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Livestock genetic diversity (SEBI 006) - Assessment published May 2010: In several countries, populations of native breeds, although generally well adapted to local circumstances and resources, remain in critically low numbers, being replaced by a few and widespread highly productive breeds, introduced for this purpose. The fact that native breeds make up only a small part of the total population, and that a high percentage of native breeds are endangered (1) indicates a risk of loss of biodiversity. Although data are available for only a few countries, these indicate that many native cattle breeds are endangered. The situation for sheep is also problematic. Overall, the situation is stable but negative. (1) According to FAO, an endangered breed is assessed on quantitative criteria as the total number of breeding females or the overall population size and the percentage of purebred females. Here, however, each country has its own interpretation.
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Trends in nutrient concentrations in transitional, coastal and marine waters, 1985-2005: How to read the graph: About 1 % of stations in the NE Atlantic reported a significant decrease of oxidized nitrogen concentrations between 19852005, the remainder reported no change
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Habitats of European interest — conservation status by biogeographical region: How to read the map: in the Mediterranean biogeographical region, about 21 % of habitats are in favourable conservation status, but 37 % are in unfavourable (bad plus inadequate) status.
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Evolution of native population sizes and endangered breeds in selected European countries (sheep): How to read the graph: In France in 2005, around 90 % of the sheep population was native and 40 % of native sheep breeds were endangered.
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Country groupings in Europe: Some of the indicators show data for country groupings
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Evolution of native population sizes and endangered breeds (cattle): How to read the graph: In France in 2005, around 40 % of the cattle population was native and 50 % of native cattle breeds were endangered.
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Habitats of European interest — conservation status by biogeographical region: How to read the map: in the Mediterranean biogeographical region, about 21 % of habitats are in favourable conservation status, but 37 % are in unfavourable (bad plus inadequate) status.
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Time series for each SEBI 2010 indicator, January 2009: Figures in brackets indicate the total number of data points covered by each indicator.
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