Impacts of pollution on species at EU level

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  • Non-threatened marine mammals (80 % of species) and threatened dragonflies (more than 70 % of species) and are the groups most impacted by pollution.
  • Proportionately, threatened species (more than 30 %) are impacted more than non-threatened species (less than 5 %) in butterflies; significantly more than in any other group.
  • For amphibians (over 70 %) and marine mammals (80 %) non-threatened species are impacted by pollution proportionately more than threatened species.

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European Red List of Butterflies, IUCN 2010 European Red List of Butterflies, IUCN 2010 All species of butterflies native to Europe are included, except those which are confined to the North Caucasus countries. The geographical scope is continent-wide, extending from Iceland in the west to the Urals in the east, and from Franz Josef Land in the north to the Canary Islands in the south. The Caucasus region is not included. Red List assessments were made at two regional levels: for geographical Europe, and for the 27 current Member States of the European Union.
European Red List of Saproxylic Beetles, IUCN 2010 European Red List of Saproxylic Beetles, IUCN 2010 This European Red List consists of a selection of 436 saproxylic beetles native to Europe or naturalised in Europe before AD 1500. Geographical scope is continentwide, extending from Iceland in the west to the Urals in the east, and from Franz Josef Land in the north to the Canary Islands in the south. The Caucasus region is not included. Red List assessments were made at two regional levels: for geographical Europe, and for the 27 current Member States of the European Union.
European Red List of Dragonflies, IUCN 2010 European Red List of Dragonflies, IUCN 2010 All dragonfly species native to Europe are included, except those confined to northern Caucasus. The geographic scope is continent-wide, extending from Iceland in the west to the Urals in the east, and from Franz Josef Land in the north to the Mediterranean and the Canary Islands in the south. The Caucasian region is not included. Red List assessments were made at two regional levels: for geographical Europe, and for the 27 current Member States of the European Union.
European Red List of Reptiles, IUCN 2009 European Red List of Reptiles, IUCN 2009 Red list of reptiles
European Red List of Amphibians, IUCN 2009 European Red List of Amphibians, IUCN 2009 Red list of amphibians
The Status and Distribution of European Mammals, IUCN 2007 The Status and Distribution of European Mammals, IUCN 2007 Status and distribution of European Mammals

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