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EEA Report 2/2006 - Integration of environment into EU agriculture policy - the IRENA indicator-based assessment report
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This report aims to provide a fair reflection of the
progress, the achievements and obstacles in the
integration of environmental concerns into EU
agriculture policy, based on indicators developed in
the IRENA operation (see Section 1.3). It also tackles
limitations to successful policy implementation
at Member State level, and challenges ahead.
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Priority issues in the Mediterranean environment (revised version)
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Following the principles of the European Thematic
Strategy on the Protection and Conservation of
the Marine Environment, the collective interest
of EEA and UNEP/MAP has been developed
towards a product focusing on priority pollution
zones in the Mediterranean Sea and addressing
emerging issues. All these issues come under the
prism of an ecosystem approach. The core of this
report derives from the latest (2003–2004) country
National Diagnostic Analyses reports (NDA).
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EEA Briefing 2/2006 - Air quality and ancillary benefits of climate change policies
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The European Community's initial report under the Kyoto Protocol
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Annual European Community greenhouse gas inventory 1990-2004 and inventory report 2006
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Water resources across Europe — confronting water scarcity and drought
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This report provides an up-to-date assessment of water resources across Europe.
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The European environment – state and outlook 2010: Synthesis
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The SOER 2010 Synthesis provides an overview of the European environment's state, trends and prospects, integrating the main findings of SOER 2010.
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Understanding climate change — SOER 2010 thematic assessment
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Average global air and ocean temperatures are rising, leading to the melting of snow and ice
and rising global mean sea level. Ocean acidification results from higher CO2 concentrations.
With unabated greenhouse gas emissions, climate change could lead to an increasing risk of
irreversible shifts in the climate system with potentially serious consequences. Temperature
rises of more than 1.5–2 °C above pre-industrial levels are likely to cause major societal and
environmental disruptions in many regions. The atmospheric CO2 concentration needs to be
stabilised at 350–400 parts per million (ppm) in order to have a 50 % chance of limiting global
mean temperature increase to 2 °C above pre-industrial levels (according to the IPCC in 2007,
and confirmed by later scientific insights).
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Adapting to climate change - SOER 2010 thematic assessment
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Climate change is happening and will continue to have far-reaching consequences for human and natural systems. Impacts and vulnerabilities differ considerably across regions, territories and economic sectors in Europe. Strategies to adapt to climate change are necessary to manage impacts even if global temperature stays below a 2 °C increase above the pre-industrial level. The EU adaptation framework aims at developing a comprehensive strategy by 2013, to be supported by a clearinghouse for sharing and maintaining information on climate change impacts, vulnerability and adaptation.
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Marine and coastal environment — SOER 2010 thematic assessment
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European marine regions include the north-east Atlantic and Arctic oceans, and the
Mediterranean, Black and Baltic seas. Human activities — such as fishing, aquaculture and
agriculture — and climate change cause large and severe impacts on Europe's coastal and marine
ecosystems. The EU objective of halting biodiversity loss by 2010 has not been met in either the
coastal or the marine environment. Recognising the need for an integrated ecosystem-based
approach to reduce pressures, the EU Integrated Maritime Policy allows for the development
of sea-related activities in a sustainable manner. Its environmental pillar, the Marine Strategy
Framework Directive, aims to deliver 'good environmental status' of the marine environment
by 2020, and the Common Fisheries Policy will be reformed in 2012 with the aim of achieving
sustainable fisheries. Complementary policy efforts include the EU Water Framework Directive and
other freshwater legislation, and the Habitats and Birds Directives.
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