Working Group on Environmental Monitoring and AssessmentGeneva, 16 - 17.04.2013

Katerina Nikolovska, Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning

Republic of Macedonia

5Structure and content of state of the environment reports

(b) Use of environmental indicators

Air pollution and ozone depletion

UNECE Guidelines

Emissions of pollutants

Ambient air quality

Consumption of ozone depleting substances

Annual Report

Emissions of pollutants

Ambient air quality

Consumption of ozone depleting substances

NH3, NMVOC, CO, TSP, NOx, SO2 (total and by sectors)

SO2, NO2, CO, O3, PM10, PM2.5

NOT INCLUDED

Air pollution and ozone depletionUNECE Guidelines

Emissions of pollutants

Ambient air quality

Consumption of ozone depleting substances

Environmental indicators Environmental statisticComprehensive SOER

Emissions of acidifying substances

Emissions of ozone precursors

Ambient air quality

Consumption of ozone depleting substances

NOx, SO2 (total by substances

and by sectors) Nox, NMVOC, CO, CH4

(total by substances and by sectors)

SO2,O3 (number of days with excess)

NO2,PM10 (mean annual concentration)

CFC (11,12,111,113,114)Halon (1211, 1301)HCFC (22, 141b)CLC4, Methyl bromide

Climate change

UNECE Guidelines

Air temperature

Atmospheric precipitation

GHG Emission

Environmental indicators

Air temperature

Atmospheric precipitation

GHG Emission

CO2, CH4,N2O, CO, HCF

(total by substances and by sectors, expressed in CO2-

eq)

Annual Report

GHG Projection

Climate change

UNECE Guidelines

Air temperature

Atmospheric precipitation

GHG Emission

Environmental Statistics

SOER

Air temperature

Atmospheric precipitation

GHG Emission

Data for 8 characteristic

cities sectors, expressed in CO2-

eq) Data for 8

characteristic cities

CO2, CH4,N2O, CO, HCF

(total by substances and by sectors, expressed in

CO2-eq)

GHG Projection

Water UNECE Guidelines

Renewable freshwater resources

Freshwater abstraction

Household water use per capita

Water losses

Reuse and recycling of freshwater

Drinking water quality

BOD and concentration of

ammonium in rivers

Nutrients in freshwater

Polluted wastewater

Annual ReportEnvironmental

indicators

Renewable freshwater resources

Freshwater abstraction

Household water use per capita

Water losses

Reuse and recycling of freshwater

Drinking water quality

BOD and concentration of

ammonium in rivers

Nutrients in freshwater

Polluted wastewater

WEI – water exploitation

index,per sector

Percentage of examined safe

and unsafe drinking water

semples

Total annual average

concentration, and

concentration by river

Total annual average concentration, and

concentration by river for nitrates,

orthophosphates and phosphorus

Water UNECE Guidelines

Renewable freshwater resources

Freshwater abstraction

Household water use per capita

Water losses

Reuse and recycling of freshwater

Drinking water quality

BOD and concentration of

ammonium in rivers

Nutrients in freshwater

Polluted wastewater

Environmental statisticSOER

Renewable freshwater resources

Freshwater abstraction

Household water use per capita

Water losses

Reuse and recycling of freshwater

Drinking water quality

BOD and concentration of

ammonium in rivers

Nutrients in freshwater

Polluted wastewater

WEI – water exploitation

index,per sector

Percentage of examined safe

and unsafe drinking water

semples

Total annual average

concentration, and

concentration by river

Total annual average concentration, and

concentration by river for nitrates,

orthophosphates and phosphorus

The percentage of discharging by

recipient (water bodies)

Biodiversity

UNECE Guidelines

Protected areas

Forest and other wooded land

Threatened and protected species

All ReportsProtected areas

Forest and other wooded land

Threatened and protected species

Number, area and share of

individual categories in

the total protected areas

Forest by species,

harvested timber, forest damages and

forest fireNumber of species

Land and Soil

UNECE Guidelines

Land uptake

Area affected by soil erosion

Environmental Indicators

Land uptake

Area affected by soil erosion

Data under CORINE Land Cover, as area

in km2 and % of total area

Annual Report

Land and Soil

UNECE Guidelines

Land uptake

Area affected by soil erosion

Environmental Statistics

SOER

Land uptake

Area affected by soil erosion

Data under CORINE Land

Cover, as area in km2 and % of

total areaThe erosion map and soil

erosion distribution

(low, very low, high…)

AgricultureUNECE Guidelines

Fertilizer consumption

Pesticide consumption

Environmental indicators

SOER

Fertilizer consumption

Pesticide consumption

Gross nutrient balance

Area under organic farming

Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium and Combined (total consumption and consumed per utilized agricultural area)

Fungicides, Herbicides, Insecticides

(total consumption and consumed per utilized agricultural area)

Gross nitrogen balance (tons) and KgN/ha agricultural land, nitrogen input in and nitrogen output from agriculture

Areas under organic farming, share of areas under organic farming in total agricultural and total utilized agricultural area, plant organic farming, ratio between the number of operators and total organic farming area

AgricultureUNECE Guidelines

Fertilizer consumption

Pesticide consumption

Annual ReportEnvironmental statistic

Fertilizer consumption

Pesticide consumption

Gross nutrient balance

Area under organic farming

Fungicides, Herbicides, Insecticides

(total consumption and consumed per utilized agricultural area)

Gross nitrogen balance (tons) and KgN/ha agricultural land, nitrogen input in and nitrogen output from agriculture

Areas under organic farming, share of areas under organic farming in total agricultural and total utilized agricultural area, plant organic farming, ratio between the number of operators and total organic farming area

EnergyUNECE

Guidelines

Final energy consumption

Total energy consumption

Energy intensity

Renewable energy consumption

Environmental indicatorsEnvironmental statistic

SOER

Final energy consumption

Total energy consumption

Energy intensity

Renewable energy consumption

Renewable electricity

Final energy consumption by sector (ktoe), Share of individual sectors in final energy consumption (%)

Total energy consumption by fuel (ktoe),Share by fuel in the total energy consumption (%)Total energy intensityShare of renewable energy in the total energy consumption by energy source,Total share of renewable energy in the total energy consumption

Annual Report

Trend in gross electricity and renewable electricity consumptionElectricity production from renewable sources

TransportUNECE

Guidelines

Passenger transport demand

Freight transport demand

Composition of the road motor vehicle fleet by fuel

type

Average age of the road motor vehicle fleet

Environmental indicatorsEnvironmental statistic

SOER

Passenger transport demand

Freight transport demand

Composition of the road motor vehicle fleet by fuel

type

Average age of the road motor vehicle fleet

Registered motor vehicles by types

The volume of passenger transport relative to GDP,The percentage share of transport by passenger car in total inland transportThe volume of freight transport relative to GDP,The percentage share of freight transport in total inland transport

Annual Report

Number of registered motor vehicles by types

Waste UNECE Guidelines

Waste generation

Trans boundary movements of

hazardous waste

Waste reuse and recycling

Final waste disposal

Annual reportEnvironmental statistic

SOER

Waste generation

Trans boundary movements of

hazardous waste

Waste reuse and recycling

Final waste disposal

Generation of hazardous waste

Collection of packaging waste

Collected batteries and accumulators

Municipal wasteQuantity and types of:Municipal wastePackaging wasteIndustrial hazardous wasteLandfills for municipal waste Quantity, type and origine for industrial and medicine hazardous waste Quantity and types of packaging place in the market and gathered packaging wasteGathered batteries and accumulators

Environmental indicators

HealthUNECE Guidelines

Air pollution and lead in blood - level of lead in children’s blood

Mortality due to respiratory diseases

Incidence of childhood leukemia

Incidence of melanoma in people aged under 55 years

Mortality from traffic accidents – children and

young people

Environmental indicators

Air pollution and lead in blood - level of lead in children’s blood

Mortality due to respiratory diseases

Incidence of childhood leukemia

Incidence of melanoma in people aged under 55 years

Mortality from traffic accidents – children and young people

Average annual concentration of

lead in ambient air (Skopje and Veles)

Lead level in children’s blood in

VelesMortality rate

Mortality rateIn children aged 0-14

years Young people aged

15-24 years

Incidence rate

Incidence rate

Tourism

UNECE Guidelines

Number of tourists and nights spent

Capacity of catering trade and service establishments

Economic value of tourism industry

Environmental indicators

Environmental statistics

Number of tourists and nights spent

Capacity of catering trade and service establishments

Economic value of tourism industry

1. Foreign tourists intensity

Arrivals and overnights by:country of origin, statistical regions,average stay, countries with significant share

2. National tourism intensity

Arrivals and overnights by statistical regions, average stay

Number of:facilities,

rooms and beds

Share of tourism in GDP

Fisheries

UNECE Guidelines

Fresh-water fish catches by species

Fish stocks characteristics

Environmental indicators

Environmental statistics

Fresh-water fish catches by species

Fish stocks characteristics

Total fish catch of the main fish speciesTotal catch of consumable fish by water

type

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