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Table of Contents
| Foreword | 5 |
| Acknowledgements | 6 |
| Contents | 8 |
| Executive Summary | 12 |
| I Introduction | 18 |
| II Thematic Assessments | 36 |
| III Managing and Protecting the Environment | 114 |
| Chapter 8 Environment and the Economy | 117 |
| Introduction | 118 |
| Resource Efficiency and the Green Economy | 118 |
| Material Consumption and Waste | 121 |
| Management and Use of Natural Resources | 122 |
| Clean and Efficient Energy | 125 |
| Sustainable Transport | 126 |
| Sustainable Agriculture | 128 |
| Environmental Regulation | 130 |
| Conclusion and Future Challenges | 130 |
| References | 131 |
| Chapter 9 Environment and Health | 135 |
| Chapter 10 Environmental Challenges and Priorities | 153 |
| Introduction | 154 |
| Limiting and Adapting to Climate Change | 155 |
| Clean Air | 155 |
| Protected Water Resources | 156 |
| Protected Soil and Biodiversity | 156 |
| Sustainable Use of Resources | 157 |
| Integration and Enforcement | 158 |
| The Role of Research in Environmental Protection | 159 |
| Emerging Issues | 160 |
| A Sustainable Ireland | 161 |
| Conclusion and Future Challenges | 163 |
| References | 166 |
| Acronyms / Abbreviations | 168 |
| Glossary | 170 |