenbrink@ieep.eu

The toolkit

Toolkit to identify and reform incentives harmful to biodiversity

Associated Oppla members