This report presents the findings of a study carried out by Dr. John Holmes on behalf of the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish the approaches to, and experiences of, research dissemination and implementation by SKEP (Scientific Knowledge for Environmental Protection) member organisations. The main source of information for the study has been interviews with 95 people in SKEP member organisations and associated bodies (33 organisations in total). A review of the literature was also carried out. Draft guidelines for the dissemination and implementation of environmental research were developed on the basis of the findings of the interviews. They were further developed following discussion at a SKEP workshop in April 2007 and are written with research funders in mind. The SKEP ERA-NET 2005-2009 is a partnership of 17 government ministries and agencies, from 13 European countries, responsible for funding environmental research. The SKEP ERA-NET aims to improve the coordination of environmental research, including the dissemination and implementation of research results. The Swedish EPA leads the collaborative work within the SKEP programme to develop dissemination and implementation approaches. The ERA-NET scheme is designed to support the cooperation and coordination of national funding organisations, a way for the European Union to create an integrated European Research Area for innovative knowledge production. The Swedish EPA would like to thank Dr. John Holmes for his excellent work on this study and all the SKEP members who participated in the interviews that provided the data for this report. We also would like to thank the SKEP ERA-NET coordination team and the EU for their financial support.