Coordination of Information on the Environment (CORINE) is a European programme initiated in 1985 by the
European Commission
The European Commission (EC) is the primary Executive (government), executive arm of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with a number of European Commissioner, members of the Commission (directorial system, informall ...
, aimed at gathering information relating to the environment on certain priority topics for the
European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational union, supranational political union, political and economic union of Member state of the European Union, member states that are Geography of the European Union, located primarily in Europe. The u ...
(air, water, soil, land cover,
coastal erosion
Coastal erosion is the loss or displacement of land, or the long-term removal of sediment and rocks along the coastline due to the action of Wind wave, waves, Ocean current, currents, tides, wind-driven water, waterborne ice, or other impacts ...
, biotopes, etc.). Since 1994, the
European Environment Agency
The European Environment Agency (EEA) is the agency of the European Union (EU) which provides independent information on the environment.
Definition
The European Environment Agency (EEA) is the agency of the European Union (EU) which provides ...
(EEA) integrated CORINE in its work programme. EEA is responsible for providing objective, timely and targeted information on Europe's environment.
Bibliography
*CORINE Biotope Manual, publ. 1992 EU,
*CORINE: Examples of the Use of the Programme 1985–1990, publ. 1991 EU,
*CORINE: Land Cover Technical Guide, publ. 1994 EU,
Search for CORINE literature by the EEA
External links
European Environment Agency
European Union and the environment
Environmental statistics
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