CLC changes between 1990 and 2006 (km2)
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Created 29 Jul 2011
Published 19 Jul 2012
Last modified 29 Nov 2012
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Topics:
Biodiversity — Ecosystems
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European data
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Temporal coverage:
- 1990 , 2006
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Tags:
- biodiversity , threats to biodiversity , corine land cover , baseline
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Geographic coverage:
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- EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (https://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA).
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Owners:
- European Environment Agency (EEA)
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Figure type:
- Graph
Additional information
- Artificial surfaces (building development, infrastructure, etc.) increased the most between 1990 and 2006 as a proportion of total area.
- Heath and scrub habitat increased (+ 5.9 %; more than 13 000 km2) and grassland decreased (– 1.2 %; more than 4 000 km2): both changes can be linked to land abandonment.
- Wetlands decreased (– 2.7 %; more than 1 000 km2 in total) as a proportion of their total area whilst rivers and lakes increased (+ 4.4 %; more than 1 500 km2).
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