Operationalising the assessment of impacts of subsidies on biodiversity: an assessment protocol for the Netherlands

The UN Global Biodiversity Framework (Target 18) calls for phasing out incentives that are harmful to biodiversity and the scaling up of nature-positive incentives. The Netherlands is committed to this goal and will assess its public financial incentives to identify potential negative and positive impacts on biodiversity and the environment. The report presents a method to assess the potential impacts of public financial incentives with regard to biodiversity. The core of the method is an expert elicitation protocol, in which experts evaluate the potential impact of incentives on five key drivers of biodiversity loss. The presented method aligns with OECD guidelines and is based on an inventory approach.