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Pilot Executive Summary
By identifying specific targets for environmental performance and
measuring how close each country comes to these established goals,
the Pilot 2006 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) provides
benchmarks for current national pollution control and natural resource
management. The issue-by-issue and aggregate rankings facilitate
cross-country comparisons both globally and within relevant peer
groups. The EPI provides a powerful tool for shifting environmental
decisionmaking onto firmer analytic foundations.
The EPI centers on two broad environmental protection objectives:
1) reducing environmental stresses on human health and 2) protecting
ecosystem vitality.These twin goals mirror the priorities expressed
by policymakers, most notably the environmental dimension of the
United Nations' Millennium Development Goals.
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us with any questions or concerns.
The Pilot 2006 Environmental Performance Index, developed
by the
Center for Environmental Law & Policy at Yale University and
the Center
for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)
at Columbia University in collaboration with the
World Economic Forum and the Joint
Research Centre of the European Commission, was formally released
in Davos, Switzerland, at the annual meeting of the World Economic
Forum on Thursday, 26 January 2006.
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