UK sustainability health check shows some signs of recovery, but the environment remains in poor state

14th July 2014


Greenhouse-gas emissions declined 26.7% between 1990 and 2013, and recycling rates have increased by 32% since 2000, but wild birds, seen as a key measure of the UK's natural environment, have continued to decline, according to the latest data from the office for national statistics (ONS).

The ONS uses 35 sustainable development indicators and 66 measures to provide an overview of progress toward a sustainable economy, society and environment. GDP, as a headline economic indicator, peak

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