Environmental Information Regulations
Environmental information
The definition of environmental information is very broad and includes information on:
The state of the elements of the environment, such as:
- air and atmosphere
- water
- soil
- land
- landscape and natural sites including wetlands, coastal and marine areas and biological diversity and its components
- genetically modified organisms, and the interaction among these elements
Substances, such as:
- energy
- noise
- radiation or waste including radioactive waste, emissions, discharges and other releases into the environment
Measures (including administrative measures), such as:
- policies
- legislation
- plans
- programmes
- environmental agreements
- activities affecting or likely to affect the environment
Reports on the implementation of environmental legislation
- cost-benefit and other economic analyses and assumptions used within the framework of the measures and activities referred to above
The state of human health and safety, including:
- contamination of the food chain
- conditions of human life
- cultural sites and built structures, in as much as they are or may be affected by the state of the elements of the environment and interaction between them
Page last updated: 10 May 2023
