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Environmental indicators in Slovenia


Environmental indicators are based on graphs, maps and assessments and as such present environmental trends in Slovenia. The indicators represent one of the four pillars of our environmental reporting, and are prepared in accordance with the Environmental Protection Act. The Environmental Indicators in Slovenia website enables users to browse among 180 indicators. They are based on numerical data and they indicate the state, characteristics and trends of environmental development in Slovenia. They are prepared using a systematic approach based on data and monitoring, as shown in the information pyramid.

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The state of wildlife in Slovenia is favourable; larger epidemics have not been identified. The number of herbivorous ungulates as well as wild boars has decreased. An increase in wildlife losses due to road kill raises concerns. The total amount of damage caused by wildlife has decreased.

Wildlife management includes all animal and plant species. Regulation of wildlife populations is based on game management plans that are submitted for adoption to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food by the Slovenia Forest Service in accordance with a prescribed procedure.

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The cumulative final energy savings due to the implementation of energy efficiency (EE) and renewable energy source (RES) measures in the residential sector amounted to 1,130 GWh in the period 2021–2024, and the cumulative CO2 emissions reduction was 264 kt. Compared to the previous year, annual energy savings decreased by 3%, while the reduction in CO2 emissions increased by a good one percent, making it the highest in the observed period.

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In 2024, the leverage of incentives in the public sector amounted to 54.6 euro cents of subsidy for 1 euro of investment. Compared to the previous year, when the leverage of incentives of 30.1 euro cents was the most favourable in the observed period, 24.5 euro cents more subsidy had to be allocated for 1 euro of investment. The increase was due to the implementation of investments under the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP), where the leverage of incentives was 98.8 euro cents of subsidy per 1 euro of investment.

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Most Slovenian forests are still undergoing natural regeneration, which guarantees the stability of future forest stands and adaptation to the changing site conditions caused by climate change. Restoration by planting seedlings and sowing (artificial regeneration) only complements natural regeneration when disturbances occur in the process of the natural regeneration of the forest, e.g. where there is no possibility of natural seeding, with the risk of developing erosion processes on exposed forest areas (e.g.

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In Slovenia, a major forest fire occurs approximately every five years over the long term, which leads to relatively high greenhouse gas emissions in these years. The highest GHG emissions from forest fires since the data was recorded were in 2022, when more than 3,000 ha of forest burned in the Goriški Kras. With higher temperatures, droughts and more frequent heatwaves, the risk of fire is likely to increase, leading to greater uncertainty and more frequent emission peaks.

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Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions due to land-use change generally show a declining trend. In 2023, GHG emissions from deforestation decreased by 1.5% compared to the previous year, with more than half, i.e. 62%, of these emissions coming from the establishment of agricultural land. GHG emissions due to land conversion to built-up and related land decreased by 2.7% compared to the previous year. The largest share of emissions (75%) is due to the conversion of agricultural land to built-up and related land.