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Summaries - natural resource protection and enhancing the environment
Changes in sustainable development measures since 1990 and 2003.
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Indicators for natural resource protection (NRP) mainly cover wildlife and biodiversity, farming, land use, fish stocks, air pollution and rivers. 9 measures show improvement since 2003, 1 shows deterioration and 9 measures show little or no change.
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Those showing improvement since 2003 include chemical river quality, farming management, emissions from agriculture fertilizer and ammonia, land recycling and
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Farmland bird populations have declined since 2003, whilst woodland, seabird and wintering wetland bird populations have seen little or no change.
Updated: 30 July 2009