AUTHORS AND CONTRIBUTORS

INTRODUCTION

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

A – ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: CAUSES AND FACTORS

A1 SETTLEMENT AND POPULATION MIGRATION
    A1.1 Territorial Population Pattern
    A1.2 Demographic Development

A2 PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION
    A2.1 Gross Domestic Product
    A2.2 Employment
    A2.3 Agriculture
    A2.4 Forestry
    A2.5 Industry
    A2.6 Construction
    A2.7 Transport
    A2.8 Expenditures of the Population
    A2.9 Tourism

A3 WASTE

B – STATE AND TRENDS OF ENVIRONMENTAL COMPONENTS

B1 AIR
    B1.1 Emission Conditions
    B1.2 Air Pollution Conditions in CR in 2004
    B1.3 Operation of Smog Regulation Systems and Meteorological Conditions in 2004
    B1.4 Critical Loads

B2 WATER
    B2.1 Hydrological and Meteorological Conditions
    B2.2 Water Quality
    B2.3 Water Use, Water Management and Pollution Sources

B3 SOIL AND GEOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT
    B3.1 Soil
    B3.2 Geological Environment

B4 FORESTS

B5 WILDLIFE
    B5.1 Special Protected Areas
    B5.2 Special Protected Species
    B5.3 Landscape Programs
    B5.4 General Protection of Nature and the Landscape

B6 PHYSICAL FIELDS
    B6.1 Condition of the Ozone Layer over the Czech Republic
    B6.2 Radiation Situation
    B6.3 Radon Risk
    B6.4 Noise
    B6.5 Nonionizing Electromagnetic Radiation and Electrical and Magnetic Fields

C – THE ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH

C1 THE HEALTH STATE OF THE POPULATION

C2 FOREIGN SUBSTANCES IN THE FOOD CHAIN

D – INSTRUMENTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

D1 THE SYSTEM OF CHARGES
    D1.1 Fees for Environmental Pollution
    D1.2 Fees for Exploitation of Natural Resources
    D1.3 Fines for Infringement of Environmental Laws

D2 ENVIRONMENTAL EXPENDITURES
    D2.1 Environmental Protection Expenditures from the State Budget, Territorial Budgets and State Funds
    D2.2 Investments for Environmental Protection
    D2.3 State Environmental Fund of CR (SFŽP ČR)
    D2.4 Taxes and the Environment

D3 VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENTS
    D3.1 The National Program for Labeling Products with an Ecologically Friendly Product Trademark
    D3.2 EMAS, ISO 14 001, Cleaner Production

D4 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT – EIA/SEA INTEGRATED POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL – IPPC
    D4.1 Environmental Impact Assessment – EIS/SEA
    D4.2 Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control – IPPC

E – SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

E1 INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON IN TERMS OF OECD INDICATORS

E2 INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

E3 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, ENLIGHTENMENT AND PUBLIC AWARENESS
    E3.1 Environmental Education and Public Awareness
           E3.1.1 Sector of the Environment
           E3.1.2 Nongovernmental Nonprofit Organizations, Environmental Education, Information and Specialized Facilities
           E3.1.3 Selected Events Related to Environmental Education, Enlightenment and Public Awareness and Work with the Public, held in 2004
           E3.1.4 Information on Web Sites Related to the Environment
    E3.2 Implementation of Local Agendas 21 in the Territory of CR

E4 PUBLIC OPINION AND ATTITUDES

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

MAP OF CZECH REPUBLIC REGIONS

MAP OF CZECH REPUBLIC DISTRICTS