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Changes in European land cover from 2000 to 2006: Located in News › Urban sprawl eating into wildlife habitats in Europe
Progress towards halting the loss of biodiversity by 2010: This report assesses farmland, forests, freshwater ecosystems, marine and coastal systems, wetlands of international importance and mountain ecosystems in order to provide evidence of progress — or lack of progress — towards the 2010 target of halting the loss of biodiversity.
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Land accounts for Europe 1990-2000: Towards integrated land and ecosystem accounting
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The changing faces of Europe's coastal areas: This report provides information on the state of the environment in the coastal areas of Europe, and provides evidence of the need for a more integrated, long-term approach. Since 1995, concern about the state of Europe's coastline has led to a number of EU initiatives, which build on the concept of integrated coastal zone management (ICZM). ICZM attempts to balance the needs of development with protection of the very resources that sustain coastal economies. It also takes into account the public's concern about the deteriorating environmental, socio-economic and cultural state of the European coastline.
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Land use — SOER 2010 thematic assessment: Land use shapes our environment in positive and negative ways. Productive land is a critical resource for food and biomass production and land use strongly influences soil erosion and soil functions such as carbon storage. Land management largely determines the beauty of Europe's landscapes. It is important therefore to monitor land cover and land-use change through tools such as Corine land cover. Data on land-cover change in Europe from 2000–2006 show that growth in built-up areas and forest land leads to a continued loss of agricultural land. In turn, global economic and environmental change will increasingly influence the way Europeans use land (e.g. as communities work to mitigate and adapt to climate change). Policy responses are needed to help resolve conflicting land-use demands and to guide land-use intensity to support environmental land management.
Located in The European environment — state and outlook 2015 › Thematic assessments
Land cover country analyses: Based on common template, the European Environment Agency (EEA) has analyzed the Corine Land cover 2006 data and provides graphs and maps with concise characterization of land cover changes in 36 EEA member and collaborating countries. The provided information does not represent reporting from the Countries, however it is based on validated Corine Land cover 2006 data.
Located in Environmental topics › Land use
Land-use scenarios for Europe: Qualitative and quantitative analysis on a European scale (PRELUDE): Land-use scenarios for Europe:
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CLC2006 technical guidelines: This technical report provides guidelines for the update of Corine land cover data for the reference year 2006.
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