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condition) in the worst 10 per cent of areas; there is moderate confidence in the trend assessment. Tourism is considered by the experts to be providing the region with significant benefits (good), which are believed to have been steady over the past five years. There is a high degree of confidence in the score and

trend assessment for social and economic benefits (Figure 6).

areas impacted by tourismexperiencing high pressure (very poor) and the best areas experiencing moderate pressure (good). There is moderate confidence in the assessment of pressure (Figure 6). The trend in this pressure has been steady over the past five years for all areas and there is high confidence in this trend

Lastly, for coastal development, the experts considered the environmental pressure to be significant (poor) overall, with the worst 10 per cent of

18 STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE RAET NATIONAL MARINE PARK (SOUTHERN NORWAY)