Deposition of air pollutants to vegetation in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central and South-East Asia and their impacts

The present thematic report by the International Cooperative Programme on Effects of Air Pollution on Natural Vegetation and Crops was drafted in response to the request of the Executive Body for the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution, as set out in the 2014–2015 workplan for the implementation of the Convention (ECE/EB.AIR/122/Add.2, item 1.1.17 (c)). It provides an analysis of air pollutant deposition to and impacts on vegetation in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central and South-East Asia. The report highlights the lack of monitoring activities and the major air pollution problems in these regions. Country reports were included for the Russian Federation and various countries in South-Eastern Europe (Albania, Croatia, Greece, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia).