Research Guides: Public Health Student Guide: Environmental Issues

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Environment Vulnerability Index (EVI)
Based on 50 indicators for estimating the vulnerability of the environment of a country to future shocks.
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(2005 only) from South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Environmental Performance Index (EPI)
(2006, 2008) from Yale and Columbia Universities
Identifies broadly-accepted targets for environmental performance and measures how close each country comes to these goals.
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Ranks 149 countries on 25 indicators tracked across six established policy categories: Environmental Health, Air Pollution, Water Resources, Biodiversity and Habitat, Productive Natural Resources, and Climate Change.
Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI)
Benchmarks the ability of nations to protect the environment over the next several decades. Is succeeded by the Environmental Performance Index.
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(2000-2002, 2005) from Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy and Center for International Earth Science Information Network