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Compendium of Environmental Sustainability Indicator Collections: Complete Collection, Version 1.1
 Entry ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_CESIC_COMPLETE_V11

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Summary
Abstract: The Compendium of Environmental Sustainability Indicator Collections contains 426 indicators for 239 countries from five major environmental sustainability indicator efforts: the 2006 Environmental Performance Index (EPI), 2005 Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI), 2004 Environmental Vulnerability Index (EVI), the Rio to Johannesburg Dashboard, the Wellbeing of Nations, and 2006 National ... View entire text

Purpose: To make the acquisition, comparison and analysis of sustainability indicators easier by compiling them in a single database, incorporating multiple country codes, and condensing the indicator descriptions into short methodological summaries in an accompanying data dictionary.
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ISO Topic Category
FARMING
BIOTA
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Project
EOSDIS >Earth Observing System Data Information System Supplemental Info
ESIP >Earth Science Information Partners Program Supplemental Info
CESIC >Compendium of Environmental Sustainability Indicators Collections Supplemental Info
Access Constraints None
Use Constraints The Trustees of Columbia University hold the copyright of this dataset. Users are prohibited from any commercial sale or free redistribution without explicit written permission from CIESIN. Users should acknowledge CIESIN as the source used in the creation of any reports, publications, new datasets, derived products, or services resulting from the use of this dataset. CIESIN also requests reprints of any publications and notification of any redistributing efforts.
Ancillary Keywords
CIESIN > Agriculture and Food Security > Agricultural Production > Water Resources
CIESIN > Agriculture and Food Security > Nutrients
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Distribution Media
Distribution_Media: Online Internet (HTTP)
Distribution_Size: 0.5 MB
Distribution_Format: CSV
Fees: 0
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Personnel
SEDAC USER SERVICES
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: +1 845-365-8920
Fax: +1 845-365-8922
Email: ciesin.info at ciesin.columbia.edu
Contact Address:
61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000
City: Palisades
Province or State: NY
Postal Code: 10964
Country: USA
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Publications/References
Holmlund, P., 2009: Japanese-Swedish Antarctic Expedition , JASE. Polarforskningssekretariatets årsbok 2008 (ed. E.Grönlund) ISSN: 1402-2613. Stockholm, 84 pp.
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