Framework for the Development of Environment Statistics (FDES 2013)

The FDES 2013 covers issues and aspects of the environment that are relevant for analysis, policy and decision making. It is designed to assist all countries in the formulation of environment statistics programmes by: (i) delineating the scope of environment statistics and identifying its constituents; (ii) contributing to the assessment of data requirements, sources, availability and gaps; (iii) guiding the development of multipurpose data collection processes and databases; and (iv) assisting in the coordination and organization of environment statistics, given the inter-institutional nature of the domain.