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Ecological status of surface waters

Both in 2009 and in 2015, only 0.4 percent of Dutch surface waters complied with the standards for good ecological status according to the Water Framework Directive.

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Natural resources

For long-term economic stability, it is important that a balance exists between the economic pressure on

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Environmental quality of life

Production and income growth are not necessarily accompanied by a rise in well-being.

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Concentration of nitrate in upper groundwater

Over the last few years, the amount of nitrate in the upper groundwater layer of agricultural sandy soils has declined to the extent that the target value of 50 mg per litre has been achieved.

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Concentrations of particulate matter in urban areas

Annual average concentrations of particulate matter (PM10) in urban areas are decreasing since the year 2000.

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Environmental protection expenditure

Total environmental expenditure as a percentage of GDP has increased slightly since 2000, indicating that relatively more financial resources have been committed to protection of the environment.

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Economic opportunities

Important in a greener economy is that the goods and services produced are cleaner and more resource efficient.

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Green growth

The government has requested Statistics Netherlands to monitor greening of the Dutch economy

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Employment in the sustainable energy sector

The sustainable energy sector accounted for 0.73 percent of total employment in 2016.

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Living Planet Index

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

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Production-based greenhouse gas emissions

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

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Carbon footprint

The amount of carbon dioxide emitted globally for consumption purposes in the Netherlands, the so-called carbon footprint, fell by almost 18 percent between 2008 and 2016.

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Farmland birds

The Farmland Bird Indicator (FBI) has declined by approximately 30 percent since 2000

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Built-up area

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

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Particulate matter emissions caused by business activity

Between 2000 and 2016, emissions of particulate matter (PM10) caused by Dutch business activity fell by more than 41 percent, while GDP increased.

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Environmental taxes

In 2016, the Dutch government collected 23.6 billion euros in environmental taxes and levies.

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