One of the most
important objectives of the EU policy is to decouple waste generation from
economic growth. Data shows that Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) generation in the
EU-27 has been stabilising after around 520 kg/capita since 2000, despite the
continuous economic growth until 2008. The effect of the recent economic crisis
can be a reason of the further reductions in 2008-2009.
The map visualise the content of the Knowledge Base of "Europe's Environment Assessment of Assessments (EE-AoA)". Represented are assessment-reports on the thematic topics "water" and "green economy" registered in the Virtual Library and contact information of experts involved in the process of developing the EE-AoA report launched at the seventh "Environment for Europe" Ministerial Conference in Astana, 21-23 September 2011. Reports are visualised at the place of the organisation who conducted the assessment report.
Colors show Human development Index ranking. Symbols locate possible causes of displacements: environmental upheavals related to climate change and major conflicts since 2000.
Butterfly and bird species occurring in different habitat types across Europe show population declines of between -2% and -37% since the early 1970s. Similar trends can be observed in the land-cover change for related habitats between 1990 and 2000, especially for heaths and scrubs as well as mires, bogs and fens, which are specific wetland habitats.
One of the most
important objectives of the EU policy is to decouple waste generation from
economic growth. Data shows that Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) generation in the
EU-27 has been ...
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