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Soil — key message 3
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Soil erosion by wind and water, largely the result of unsuitable land management, deforestation, overgrazing, construction activities and forest fires, affects around 17% of Europe’s land area. Erosion rates and extents are expected to continue to reflect changing patterns of land use and climate change.
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The European environment – state and outlook 2010
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Soil — SOER 2010 thematic assessment
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Key messages
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Soil protection critical for Europe's economy and ecosystems
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Soil is one of the planet's invaluable resources but continues to be degraded in Europe. Together, the mineral particles, water, air, organic matter, and living organisms that constitute soil perform key functions which underpin our society.
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News
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Windbreaks: Environmental Atlas of Europe - Georgia
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During the Soviet era, Dedoplistskaro in south east Georgia was the country’s main production area for wheat and sunflower seeds. That came to an end in 1991 when Georgia became independent and Russia cut off its energy supply. To survive the cold winters, the people resorted to cutting down trees for firewood, stripping the countryside of the windbreaks that protected the crops and soil from the harsh desert winds and provided a natural habitat for many species of animals and plants.
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The Environmental Atlas
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Windbreaks
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Video
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Data availability in EU for hot spots analysis
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Data and maps
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Maps and graphs
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Water erosion in Europe, 1993
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Maps and graphs
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Zoom in on mountain and coastal areas Perpignan-Torino
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What happens in the coastal zone is important to all Europeans
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Maps and graphs
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Coastal erosion patterns in Europe
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Maps and graphs
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Population density and land cover in coastal areas
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Maps and graphs
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Projected impacts of climate change on freshwater flows
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The map shows mean variation in annual run-off in 1981-2000 and 2081-2100
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Maps and graphs
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Soil erosion risk southern Europe, actual
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The CORINE Soil Erosion Risk project (Version 1990) is an assessment of the potential and actual soil erosion risk in Southern Europe based on four factors: soil, climate, slopes and vegetation.
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Datasets