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- (Estonia): SOER Common environmental theme from Estonia
Located in The European environment – state and outlook 2010 › Country assessments › Estonia
- (Finland): SOER Common environmental theme from Finland
Located in The European environment – state and outlook 2010 › … › Finland › Land use - State and impacts (Finland)
- (France): SOER Common environmental theme from France
Located in The European environment – state and outlook 2010 › Country assessments › France
- (Turkey): SOER Common environmental theme from Turkey
Located in The European environment – state and outlook 2010 › … › Turkey › Freshwater - State and impacts (Turkey)
Absolute GHG emissions in the EU-27, 1970–2009: Climate change mitigation chapter SOER 2010
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Abundance and distribution of selected species (SEBI 001) - Assessment DRAFT created Nov 2010: Overall, Europe's common bird populations reduced by around 10 % since 1980. Common farmland birds declined most severely (around 50 %) but common forest birds also declined by some 5 %. Falls have levelled off since the late 1990s. Europe's grassland butterflies have declined dramatically (almost 70 %) since 1990 and this reduction shows no sign yet of levelling off.
Located in Data and maps › Indicators › Abundance and distribution of selected species
Accelerating technological change: racing into the unknown — global megatrend 4: Located in The European environment – state and outlook 2010 › Global megatrends › SOER 2010 — assessment of global megatrends
Active land uses: Development and economic growth with less urban sprawl — simulation of urban land‑use development in the Algarve region (Portugal) Different scenarios for regional development to 2020 have been simulated to evaluate the impacts of economic trends and spatial policies on land use: • Scenario A Business as usual: continuation of current conditions, where agriculture, fisheries and tourism are the main economic activities. Internal demographic movements are the major drivers of land‑use changes. GDP increases by 2.9% per year. • Scenario S Scattered development: urban land-take is the result of high population growth, especially due to the influx of tourists, and economic growth both in the industrial and service sectors. Increase in GDP is twice that in Scenario A at 6 %. • Scenario C Compact development: spatial policies and restrictive planning aim at concentrating urbanisation in designated areas. GDP growth is as in Scenario S, 6 %.
Located in Data and maps › Maps and graphs
Adapting to climate change - SOER 2010 thematic assessment: 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.
Located in The European environment – state and outlook 2010 › Thematic assessments
Adapting to climate change — key message 1: Observed and projected climate change have far-reaching impacts in Europe including an increase in temperature, sea-level rise, changes in precipitation patterns and water availability, and more frequent and intense extreme weather events such as floods and droughts, and forest fires. Climate change exacerbates the impacts of other key drivers of global environmental change.
Located in The European environment – state and outlook 2010 › … › Adapting to climate change - SOER 2010 thematic assessment › Key messages