CLC changes between 1990 and 2006 (km2)

Figure Created 29 Jul 2011 Published 19 Jul 2012 Last modified 29 Nov 2012

Topics: Biodiversity — Ecosystems ,

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Last upload:

29 Jul 2011

Temporal coverage:

1990 , 2006

Tags:

biodiversity , threats to biodiversity , corine land cover , baseline

Geographic coverage:

Austria , Belgium , Bulgaria , Cyprus , Czech Republic , Denmark , Estonia , France , Germany , Hungary , Ireland , Italy , Latvia , Lithuania , Luxembourg , Malta , Netherlands , Poland , Portugal , Romania , Slovakia , Slovenia , Spain

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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).