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Progress towards the European 2010 biodiversity target

Publication Created 21 Apr 2009 Published 20 May 2009
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This report presents a first indicator-based assessment of Europe's progress towards its target of halting biodiversity loss by 2010. The Streamlining European 2010 Biodiversity Indicators (SEBI 2010) process was set up to streamline national, regional and global indicators and, crucially, to develop a simple and workable set of indicators to measure progress and help reach the 2010 target.
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EEA Report No 4/2009
This report presents a first indicator-based assessment of Europe's progress towards its target of halting biodiversity loss by 2010. The Streamlining European 2010 Biodiversity Indicators (SEBI 2010) process was set up to streamline national, regional and global indicators and, crucially, to develop a simple and workable set of indicators to measure progress and help reach the 2010 target.

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Common birds in Europe — population index (1980 = 100) How to read the graph: since 1980 the number of common farmland birds has declined by around 50 %
Climate change impact indicator for European birds How to read the graph: The indicator demonstrates the impact of climate change on widespread bird populations has increased strongly in the past twenty years. The Climatic Impact Indicator (CII) measures the divergence between the population trends of bird species projected to expand their range and those predicted to shrink their range due to climate change.
Weighted population trend of species predicted to lose range in response to climatic change (92 species) How to read the graph: The weighted population index of species expected to lose in range due to climatic change has decreased by 20% since 1989.
Weighted population index of species predicted to gain range in response to climatic change (30 species) How to read the graph: The weighted population index of species expected to gain in range due to climatic change has increased by over 30 % since 1989.
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Habitats of European interest — conservation status by biogeographical region How to read the map: in the Mediterranean biogeographical region, about 21 % of habitats are in favourable conservation status, but 37 % are in unfavourable (bad plus inadequate) status.
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Status of fish stocks in the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) and General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) fishing regions of Europe, 2006 The chart shows the proportion of assessed stocks which are overfished (red) and stocks within safe biological limits (blue): In the Baltic Sea, 12 stocks were assessed and 20% of them are overfished.
Core forest fragmentation between 1990 and 2000 Data from Corine Land Cover (CLC) for years 1990 and 2000, hence with same geographical coverage and forest definition as CLC; mathematical morphology based software GUIDOS (Soille and Vogt, 2009) and GIS analysis; results aggregated at provincial units (NUTS level 2/3).
Percentage of total EU expenditure on the Life project from 1995 to 2006 How to read the graph: In 2006, EU expenditure on the Life project represented 0.066 % of the total EU budget.
Annual aquaculture production by major area How to read the graph: In EFTA, between 1990 and 2006 the annual aquaculture production increased from 150 000 to 720 000 tonnes
Nitrogen balance per hectare of agricultural land in OECD countries
Time series for each SEBI 2010 indicator, January 2009 Figures in brackets indicate the total number of data points covered by each indicator.
Forest utilisation rate in 2005 (annual increment in growing stock as a percentage of annual felling) for countries in the Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe (MCPFE) This map shows the forest utilisation rate in 2005 (annual increment in growing stock as a percentage of annual felling) for countries in the MCPFE
Red List Index (RLI) for European birds based on pan-European extinction risk 1994-2004 How to read the graph: The smaller the RLI is, the greater the number of European bird species with an increased extinction risk
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Concentrations of nitrate (left, NO3) and phosphorus (right, OP (orthophosphate) or TP (total phosphorus)) in European freshwater bodies in the period 1992-2005. Concentrations are expressed as annual mean concentrations for groundwater, and station weighted mean of annual mean concentrations for rivers and lakes
Development of biodiversity in Europe (1700-2050) in the baseline scenario of the OECD Environmental Outlook to 2030 Graph is for development of biodiversity in Europe (1700-2050).
Marine Trophic Index percentage change between 1950 and 2004 How to read the graph: The MTI for the Black Sea was about 13 % lower in 2004 than it was in 1950.
Share of total utilised agricultural area (UAA) occupied by organic farming Area covers existing organically-farmed areas and areas in process of conversion
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Number of the listed 'worst' terrestrial and freshwater invasive alien species threatening biodiversity in Europe The numbers on the map indicate how many species from the list are present in each country. Of the list of 163 'worst' invasive alien species', 34 are present in Portugal.
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Land cover change between 1990 and 2000 — area change for major habitat classes The number in brackets indicates the total area change in hectares.
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European Ecological Footprint and biocapacity, 1961-2005 How to read the graph: from 1961 to 2003, Europe´s Ecological Footprint increased from 3 to 4 ha/person.
Representation of countries in the SEBI 2010 indicator set, January 2009 How to read the graph: for 24 of the SEBI 2010 indicators, data are included for Poland, and for 15 indicators, data are included for Luxembourg
State of progress by Member States in designating sufficient protected areas to provide for Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) Annex I habitats and Annex II species The figure shows the state of progress by Member States in designating sufficient protected areas to provide for Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) Annex I habitats and Annex II species Marine areas are excluded
Deadwood in Pan-European forests, 1990-2005 In the period 1990-2005, an overall increase in dead wood by about 4.3 % was observed in the pan-European region (EEA, 2009), a sign of more biodiversity-friendly management.
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Familiarity with the term 'biodiversity' in the EU-27 How to read the graph: 34 % of EU citizens have never heard of biodiversity.
Grassland butterflies — population index (1990 = 100) Grassland butterflies - population index (1990 = 100)
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Exceedance of the critical loads for eutrophication in Europe (as average accumulated exceedances), 2004 How to read the map: for Norway, exceedances of the critical load for nutrient nitrogen are in general not a major problem. Size of grid-cell: 50 km x 50 km.
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Country groupings in Europe Some of the indicators show data for country groupings
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Biogeographical regions in Europe Biogeographical regions in Europe
Species of European interest — conservation status by biogeographical region In the Alpine region, more than 25 % of species have a 'favourable' status and more than 20 % have an 'unfavourable' or 'bad' status.
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Trends in nutrient concentrations in transitional, coastal and marine waters, 1985-2005 How to read the graph: About 1 % of stations in the NE Atlantic reported a significant decrease of oxidized nitrogen concentrations between 19852005, the remainder reported no change

News and articles

Biodiversity is life. Biodiversity is our life. To celebrate the launch of the International Year of Biodiversity on 11 January, the European Environment Agency (EEA) is commencing a series of concise, thematic assessments of biodiversity. The first of these '10 messages for 2010' presents the interaction between climate change and biodiversity.
Assessing biodiversity — where does Europe stand? In 2002, when the world committed to reduce the rate of biodiversity loss by 2010, Europe went one step further and pledged to halt the loss completely. A set of 26 indicators, known as 'Streamlining European 2010 Biodiversity Indicators' (SEBI 2010), was compiled to measure change. The first assessment based on SEBI 2010 by the European Environment Agency (EEA) shows that despite progress, biodiversity loss continues. It also identified important gaps in our knowledge.
Cherishing the variety of life on our planet Today, 22 May, is the International Day for Biological Diversity. To help policy-makers, civil society and the public tackle biodiversity loss, the European Environment Agency has placed biodiversity and ecosystems at the heart of its strategy and work programme for 2009–2013.

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