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Guidelines for Cost-effective Agri-environmental Policy Measures

24-Aug-2010

This new study looks at the design and implementation of environmental standards and regulations, taxes, payments and tradable permit schemes to address agri-environmental issues. It finds that no single policy measure will achieve all goals; a combination of complementary policy instruments is needed.

Economics of Rebuilding Fisheries: workshop proceedings

18-Aug-2010

The proceedings of the OECD Workshop on the Economics of Rebuilding Fisheries, held in Newport, Rhode Island, USA in May 2009, have now been published. The workshop discussed major economic and institutional issues related to rebuilding fisheries, with participants relating their experiences and initiatives.

Biotechnology Update No.20

07-Jul-2010

Biotechnology Update No.20   

 

The new issue of the Newsletter prepared by the OECD Internal Co-ordination Group for Biotechnology (ICGB) is now available. It provides up-to-date information on OECD activities related to biotechnology. It is mainly intended for delegates to OECD meetings already familiar with certain aspects of the work, but is expected to be also informative for the wider biotech community.

Management Strategy Evaluation and Management Procedures

18-Jun-2010

Management strategy evaluation (MSE) is designed to identify fishery rebuilding and harvest strategies that are robust to uncertainty and natural variation, and that balance biological and socioeconomic objectives. Case studies demonstrate its application and compare usage of MSE with bioeconomic modelling suggesting how each procedure can profit by drawing from the other.

Forum on Agricultural Research

18-Dec-2009

The Governing Body of the Co-operative Research Programme hosts a forum on agricultural research.




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