EEA REPORT

BY KEITH NUTHALLTHAT holy grail of environmentalists, an economy that grows, yet imposes a declining burden on the environment, has yet to be achieved in the European Union, although some important steps have been made in the right direction, claims the European Environment Agency.Its latest annual Environmental Signals continental eco-health check concludes: "Efforts to lessen pressures on Europe's environment are making uneven progress while pressure is continuing to grow on some natural resources, especially fish stocks and land."Here, the position is ...


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