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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Policy Instruments for Biodiversity: Impact evaluation, cost-effectiveness analysis, and other approaches

January 2018
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

This report provides an overview of methodologies to evaluate the effectiveness of policy instruments for biodiversity, covering impact evaluation, cost-effectiveness analysis, and other approaches. It then provides an inventory of biodiversity-relevant impact evaluation studies, across both terrestrial and marine ecosystems. The report concludes with lessons learned, policy insights, and suggestions for further work.

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Indicators and Measurement
Key search terms: 
biodiversity, impact evaluation, evidence-based policy making, policy

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