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State of Environment - forest
Forest land covers approximately half of Estonia's land area, and its area changes have been small in recent decades.
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State of Environment - waste and circular economy
The oil shale industry is the largest waste generator in Estonia, accounting for over 70% of total waste generation.
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Emissions from sources with environmental permits
From this page, you can find information on the annual emissions and fuel usage of stationary emission sources with environmental permits since 2019. The data on emissions can be filtered by year and county in the chart. In the data table below, you can filter by year, county, local government, operators, and used fuels.
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Emissions of air pollutants
Every year, ambient air experts prepare annual reviews of pollutant emissions and their trends from local and diffuse emission sources in the country. This page provides an overview of air pollutant emissions in Estonia.
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See how lightning-filled 2025 was in your hometown
In 2025, the NORDLIS lightning detector network registered a total of 29,472 cloud-to-ground lightning strikes in Estonia. This is slightly more than the 2005–2024 average, which is over 27,000 cloud-to-ground strikes. Compared to the previous year, there was about 7% less thunderstorm activity in 2025.
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Only previously killed alien slugs may be placed in the biowaste container
Omavalitsusel võib olla jäätmevedajaga eraldi kokkulepe, et surnud nälkjad saaks panna biojäätmete konteinerisse. Sellisel juhul tuleb aga jälgida, et biojäätmete konteinerisse ei satuks elusad võõrnälkjad, kes võiksid sealt loodusesse tagasi pääseda.
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On the Estonian Environmental Agency's blog: CAMS monitors the arrival of smoke from intense Canadian wildfires in Europe
In April and May, increased wildfire activity was observed in Canada. Smoke from the fires was carried across the Atlantic Ocean to Europe. The Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) has been closely monitoring the emissions from the fires and mapping the movement of the smoke and its impact on the atmosphere and air quality.
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On the blog of the Estonian Environment Agency: Do the tallest aspens in Estonia grow in Pärnumaa?
During fieldwork in South Pärnumaa, in the Nigula Nature Reserve, specialists from the Estonian Environment Agency noticed that very tall aspens—over 40 metres high—were growing there. To determine their exact location and height, a forest height map was used.
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