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Ecosystem services in the EU

Last modified: Oct 27, 2010

Ecosystem services still degrading

Most of the ecosystem services in Europe are judged to be ‘degraded' — no longer able to deliver the optimal quality and quantity of basic services such as crop pollination, clean air and water, and control of floods or erosion (RUBICODE project 2006–2009; marine ecosystems not included).

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