2012 Environmental Performance Index and Pilot Trend Environmental Performance Index
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Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP)/Yale University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University, World Economic Forum (WEF), Joint Research Centre (JRC)/European Commission
Publication Date: 2012
Title: 2012 Environmental Performance Index and Pilot Trend Environmental Performance Index
Edition: 2012.00
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: document, tabular, map
Publication Information:
Publication Place: New Haven, CT
Publisher: Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP)/Yale University
Online Linkage: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/epi-environmental-performance-index-pilot-trend-2012
Description:
Abstract:
The 2012 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) ranks 132 countries on 22 performance indicators in the following 10 policy categories: environmental burden of disease, water (effects on human health), air pollution (effects on human health), air pollution (ecosystem effects), water resources (ecosystem effects), biodiversity and habitat, forestry, fisheries, agriculture and climate change. These categories track performance and progress on two broad policy objectives, environmental health and ecosystem vitality. Each indicator has an associated environmental public health or ecosystem sustainability target. The EPI's proximity-to-target methodology facilitates cross-country comparisons among economic and regional peer groups.
The Pilot Trend Environmental Performance Index (Trend EPI) ranks countries on the change in their environmental performance over the last decade. As a complement to the EPI, the Trend EPI shows who is improving and who is declining over time.
The 2012 EPI and Pilot Trend EPI were formally released in Davos, Switzerland, at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum on January 27, 2012. These are the result of collaboration between the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP) and the Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN). The Interactive Website for the 2012 EPI is at http://epi.yale.edu/.
Purpose: To provide quantitative metrics for evaluating a country's environmental performance in different policy categories relative to clearly defined targets.
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Beginning Date: 2000
Ending Date: 2010
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: As needed
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West Bounding Coordinate: -180.000000
East Bounding Coordinate: 180.000000
North Bounding Coordinate: 90.000000
South Bounding Coordinate: -55.000000
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Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Air Pollution Effects > Indoor Air Pollution
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Atmospheric Composition > Sulfur Dioxide
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Air Quality > Particulates
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Atmospheric Composition > Particulates
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Climate > Climate Change
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Ecology > Habitats
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Water Characteristics > Primary Drinking Water
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Water Characteristics > Water Consumption
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Theme Keyword Thesaurus: GCMD Parameter Valids
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Agriculture > Agricultural Aquatic Sciences > Fisheries
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Air Quality > Particulates
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Community Dynamics > Biodiversity Functions
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Theme Keyword Thesaurus: General
Theme Keyword: Adequate Sanitation
Theme Keyword: Agricultural Subsidies
Theme Keyword: Agriculture
Theme Keyword: Agriculture Dominated Lands
Theme Keyword: Climate Change
Theme Keyword: Coastal Shelf Fishing Pressure
Theme Keyword: Conservation Risk Index
Theme Keyword: Critical Habitat Protection
Theme Keyword: Ecosystem Vitality
Theme Keyword: EPI
Theme Keyword: Effective Conservation Index
Theme Keyword: Effective Conservation
Theme Keyword: Environmental Burden Of Disease
Theme Keyword: Environmental Health
Theme Keyword: Exclusive Economic Zone Protection
Theme Keyword: Fish Stock Exploitation
Theme Keyword: Forestry
Theme Keyword: Forest Cover Change
Theme Keyword: Growing Stock Change
Theme Keyword: Improved Drinking Water Source
Theme Keyword: Marine Protected Areas
Theme Keyword: Pesticide Regulation
Theme Keyword: Productive Natural Resources
Theme Keyword: Renewable Electricity
Theme Keyword: Sulfur Dioxide Emissions
Theme Keyword: Trawling Intensity
Theme Keyword: Water
Theme Keyword: Water Use
Theme Keyword: Zero Extinction Sites Protection
Theme Keyword: Child Mortality
Theme Keyword: Forest Loss
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Theme Keyword Thesaurus: ISO Topic
Theme Keyword: Economy
Theme Keyword: Environment
Theme Keyword: Health
Theme Keyword: Society
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Theme Keyword Thesaurus: EI Gateway Vocabulary
Theme Keyword: Environment
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Theme Keyword Thesaurus: Data Granularity
Theme Keyword: Country
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: SEDAC Topic
Theme Keyword: Sustainability Indicators
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Theme Keyword Thesaurus: WDC Theme
Theme Keyword: Climate
Theme Keyword: Conservation
Theme Keyword: Governance
Theme Keyword: Sustainability
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Theme Keyword Thesaurus: CSA-NBII Biocomplexity
Theme Keyword: Air Quality
Theme Keyword: Climatic Change
Theme Keyword: Environmental Assessment
Theme Keyword: Environmental Indicators
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Place Keyword: Continent > Africa
Place Keyword: Continent > Asia
Place Keyword: Continent > Australia
Place Keyword: Region > Caribbean
Place Keyword: Region > Central Africa
Place Keyword: Region > Central America
Place Keyword: Region > East Asia
Place Keyword: Region > Equatorial
Place Keyword: Continent > Europe
Place Keyword: Global
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Place Keyword: Region > Mid-Latitude
Place Keyword: Region > North Africa
Place Keyword: Continent > North America
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Place Keyword: Region > Pacific Islands
Place Keyword: Region > Polar
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Place Keyword: Region > South Asia
Place Keyword: Region > Southeast Asia
Place Keyword: Region > West Africa
Place Keyword: Country > Albania
Place Keyword: Country > Algeria
Place Keyword: Country > Angola
Place Keyword: Country > Argentina
Place Keyword: Country > Armenia
Place Keyword: Country > Australia
Place Keyword: Country > Austria
Place Keyword: Country > Azerbaijan
Place Keyword: Country > Bangladesh
Place Keyword: Country > Belarus
Place Keyword: Country > Belgium
Place Keyword: Country > Benin
Place Keyword: Country > Bolivia
Place Keyword: Country > Bosnia and Herzegovina
Place Keyword: Country > Botswana
Place Keyword: Country > Brazil
Place Keyword: Country > Brunei Darussalam
Place Keyword: Country > Bulgaria
Place Keyword: Country > Cambodia
Place Keyword: Country > Cameroon
Place Keyword: Country > Canada
Place Keyword: Country > Chile
Place Keyword: Country > China
Place Keyword: Country > Colombia
Place Keyword: Country > Republic of the Congo
Place Keyword: Country > Costa Rica
Place Keyword: Country > Cote D'Ivoire
Place Keyword: Country > Croatia
Place Keyword: Country > Cuba
Place Keyword: Country > Cyprus
Place Keyword: Country > Czech Republic
Place Keyword: Country > Democratic Republic of the Congo
Place Keyword: Country > Denmark
Place Keyword: Country > Dominican Republic
Place Keyword: Country > Ecuador
Place Keyword: Country > Egypt
Place Keyword: Country > El Salvador
Place Keyword: Country > Eritrea
Place Keyword: Country > Estonia
Place Keyword: Country > Ethiopia
Place Keyword: Country > Finland
Place Keyword: Country > France
Place Keyword: Country > Gabon
Place Keyword: Country > Georgia
Place Keyword: Country > Germany
Place Keyword: Country > Ghana
Place Keyword: Country > Greece
Place Keyword: Country > Guatemala
Place Keyword: Country > Haiti
Place Keyword: Country > Honduras
Place Keyword: Country > Hungary
Place Keyword: Country > Iceland
Place Keyword: Country > India
Place Keyword: Country > Indonesia
Place Keyword: Country > Iran
Place Keyword: Country > Iraq
Place Keyword: Country > Ireland
Place Keyword: Country > Israel
Place Keyword: Country > Italy
Place Keyword: Country > Jamaica
Place Keyword: Country > Japan
Place Keyword: Country > Jordan
Place Keyword: Country > Kazakhstan
Place Keyword: Country > Kenya
Place Keyword: Country > Kuwait
Place Keyword: Country > Kyrgyzstan
Place Keyword: Country > Latvia
Place Keyword: Country > Lebanon
Place Keyword: Country > Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Place Keyword: Country > Lithuania
Place Keyword: Country > Luxembourg
Place Keyword: Country > Macedonia
Place Keyword: Country > Malawi
Place Keyword: Country > Malaysia
Place Keyword: Country > Malta
Place Keyword: Country > Mexico
Place Keyword: Country > Moldova
Place Keyword: Country > Mongolia
Place Keyword: Country > Morocco
Place Keyword: Country > Mozambique
Place Keyword: Country > Myanmar
Place Keyword: Country > Namibia
Place Keyword: Country > Nepal
Place Keyword: Country > Netherlands
Place Keyword: Country > New Zealand
Place Keyword: Country > Nicaragua
Place Keyword: Country > Nigeria
Place Keyword: Country > Norway
Place Keyword: Country > Oman
Place Keyword: Country > Pakistan
Place Keyword: Country > Panama
Place Keyword: Country > Paraguay
Place Keyword: Country > Peru
Place Keyword: Country > Philippines
Place Keyword: Country > Poland
Place Keyword: Country > Portugal
Place Keyword: Country > Qatar
Place Keyword: Country > Romania
Place Keyword: Country > Russia
Place Keyword: Country > Saudi Arabia
Place Keyword: Country > Senegal
Place Keyword: Country > Serbia
Place Keyword: Country > Singapore
Place Keyword: Country > Slovakia
Place Keyword: Country > Slovenia
Place Keyword: Country > South Africa
Place Keyword: Country > South Korea
Place Keyword: Country > Spain
Place Keyword: Country > Sri Lanka
Place Keyword: Country > Sudan
Place Keyword: Country > Sweden
Place Keyword: Country > Switzerland
Place Keyword: Country > Syria
Place Keyword: Country > Taiwan
Place Keyword: Country > Tajikistan
Place Keyword: Country > Tanzania
Place Keyword: Country > Thailand
Place Keyword: Country > Togo
Place Keyword: Country > Trinidad and Tobago
Place Keyword: Country > Tunisia
Place Keyword: Country > Turkey
Place Keyword: Country > Turkmenistan
Place Keyword: Country > Ukraine
Place Keyword: Country > United Arab Emirates
Place Keyword: Country > United Kingdom
Place Keyword: Country > United States
Place Keyword: Country > Uruguay
Place Keyword: Country > Uzbekistan
Place Keyword: Country > Venezuela
Place Keyword: Country > Vietnam
Place Keyword: Country > Yemen
Place Keyword: Country > Zambia
Place Keyword: Country > Zimbabwe
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Contact Organization: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
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Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: CIESIN, Columbia University, 61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000
City: Palisades
State or Province: NY
Postal Code: 10964
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: +1 845-365-8920
Contact Facsimile Telephone: +1 845-365-8922
Contact Electronic Mail Address: ciesin.info@ciesin.columbia.edu
Cross Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator: Esty, D. C., Levy, M. A., Srebotnjak, T., de Sherbinin, A., Kim, C. H. and Anderson, B.
Publication Date: 2006
Title: Pilot 2006 Environmental Performance Index
Publication Information:
Publication Place: New Haven
Publisher: Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy
Cross Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator:
Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP)/Yale University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University, World Economic Forum (WEF), and Joint Research Centre (JRC)/European Commission
Publication Date: 2008
Title: 2008 Environmental Performance Index (EPI)
Edition: 2008.00
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: document, tabular, map
Publication Information:
Publication Place: New Haven, CT
Publisher: Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP)/Yale University
Online Linkage: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/epi-environmental-performance-index-2008
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Citation Information:
Originator:
Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP)/Yale University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University, World Economic Forum (WEF), Joint Research Centre (JRC)/European Commission
Publication Date: 2010
Title: 2010 Environmental Performance Index (EPI)
Edition: 2010.00
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: document, tabular
Publication Information:
Publication Place: New Haven, CT
Publisher: Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP)/Yale University
Online Linkage: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/epi-environmental-performance-index-2010
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Contact Organization: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
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Address: CIESIN, Columbia University, 61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000
City: Palisades
State or Province: NY
Postal Code: 10964
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: +1 845-365-8920
Contact Facsimile Telephone: +1 845-365-8922
Contact Electronic Mail Address: ciesin.info@ciesin.columbia.edu
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The report of the methodologies and the results, as well as the EPI and Pilot Trend EPI, component scores, and raw variable data for all countries, in Microsoft Excel (XLS) and Portable Document (PDF) formats; and maps in Portable Document (PDF) and Portable Network Graphics (PNG) are available from the NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC).
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Metadata Date: 2012/03/13
Metadata Review Date: 2013/02/28
Metadata Future Review Date: 2014/02/28
Metadata Contact:
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Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) Metadata Administration
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Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: CIESIN, Columbia University, 61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000
City: Palisades
State or Province: NY
Postal Code: 10964
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: +1 845-365-8988
Contact Facsimile Telephone: +1 845-365-8922
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