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Background documents to the EU 2010 Biodiversity Baseline

EU 2010 Biodiversity Baseline Compendium

May 04, 2010

This document summarises in tabular form the information from the EEA Technical report No 12/2010 - EU 2010 biodiversity baseline. It provides rapid access to key figures on biodiversity and ecosystems that were presented in graphical form in the EU baseline report.

EU 2010 Biodiversity Baseline: Glossary of technical terms

May 04, 2010

This document has been written in order to provide technical support to readers of EEA Technical report No. 12/2010: EU 2010 Biodiversity Baseline. This is given in the form of detailed elaborations and explanations of specialised words, terms and expressions.

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: Fresh water is scarce!
Some 97.5% of water on the Earth is salt water, leaving only 2.5% as fresh water. Of this over two thirds is frozen in glaciers and polar ice caps. The remaining unfrozen fresh water is found mainly as groundwater, with only a small fraction present in rivers, lakes or in the air. Water is a precious resource, use it responsibly and don’t waste it! More green tips