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Natura 2000 sites designated under the EU Habitats and Birds Directives

22 Jun 2020

This indicator shows the current status of implementation of the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) and the Birds Directive (79/409/EEC) by EU Member States. It does this by showing trends in spatial coverage of special protection areas (SPAs) designated under the Birds Directive, sites and proposed sites of Community importance (SCIs) and special areas of conservation (SACs) designated under the Habitats Directive, as well as the net area of the Natura 2000 network. The net percentage of Natura 2000 areas helps to evaluate progress in reaching Aichi Target 11.

Drought impact on ecosystems in Europe

30 Oct 2020

The indicator addresses anomalies and long term trends of vegetation productivity derived from remote sensing observed time series of vegetation indices in areas that are pressured by drought. Drought pressure is computed as the combination of significant Pearson correlation coefficients (r) derived between time series anomalies of yearly vegetation productivity and the anomalies of various drought hazards (dH) during the growing season. Drought impact is indicated as the most sever negative productivity anomaly under drought pressured areas as well as long term decreasing linear trends of annual vegetation productivity for areas that are pressured by drought hazards. Detailed indicators’ specifications are presented under Methodology.

Meteorological and hydrological droughts in Europe

23 Mar 2020

Observed trend in the frequency of meteorological droughts Observed trend in runoff during the driest month Projected change in the frequency of meteorological droughts Projected change in 10-year river water deficit due to climate change

Ecological footprint of European countries

20 Apr 2020

The ecological footprint of Europe is a proxy measure of the amount of biologically productive land and water areas that Europe requires to produce all the biological resources it consumes and to absorb the emissions it generates, using prevailing technology and management strategies. These areas could be located anywhere in the world. This can be compared with the biocapacity of the planet or the biocapacity available within a given region.

Use of freshwater resources in Europe

23 Dec 2019

The WEI+ provides a measure of total water use as a percentage of the renewable freshwater resources for a given territory and time scale. The WEI+ is an advanced geo-referenced implementation of the WEI. It quantifies how much water is abstracted monthly or seasonally and how much water is returned after use to the environment via basins. The difference between water abstraction and return is regarded as water use.