Coordination of Information on the Environment (CORINE) is a European programme initiated in 1985 by the

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, aimed at gathering information relating to the environment on certain priority topics for the

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(air, water, soil, land cover,

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, biotopes, etc.). Since 1994, the

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(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
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