Environmental Profile of Spain 2011. Indicator-based Report [NIPO: 280-13-033-6]
The Environmental Profile of Spain 2011 is the 8th edition of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment‘ report on the state of the environment in Spain. As in years past, this publication provides an overview of the situation, increases our knowledge about the environment, provides specific data, monitors policies intended to mainstream environmental criteria into the country’s production sectors, and serves as an important tool in the ongoing dissemination and awareness-raising campaigns run by the Ministry of of Agriculture, Food and Environment.
0. Introduction, Foreword and Summary
1. Background
- Social and economic framework: Populations and economic development and productive sectors.
- Transparency and access to environmental information.
2. Indicators: themes and sectors
- 2.1 Air
- Emissions of greenhouse gases.
- Emissions of acidifying and eutrophying gases and tropospheric ozone precursors.
- Emissions of particulate matter.
- Regional background air quality for the protection of health and vegetation.
- 2.2 Water
- Reservoir water levels.
- Nitrate pollution of groundwater.
- Salinisation of groundwater bodies.
- Organic pollution of rivers.
- Treatment of urban wastewater.
- Quality of inland bathing waters.
- 2.3 Land
- Changes in land cover: artificial surfaces.
- Landscape fragmentation.
- Area affected by erosion.
- 2.4 Nature and biodiversity
- Protected areas.
- Forest defoliation.
- Forest area and other forest formations.
- Trends in common bird populations.
- Forest reproductive material.
- Environmental monitoring.
- 2.5 Coast and marine environment
- Spanish Inventory of Marine Habitatrs and Species (IEHEM).
- Demarcated coastline.
- Geomorphological characterisation of coastal areas.
- Quality of coastal bathing waters.
- 2.6 Green economy
- Energy intensity of the economy.
- Domestic consumption of materials.
- Renewable energy patents.
- Environmental taxes.
- 2.7 Waste
- Urban waste generation.
- Urban waste management: landfill and incineration.
- Paper and cardboard recycling.
- Packaging waste recycling and recovery.
- 2.8 Agriculture
- Fertiliser consumption.
- Phytosanitary product consumption.
- Organic farming.
- Organic livestock farming.
- Irrigated area.
- Eco-efficiency of agriculture.
- 2.9 Energy
- Primary energy intensity.
- Energy-related GHG emissions intensity.
- Renewable energy.
- Eco-efficiency of energy.
- 2.10 Industry
- Emissions of air pollutants by industry.
- Energy consumption by industry.
- Waste generation by industry .
- Number of industrial enterprises with Environmental Management Systems.
- Eco-efficiency of industry.
- 2.11 Fishing
- Number of vessels and fishing fleet capacity.
- Fishing fleet catches.
- Aquaculture production.
- Eco-efficiency of fishing and aquaculture.
- 2.12 Tourism
- Number of foreign tourists per inhabitant.
- Number of foreign tourists per kilometre of coast.
- Tourist Population Equivalent (TPE) in the areas with the highest number of overnight stays.
- Number of visitors to National Parks.
- Rural tourism: accommodation, capacity, tourists and overnight stays.
- Trends in the main variables affecting tourism in Spain.
- 2.13 Transport
- Total inter-city transport volume: modal split.
- Emissions of air pollutants by transport.
- Air transport.
- Consumption of motor fuels.
- Eco-efficiency of transport.
- 2.14 Households
- Gross disposable household income.
- Energy consumption per household.
- Water consumption per household.
- Number of passenger cars per household.
- Urban waste production per household.
- Eco-efficiency of households.
- 2.15 Urban environment
- Urban pressure on land.
- Air quality in the urban environment.
- Environmental noise.
- Architectural heritage of Spain's cities.
- Urban Transport.
- Public participation in urban sustainability.
- 2.16 Natural and technological disasters
- Fatalities due to natural disasters
- Drought.
- Forest fires.
- Road and rail accidents causing possible environmental damage.
3. Information by Autonomous community: basic data
Introduction and data sheets in alphabetical order.
4. Appendices
I Index of acronyms and abbreviations.
II Thematic index of indicators.
III Contributors to production and review of this report.
