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European Environment Agency (EEA) Articles
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Fluorinated greenhouse gases in 2017
Data reported by companies on the production, import, export and destruction of fluorinated greenhouse gases in the European Union, 2007-2016. Executive summary The 2017 edition of the European Environment Agency (EEA) report on fluorinated ...
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Fluorinated greenhouse gases 2015
Summary of data reported by companies on the production, import and export of fluorinated greenhouse gases in the European Union Background and policy International policy The greenhouse gases addressed by the United Nations Framework Convention ...
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Fluorinated greenhouse gases 2014
Summary of data reported by companies on the production, import and export of fluorinated greenhouse gases in the European Union. This report is based on submissions for 2014, the first reporting year under the new F-Gas Regulation 517/2014. The new ...
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Linking in situ vegetation data to the EUNIS habitat classification: results for forest habitats
The EUNIS habitat classification provides the context for a number of policy-related ecosystem and habitat assessments, and is a European reference to which other national or regional classifications can be cross‑referenced when sharing ...
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Water-retention potential of Europe`s forests
A European overview to support natural water-retention measures One third of European territory is covered by forests (210 million ha). Approximately 296 million European inhabitants live in — or close to — forests. European forests are ...
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The European Environment Agency - who we are, what we do, how we do it
Eionet and other EEA partners The information provided by the EEA comes from a wide range of sources. A network of national environmental bodies was set up to work with the EEA — Eionet — which involves more than 300 institutions across ...
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Fluorinated greenhouse gases 2013
Aggregated data reported by companies on the production, import and export of fluorinated greenhouse gases in the European Union. Background and policy The greenhouse gases (GHGs) covered by the UNFCCC Kyoto Protocol include three groups of ...
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Developing a forest naturalness indicator for Europe - Concept and methodology for a high nature value (HNV) forest indicator
Background In Europe, forests cover around 40 % of the land area (190 million ha), making Europe one of the most forest-rich regions in the world. Forests are important habitats for many species of wildlife. Yet, forestry can also have negative ...
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Marine messages
Europe’s seas are home to a rich and diverse array of species, habitats and ecosystems. Although vital for Europe’s economic and social wellbeing, many of these ecosystems risk being irreversibly damaged by human activities. ...
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Fluorinated greenhouse gases 2012
Data reported by companies on the production, import and export of fluorinated greenhouse gases in the European Union Background Greenhouse gases covered by the UNFCCC Kyoto Protocol include amongst others, three groups of fluorinated greenhouse ...
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The European Grassland Butterfly Indicator: 1990–2011
This report presents the European Grassland Butterfly Indicator, based on national Butterfly Monitoring Schemes (BMS) in 19 countries across Europe, most of them in the European Union. The indicator shows that since 1990 till 2011 butterfly ...
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Coming home to roost!
The Pannonian biogeographical region is one of nine regions of Europe included in the EU Habitats Directive. It stretches from south of Timisoara along the Romanian West Plain to the Hungarian.Ukranian border in the east across Hungary to the border ...
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Nets, nature and national parks
Invitation to Bohuslän by Evert Taube Like blue-grey swell the Bohus mountains roll in desolate majesty against the rim of the Sea. But between its ancient bare hills is fertile land and ancient pastures. Here penetrates the Skagerrak with ...
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Wolf, bird and bread!
Eyüp Yüksel was relaxing in Ankara on a warm autumn day in 2000, drinking tea from a traditional glass cup, when he heard the news that Tuz Gölü — Lake Tuz or Salt Lake — had been declared a protected area. As one of ...
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Fluorinated greenhouse gases 2011
Greenhouse gases covered by the UNFCCC Kyoto Protocol include amongst others, three groups of fluorinated greenhouse gases (the so-called `F-gases`): hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs) and sulphur hexafluoride (SF6). These F-gases ...
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It`s beautiful!
It`s not quite five in the morning and we`re walking along a track in the forest. The moon is high in the sky and provides enough light for us to see where we are going. A wolf howls in the distance. We have come to Poland`s Białowieża ...
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Forests, health and climate change
Forests are essential to our survival and well-being. Forests clean our air, our water, our soil and they regulate our climate, amongst many other things. Trees and forests are not always associated with urban landscapes. However, there too they ...
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10 messages for 2010 - agricultural ecosystems
Introduction: biodiversity, agriculture and the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Europe"s agricultural sector has received sustained public support under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) over the last 50 years. This support has evolved ...
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Web of knowledge, web of life, web of wonder
It"s October, it"s late in the season and it"s been a bad year for mushrooms in Finland. Webcaps, a type of mushroom found particularly in the boreal and temperate forests of northern Europe, are no exception. Webcaps play an important role in ...
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The water we eat
Agriculture imposes a heavy and growing burden on Europe`s water resources, threatening water shortages and damage to ecosystems. To achieve sustainable water use, farmers must be given the right price incentives, advice and assistance. Food is ...