Costs of Inaction on Key Environmental Challenges

Klimaveränderungen, Luft- und Wasserverschmutzung, der Umgang mit Naturreserven, Naturkatastrophen und Umweltgefahren – das sind nur einige der zahlreichen umweltpolitischen Herausforderungen, denen sich Länder heute stellen müssen. Der Preis der Untätigkeit ist hoch, in manchen Fällen kann das Nichtstun die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung eines Landes erheblich beeinträchtigen. Die Berechnung der möglichen Kosten der Untätigkeit kann

Swiss websites on agri-environmental issues

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Switzerland: Environmental performance of agriculture since 1990

Agri-environmental indicators for Switzerland and data on the environmental performance of Swiss agriculture. Extract from the publication Environmental Performance of Agriculture in OECD Countries since 1990 (2008) .

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