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For the Flemish Department of Environment and the Institute for Nature and Forest Research, we have initiated an international benchmark of the knowledge function of environmental policy.
We are conducting a comparative study on the scientific support, monitoring, and policy evaluation of environmental policy in Flanders and surrounding regions and countries. This includes a focus on a strong scientific basis for effective biodiversity policy.
Targeted monitoring, data integration, and assessment techniques are crucial for good policy preparation, evaluation, and adjustment. With this benchmark, we are mapping out the administrative, financial, and organizational aspects.
Some of the research questions include:
- How is the knowledge function of environmental policy organized in Flanders and the benchmark countries and regions?
- Which parties are involved and what roles do they play?
- How is research programming shaped?
- How much public funding is available annually for the knowledge function and how is it allocated?
- Which types of research are more/less prominent (external/internal, applied/scientific, public/private, etc.)?
- What are the strengths and weaknesses of the knowledge function in environmental policy in Flanders compared to the benchmark countries and regions?
- What are the opportunities and threats?
- How could the effectiveness and efficiency of the knowledge function in environmental policy be enhanced?
The research report will be completed this autumn. Want to learn more about this study? Please contact project leader Frank Bongers.