Nearly 87 % of the Black Sea is entirely anoxic (without oxygen) and contains high levels of hydrogen sulphide. This is the result of past geological events, its shape and its specific water balance (high degree of isolation from the world ocean, deep water depression with a maximum depth of 2...

The North Sea is a shallow and rather young ecosystem formed by the flooding of a landmass some 20 000 years ago. Its coasts and waters are still being colonised by new species from the Atlantic. The strong coupling between benthic and pelagic communities in the shallow parts of the sea makes it...

Human activity, including tourism, puts increasing pressure on a Mediterranean Sea that is still remarkably alive in spite of many problems, particularly in coastal areas. The report, prepared by the EEA and its European Topic Centre on the Marine and Coastal Environment in co-operation with the...

The North-east Atlantic Ocean is a part of the Atlantic Ocean and is dominated by deep ocean basins, except the Celtic Sea, the shelf along the Bay of Biscay and Iberian coast. The formation of the North Atlantic deep water is one of the driving forces for the thermohaline circulation of the...

This report describes the further development of data-flow analysis for integrated assessment (DAFIA) as a tool for supporting data delivery and data manipulation. DAFIA focuses on visualisation of data flows for structuring the coherence of core indicators. It will be applicable as a planning...

This report contains the proceedings and follow-up to date of the second workshop on contaminated sites held in Dublin in November 1999. The report analyses the results of a test regional data collection and presents a proposal for regional indicators on contaminated sites.

This publication provides an overview of the available evidence of the relationship between the physical environment and children's health. It identifies both research needs and policy priorities to protect children's health from environmental hazards. The report was prepared by the WHO European...

This report provides policy-makers with the information needed to assess how effectively environmental policies and concerns are being integrated into energy policies. This is achieved with the help of selected indicators measuring progress. The report concludes that, while there have been some...

Progress on combating climate change is assessed by comparing projections of greenhouse gas emissions for 2010 with the Kyoto Protocol (burden sharing) targets for the EU and the Member States as required under the EU greenhouse gas monitoring mechanism (99/296/EC). The report also compares...

This report provides policy-makers with the information needed to assess how effectively environmental policies and concerns are being integrated into energy policies. This is achieved with the help of selected indicators measuring progress. The report concludes that, while there have been some...