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10 messages for 2010 — freshwater ecosystems: Freshwater ecosystems in Europe are rich in biodiversity but at risk. They provide essential ecosystem services to humans, such as cleaning water, preventing floods, producing food, providing energy and regulating freshwater resources...
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Assessing water quality in Europe using stratification techniques — Results of a prototype application using French data: Located in Publications
Bathing water quality remains high around the EU: The quality of bathing water across Europe declined slightly between 2009 and 2010, but the overall quality was still high. More than nine out of 10 bathing water sites now meet the minimum requirements.
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Changes in water quality variables during the last two decades: -
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Comparison of water quality in rivers in the Czech Republic, 1991–1992 and 2010–2011: -
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Distribution of ecological status or potential of classified rivers, lakes, coastal and transitional waters: The figure shows percentage of the total number of classified water bodies (with total number given in brackets). See the indicator specification for more details
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Ecological status or potential (WFD 003) - Assessment DRAFT created Apr 2013: More than half of the surface water bodies in Europe are reported to be in less than good ecological status or potential, and will need mitigation and/or restoration measures to meet the WFD objective. River water bodies and transitional waters are reported to have worse ecological status or potential than water bodies in lakes and coastal waters.
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EEA Report 2/2006 - Integration of environment into EU agriculture policy - the IRENA indicator-based assessment report: 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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EU bathing water quality remains high: Clean bathing waters are vital for key economic sectors such as tourism and for plant and animal life. The annual bathing water report presented by the European Commission and the European Environment Agency shows that 96 % of coastal bathing areas and 90 % of bathing sites in rivers and lakes complied with minimum standards in 2009. It also describes where to obtain detailed and up-to-date information on bathing sites.
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Europe's ecological backbone: recognising the true value of our mountains: Europe's mountain areas have social, economic and environmental capital of significance for the entire continent. This importance has been recognised since the late 19th century through national legislation; since the 1970s through regional structures for cooperation; and since the 1990s through regional legal instruments for the Alps and Carpathians. The European Union (EU) first recognised the specific characteristics of mountain areas in 1975 through the designation of Less Favoured Areas (LFAs). During the last decade, EU cohesion policy and the Treaty of Lisbon have both focused specifically on mountains.
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