RT null T1 The State of the Environment: Ten Years after Stockholm - Project Plan A1 United Nations Environment Programme, K1 marine environment K1 atmosphere K1 inland water K1 lithosphere K1 terrestrial ecosystem K1 mineral resource K1 energy efficiency K1 industrial production K1 environmental education K1 environmental information K1 energy resource K1 transport K1 tourism YR 1979 FD 1979-01 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/28230 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/28230 NO The main focus of the state of the environment is the changes - positive and/or negative - that occur in the different components of the natural environment (atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, etc), with particular attention to the interacting processes between these components. These processes demonstrate the functional inter-relationship between the non-living, or abiotic, environment and the biotic community of plants, animals, and microbes that is fundamental to environmental dynamics. DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 18, 2026