A number of recommendations have been developed in the context of a SPIRAL- DG Research workshop on “Better interfacing EU research projects and EU policy-making”,  with the participation of the European Environmental Agency (EEA). The workshop brought together coordinators and other representatives of EU-funded biodiversity research projects and science-policy experts, including representatives from the European Commission Directorate General for Environment (DG ENV). Together participants brought experience from more than 50 projects funded under the current and past framework programmes for research. The recommendations build on the workshop discussions and on the research carried out in SPIRAL. They address strategic as well as operational aspects of science-policy interfaces. They also critically explore the potential contributions of the Biodiversity Information System for Europe (BISE) and Eye on Earth (EoE) to science-policy interaction processes.

 Read the recommendations.