The European Environment State and Outlook 2015 (SOER 2015) SOER 2015 Coordination Group, European Environment Agency (EEA) BISE-CHM Expert Meeting -4 December 2014 –

report (151 pp) + summary SOER addresses 5 EAP targets - focus on sectoral integration - big report (446 pp) + summary SOER addresses environmental trends - focus on DPSIR, link between issues - bigger report (569 pp, Part A, B & C) SOER addresses air, water, land - focus on DPSIR, core set of indicators - several reports (Parts A, B, C + Synthesis) SOER addresses 6EAP priority areas - focus on systemic challenges SOER […] publish a report on the state of, trends in and prospects for the environment every five years

SOER 2015 The path from SOER 2010 to SOER Reflecting Planning Preparing Producing 2015 SOER 2015 Project Plan SOER 2015 Implementation Plan Draft selection of Part B and Part C topics (incl. Eionet consultation) Final selection of focus for all parts (by Dec) - Phase 1 First Draft Part B & Part C (by Mar), Part A & Synthesis (by May) - Phase 2 Publication 4 MARCH 2015 Quality assurance and Eionet consultation (including MB Seminar ) - Phase 3 Second Draft Part B & Part C (by Jul), Part A & Synthesis (by Sep) - Phase 4 Final quality assurance, final updates, SOER 2015 Online finalisation (by Nov) - Phase 5

SOER 2015 A suite of product(s): a report, and 87 short briefings Global Megatrends European Briefings Cross-Country Comparisons Country Briefings Air pollution Biodiversity CC impacts & adapt... Mitigating Climate... Forests Freshwater Marine Noise Soil Waste Agriculture Consumption Energy Industry Maritime Tourism Transport Health Resource efficiency Air & climate system Land systems Hydrological systems Urban systems Natural capital Green economy Air pollution (focus on selected pollutants) Biodiversity (focus on protected areas) Climate Change (focus on greenhouse gases) Freshwater (focus on nutrients in rivers) Waste (focus on municipal solid waste ) Agriculture (focus on organic farming) Energy (focus on energy consumption and renewables) Transport (focus on passenger transport) Resource efficiency (focus on material resources) A set of 39 four-page briefings which summarise the state and outlook of the environment in each of 39 European countries. 33 EEA Member Countries 6 Cooperating Countries in the Western Balkans. In addition, 3 regional four-page briefings give an overview of the main environmental challenges in neighbouring areas: Arctic Region Black Sea Mediterranean Sea. Part 1 – Setting the scene Part 2 – Assessing trends Part 3 – Looking ahead Synthesis Report Diverging global population trends Living in an urban world Disease burden and risk of new pandemics Accelerating technological change Continued economic growth? From a unipolar to a mulitpolar world Intensified global resource competition Growing demands on ecosytems Consequences of climate change Increasing pollution load Diversifying trends in governance

SOER 2015 Cross-country comparisons Cross-Country Comparisons Air pollution (focus on selected pollutants) Biodiversity (focus on protected areas) Climate change (focus on greenhouse gases) Freshwater (focus on nutrients in rivers) Waste (focus on municipal solid waste ) Agriculture (focus on organic farming) Energy (focus on energy consumption and renewables) Transport (focus on passenger transport) Resource efficiency (focus on material resources) Focus: EEA indicator-based cross-country comparisons for 9 themes, with links to national level indicators and interpretation. Format: 9 briefings, 4 pages each based on EEA indicators. Basis: drafted by EEA, based on EEA and Eurostat indicators.

SOER 2015 Part C – 9 four-page cross-country comparison fiches TopicsIndicators Air CSI ‘Emissions of main air pollutants’ Agriculture Eurostat indicator on ‘Area under organic farming’ BiodiversityCSI008 ‘Designated areas’ FreshwaterCSI020 ‘Nutrients in Freshwater‘ Mitigating climate change CSI ‘EU and national total GHG emission trends and projections’ WasteCSI016 ‘Municipal waste generation’ EnergyCSI029 ‘Primary energy consumption by fuel’ TransportCSI035 ‘Passenger transport demand’ Resource efficiencyEurostat indicator on ‘Resource productivity (GDP/DMC)’ CaCa

SOER 2015 Direct Eionet involvement The NFPs coordinate reviews by the respective thematic NRC and other country-level experts as part of the regular consultation process; The NFPs and NRC-SOE, channel country-level input to the SOER 2015, especially as part of the Part C; The NFPs reflect on the findings of the Synthesis stakeholder workshops at a dedicated session during the regular Eionet meetings;

SOER 2015 Online – eta version

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