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The figure shows the share of designated areas per country following the categories: only under national designation, only under EU Birds Directive designation and both at national and EU Birds Directive designation
How to read the graph: the EU Life contribution averaged approximately EUR 1.5 million per year for 18 Austrian projects during the period 2000-2006.
Based on Corine Land Cover data
How to read the graph: in 1990, the total of acidifying emissions was around 1 500 Gg, while for nitrogen fractions it was more than 500 Gg.
In close collaboration with the French Embassy to Denmark, Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), EEA co-organised an exhibition, designed to inform a wide range of audiences about biodiversity and its importance to us.
Europe’s coastal zones are under increasing pressure from erosion, pollution, climate change, urbanisation and tourism. Such pressures threaten entire ecosystems — vital not only for wildlife but also for the economy and human well-being. The European Environment Agency (EEA) takes a closer look at the state of coastal ecosystems and policy responses to the pressures affecting them.
Key messages: 1) As an interface between land and sea, European coastlines provide vital resources for wildlife, but also for the economy and human health and well-being. 2) Multiple pressures, including habitat loss and degradation, pollution, climate change and overexploitation of fish stocks, affect coastal ecosystems. 3) Coastal habitat types and species of Community interest are at risk in Europe; two thirds of coastal habitat types and more than half of coastal species have an unfavourable conservation status. 4) Integrated and ecosystem-based approaches provide the foundation for sustainable coastal management and development, supporting socio-economic development, biodiversity and ecosystem services. Coordinated action at the global, regional and local levels will be key to sustainable management of coastal ecosystems.
Snow-capped peaks, rocky inclines, rich forests and sloping meadows provide recreation and economic opportunities for humans and a home to many plants and animals. The European Environment Agency's new assessment of mountain ecosystems sheds light on their state and the pressures they face.
European mountain regions provide essential ecosystem services for lowlands and host a great diversity of habitats and species, many adapted to specific extreme climatic conditions. Mountain ecosystems are fragile and vulnerable, and face severe threats from land abandonment, intensifying agriculture, impacts of infrastructure development, unsustainable exploitation and climate change.
The Natura 2000 Barometer gives an overview of where we are in establishing the Natura 2000 network, both under the Birds and the Habitats Directives. It is managed by DG Environment with the technical assistance of the European Environment Agency and is based on information officially transmitted by Member States
Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the north-east Atlantic. (OSPAR)
Forestry statistics
For references, please go to https://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/biodiversity/dm or scan the QR code.
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