Water and marine environment

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All life on our planet - including our ecosystems, society and economy - is dependent on water. Marine and freshwater ecosystems have many vital functions: filtering, diluting and storing water, preventing floods, maintaining the climate balance at local and global levels, safeguarding biological diversity.

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Water and marine environment

12 Sep 2007

All life on our planet — including our ecosystems, society and economy — is dependent on water. Marine and freshwater ecosystems have many vital functions:

Articles

03 Apr 2009

European freshwater

08 Mar 2007

Overview

Europe's seas and coasts

02 Oct 2017

Interactive maps and data viewers by category

23 Apr 2007

Data and maps

20 Jan 2010

GIS applications API

07 Jun 2010

Here you will find a wide range of Environmental Data from Europe as map services. This website will help to view these maps and create Internet applications using ArcGIS Server Technology APIs.

Countries data reporting

12 May 2010

About water data centre

08 Mar 2007

The water data centre provides data and thematic information to policymakers, advisors, environmental experts and the public.

Indicators

10 Aug 2010

Water glossary

08 Nov 2018

Securing the sustainable use of water remains a key challenge

20 Nov 2019

Clean water is an essential resource for human health, agriculture, energy production, transport and nature. But it is also under multiple pressures. Currently, only 40% of Europe’s surface water bodies achieve good ecological status. In addition, even though EU countries have managed to reduce selected pressures, the status of our marine ecosystems remains critical, both in terms of species and habitats. More efforts are needed to achieve Europe's freshwater and marine-related environmental targets.

Data as a way to drive initiatives and policy making at all governance levels

As a gateway to information on European water issues, WISE comprises a wide range of data and information collected and produced by EU institutions to serve several stakeholders. Access the best possible datasets and data visualisations in the field of both freshwater and marine waters.