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SOER 2015 Part B
– European-level thematic State of Environment (SOE) information
Eionet Meeting on Biodiversity, EEA
29 October 2013Frank Wugt Larsen, NSV1, EEA
SOER 2015Part B – Thematic SOE information
EEA indicators
thematic fiches
• Focus: A series of brief summaries of state and trend in key
environmental themes, guide through EEA knowledge base
• Format: 20-30 thematic fiches, 4 pages; complemented by an
online presentation to integrate fiches with EEA thematic
indicators
• Basis: Part B will primarily build on and guide to regular EEA
reporting, indicators and assessment work within the
respective thematic areas
• Eionet: Eionet feedback on proposed topics (Oct 2013); Eionet
consultation on fiches (Mar/Apr 2014); regular data flows
To provide an overview of the state of environment at European
level for a selection of key environmental themes – and to publish
accessible and credible environmental information.
This should build on and complement the on-going assessment
work across the EEA.
SOER 2015 Part B – Thematic SOE informationOverall Objective
• To provide a comprehensive thematic overview of the
European environment’s status, trends (and prospects) to
support European decision-making and implementation of
European environmental policies.
• To cluster and summarise EEA knowledge on key
environmental challenges and themes in a concise and
accessible format, serving as an entry point to the more
detailed data, indicators and assessments in the EEA
information and knowledge base.
• To provide a baseline for policy debates on specific
environmental issues, based on the 2020 objectives set out in
the general Union Environment Action Programme to 2020
(‘7EAP’).
SOER 2015 Part B – Thematic SOE informationThree Specific Objectives
The primary audience for SOER 2015 Part B are specialists, and
informed or interested non-specialists, that want to get a short
overview of policy context, successes, and challenges of specific
environmental issues.
The primary target audience of Part B are therefore EU
decision-makers and EU policy-influencers with an interest in
thematic environmental issues.
SOER 2015 Online will provide a vehicle for attracting secondary
audiences with SOER 2015 Part B to EEA’s thematic web-pages,
indicators, reports and assessments.
SOER 2015 Part B – Thematic SOE informationTarget audiences
The four criteria are:
a) Are they relevant to European policy, in particular the priorities
set out in the 7th EAP and the Europe 2020 strategy?
b) Do they collectively provide a reasonably comprehensive
overview of the European environment’s status, trends and
prospects?
c) Do we have indicators to support an analysis of the issue?
d) Do they help succinctly explain key concepts and themes that
are used in SOER 2015?
SOER 2015 Part B – Thematic SOE informationSelection of topics for part B fiches
SOER 2015 Part B – Thematic SOE informationSuggested part B topics
Environmental themes cluster Socio-economic dimensions cluster
Systemic perspectives cluster
Air (*)
Biodiversity (*)
Climate change adaptation, impacts and vulnerability
Forests
Freshwater (*)
Land and soil
Marine and coastal environment
Mitigating climate change (*)
Noise
Waste (*)
Agriculture
Consumption
Energy (*)
Industry
Maritime activities
Tourism
Transport (*)
Health and the environment
Resource efficiency (*)
Green economy
Natural capital and ecosystem services
Hydrological systems
The air and climate system
Urban systems
Note: (*) indicates that topic is also being considered as topic for cross-country comparison fiche (Part C).
SOER 2015 Part B will build on and complement the on-going
reporting and assessment work in the thematic groups across
the EEA.
Part B summaries will summarise the existing EEA knowledge
base (including existing or on-going work).
Key sources for SOER 2015 Part B include EEA indicators, related
fact sheets, as well as annual reporting and assessment
processes. In exceptional cases fiches can be based on other
EEA information or information based on officially reported data
SOER 2015 Part B – Thematic SOE informationInformation sources
SOER 2015 Part B – Thematic SOE informationTimeline
How does todays break-out group
discussion relate to this?
SOER 2015 Part B – Thematic SOE informationNext steps