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  III- Environment

Ref. No.

Indicator

Unit

Type

Concerned Institution

A- Air

47

Emissions of greenhouse gases

Gigagrams of CO2 equivalent/year

P

Ministry of Environment
Meteorological Service

48

Emissions of Sulfur Oxides

Tons of SO2 equivalent/year

P

Ministry of Environment
Meteorological Service

49

Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides

Tons of NO2 equivalent /year

P

Ministry of Environment
Meteorological Service

50

Emissions of low level ozone

m g/m3 or ppm

P

Ministry of Environment
Meteorological Service

51

Consumption of Ozone depleting substances

Tons per year

P

Ministry of Environment
Meteorological Service

52

Concentration of particulates

m g/m3 or ppm

P

Ministry of Environment Meteorological Service

B- Water

53

Sea water quality

Quantity per volume and quality classes

L

Ministry of Environment
Ministry of Power & Water

Ministry of Public Health
National Council for Scientific Research

54

Industrial releases into water

Tons/day

P

Ministry of Environment
Ministry of Power & Water
Ministry of Public Health

55

Share of distributed water not conforming to quality standards

% of total nb of water distribution units or % of total population

S

Water Authorities
Ministry of Environment
Ministry of Power & Water
Ministry of Public Health

56

Water global quality index

Mg/lit or % of samples complying with standards

S

Water Authorities
Ministry of Environment
Ministry of Power & Water
Ministry of Public Health
National marine Research Center

57

Ground water quality index

Mg/lit or % of samples complying with standards

S

Water Authorities
Ministry of Environment
Ministry of Power & Water
Ministry of Public Health
National marine Research Center

58

Surface water quality index

Mg/lit or % of samples complying with standards

S

Water Authorities
Ministry of Environment
Ministry of Power & Water
Ministry of Public Health
National marine Research Center

59

Share of collected & treated wastewater by the public sewerage system

%

R

Water Authorities, Municipalities
Ministry of Environment
Ministry of Power & WaterMinistry of Public Health

60

Amount of wastewater collected by sector (industry /domestic)

%

R

Water Authorities, Municipalities
Ministry of Environment
Ministry of Power & Water
Ministry of Public Health

61

Amount of wastewater treated by sector

(industry /domestic)

%

R

Water Authorities, Municipalities
Ministry of Environment
Ministry of Power & WaterMinistry of Public Health

62

Area irrigated with treated/untreated sewage

% of total irrigated area

P

Ministry of Agriculture
Municipalities
Ministry of Environment
Ministry of Power & Water
Ministry of Public Health

C- Land / Soil

63

Forest area

Hectares/%

S

Ministry of Agriculture
National Center for Remote Sensing

64

Artificialized coastline/total coastline

%

P

Ministry of Public works & Transport
National Center for Remote Sensing
Directorate of Geographic Affairs

65

“Arable land” per capita

Ha/inhabitant

S

Ministry of Agriculture
National Center for Remote Sensing

66

Ratio of land exploitation

%

P

Ministry of AgricultureNational Center for Remote Sensing

67

Land use change

Km2 and %

S

Ministry of Agriculture
National Center for Remote Sensing

68

“Arable land” change

%

S

Ministry of Agriculture

69

Wet land area

Km2 and %

P

Ministry of Agriculture
National Center for Remote Sensing
Ministry of Environment

70

Area affected by desertification

ha or %

P

Ministry of Agriculture

71

Number & area of illegal discharges (open dumps)

Nb and m2

P

Ministry of Interior & Municipalities

D- Biodiversity

72

Forest’s protection rate

%

R

Ministry of Agriculture
Ministry of Environment

73

Protected coastal area

Hectares

R

Ministry of Agriculture
National Center for Remote Sensing

74

Protection of specific ecosystems

Area & nb

R

Ministry of Agriculture
National Center for Marine Research

75

Threatened species

%

S

Ministry of Agriculture

76

Burnt forest area per year

% of total forest area

S

Ministry of Agriculture
Ministry of Environment
Civil Defense

 
List of Acronyms used:

P = Pressure;
S = State;
R = Response

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