Environment statistics

Environment statistics

The development of methodologies and data collection in support of the development and harmonization of national and international statistics on the environment.

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recreational land

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Land used for purposes of recreation, for example, sports fields, gymnasiums, playgrounds, public parks and green areas, public beaches and swimming pools, and camping sites.

environmental restructuring

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Permanent structural change in the environment, resulting from infrastructure development such as settlements, transport, energy development and environmental rehabilitation.

risk assessment of pollution

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Quantitative and qualitative evaluation of the risk posed to human health and/or the environment by the actual or potential presence of and exposure to particular pollutants.

stratification

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Vertical layering of ecological communities and environmental media. For instance, strata in forest may consist of herbs, shrubs, understory trees and overstory tree layers.

offstream use of water

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Water withdrawn or diverted from a groundwater or surface-water source for public water supply, industry, irrigation, livestock, thermoelectric power generation or other uses.

yellow fever

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Infectious disease of the tropics and subtropics, caused by a virus and transmitted by a mosquito. It can be fatal but may be prevented by vaccination with attenuated viruses.