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Land use introduction
Europe is a mosaic of landscapes, reflecting the revolutionary pattern of changes that land use has undergone in the past.
Today, though less drastic and eye-catching, changes continue to alter our landscape and environment, leaving large and often irreversible land-use footprints. Tensions are rising almost everywhere between society’s need for resources and space, and the capacity of the land to support and absorb these needs. This is leading to unprecedented changes in landscapes, ecosystems and the environment.
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Articles
- The time is ripe for green accounting
- 23 Sep 2009
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Publications
- EEA Briefing 2/2008 - Ecosystem services - accounting for what matters
- 29 May 2008
- Climate for a transport change. TERM 2007: indicators tracking transport and environment in the European Union
- 03 Mar 2008
- Sustainable consumption and production in South East Europe and Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia - Joint UNEP-EEA report on the opportunities and lessons learned
- 11 Oct 2007
- Related themes
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Agriculture
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Urban environment
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Transport
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Highlights
- Consumption patterns need to change to cope with growing cities
- 20 Sep 2008
- Understanding the full value of biodiversity loss
- 29 May 2008
- Discover Europe's landscape through satellite and ground-level pictures
- 18 Mar 2008
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Upcoming events
- Accuracy 2010
- 20 Jul 2010 - 23 Jul 2010, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
Green tips
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