Environment statistics

Environment statistics

The development of methodologies and data collection in support of the development and harmonization of national and international statistics on the environment.

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World conservation strategy

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Strategy published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) (currently the World Conservation Union), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the ...

(a) Environmental functions of forest or other wooded areas that include protection of the soil against erosion, water flow control, air purification, wind shelter, noise abatement, preservation of ...

Satellite system of national accounts

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Additional or parallel accounting system that expands the analytical capacity of national accounts, without overburdening or disrupting the central system. It may provide additional information, ...

Secondary treatment

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Second step in most waste treatment systems during which bacteria consume the organic parts of the wastes. This is accomplished by bringing the sewage, bacteria and oxygen together in trickling ...

Materials and energy balances

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Accounting tables that provide information on the material input into an economy delivered by the natural environment, the transformation and use of that input in economic processes (extraction, ...

Pesticide

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Any substance or mixture of substances that is used to prevent, destroy or control pests - including vectors of human or animal disease, and unwanted species of plants or animals. Pesticides may ...

Eutrophication

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Slow ageing process during which a lake or estuary evolves into a bog or marsh and eventually disappears. During eutrophication, the lake becomes so rich in nutritive compounds (especially nitrogen ...