Circular info on reasons for not achieving good ecological status
18 August 2025 by CSG
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Cookies are small pieces of data that websites store on your browser when you visit them. Cookies are useful because they allow a website to recognise your visit and collect information about how you use that website.
Some essential features on our website will not work without cookies or will affect the security of the website.
We also use cookies in order to:
• Make the advertisements you see more relevant to you.
• Show you personalised content.
• Measure results or align our website content so that we can create a better user experience.
Note: Enabling Advertisement and Analytics & Performance cookies is necessary for our analytics script to function properly, allowing us to gather data on website usage, calls and provide relevant advertisements. If your browser does not support local storage, we will use cookies to store this information.
Some essential features on our website will not work without cookies or will affect the security of the website.
We also use cookies in order to:
• Make the advertisements you see more relevant to you.
• Show you personalised content.
• Measure results or align our website content so that we can create a better user experience.
Note: Enabling Advertisement and Analytics & Performance cookies is necessary for our analytics script to function properly, allowing us to gather data on website usage, calls and provide relevant advertisements. If your browser does not support local storage, we will use cookies to store this information.
These cookies are essential for the functionality of the website and therefore you cannot change the setting for these cookies. Without them certain aspects of the site can’t be used, for example using our contact forms, login into your user account, or ensuring that the pages load quickly.
These cookies are also used to keep the website safe and secure, like preventing fraud or crime, and prevent spam.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _GRECAPTCHA | ||
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-advertisement | 1 year | Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie is used to record the user consent for the cookies in the "Advertisement" category . |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional | 11 months | The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-others | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". |
| CookieLawInfoConsent | 1 year | Records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie. |
| PHPSESSID | session | This cookie is native to PHP applications. The cookie is used to store and identify a users' unique session ID for the purpose of managing user session on the website. The cookie is a session cookies and is deleted when all the browser windows are closed. |
| rc::a | never | This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. |
| rc::c | session | This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. |
| viewed_cookie_policy | 11 months | The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data. |
Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features.
These cookies also allow the website to remember choices you make to give you better functionality and personal feature.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| __sharethis_cookie_test__ | session | This cookie is set by ShareThis, to test whether the browser accepts cookies. |
| HSID | 2 years | A third party cookie placed by Google to assist with fraud prevention. |
| NID | 6 months | A third party cookie placed by Google to provide ad delivery or retargeting and store user preferences. |
| yt-player-headers-readable | never | The yt-player-headers-readable cookie is used by YouTube to store user preferences related to video playback and interface, enhancing the user's viewing experience. |
| yt-remote-cast-available | session | The yt-remote-cast-available cookie is used to store the user's preferences regarding whether casting is available on their YouTube video player. |
| yt-remote-cast-installed | session | The yt-remote-cast-installed cookie is used to store the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. |
| yt-remote-fast-check-period | session | The yt-remote-fast-check-period cookie is used by YouTube to store the user's video player preferences for embedded YouTube videos. |
| yt-remote-session-app | session | The yt-remote-session-app cookie is used by YouTube to store user preferences and information about the interface of the embedded YouTube video player. |
| yt-remote-session-name | session | The yt-remote-session-name cookie is used by YouTube to store the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. |
| ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | never | The cookie ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY is used by YouTube to store the last search result entry that was clicked by the user. This information is used to improve the user experience by providing more relevant search results in the future. |
These cookies help us understand how people use our website, so that we can improve the way our website works.
Note: Enabling Analytical & Performance cookies is necessary for our analytics script to function, allowing us to gather data on website usage, calls and improve user experience. If your browser does not support local storage, we will use cookies to store this information.
Note: Enabling Analytical & Performance cookies is necessary for our analytics script to function, allowing us to gather data on website usage, calls and improve user experience. If your browser does not support local storage, we will use cookies to store this information.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _dc_gtm_UA-3670824-1 | 1 minute | This cookie is installed by Google Universal Analytics to restrain request rate and thus limit the collection of data on high traffic sites. |
| _fbp | 3 months | Used by Google to store and track visits across websites. |
| _ga | 2 years | The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors. |
| _ga_EMELM24JCP | 2 years | This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. |
| _gat | 1 minute | This cookie is installed by Google Universal Analytics to restrain request rate and thus limit the collection of data on high traffic sites. |
| _gcl_au | 3 months | Used by Google to store and track visits across websites. |
| _gid | 1 day | Installed by Google Analytics, _gid cookie stores information on how visitors use a website, while also creating an analytics report of the website's performance. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously. |
| _its.{18040}.channels | 1 year | Stores configuration details of various marketing channels to analyze and optimize multi-channel marketing efforts. This cookie will only be used if a local storage key cannot be utilized due to browser support or configuration settings. |
| _its.{18040}.customVars | 1 year | Stores persistent custom variables for purposes such as tracking and analytics. This cookie will only be used if a local storage key cannot be utilized due to browser support or configuration settings. |
| _its.{18040}.integrations | 1 year | Stores information about third-party integrations used on the website. This cookie will only be used if a local storage key cannot be utilized due to browser support or configuration settings. |
| _its.{18040}.sites | 1 year | Keeps track of site configuration cache for specific tracked sites. This cookie will only be used if a local storage key cannot be utilized due to browser support or configuration settings. |
| _its.{18040}.state | 1 year | Records the current state of the user's interaction with the website to maintain a seamless user experience. This cookie will only be used if a local storage key cannot be utilized due to browser support or configuration settings. |
| _its.{18040}.vid | 1 year | Stores a unique Visitor ID to recognize returning users and analyze their interactions over time. This cookie will only be used if a local storage key cannot be utilized due to browser support or configuration settings. |
| CONSENT | 2 years | YouTube sets this cookie via embedded youtube-videos and registers anonymous statistical data. |
| ct_traffic_journey_cookie | 1 month | |
| ct_traffic_source_cookie | 1 month | No description available. |
| HSID | 2 years | A third party cookie placed by Google to assist with fraud prevention. |
| NID | 6 months | A third party cookie placed by Google to provide ad delivery or retargeting and store user preferences. |
| SID | 2 years | A third party cookie placed by Google to provide ad delivery or retargeting and provide fraud prevention. |
These cookies help us, and our partners understand what products, services and offers that might be relevant to you. This is so we and our partners can personalise the content and advertising you see on our website and our partner websites.
We have carefully selected the partners we have chosen to work with and ensured that they value your privacy as highly as we value your privacy.
Note: Enabling Advertisement cookies is necessary for our analytics script to function, allowing us to provide relevant advertisements. If your browser does not support local storage, we will use cookies to store this information.
Note: Enabling Advertisement cookies is necessary for our analytics script to function, allowing us to provide relevant advertisements. If your browser does not support local storage, we will use cookies to store this information.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _its.{18040}.channels | 1 year | Stores configuration details of various marketing channels to analyze and optimize multi-channel marketing efforts. This cookie will only be used if a local storage key cannot be utilized due to browser support or configuration settings. |
| _its.{18040}.vid | 1 year | Stores a unique Visitor ID to recognize returning users and analyze their interactions over time. This cookie will only be used if a local storage key cannot be utilized due to browser support or configuration settings. |
| test_cookie | 15 minutes | The test_cookie is set by doubleclick.net and is used to determine if the user's browser supports cookies. |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | 5 months 27 days | A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface. |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | 6 months | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's cookie consent state for the current domain. |
| YSC | session | YSC cookie is set by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages. |
| yt-remote-connected-devices | never | YouTube sets this cookie to store the video preferences of the user using embedded YouTube video. |
| yt-remote-device-id | never | YouTube sets this cookie to store the video preferences of the user using embedded YouTube video. |
| yt.innertube::nextId | never | This cookie, set by YouTube, registers a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. |
| yt.innertube::requests | never | This cookie, set by YouTube, registers a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. |
We use other technologies similar to cookies, for data processing. For example, our customer relationship management software or our newsletter provider. These are also listed here for informational purposes, however, data is collected only after a certain interaction for example when you agree to subscribe to our emailing list or when you submit a contact form.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| cke122594 | 5 years | No description |
| csg-cookie | 1 month | No description |
| ct_user_journey_cookie | 1 month | No description |
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