The development and implementation of the greening initiatives of the 2013 EU common agricultural policy reform and the protection of biodiversity; a UK case study

Harpham, Laura Elizabeth (2018). The development and implementation of the greening initiatives of the 2013 EU common agricultural policy reform and the protection of biodiversity; a UK case study. University of Birmingham. M.Jur.

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Abstract

The 2013 reform of the European Common Agricultural Policy introduced greening measures into Pillar 1 direct payments and sought to develop the green credentials of support under Pillar 2 rural development policy, in line with EU targets to address biodiversity loss. However, evidence to-date shows the EU as a whole, and the agricultural sector in particular, has made no progress towards the EU Biodiversity Strategy target of halting biodiversity loss by 2020. This research examines the policy-making process of the reform at the EU level, and the implementation at Member State level through a case-study of the four administrations of the UK, to identify how the greening measures were proposed and adopted and whether these deliver the intended biodiversity objectives. Areas of improvement for future refom processes are identified in the European Commission Impact Assessment, public consultation at EU and UK level and national implementation. The degree to which these areas are addressed through the Commission 's 2015 Better Regulation Guidelines is considered and, whilst the Guidelines go some way to improving process, further developments to the public consultation process at a national level are suggested.

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Thesis (Masters by Research > M.Jur.)

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Masters by Research > M.Jur.

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