Environmental Indicators: Better Coordination Is Needed to Develop Environmental Indicator Sets That Inform Decisions

[摘要] A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Environmental indicator sets assemble quantitative measures of conditions and trends (known as indicators) to assess the state of the environment and natural resources and to gauge progress toward specific goals. Such sets are now being developed to bridge the gap between needed and available information and to prioritize further data collection. The widespread development and use of environmental indicator sets has led federal and nonfederal entities to consider the benefits such sets provide when measuring performance and improving oversight of environmental programs. In this context, GAO was asked to identify (1) the purposes for which federal and nonfederal organizations are developing and using environmental indicator sets, and how they are being used; and (2) the major challenges facing the development and use of environmental indicator sets."

[发布日期] 2004-11-17 [发布机构] United States. Government Accountability Office.

[关键词] Government accountability -- United States.;natural resources and environment;environmental indicators;letter report