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Evaluating agri-environmental policies: design, practice and results

15-Sep-2005

This workshop proceedings examines evaluation of agri-environmental policies to see how effective policies have been and what policy makers have learned.

Review of Fisheries in OECD Countries: Country Statistics 2001 to 2003 - 2005 Edition

31-Aug-2005

This is a publication of fisheries country statistics that is updated annually.

Subsidies are Pervasive Throughout OECD Countries and Worldwide

24-Aug-2005

Every year, OECD countries transfer at least USD 400 billion to different economic sectors. Much of this support is potentially environmentally harmful.
Reforming environmentally harmful subsidies is a significant policy challenge facing OECD countries. However, untangling and assessing the effects of subsidies on the environment is a complex task. A systematic approach is required to ensure that appropriate policies are developed and the benefits of reform fully realised.

Revision of OECD Guidance for Agricultural Chemical Pesticide Data Submissions (Dossiers) and OECD Guidance for Government Data Reviews (Monographs).

19-May-2005

Revision of OECD Guidance for Agricultural Chemical Pesticide Data Submissions (Dossiers)  and OECD Guidance for Government Data Reviews (Monographs) .
The 2nd revision of the Dossier and Monograph guidance documents are now available. The changes reflect an update of the OECD numbering system and certain corrections. For the Dossier Guidance, Revision 2 reflects changes to the main document and Appendix 6 (Parts 4 and 5); for the Monograph Guidance, Revision 2 reflects changes to the main document and Appendix 9 (Parts 1 and 2).

Revision of OECD Guidance for Agricultural Chemical Pesticide Data Submissions (Dossiers) and OECD Guidance for Government Data Reviews (Monographs)

19-May-2005

The 2nd revision of the Dossier  and Monograph  guidance documents are now available. The changes reflect an update of the OECD numbering system and certain corrections. For the Dossier Guidance, Revision 2 reflects changes to the main document and Appendix 6 (Parts 4 and 5); for the Monograph Guidance, Revision 2 reflects changes to the main document and Appendix 9 (Parts 1 and 2).

Summary Report of the OECD Project on Pesticide Terrestrial Risk Indicators (TERI)

19-May-2005

This report summarises the findings of the Terrestrial Risk Indicators (TERI) Project, carried out under the OECD Pesticides Programme. It is based on individual reports prepared by participants of an expert group (Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Norway, and Switzerland) on their results of testing the selected TERI indicators with national pesticide sales and use data.

Preferential Trading Arrangements in Agricultural and Food Markets: The Case of the European Union and the United States

06-Apr-2005

Preference erosion has become an important issue in the current WTO trade negotiations as developing countries are concerned that multilateral tariff reductions will harm their agricultural sectors. The findings in this report suggest that although this may indeed be a problem for some countries in some sectors, factors other than preferential schemes may be limiting developing country exports.

An analysis of dairy policy reform and trade liberalisation

16-Feb-2005

In the context of OECD work on policy reform for commodities that receive very high support and protection, assessments are provided of the market, trade and welfare impacts of milk quota systems and of international dairy trade liberalisation.

Structural Adjustment in Australian Fisheries

17-Nov-2004

This report discusses the nature and cause of, and potential solutions to, capacity problems in fisheries, using Australian case studies. It is prepared for the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and the OECD Fisheries Division.

Agriculture and the environment: lessons learned from a decade of OECD work

15-Nov-2004

This report provides a concise summary of the main lessons learned from a decade (1993-2003) of work on agriculture and environmental policy issues in the OECD, and identifies the main emerging issues and challenges in order to assist policy makers...




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