ESTONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW 2009
ESTONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW 2009
ESTONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW 2009
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10000<br />
thousands of cubic metres<br />
8000<br />
6000<br />
4000<br />
2000<br />
0<br />
construction dolomite<br />
cement and technical grade limestone<br />
construction gravel<br />
construction limestone<br />
construction sand<br />
260<br />
421<br />
2070 1922 1157<br />
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2030<br />
Figure 3.4. Mining of mineral resources used in construction in 1992–2008. The objective of the Estonian Environmental Strategy<br />
2030 is to keep the mined volumes on the level of 2005. Data: Land Board, Statistics Estonia.<br />
construction sand<br />
construction gravel<br />
construction limestone<br />
the objective of the Estonian<br />
Environmental Strategy 2030<br />
thousands of cubic metres<br />
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2030<br />
Figure 3.5. Mining volumes of the three most-mined mineral resources used in construction, 1992–2008.<br />
Data: Land Board, Statistics Estonia.<br />
Sources:<br />
• Eesti statistika aastaraamat 2008. Statistical Yearbook of Estonia<br />
(2008). / Ed. S. Linnas. Tallinn: Statistics Estonia<br />
[WWW] http://www.stat.ee/18920<br />
• Land Board website.<br />
[WWW] http://www.maaamet.ee (27.03.<strong>2009</strong>)<br />
• Statistics database.<br />
[WWW] http://pub.stat.ee/px-web.2001/dialog/statfile2.asp<br />
(09.04.<strong>2009</strong>)<br />
• Statistics Estonia website. [WWW] http://www.stat.ee<br />
(09.04.<strong>2009</strong>)<br />
Read more:<br />
• Estonian Environment Information Centre website.<br />
4000<br />
[WWW] http://www.keskkonnainfo.ee/<br />
index.php?lan=EN&sid=660&tid=594&l1=2 (peat resources)<br />
3500<br />
• Ministry of the Environment website.<br />
[WWW] http://www.envir.ee/445160 (mineral resources)<br />
3000<br />
• National arrangement of mining mineral resources used in<br />
construction. Report of 2500 the National Audit Office to the Riigikogu.<br />
[WWW] http://www.riigikontroll.ee/?lang=en<br />
(audit reports <strong>2009</strong>) 2000<br />
1500<br />
39<br />
1000