This assessment, Global Environment Outlook 6: Regional assessment for Pan-European, argues for more urgent action, both through existing policies and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (2030 Agenda), to address the challenges that the region is facing. Regional and global multilateral environmental agreements have improved regional environmental conditions, access to information and public participation. Further improvements are feasible through better implementation and improved access to justice.
The regional assessment is structured in four main chapters:
- Chapter 1 provides the regional context and priorities, and analyses the two over-arching themes in the context of the pan-European region.
- Chapter 2 establishes the state of the environment in the region following the five regional priorities and, in addition, the two thematic areas of coastal, marine and oceans, and of land. This chapter also analyses the key trends for each environmental theme and assesses policy responses in the region.
- Chapter 3 presents opportunities and options to strengthen environmental governance in the panEuropean region, taking into account its potential role as an enabler to support the transition towards an inclusive green economy.
- Chapter 4 reviews the main trends that will affect the region’s environment in the future and suggests outlooks for the region to achieve a more sustainable future.