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Environment and Research
Research and Development can help us to better understand our environment and develop solutions to many of our existing problems. An important challenge for environmental policy is therefore to make best use of research results and new scientific findings in policy development and implementation.
The 6th Environment Action Programme (6th EAP) recognizes that policies must be based on sound science, economic assessment of cost-effectiveness, and the transparent partnership of all the major stakeholders. Sound science is indeed becoming increasingly important for good policy-making.
This is reflected in the EU Research Framework Programmes supporting the 6EAP and its policy priorities and thematic strategies.
In order to help the European Commission in defining the environmental research needs within the main thematic strategies of the 6th EAP, several Expert Working Groups were set up.