Contents below:
· General information
· Indicators, databases & data sources
· International organizations & agreements
· Environmental impact statements (EISs) &EAs
· Ecological & human footprint
Also see:
· Environmental accounting systems (eg, alternatives to GDP/GNP)
· Climate modeling, risk assessment & scenario planning
· Carbon accounting, footprint, tracking & calculators
General information
Sustainability measurement @ Wikipedia
Indicators, databases & data sources
ARtificial Intelligence for Environment & Sustainability (ARIES)
· “We want to revolutionize data-intensive science for decision-making by ensuring that scientific data
and models are Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR). In the digital age, where
connectivity and collaboration are paramount, we envision a future where individuals, businesses, and
governments have access to a fully connected information landscape, enabling collaborative efforts to
address pressing environmental and sustainability challenges.”
· “...a web-based data visualization tool that will allow everyone to quickly and easily create rich
interactive visualizations with their own data. You can then share your interactive visualizations
with others by embedding them in websites, blogs or sharing via Facebook or Twitter. We're focused
on building the most exciting and engaging destination for statisticians, and computer scientists in
the world.”
· The European Space Agency (ESA), Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), and National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have combined their resources, technical knowledge,
and expertise to produce this Earth Observing Dashboard, which strengthens our understanding of
global environmental changes and other societal challenges impacting our planet.”
Environmental Data Initiative (EDI)
· Last updated 2019
· Website project by teacher and writer Jeff Hays
· Contains several environmental categories
Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS)
· Hosted by Group on Earth Observations (GEO)
· Key site for environmental data: “...an online map-based user interface which allows users to
discover and access Earth observation data and resources from different providers from all over
the world.”
Global Risks Report
· Last update is 2019
· “...a non-profit project founded in 2001. Its mission is to provide non-specialists with clear and
strictly factual summaries of complex scientific consensus reports on health, the environment and
sustainable development.”
International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie)
Measuring Progress
· "...an interactive online tool suggesting green economy indicators for policy-making."
Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD)
Environmental statistics, accounts and indicators
· Click on "Articles by topic," which leads to an array of environmental and other topics.
· “...a dynamic platform that leverages technology, data, and human networks to bring unprecedented
transparency about the planet right now.”
Spatial Hazard Events and Losses database (SHELDUS)
· Based @ CEMHS, Arizona State University
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Global Resource Information Database (GRID)
World Environment Situation Room
Periodicals
Environmental and Sustainability Indicators
Environmental Impact Assessment Review (EIA Review)
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal
Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management (IEAM)
Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management
International organizations & agreements
1991 Espoo Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context
UNEP Reports
· Environmental Impact Assessment and Strategic Environmental Assessment:
Towards an Integrated Approach
· Assessing Environmental Impacts: A Global Review of Legislation
Environmental assessments (EAs) & environmental impact statements (EISs)
Environmental Assessment bibliography @ ScienceDirect
Environmental Impact Statement @ Wikipedia
· “NEPAccess.org is a new knowledge and discovery platform for finding and analyzing decades
of applied science in NEPA’s environmental decision-making process. Here you can search,
download, and analyze over 50 years of environmental impact statements (EISs) and other
documents created under the US National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), all in one
place. The project is led by a diverse team of University of Arizona researchers.”
OECD Environmental Risk Assessment Toolkit
Reporting & disclosure
· “a global non-profit that runs the world’s only independent environmental disclosure system for companies,
capital markets, cities, states and regions to manage their environmental impacts.”
KPMG’s Survey of Corporate Responsibility Reporting
Ecological & human footprint
Ecological Footprint Calculator
"Handprint"
Handprint: A Complementary Measurement of Positive Sustainability Impacts of Products
Planetary boundaries
A Good Life For All Within Planetary Boundaries @ University of Leeds
The nine planetary boundaries @ SEI
Planetary boundaries @ Welcome to the Anthropocene
Planetary boundaries @ Wikipedia
Triple planetary crisis
Triple planetary crisis @ Wikipedia
Triple planetary crisis @ Climate Club
What is the Triple Planetary Crisis? @ UNFCCC
The triple planetary crisis: Forging a new relationship between people and the earth
· This 2020 speech appears to be the first use of the phrase "triple planetory crisis"
Beyond Opportunism: The UN Development System’s Response to the Triple Planetary Crisis
· 2021 report from the UN University
Data, indicators, risk & impact assessment
A note on environmental indicators:
· Individually, environmental and indicators
each have multiple synonyms, near-
synonyms & semantic overlaps with other
terms. These include:
~ Environmental: ecological, sus-
tainability, sustainable development
~ Indicators: analysis, assessment, footprint, impact reporting, indices & monitoring
· Consequently, this page covers a wide range
of related topics under many labels, ranging
from ecological analysis to sustainable
development monitoring.