As part of our Strategic Plan we have identified a number of issues that we intend to focus our analytical work on during the next three years. These are:
Air
- progress against air quality targets/standards, with an initial focus on particulate matter
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Resilience
- biodiversity decline, with a particular focus on pressures and mitigation strategies
- control and impact of invasive non-native species
Climate Change
- progress against greenhouse gas emission targets
- progress on climate change adaptation, including planning for extreme weather events
Cross-cutting Environmental Governance
- developing a better understanding of access to environmental justice, including compliance with the Aarhus Convention
Land and Soil
- developing a better understanding of the current status of soil health, controls and monitoring
Population, Human Health and Cultural Heritage
- developing a better understanding of antimicrobial resistance, controls and impacts
- developing a better understanding of current noise levels, controls and the impact on human health
Resource Use and Waste
- illegal disposal and management of waste
- progress against waste and recycling targets and the development of the circular economy
Water
- sewage discharge into the aquatic environment
- developing a better understanding of threats to the marine environment
- understanding water quality issues, with an initial focus on progress against River Basin Management Plan objectives
