INSTITUTE FOR EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, LONDON

Their core work

IEEP is an independent environmental policy research institute that bridges the gap between scientific evidence and EU policy-making. They specialize in translating complex environmental and agricultural research into actionable policy recommendations, with particular strength in ecosystem services valuation and land management policy. Their work spans soil quality, agricultural productivity, and marine pollution — always with a policy lens that connects science to governance frameworks.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

IEEP's H2020 portfolio shows a consistent environmental policy thread but with broadening scope. Their early work (2015) centred on land-based ecosystem services and agricultural soil management — both firmly in the agri-environment policy space. By 2017, they expanded into marine environment and pollution, entering the CLAIM project on coastal litter — a shift from terrestrial to marine policy concerns that mirrors the EU's growing emphasis on ocean health and plastics strategy.

IEEP appears to be broadening from land-based environmental policy into marine and coastal environmental challenges, making them relevant for future projects spanning both terrestrial and marine domains.

How they like to work

IEEP operates as both a consortium leader and a contributing partner, having coordinated one project and participated in two others. With 55 unique partners across 23 countries from just 3 projects, they clearly favour large, multi-national consortia — typical of a policy-oriented organisation that needs broad geographic coverage to produce EU-wide recommendations. Their wide partner base suggests they are well-networked connectors rather than repeat-partnership specialists.

Despite only 3 H2020 projects, IEEP has built connections with 55 partners across 23 countries — a remarkably wide network for their project count. This breadth reflects their role in large pan-European consortia requiring diverse national perspectives.

What sets them apart

IEEP's distinctive value lies in their position at the intersection of environmental science and EU policy — they are not a laboratory or technology developer, but the organisation that translates research findings into policy-relevant frameworks. For consortium builders, IEEP brings credibility in policy communication and impact pathway design, which is often a weak point in research-heavy proposals. Their ability to work across both land-based and marine environmental domains makes them versatile for environment-themed calls.

Highlights from their portfolio

• PEGASUS
  IEEP's only coordinator role with the largest budget share (EUR 474,649), focused on the high-profile topic of ecosystem services from land management.
• iSQAPER
  A major EU-China collaboration on soil quality spanning 5 years, demonstrating IEEP's capacity to contribute to large international research programmes beyond Europe.