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The carbon account records stocks and flows of carbon in and between various reservoirs: biosphere (stocks in vegetation, water etc.), atmosphere (as CO2,CH4 etc.), geosphere (oil, coal etc.) and the...

In 2016, the Dutch environmental sector represented a value added of 15.8 billion euros, contributing 2.2 percent to gross domestic product (GDP) that year. The share of the environmental sector in...

The built-up area continues to increase, on average by 0.8 percentper year.

Provisioning ecosystem services are the products obtained from ecosystems, including food, fiber, fuel, genetic resources, natural medicines, pharmaceuticals and fresh water.

Latest data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 Clean water and sanitation. Access to safe drinking water and sanitary facilities and sustainable water management are at the centre of SDG 6....

In the publication Green growth in the Netherlands 2015 ,Statistics Netherlands analyses and describes the state of the “green” economy in the Netherlands, based on 36 indicators, divided...

Latest data contributing to worldwide monitoring of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15 Life on land. SDG 15 concerns protection, restoration and sustainable management of all forms of life on land.

Between 2000 and 2014, 5 percent less fresh (and brackish) groundwater was extracted.

The Living Planet Index (LPI) for the Netherlands has risen marginally in the past decades.

Environmental sector by economic activity and per environmental domain Environmental protection, Resource management and Economic activity

What is well-being ‘later’? Well-being ‘later’ concerns resources that future generations need to achieve the same level of well-being as the present generation.

Environmental sector by economic activity and per environmental domain Environmental protection, Resource management and Economic activity

Latest data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 Clean water and sanitation. Access to safe drinking water and sanitary facilities and sustainable water management are at the centre of SDG 6....

What is the impact of the environmental sector on the economy?

Latest data contributing to worldwide monitoring of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Clean water and sanitation. Access to safe drinking water and sanitary facilities and sustainable water...

Latest data contributing to worldwide monitoring of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14 Life below water. SDG 14 is aimed at protection and sustainable use of seas and oceans. Climate change,...

Dutch heaths have been changing colour in recent years. Plants that colour heathland purple, such as heather, have been increasing, while grasses that give heathland a more yellow colour, such as...

In 2015, almost 40 percent of Dutch surface waters met the standards for good chemical status according to the European Water Framework Directive.

Between 2000 and 2014, emissions of heavy metals to water fell by nearly 58 percent, while the economy grew by 17 percent.

Monday 12 September marked the launch of the Brightlands Smart Services Campus in Heerlen.

Since 2000, greenhouse gas emissions have fallen by 6 percent (2016), while Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has grown.

Dutch stocks of standing timber have increased by an average of over 1.3 million m3 per year since

Monday 12 September marked the launch of the Brightlands Smart Services Campus in Heerlen

Latest data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12 Responsible consumption and production. SDG 12 goals include reducing waste, food wastage and pollution and increasing efficiency of materials use.