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Nature protection and biodiversity - Outlook 2020 (Luxembourg): SOER Common environmental theme from Luxembourg - nature protection and biodiversity
Located in The European environment – state and outlook 2010 › Country assessments › Luxembourg
Nature protection and biodiversity - National Responses (Luxembourg): SOER Common environmental theme from Luxembourg - nature protection and biodiversity
Located in The European environment – state and outlook 2010 › Country assessments › Luxembourg
Nature protection and biodiversity - Outlook 2020 (Poland): SOER Common environmental theme from Poland
Located in The European environment – state and outlook 2010 › Country assessments › Poland
National and regional story (Spain) - El Cachucho: SOER National and regional story from Spain
Located in The European environment – state and outlook 2010 › Country assessments › Spain
Protected areas in Europe - an overview: Protected areas today cover a relatively large part of Europe, with almost 21 % of the territory of EEA member countries and collaborating countries consisting of protected areas. In spite of this widespread presence of protected areas in all European countries, the topic has not received as much attention on a pan-European level as other environmental issues. We hope this report from the EEA the first we have compiled on the subject will go some way to redressing the balance. The report provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of protected areas and aims to assist policymakers and the wider public in understanding the complexity of the current systems of protected areas.
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Turning the urban challenge into an opportunity: Copenhagen, 2 July 2011. Up to 150 mm of rainfall in two hours – a city record since measurements began in the mid-1800s. Homes destroyed. Citizens and emergency services struggled to cope. This is one example of how excessive extreme weather events can affect a European capital – events that are expected more often under climate change.
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Europe's protected areas: The European Environment Agency is compiling data about protected areas in Europe via the data flows on Natura 2000 and Nationally designated areas, reported by the countries. The material and analyses presented on these pages are based on the EEA report "Protected areas in Europe - an overview" from 2012.
Located in Environmental topics › Biodiversity
Overlap between wilderness areas and protected areas under IUCN categories I and II: In terms of overall number, Estonia, Norway, Slovakia and Sweden have the most protected areas classified as Category Ia and Ib, and Category II. Albania, Bulgaria, Estonia and Slovenia have the highest number of protected areas under Category III, but not all countries classify protected areas under this category. The United Kingdom is the only country within the 39 EEA member and collaborating countries that has no protected areas in categories I, II or III. No data available for Ireland.
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