Environmental indicators for North America.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

United Nations Environment Programme.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental indicators--North America.

Environmental indicators.

Environmental conditions.

North America--Environmental conditions.

North America.

Physical Description:

ix, 158 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 30 cm

Place of Publication:

Nairobi, Kenya : UNEP, [2006]

Summary:

North America's environment - air currents, watersheds, and wildlife and their habitat - is not dissected by political borders. But Canada and the United States often measure environmental conditions and report on them using different indicators. This report examines the environmental indicators used by both nations, suggests a way to develop a set of North American indicators, and using a number of common indicators, provides a snapshot of the level of progress being made in protecting the environmental assets and services that underpin North America's economy.--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Environmental indicators

National indicator initiatives in Canada and the United States

International environmental indicator initiatives

Developing indicators for North America

Using indicators to track environmental trends in North America.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9789280726831

9280726838

OCLC:

80160737