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Environmental information systems
This ‘Good Environmental Status (GES)’ dashboard presents the data reported on the extent to which GES had been achieved by 2018 for a set of ‘Features’ within each MSFD Annex I descriptor (for example, the Feature ‘eutrophication’ for Descriptor 5, and the Features ‘Grazing birds’ and ‘Wading birds’ for Descriptor 1).
Data processing
The dashboard uses the reporting field ‘GESachieved’ in the schema ‘Art8_GES’ which expresses the date by which GES was or is expected to be achieved. The reporting of this field indicates the situation for the MRU as a whole; more specific data on the extent of GES within each MRU (e.g., the number of contaminants or habitat types in good status) are not presented here. To simplify the presentation of the data in the dashboard, the reporting categories have been aggregated as shown below:
Category in field ‘GESachieved’ in schema ‘Art8_GES’ | Category shown in GES dashboard |
|---|---|
GES achieved by 2018 | GES achieved by 2018 |
GES achieved by 2020 [note this date refers to MSFD’s overall goal to achieve GES by 2020] | GES not achieved by 2018 |
GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, Article 14 exception reported | GES not achieved by 2018 |
Not assessed | Not stated |
Unknown | Not stated |
Not relevant | Not stated |