2016 Report Materials

  • Official China Press Release: 2016 EPI (Chinese)

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  • Gauging the Environment: Where Earth Stands in 2016

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    This is a PDF version of slides that accompanied a webinar given by EPI Director Dr. Angel Hsu on February 1, 2016. The following topics were covered: discussion of new and improved indicators for health impacts, agriculture, air quality, climate change, and biodiversity and habitat protection; country rankings, including the world’s greenest and dirtiest countries; and policy linkages: global headline trends on key environmental challenges to guide Sustainable Development Goal implementation.

  • Clearing the Air: Asia's Environmental Performance, a 2016 Update

    (20.77 MB)
    This is a PDF version of slides that accompanied a webinar given by EPI Director Dr. Angel Hsu on February 1, 2016. The following topics were covered: who the environmental leaders and laggards are in the region; air quality trends and their health implications for growing cities; and how Asia should balance its growth against good environmental management.

  • Official China Press Release: 2016 EPI

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    Press release regarding China's continued struggles with air pollution. 

  • Policymakers Summary

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    Captures key findings, country rankings, and trends over time.

  • Official 2016 EPI Press Release

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    Official press release of the 2016 Environmental Performance Index 

  • Factsheet: EPI Results

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    Explore the fact sheet about EPI to get an quick view of what the EPI is and findings. 

  • Press Kit

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    Includes key contacts, event information, and suggested web and social media announcements 

Infographics

  • Access to Drinking Water

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    An illustration of the access to drinking water indicator's methodology and global trends.

  • Access to Sanitation

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    An illustration of the access to sanitation indicator and its global trend.

  • Agriculture

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    An illustration of the nitrogen balance and efficiency indicators' methodology and trends.

  • Climate and Energy

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    An illustration of the climate and energy indicator methodology and trends.

  • Environmental Health

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    An illustration of the methodology and trends associated with the environmental risk exposure indicator.

  • Fish Stocks

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    An illustration of the fish stocks indicator methodology and global fishery trends.

  • Household Air Quality

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    An illustration of the methodology and trends behind the household air quality indicator.

  • Outdoor Air Quality

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    An illustration of the methodology behind the PM 2.5 and nitrogen dioxide indicators.

  • Marine Protected Areas

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    An illustration of the methodology and trends for the marine protected areas indicator.

  • Terrestrial & Species Protected Areas

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    An illustration of the methodology and trends for all five of the terrestrial and species protected areas indicators.

  • Tree Cover Loss

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    An illustration of the methodology and results for the tree cover loss indicator.

2016 EPI Data Files

  • Metadata

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    Information about each indicator and its data source(s) and aqcuisition methdology

  • Raw Data

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    This Excel file provides full time series for all indicators in the 2016 Environmental Performance Index.

  • Materiality Filters

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    Provides and describes the criteria thresholds used to omit certain countries from consideration in the 2016 Environmental Performance Index 

  • Weightings

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    Statistical weightings used for the 2016 Environmental Performance Index 

  • Framework & Indicator Scores

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    Includes a description of EPI's analytical framework and scores for every country's overall EPI ranking, issue category, and indicator.

  • Fisheries Penalization Scheme

    (120 KB)

    This spreadsheet explains how the EPI penalizes countries based on their nation's fisheries data quality.