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UK Biodiversity Indicators 2023. Indicator B7: Surface water status 2023

Abstract

Updated 14 November 2023.

These documents support state indicator B7 – Surface water status. The documents include a datasheet.

This indicator shows the percentage of surface water bodies in each status classification (high, good, moderate, poor, bad), and assesses the change in the percentage of water bodies in the UK awarded a good or high surface water status classification under the WFD. Around 10,000 water body assessments are included in the indicator each year; including rivers, canals, lakes, estuaries and coastal waters.

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More information on UK Biodiversity Indicator B7 is available on the UKBI B7 webpage.

Resource type Publication

Topic category Environment

Reference date 2023·11·14

Citation
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, UK. 2023 UK Biodiversity Indicators 2023.

Lineage
The UK Biodiversity Indicators were created to provide a measure for reporting on the UK’s progress towards meeting international biodiversity goals and targets and were first published in 2007.

Responsible organisation
Communications, JNCC distributor

Limitations on public access No limitations

Use constraints Copyright of data and/or information presented in these resources may not reside solely with the distributor (JNCC). For more information, please contact enviro.statistics@defra.gov.uk.

Metadata date 2024·01·25

Metadata point of contact
Communications, JNCC

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