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Editorial | Interview | Indicators & data | EEA news | In the spotlight | Upcoming events | ||||
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A strong environment as the basis for Europe’s future economy Europe selected its new policy makers. They will need to address not only today’s challenges but also set in motion policies that will affect Europeans well beyond their five-year mandate. What do they need to do today to make sure that Europeans live well in the future? By taking action at the EU level and tackling environment and climate issues, EU policy makers can actually revive the economy and guarantee our long-term well-being. By Hans Bruyninckx, Executive Director |
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Environmental spatial data: what is happening where? 'Spatial data tells us what is happening where. In the case of flooding, we could see not only the size of the area that is affected, but also what is in that area. Does the area include towns, agricultural land, forests, etc.? Is it a highly populated area? Where can you be exposed to pollution?' says Stefan Jensen. Interview with Stefan Jensen on spatial data and how it improves our understanding of the environment. |
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Agriculture: EEA indicators on irrigation water requirements and water-limited crop productivity in the context of climate change, |
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Biodiversity and ecosystems: Natura 2000 barometer; EEA indicator on species interaction in the context of climate change |
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Coasts and seas: EEA indicators on ocean acidification and ocean heat content in the context of climate change |
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Air pollution: European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR) data; EEA indicators on emissions of primary PM2.5 and PM10 and emissions of ozone precursors |
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Climate change: EEA indicators on Greenland ice sheet, Arctic and Baltic sea ice, snow cover and permafrost, extreme temperature and health, precipitation extremes and mean precipitation, global and European temperatures, and global and European sea-level rise |
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Land use: Interactive map viewer Urban Atlas now includes land cover information for 117 cities across Europe |
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New Chair of the EEA Management Board takes up duty On 1 September 2014, Elisabeth Freytag-Rigler succeeds Karsten Sach as Chair of the European Environment Agency (EEA) Management Board. |
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The 'green economy' can encourage jobs and innovation Europe can create jobs and encourage innovation by using resources much more efficiently, according to a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) which describes a range of policies with proven environmental and economic benefits. |
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Air pollution still harming Europe's ecosystems, despite reduced emissions Emissions of nitrogen-containing pollutants continue to harm sensitive ecosystems, according to two new reports published by the European Environment Agency (EEA). Nonetheless, both reports show a marked improvement over the last two decades. |
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Ljubljana wins European Green Capital Award for 2016 Slovenian capital Ljubljana has been named European Green Capital 2016 at a ceremony in Copenhagen, the current holder of the Green Capital title. |
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Increased collaboration project with five European Neighbourhood countries In response to the interest expressed by Jordan, Israel, Morocco, Palestine and Republic of Moldova, the EEA initiated a new project aimed at 'Increased collaboration with EEA and further implementation of Shared Environmental Information System' with these five European Neighbourhood countries. Read more |
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24-26 September 2014 - 15th Global Conference on Environmental Taxation, Copenhagen, Denmark GCET15 will cover issues relating to environmental taxation and emissions trading in an era of climate change. The EEA Executive Director will deliver a keynote speech. Read more |
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20-21 October 2014 - Global Green Growth Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark The 4th Global Green Growth Forum will bring together green growth leaders and decision-makers around the theme “Changing Production and Consumption Patterns through Transformative Action”, focus on the entire value chain and sectors like energy, water and food. Read more |
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28-31 October 2014 - UN ECE Committee on Environmental Policy, Geneva, Switzerland The 20th session of the UN ECE Committee on Environmental Policy will address environmental issues including sustainable development, multilateral agreements, monitoring, assessment and reporting, cross-sectoral activities in UNECE region. Read more |
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