Publications

European bathing water quality in 2011

EEA (European Environment Agency) — Wed, 23 May 2012 12:00:00 +0200

Europeans care about water quality and knowing that they have clean and safe water to swim or play in is an important factor in their choice of a holiday or weekend destination. For the tourism industry, clean and safe water is also a major factor in attracting visitors to an area. To allow Europeans to make an informed choice, the European Environment Agency and the European Commission publish an annual report on the quality of more than 22 000 bathing sites. In 2012 the report includes sites in all 27 EU Member States and three other countries. This report can help all water users find high quality bathing water across the region.

Environmental indicator report 2012

EEA (European Environment Agency) — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:00:00 +0200

Reliable, relevant, targeted and timely environmental information is an essential element in implementing environmental policy and management processes. Such information can come in many formats — with indicators being a long-established approach to distilling detailed information into trends that are robust and easily understandable by a broad audience.

Urban adaptation to climate change in Europe

EEA (European Environment Agency) — Mon, 14 May 2012 11:00:00 +0200

Challenges and opportunities for cities together with supportive national and European policies

The impacts of endocrine disrupters on wildlife, people and their environments – The Weybridge+15 (1996–2011) report

Academy of Finland — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:00:00 +0200

Rates of endocrine diseases and disorders, such as some reproductive and developmental harm in human populations, have changed in line with the growth of the chemical industry, leading to concerns that these factors may be linked. For example, the current status of semen quality in the few European countries where studies have been systematically conducted, is very poor: fertility in approximately 40 % of men is impaired. There is also evidence of reproductive and developmental harm linked to impairments in endocrine function in a number of wildlife species, particularly in environments that are contaminated by cocktails of chemicals that are in everyday use. Based on the human and wildlife evidence, many scientists are concerned about chemical pollutants being able to interfere with the normal functioning of hormones, so-called endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), that could play a causative role in these diseases and disorders. If this holds true, then these 'early warnings' signal a failure in environmental protection that should be addressed.

Eionet connects

EEA (European Environment Agency) — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:40:00 +0200

Sharing environmental information in Europe

Budget of the European Environment Agency for the financial year 2012

EEA — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200

Budget of the European Environment Agency for the financial year 2011

EEA — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200

With amendments

Air pollution by ozone across Europe during summer 2011

EEA (European Environment Agency) — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:50:00 +0100

Overview of exceedances of EC ozone threshold values for April–September 2011

Towards efficient use of water resources in Europe

EEA (European Environment Agency) — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 13:00:00 +0100

This report makes the case for an integrated water management, starting with better implementation of existing legislation. Clean water is a vitally important natural resource, demanding careful management. It is essential for life and integral to virtually all economic activities, including producing food, energy and industrial outputs. The availability of clean water in sufficient quantities is not only a prerequisite for human health and well-being but also essential for freshwater ecosystems and the many services that they provide.

EEA Annual Accounts for the year 2010

EEA (European Environment Agency) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Annual accounts for the European Environment Agency, financial year 2010

Environmental tax reform in Europe: opportunities for eco-innovation

EEA (European Environment Agency) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0100

Environmental policy instruments are frequently characterised as obstacles to economic activity but environmental taxes can, in fact, be the opposite — serving as catalysts for the creativity that underpins thriving economies.

Environmental tax reform in Europe: implications for income distribution

EEA (European Environment Agency) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0100

Although environmental tax reforms (ETR) tend to improve incomes across society, they can have mild regressive impacts in that richer households gain more than poorer ones. Care is needed to design ETRs in ways that ensure that certain groups are able to benefit equally. ETR's overall benefits for the economy, environment and society are potentially significant. ETR should therefore be regarded as a key element in the policymaking toolkit for shifting to a green economy.

EEA Annual management plan 2012

EEA (European Environment Agency) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:45:00 +0100

Annual management plan and work programme for 2012

Green infrastructure and territorial cohesion

EEA (European Environment Agency) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:00:00 +0100

The concept of green infrastructure and its integration into policies using monitoring systems

Forests, health and climate change

EEA (European Environment Agency) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:35:00 +0100

Urban green spaces, forests for cooler cities and healthier people