2010 Environmental Performance Index (EPI)
Entry ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_EPI_2010

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Summary
Abstract: The 2010 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) ranks 163 countries on environmental performance based on twenty-five indicators grouped within ten core policy categories addressing environmental health, air quality, water resource management, biodiversity and habitat, forestry, fisheries, agriculture, and climate change in the context of two broad objectives: environmental health and ecosystem ... View entire text

Purpose: To provide quantitative metrics for evaluating a country's environmental performance in different policy categories relative clearly defined targets.
Related URL
Description: Data download page.
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 90.0   S: -55.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: 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
Dataset Title: 2010 Environmental Performance Index (EPI)
Dataset Release Date: 2010
Dataset Release Place: New Haven, CT
Dataset Publisher: Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP)/Yale University
Version: 2010.00
Data Presentation Form: document, tabular
Online Resource: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/epi-environmental-perform...
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1994-01-01
Stop Date: 2009-12-31
Location Keywords
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ISO Topic Category
Quality Specimen identifications accurate; data reasonably accurate - QA/QC in
progress. All georeferenced records in the museum database are included.
Records with locality data only were assigned georeference coordinates using
the Canadian Gazetteer (http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/index.html). No tests were
used.
Access Constraints None
Use Constraints None
Data Set Progress
IN WORK
Originating Center
Data Center
Huntsman Marine Science Centre, Atlantic Reference Centre Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.huntsmanmarine.ca/
Dataset ID: Arc Museum Digital Catalogue

Data Center Personnel
Name: LOU VAN GUELPEN
Phone: (506) 529-1203
Fax: (506) 529-1212
Email: arc at mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Contact Address:
Huntsman Marine Science Centre
1 Lower Campus Road
City: St. Andrews
Province or State: New Brunswick
Postal Code: E5B 2L7
Country: Canada
Distribution
Fees: Gratuit-Free
Personnel
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: (506) 529-1203
Fax: (506) 529-1212
Email: arc at mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Contact Address:
Huntsman Marine Science Centre
1 Lower Campus Road
City: St. Andrews
Province or State: New Brunswick
Postal Code: E5B 2L7
Country: Canada
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2004-02-25
Last DIF Revision Date: 2009-04-20
Future DIF Review Date: 2005-08-28

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