The state of the region's environment

South West State of the Environment

Information held on this website supports the Regional Strategy for the South West's Environment

Atmosphere

• air quality
• weather
• acid rain
• climate change
• carbon dioxide

Biodiversity

• biodiversity
• South West Nature Map
• trends in key species - birds
• trends in key species - otters
• trends is key species - mammals
• fish
• hedgerows
• genetically modified organisms
• non-native and invasive species

Coasts and the marine environment

• bathing waters
• shellfish water
• estuaries
• marine species and habitats
• Pressures on the marine environment
• Our coast & public health conference podcast

Inland water

• rivers
• groundwater
• water resources
• drinking water
• water companies

Flooding

• flooding
• flash floods

Land and land use (natural and built)

• access maps of the South West
• agriculture
• landscape
• land use
• built environment
• historic environment
• soil & erosion
• hedgerows
• trees, woodland and forestry
• geology and hydrogeology
• topography
• geography
• contaminated land
• radon

Waste and pollution

• waste
• flytipping
• pollution incidents
• diffuse pollution
• discharges & releases
• contaminated land

Economy and industry

• industry
• economy
• energy
• renewable energy
• quarrying and mining
• sustainable construction
• tourism and recreation
• sustainable tourism
• fishing

Community well-being

• coast & health conference 2006
• local environmental quality
• SW Environmental Surveillance System
• population
• transport
• deprivation
• impact of the environment on health
• noise
• light
• tranquillity
• high hedgerows

Local environment

• SW environment data
• SW Strategic Environmental Assessments
• local profiles
• South West eco-footprint
• SW local authority eco-footprints
• local authorities eco-footprint data (REAP website)
• local environmental quality
• shopping for the environment
• help the environment - what you can do

Phenomena

• earthquakes
• flash floods

Facilities

• events
• news
• local environmental data
• SW Strategic Environmental Assessments
• state of the SW presentation slides
• presentations from the State of the South West 2006 conference
• Our coast & public health conference podcast
• local authority eco-footprint data
• statistical releases in 2007
• environmental tracker tool
• what you can do for the environment
• news aggregator service
• indicators
• local profiles
• environmental education
• reports and links
• ethical shopping
• sustainable tourism
• water companies
• SW Intelligence Database (SWID)
• SW environmental monitoring
• discussion forum

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