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Natural Heritage Trends
The European Environment 2005
An Overview Assessment
Ed Mackey
Head of Environmental Audit Unit
Scottish Natural Heritage
Natural Heritage Trends
The European Environment 2005
• Published 29 Nov 2005
• 10 themes
• 37 core indicators
• EU15 and EU10
Interpretation
Not on target
Improving / no target
On target
Natural Heritage Trends
The European Environment 2005
a Air
1 Emissions of acidifying substances Green
2 Emissions of ozone precursors Green
3 Fine particles (PM10) and precursors (NOX, SOX)Amber
4 Urban air quality Amber
5 Acidification, eutrophication and ozone Red
6 Ozone depleting substances Green
Green
Green
Green
Amber
Amber
Red
status SBN
S
ThemeSustainableBiodiversityNatural
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The European Environment 2005
b Biodiversity
7 Threatened and protected species Green
8 Designated areas Green
9 Species diversity Amber
4 Urban air quality Amber
5 Acidification, eutrophication and ozone Red
6 Ozone depleting substances Green
Green
status
Amber
Red
SBN
SBN
BN
BN
c Climate change
10 Greenhouse gas emissions Green
11 Projected greenhouse gas emissions Green
12 Global temperature Amber
13 Atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations Amber
5 Acidification, eutrophication and ozone Red
6 Ozone depleting substances Green
status
Red
Red
Red
Red
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SBN
S
d Terrestrial & Waste
14 Land-take Green
15 Contaminated sites Green
16 Municipal waste Amber
17 Packaging waste Amber
5 Acidification, eutrophication and ozone Red
6 Ozone depleting substances Green
status
Red
Red
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Amber
Amber
SBN
S
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e Water
18 Use of freshwater resources Green
19 Oxygen consuming substances in rivers Green
20 Nutrients in fresh water Amber
21 Nutrients in transitional, coastal, marine Amber
22 Bathing water quality Red
23 Chlorophyll in transitional, coastal, marine Green
Green
Amber
Amber
status
Urban wastewater treatment24
Amber
Amber
Amber
Amber
SBN
SBN
BN
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j Agriculture
25 Gross nutrient balance Green
26 Area under organic farming Green
9 Species diversity Amber
4 Urban air quality Amber
5 Acidification, eutrophication and ozone Red
6 Ozone depleting substances Green
status
Amber
Amber
SBN
k Energy
28 Energy consumption by sector Green
29 Energy intensity Green
30 Energy consumption by fuel Amber
31 Renewable energy consumption Amber
32 Renewable electricity Red
6 Ozone depleting substances Green
status
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Amber
Red
Amber
Amber
Green
SBN
S
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l Fisheries
32 Status of fish stocks Green
33 Aquaculture production Green
34 Fishing fleet capacity Amber
4 Urban air quality Amber
5 Acidification, eutrophication and ozone Red
6 Ozone depleting substances Green
status
Amber
Red
Red
SBN
SB
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m Transport
35 Passenger transport demand Green
36 Freight transport demand Green
37 Cleaner and alternative fuels Amber
4 Urban air quality Amber
5 Acidification, eutrophication and ozone Red
6 Ozone depleting substances Green
status
Amber
Red
Red
Amber
SBN
S
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The European Environment 2005
Interpretation
Not on target
Improving / no target
On target
%
16
49
35
• How would Scotland compare?
• Implications?
