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    • Pilot 2006 Environmental Performance Index (EPI)

    Metadata Updated: April 24, 2025

    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.

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    https://doi.org/10.7927/H4HT2M77
    https://doi.org/10.7927/H4D21VHT
    https://doi.org/10.7927/H48913SG
    https://doi.org/10.7927/H4416V05
    https://doi.org/10.7927/H4FX77CS
    https://doi.org/10.7927/H4X928CF

    Dates

    Metadata Created Date December 1, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date April 24, 2025

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NASA Data.json

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    Additional Metadata

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    Metadata Updated Date April 24, 2025
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    Data Last Modified 2025-04-23
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    Related Documents https://doi.org/10.7927/H4HT2M77, https://doi.org/10.7927/H4D21VHT, https://doi.org/10.7927/H48913SG, https://doi.org/10.7927/H4416V05, https://doi.org/10.7927/H4FX77CS, https://doi.org/10.7927/H4X928CF
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