Whilst searching for information which supports the decision making on the conservation of biological diversity, the Policy and Legislation Research Program of the Humboldt Institute is developing studies focused towards the second type of factors. In particular three projects have been developed in the area of research on Economic Policy and Biodiversity: Economic Incentives Perverse to the Conservation of Biodiversity, Analysis of the Relationship between Sector Development Policies and Biodiversity Conservation, and Macroeconomic Policy and Biodiversity.

These projects look to provide recommendations so to make the process of policy formulation (on environment and development) more articulated, to produce principles which cover development and social well being objectives more extensively, and make the use of natural, human and financial resources in the country more efficient.