Policy Archive

This is a digital archive of global, non-partisan public policy and contains summaries and full text, videos, reports. briefs and multi-media material of think-tank, university, government, and foundation-funded policy research. There is a subject index, an internal search engine, abstracts, email notifications of newly added research and will shortly include user-generated publication reviews. Over time it is planned to expand to include policy content from international and corporate organizations.

Environment and Research

This News Alert Service is provided by the European Commission.

DG Environment has decided to establish this service in order to reinforce the links between science and policy. The service provides scientific information in the field of the main themes of the Environmental Action Programme and relevant to DG Environment policy priorities in support of the knowledge based approach.

The target audience are policy makers as well as the wider public.

OECD/EEA Economic Instruments Database

Looking for information on instruments used for environmental policy and natural resource management?

This database, developed by the OECD and European Environment Agency, provides information on "environmentally related taxes, fees and charges, tradable permit systems, deposit refund systems, environmentally motivated subsidies and voluntary approaches used in environmental policy in OECD Member countries, EEA member countries and countries otherwise co-operating with EEA, not being members of OECD."

To search, select an environmental domain, issue or theme (water pollution, air pollution, climate change, etc.). Next, select one or more countries by placing a "tick" next to the relevant flags which appear. Then, click on "Submit" to obtain the information available.

Australian Policy Online

A great website for keeping up-to-date with new reports