http://www.eea.europa.eu These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 5. http://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/assessing-climate-change-impacts-in?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Europe’s mountain regions may suffer some of the most severe impacts of climate change. Increasing temperatures can change snow-cover patterns and lead to water shortages and other problems such as reduced ski tourism. Species may also face extinction if unable to move northward or uphill. To investigate these current and potential impacts in the Pyrenees, the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the Pyrenees Working Community (CTP) have recently signed an agreement to work together. No publisher stanhibe climate change impacts mountain water shortage mountain area ski resort mountain ecosystem tourism climate change in mountains 2011-10-27T12:00:00+02:00 Highlight http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/assessing-biodiversity-in-europe-84?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic The present report considers the status and trends of pan-European biodiversity, and the implications of these trends for biodiversity management policy and practice. It considers the key biodiversity policy instruments currently applied in Europe, the threats to biodiversity and their management implications across major habitat types. The implications for biodiversity of cross-cutting issues such as tourism and urban planning are also considered, along with the challenges that remain for conserving and sustainably using of Europe's biodiversity. The report makes use of the SEBI 2010 indicators and other relevant national and regional information sources. It does not consider the biodiversity of EU overseas territories and outermost regions. No publisher Adobe InDesign CS4 (6.0) Europe freshwater ecosystems biodiversity coastal ecosystem agricultural ecosystem ecosystem marine ecosystems mountain ecosystem forest ecosystem policy ecosystems SEBI 2010-10-04T14:30:00+01:00 Publication http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/europes-ecological-backbone?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic 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. No publisher EEA (European Environment Agency) mountain ecosystem services biodiversity water towers mountains land cover climate change water quality habitats directive hydropower protected areas Natura 2000 sites floods habitats ecosystems mountain ecosystem species Natura 2000 population 2010-09-15T09:00:00+01:00 Publication http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/10-messages-for-2010-mountain-ecosystems?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic European mountain regions provide essential ecosystem services for lowlands and host a great diversity of habitats and species, many adapted to specific extreme climatic conditions. Mountain ecosystems are fragile and vulnerable, and face severe threats from land abandonment, intensifying agriculture, impacts of infrastructure development, unsustainable exploitation and climate change. No publisher EEA (European Environment Agency) 10 messages for 2010 ecosystem services biodiversity mountain climate change land use quality of life mountain ecosystem ecosystems agriculture 2010-07-28T09:00:00+01:00 Publication http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/eea_report_2006_5?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic This report assesses farmland, forests, freshwater ecosystems, marine and coastal systems, wetlands of international importance and mountain ecosystems in order to provide evidence of progress — or lack of progress — towards the 2010 target of halting the loss of biodiversity. No publisher EEA (European Environment Agency) climate change impacts habitat climate change consequences protected species special protection area marine ecosystems urban sprawl land cover change wetland common bird HNV SEBI agriculture ecological footprint high nature value species SPA endangered species forest fires freshwater ecosystems birds ecosystem services 2010 biodiversity target coastal ecosystem nature birds directive biodiversity loss biodiversity indicators genetically modified organism biodiversity water abstraction forest ecosystem otter caretta caretta turtle GMOs farmland natural resources nature conservation ecosystem agricultural ecosystem mountain ecosystem water framework directive invasive species white-backed woodpecker natura 2000 2006-05-30T08:00:00+01:00 Publication