Whether in the area of high sulphur dioxideconcentration, lead emissions or waste water1, environmental legislation in the European Community and the Member States has made decisive progress during the last 30 years. Much still needs to be done however, if we are to pass on a healthy...

This report focuses on our ability to continue to provide for our needs by drawing on the natural world. Given the broad coverage of the term 'natural resources', a decision was made at the outset to focus the analysis on a selection of natural resources: fisheries, forestry, water, fossil...