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National State of the Environment Report

The National State of the Environment (SoE) Report is developed by experts teams of the Ministry of Environment and Water (MOEW) and Executive Environmental Agency (ExEA) together with other institutions - Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism, Ministry of Agriculture and Food and National Statistical Institute. The data for the report is provided by the National System for Environmental Monitoring, administered by ExEA, Regional Environmental Inspectorates, National Statistical Institute and the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology. This is a publication announcing the policy and activities of the MOEW and its bodies for improving the environment.

The report includes information on the following economic sectors: energy, industry, transport and agriculture, and related development of emissions of harmful substances in air, water, soil pollution, waste generated, energy and natural resources, disturbed land plots, noise and ionizing effects.

The report describes the Quality status of the components of the environment and outlines trends are, using key indicators used in publications of the European Environment Agency. Included is information on fulfilling the commitments of the country to the Framework Convention of the United Nations on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone. Trends in the status of individual species for ten years are followed and the process for approval and announcement of protected areas NATURA 2000 network is described. Examined are the main directions of environmental policy and government regulation of the use and protection of the environment. Presented is information about unsolved problems and unfulfilled commitments of the country in implementation of the National and European legislation in Environment.