Pilot 2006 Environmental Performance Index (EPI)
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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), and Joint Research Centre (JRC)/European Commission
Publication Date: 2006
Title: Pilot 2006 Environmental Performance Index (EPI)
Edition: 2006.00
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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-pilot-environmental-performance-index-2006
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The Pilot 2006 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) centers on two broad environmental protection objectives: (1) reducing environmental stresses on human health, and (2) promoting ecosystem vitality and sound natural resource management. Derived from a careful review of the environmental literature, these twin goals mirror the priorities expressed by policymakers. Environmental health and ecosystem vitality are gauged using sixteen indicators tracked in six well-established policy categories: Environmental Health, Air Quality, Water Resources, Productive Natural Resources, Biodiversity and Habitat, and Sustainable Energy. The Pilot 2006 EPI utilizes a proximity-to-target methodology focused on a core set of environmental outcomes linked to policy goals for which every government should be held accountable. By identifying specific targets and measuring how close each country comes to them, the EPI provides a factual foundation for policy analysis and a context for evaluating performance. Issue-by-issue and aggregate rankings facilitate cross-country comparisons both globally and within relevant peer groups. The Pilot 2006 EPI is the result of collaboration among the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP), Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), World Economic Forum (WEF), and the Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission.
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: 1994
Ending Date: 2006
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Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: As needed
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East Bounding Coordinate: 180.000000
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Theme Keyword Thesaurus: CIESIN Indexing Vocabulary Version 2.1 (GCMD Format)
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Agriculture and Food Security > Agricultural Production > Water Resources
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Economic Activity > Income > Per Capita Income
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Air Pollution Effects > Indoor Air Pollution
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Air Quality > Particulates
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Atmospheric Composition > Carbon Dioxide
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Atmospheric Composition > Ozone
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Atmospheric Composition > Particulates
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
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Human and Environmental Health > Vital Statistics > Mortality
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Industry and Energy > Energy Production > Energy Efficiency
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Industry and Energy > Industrial Production > Renewable Energy Resources
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Industry and Energy > Industrial Production > Renewable Energy Sources
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Industry and Energy > Resource Management > Resource Utilization
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Policy and Institutions > Policy Instruments > Subsidies
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Theme Keyword Thesaurus: GCMD Parameter Valids
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Air Quality > Particulates
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds > Carbon Dioxide
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Oxygen Compounds > Ozone
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Biodiversity
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Terrestrial Hydrosphere > Water Quality/Water Chemistry > Nitrogen Compounds
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Terrestrial Hydrosphere > Water Quality/Water Chemistry > Phosphorous Compounds
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Theme Keyword Thesaurus: General
Theme Keyword: Adequate Sanitation
Theme Keyword: Agricultural Subsidies
Theme Keyword: Air Quality
Theme Keyword: Child Mortality
Theme Keyword: Ecoregion Protection
Theme Keyword: Environmental Performance Index
Theme Keyword: EPI
Theme Keyword: GDP
Theme Keyword: Income Decile
Theme Keyword: Indoor Air Pollution
Theme Keyword: Landlocked Country Dummy
Theme Keyword: Nitrogen Loading
Theme Keyword: Overfishing
Theme Keyword: Productive Resource Management
Theme Keyword: Regional Ozone
Theme Keyword: Renewable Energy
Theme Keyword: Sustainable Energy
Theme Keyword: Timber Harvest Rate
Theme Keyword: Urban Particulates
Theme Keyword: Water Resources
Theme Keyword: Wilderness Protection
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Theme Keyword Thesaurus: EI Gateway Vocabulary
Theme Keyword: Environment
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Theme Keyword Thesaurus: SEDAC Topic
Theme Keyword: Sustainability Indicators
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Theme Keyword Thesaurus: Data Granularity
Theme Keyword: Country
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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
Theme Keyword: Water Quality
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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: WDC Theme
Theme Keyword: Climate
Theme Keyword: Conservation
Theme Keyword: Governance
Theme Keyword: Sustainability
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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
Place Keyword: Region > Middle East
Place Keyword: Region > Mid-Latitude
Place Keyword: Region > North Africa
Place Keyword: Continent > North America
Place Keyword: Region > Oceania
Place Keyword: Region > Pacific Islands
Place Keyword: Region > Polar
Place Keyword: Continent > South America
Place Keyword: Region > South Asia
Place Keyword: Region > South Pacific Islands
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 > Belgium
Place Keyword: Country > Benin
Place Keyword: Country > Bolivia
Place Keyword: Country > Brazil
Place Keyword: Country > Bulgaria
Place Keyword: Country > Burkina Faso
Place Keyword: Country > Burundi
Place Keyword: Country > Cambodia
Place Keyword: Country > Cameroon
Place Keyword: Country > Canada
Place Keyword: Country > Central African Republic
Place Keyword: Country > Chad
Place Keyword: Country > Chile
Place Keyword: Country > China
Place Keyword: Country > Colombia
Place Keyword: Country > Costa Rica
Place Keyword: Country > Cote D'Ivoire
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 > Ethiopia
Place Keyword: Country > Finland
Place Keyword: Country > France
Place Keyword: Country > Gabon
Place Keyword: Country > Gambia
Place Keyword: Country > Georgia
Place Keyword: Country > Germany
Place Keyword: Country > Ghana
Place Keyword: Country > Greece
Place Keyword: Country > Guatemala
Place Keyword: Country > Guinea
Place Keyword: Country > Guinea-Bissau
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 > 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 > Kyrgyzstan
Place Keyword: Country > Laos
Place Keyword: Country > Lebanon
Place Keyword: Country > Liberia
Place Keyword: Country > Madagascar
Place Keyword: Country > Malawi
Place Keyword: Country > Malaysia
Place Keyword: Country > Mali
Place Keyword: Country > Mauritania
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
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Place Keyword: Country > Netherlands
Place Keyword: Country > New Zealand
Place Keyword: Country > Nicaragua
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Place Keyword: Country > Nigeria
Place Keyword: Country > Norway
Place Keyword: Country > Oman
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Place Keyword: Country > Paraguay
Place Keyword: Country > Peru
Place Keyword: Country > Philippines
Place Keyword: Country > Poland
Place Keyword: Country > Portugal
Place Keyword: Country > Republic of the Congo
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Place Keyword: Country > Russia
Place Keyword: Country > Rwanda
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Place Keyword: Country > Senegal
Place Keyword: Country > Sierra Leone
Place Keyword: Country > Slovakia
Place Keyword: Country > Slovenia
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Place Keyword: Country > South Korea
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Place Keyword: Country > Sri Lanka
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Place Keyword: Country > Suriname
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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
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Place Keyword: Country > Turkmenistan
Place Keyword: Country > Uganda
Place Keyword: Country > Ukraine
Place Keyword: Country > United Arab Emirates
Place Keyword: Country > United Kingdom
Place Keyword: Country > United States
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: 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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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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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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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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Metadata Date: 2006/01/24
Metadata Review Date: 2013/07/24
Metadata Future Review Date: 2014/07/24
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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
Contact Electronic Mail Address: metadata@ciesin.columbia.edu
Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Time Convention: local time
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