Environment Directorate
The Political Economy of Biodiversity Policy Reform
This report provides insights on the political economy of biodiversity related policy
reforms. It draws on existing literature and four new case studies covering the French
tax on pesticides, agricultural subsidy reform in Switzerland, EU payments to Mauritania
and Guinea-Bissau to finance marine protected areas via conservation trust funds,
and individually transferable quotas for fisheries in Iceland. Each case study focusses
on the drivers of reform, the types of obstacles encountered, key features of the
policy reform, and the lessons learned from the reform experience.
Published on April 25, 2017
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Preface | |
| Foreword | |
| Acronyms | |
| Executive summary | |
| The political economy of biodiversity policy reform: Lessons learned | |
| The political economy of environmental and biodiversity relevant policy reform: Key obstacles and examples | |
| The evolution of the tax on pesticides and the pesticide savings certificates in France | |
| Agricultural subsidy reform in Switzerland | |
| EU payments to Mauritania and Guinea-Bissau for MPA conservation under the Fisheries Partnership Agreements | |
| The political economy of the ITQ system and resource rent tax in Icelandic fisheries |
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