1. Benefits that can be obtained from social sciences It seems extremely urgent to extend cooperation between social and political scientists to improve the role of evidence-based science in decision-making. The social sciences must be at least as active as the natural sciences have been in studying climate change and environmental degradation in recent decades. Fortunately, the development of the interface between the two areas has acquired high priority at both national and supranational levels. The most important statement about the benefits that policy makers can gain from the social sciences is that all processes, problems, methods, and rule-related issues (e.g., what is the historically, ethically, and culturally accepted level of “coercion” or tolerated? What are the most practically effective constellations of normative measures and compliance behaviors (historically, ethically and culturally determined)?), discussed in the previous chapters, can be addressed and resolved with the tools of social sciences. The level of accuracy and depth of the analysis depends mainly on the commitment of the stakeholders and, of course, on the available research budget. The results of social scientists' activities reduce uncertainties, facilitate risk-based decisions, and improve effectiveness. Even a low level of investment in socioeconomic research can provide essential information and facilitate the daily work of policy makers. This is a great advantage over the natural sciences. From the overview of the environmental policy literature, numerous conclusions can be drawn about the importance of the social sciences. The following list shows the benefits you can get, although it is far from complete. This… middle of paper… the social sciences cannot do. It can only answer questions with the same level of relevance at which they were asked. Typically, regulators ask very general questions, such as “which tool should I use?” or “which method should I use?”. These questions can be answered precisely if the question is: “which tool should I use for Problem social research generates new information, some field data provided by regulatory organizations is indispensable for subsequent research and advice. This is extremely important, because regulatory organizations sometimes hide their own field data (e.g example on the environmental performance of the area regulated) to hide its failures.