Oecd Environmental Performance Reviews: France

The need to manage pollution, natural resources and biodiversity in France continues to be a major challenge. The report highlights the effectiveness of French environmental policy, but also focuses on the need for better integration of environmental concerns into sectors such as energy, transport and agriculture. The review puts forward 49 recommendations including: a review of taxation policy from an environmental perspective; the reduction of damage caused by excessive use of nitrates and pesticides in agriculture; the reduction of the energy intensity of the economy; the implementation of measures planned to combat climate change; the integration of environmental concerns into the energy, transport and agriculture sectors; better enforcement of the legislation on mountain areas, coasts and landscapes, and of the EU habitats and birds directives at both the national and local level.Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Staff is the author of 'Oecd Environmental Performance Reviews: France', published 2005 under ISBN 9789264009127 and ISBN 9264009124.