This report explores the potential ancillary benefits for air pollution - in terms of reductions in pollutant emissions and changes in control costs and environmental impacts - resulting from different ways of implementing the Kyoto climate change protocol in Europe. It is based on a comparison...

This is the first EEA publication to address the impacts of natural disasters and technological accidents across Europe. Focusing on major events between 1998 and 2002, the report adds value to existing studies by bringing together available information on their human and economic costs and...

This report provides an overview and analysis of the air pollution situation in Europe in the year 2000 and the preceding decade. It is based on indicators for underlying driving forces, emissions, air quality, deposition of pollutants and the effectiveness of policies and measures. The report...

This review of biodiversity-related indicators was undertaken to support the development of a core set of environmental indicators by the European Environment Agency. Among its main conclusions is that a great variety of indicators has been developed to assess aspects of biodiversity at the...

Agriculture is a key influence on the environment in the acceding countries. This report reviews the pressures from agriculture on water, soil and air. It also shows the importance of agricultural management for biodiversity and landscapes. Introduction of the CAP will bring positive and...

This report details greenhouse gas emissions for the 15 pre-2004 Member States of the European Union between 1990 and 2002, both by country and by economic sector. It shows that overall emissions fell slightly in 2002 after two years of increase, taking the EU a small step closer to its target...

The European Union is committed to global efforts to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from human activities that threaten to cause serious disruption to the worldu0092s climate. Building on the innovative mechanisms set up under the Kyoto Protocol to the 1992 United Nations Framework...

Over the past 25 years Special Protection Areas have been designated through the Birds Directive in the 15 pre-2004 Member States (EU-15) and are now being designated in the 10 new Member States. However, pressures continue to increase and, although there are success stories, many bird species...

ROD is the EEAu0092s reporting obligations database. It contains records describing environmental reporting obligations that countries have towards international organisations. ROD includes all environmental reporting obligations that EEA member countries have towards the European...