Agenda items 1-3: Opening and organisation of the meeting

1. The meeting was opened by Mr. Mats Engström, Deputy Under-Secretary, Ministry of Environment Sweden, who welcomed the participants and stressed the need for environmental statistics for policy formulation and decision-making. He noted that environmental indicators are an important part of the Ministry's work and that the linkage between such indicators and environmental accounting is the subject of much interest and debate in Sweden.

2. Mr. Jan Carling, Director General, Statistics Sweden, also welcomed the participants. He informed the participants of the work of Statistics Sweden in the field of environment statistics which started in the 1970s with data collection from various sources, and has been expanding since then. He noted that the need for indicators for sustainable development has been clearly expressed by users and that environmental statisticians need to examine data availability and quality.

3. Mr. Peter Bartelmus of the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSTAT) expressed his appreciation to Statistics Sweden for hosting the fourth meeting of the Inter-governmental Working Group on the Advancement of Environment Statistics for the second time. He also thanked the governments of Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden for supporting the participation of several developing countries and countries in transition at the meeting. The list of participants is attached as Annex I.

4. The following persons were elected to serve as chairperson and vice-chairpersons of the meeting: chairperson, Ms. Inger Öhman of Statistics Sweden and vice-chairpersons, Mr. Mostafa Salem Gaafar of the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics of Egypt (CAPMAS) and Mr. Premsagar Rajaram Dongre of the Central Statistical Organisation of India. The draft agenda and work schedule (see Annexes II and III) were adopted by the meeting. The list of documents presented at the meeting is attached as Annex IV.

5. The participants expressed their appreciation to Mr. Carling, Director General, Statistics Sweden and to Ms. Ohman, Chairperson and her colleagues from Statistics Sweden for their kind hospitality and generosity shown throughout the meeting, as well as for the extensive social programme arranged for the participants. The participants also expressed their appreciation to the representatives of UNSTAT for their contributions and to Mr. Dongre and Mr. Gaafar for their chairing of some sessions of the meeting.

Agenda items 4.1 and 4.2: Environmental indicators and indicators of sustainable development - general discussion

6. Mr. Bartelmus provided an overview of international activities in the development of these indicators and referred to collaboration with the Division for Sustainable Development in the United Nations Department for Policy Coordination and Sustainable Development (DPCSD). An effort by UNSTAT to achieve compatibility with indicators of sustainable development was made by combining the Framework for the Development of Environment Statistics (FDES) with the clusters of Agenda 21, which resulted in a Framework for Indicators of Sustainable Development (FISD). He pointed out the similarity of FISD to the Pressure/Driving Force-State-Response framework. FISD recognizes the need, however, to go beyond environmental statistics and link up with economic statistical systems, notably the System of National Accounts (SNA) which distinguishes clearly between stock and flow variables. Consistency with the DPCSD core set of indicators is achieved by using as far as possible the same definitions of indicators in the FISD.

7. Mr. Lars Mortensen of DPCSD presented to the meeting the role of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) in monitoring the implementation of Agenda 21, including progress achieved in developing indicators for sustainable development which will be discussed by the CSD at its third session in April 1995. He presented some elements that may be included in a work programme to be submitted to the third session of the CSD. The elements to be included in the work programme, reflecting the outcomes of the Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Decision-Making (Ghent, Belgium, 9-11 January 1995), may, inter alia, include: a set of methodology sheets describing the indicators in a core set of indicators for sustainable development, developed by DPCSD in cooperation with UNSTAT and in consultation with international organisations and governments. The proposed indicators are intended for use by governments for national policy-making. This core set, to be presented in a Driving Force-State-Response framework should be seen as a menu from which governments can choose indicators according to national priorities, problems and targets. Capacity building programmes should aim at assisting countries in using the indicators. Testing of the indicators in a few selected countries could be used to gain experience, assess the applicability and further develop the indicators.

8. Mr. Mortensen also informed the participants of the results of the above-mentioned Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development whose main focus was to identify needs of the user community. The main conclusions of the meeting (Annex IV, no. 1 ) were, inter alia, the following: conceptual frameworks, such as the Pressure-State-Response framework, were recognised to be useful to organise and guide indicator development; the economic, social, institutional and environmental aspects of sustainable development should be equally emphasised in a framework of indicators for sustainable development; the CSD should consider making available to governments the methodology for a core set of indicators in the form of a set of methodology sheets; more experience should be gained with the use of indicators included in the core set; indicators should be tested in some countries or regions on a voluntary basis and, where necessary, adjusted; national statistical services and other appropriate institutions and UNSTAT should in routine data collection begin to include data series needed to calculate indicators of sustainable development and contribute to research, development and harmonization of appropriate indicators; and the importance of and need for capacity building programmes related to the introduction of indicators was stressed.

9. Mr. Frode Brunvoll of Statistics Norway presented the experiences from OECD and Nordic countries on environmental indicators (Annex IV, nos. 2 and 3). OECD has focused its indicator work on the measurement of environmental performance, integration of environmental concerns into sectoral policies, and integration of environmental concerns into economic policies mainly through environmental accounting. He described the Pressure-State-Response framework used by OECD in the development and compilation of environmental indicators. The pilot-report on Nordic Environmental Indicators which is largely based on the OECD framework was also presented to the meeting. The indicators are in many cases similar to those of the OECD but have sometimes been changed due to lack of data or where more suitable indicators for Nordic conditions or problems were found.

10. Ms. Reena Shah of UNSTAT presented a paper on "Environmental indicators - methodological development and compilation" prepared in collaboration with Statistics Sweden (Annex IV, no. 4). She pointed out that a conceptual framework was necessary to collect, compile and organise information. To date, many countries embarking on an environment statistics programme have used the FDES as a starting point for determining the scope and coverage of their programmes. Experience has shown that for countries more advanced in this field, more complex frameworks have been applied. She described briefly the differences and similarities between the Pressure/Driving Force-State-Response framework and the FDES or FISD and referred in this context to the DPCSD core set of indicators for sustainable development. She explained that UNSTAT is focusing its work on a sub-set of environmental and related socio-economic indicators of the DPCSD core set as described in Tables 1 and 2 in the paper (Annex IV, no. 4). A recent ESCAP Seminar on Environment Statistics (Jakarta, 23-27 January 1995), in which UNSTAT participated, stressed that such lists be kept to a minimum number of indicators.

11. The Group considered that the development of environmental and sustainable development indicators is an ongoing and iterative process. Further work is required at the conceptual level with regard to the underlying conceptual framework and the selection and definition of indicators. This work should proceed in parallel to the collection and application of selected indicators based on development work to date. Experience gained and lessons learnt from the compilation and use of these indicators should be used as input to further develop sustainable development indicators. Ongoing development will require input from, and cooperation of, both data users and producers. Data users while able to articulate their needs in general terms are often unable in the first instance to articulate the detail required for the selection and rigorous definition of measurable data items. Data producers have a role in interpreting the general requirements of users and suggesting those data items, obtaining feedback on their use and usefulness, and consequently refining them.

Agenda items 4.3-4.5: Environmental indicators and indicators for sustainable development - proposed lists for methodological development and compilation

12. The proposed lists were discussed in three groups covering the following areas: (a) air and water; (b) land/soil and natural resources; and (c) waste, human settlements and natural disasters. The groups were asked to focus on indicators that were currently available or that might become available in a few years and also to discuss those indicators that should be developed and compiled in the longer term (Tables 2 and 1, Annex IV, no. 4). The economic and social/demographic issues as reflected in the tables were not discussed by the Working Group. For each indicator, the group was asked to report according to the following checklist:

The groups were also free to delete indicators, to propose changes and to add indicators to the list.

13. The groups found it difficult to discuss the indicators without complete understanding of the reasons behind their selection. It was decided, therefore, that in the methodological development of indicators, more information should be provided about the choice of indicator and their potential use in decision making. The importance of georeferencing data and GIS/remote sensing was stressed. The comments made on specific indicators are reflected in the annotations to the revised Table 2 which is included as Annex V in this report. In general the Working Group (plenary) recommended that a first international survey of readily available environmental indicators should be carried out by UNSTAT focusing on the "short list" of (bolded) indicators in Annex V. The full list of Annex V would be the basis for further methodological work and review by the Working Group.

Agenda item 4.6: Habitat II indicators

14. Mr. Leif Colléen of the National Board of Housing, Building and Planning of Sweden gave a presentation of the status of work undertaken by UNCHS on urban indicators, in preparation for the Habitat II conference to be held in Istanbul from 3 to 14 June 1996 (Annex IV, no. 5). It was pointed out in the discussion that the connections between urban environmental indicators, typically produced and used by municipal administrations, and environmental statistics, produced by national statistical services, need further examination. As a minimum, comparisons of concepts and methods developed by UNCHS with those of the environmental aspects of human settlements statistics could be carried out.

Agenda item 5: Linking environmental indicators and accounting

15. Mr. Bartelmus presented the relationships between statistics, indicators for sustainable development and environmental accounting in two parts: the first part dealt with the use of existing statistical systems in assessing sustainable development (Annex IV, no. 6); and the second part described data requirements for integrated environmental-economic accounting (Annex IV, no. 7). Integrated policies on environment and development require integrated information. Integrative data systems such as the System of integrated Environmental and Economic Accounting (SEEA) with its focus on economy-environment relationships, Social Accounting Matrices (SAM) linking social and demographic statistics with economic accounting, and the frameworks for environment statistics (FDES) and indicators of sustainable development (FISD) were shown to serve purposes of data linkage and integration. The second part of the presentation provided an overview of the objectives and structure of the SEEA. It also illustrated how physical data were compiled in country projects by means of "working tables" that permit the direct incorporation of these data in the appropriate sections of the SEEA. Additional tables showed the data required for market valuation according to the net-price and user-cost methods, and for maintenance costing.

16. Ms. Eva Hellsten from Statistics Sweden and Ms. Sofia Ahlroth of the National Institute of Economic Research presented the approach and first results of environmental accounting in Sweden (Annex IV, no. 8). Their work focused on the physical measurement and monetary valuation of environmental degradation.

17. In the discussion, methodological questions on valuation, double-counting and the concept of capital were raised. A more programmatic question is if there is a need for developing the statistical data base first before entering into environmental accounting. The Secretariat suggested that the urgent need for assessing the costs and benefits of both the environment and the economy might call for rapid implementation of environmental accounting, even if some data would have to be roughly estimated. Also, environmental statistics and indicators typically encompass a much broader scope and coverage of data than the basic natural resource and emission statistics needed for environmental accounts. Depending on national policy priorities and statistical capabilities a phased approach of implementation might be warranted.

Agenda item 6.1: Country presentations

18. The representative of the United Republic of Tanzania, Mr. Mathew Chimtembo, informed the participants that the development of environment statistics was initiated by the Bureau of Statistics after the second meeting of the Working Group in Arusha in 1992 (Annex IV, no. 9). Statistics Sweden provided a consultant to the Bureau who assisted in the establishment of an environment statistics programme. A first compendium was published in 1994. There are plans now for issuing a biennial publication. Some of the data gaps in the compendium need still to be filled, and there are areas where data estimates need to be further refined.

19. The representative of Estonia, Mr. Jüri Merendi, presented his country=s experience with environment statistics. He noted that Estonia had used the FDES to organise their environment statistics. Data collection is divided up mostly between the State Statistical Office and the Ministry of the Environment. Data are published in special brochures on issues such as forestry or pesticides. One of the problems in environment statistics is the data quality.

20. The representative of Côte d'Ivoire, Ms. Fanta Kaba, presented the activities in the development of an environment statistics programme which has used the FDES as the underlying framework (Annex IV, no. 10). Work in Côte d'Ivoire commenced as a pilot project in 1994 with the assistance of a short-term advisory mission by UNSTAT to the Institut National de la Statistique (INS). The objectives of the pilot project were to develop a proposal for a long-term project to establish an environment statistics programme, prepare a report on the state of environment statistics, and publish a first yearbook on the available environment statistics in Côte d'Ivoire in 1995. The meeting welcomed the work currently being carried out in Côte d'Ivoire and encouraged the establishment of such programmes in other countries.

21. The representative of Australia, Ms. Jeannette Heycox, briefly described the current activities and future intention of the Australian environment statistics programme. The presentation also focused on the framework used in the second edition of the environment statistics compendium of the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) (Annex IV, nos. 11 and 12). In the first edition of the compendium, the ABS had used the FDES for organising their information. Feedback from the users of this compendium indicated that it was not balanced and focused too much on the environment and less on interlinkages between the environment, economy and population. The ABS therefore decided to apply the Population-Environment Process (PEP) framework which focuses on the flows between the economy, environment and population. The possibility of basing a framework for sustainability on Paul Ehrlich's I=PAT relationship, cross-tabulated with driving forces, current status and feedback, and control measures was raised.

22. The representative of Egypt, Mr. Gaafar, informed the meeting of the work done in his country in the field of environment statistics (Annex IV, no. 13). It was noted that CAPMAS is the responsible agency for collecting and publishing data for all activities. Its responsibility in the environmental sector is to collect the diverse data and information from other agencies and public bulletins which present numerical information, and also to design or participate in designing forms to collect environmental data in Egypt. To date, environmental statistics have been compiled in different areas but were not published in a separate environment statistics compendium. One of the problems in this field of statistics has been the lack of regular data collection. Training programmes and/or workshops should, in his view, be organised at international and regional levels.

Agenda item 6.2: Previous experiences with pairing of countries

23. The Secretariat presented the state of affairs of the pairing approach between developed and developing countries. It was generally felt that this approach had limited success because of lack of resources required for comparing the methodological work and for the publication in the statistical series of UNSTAT. It was pointed out by Statistics Sweden that some progress had been made through the pairing approach which stimulated national work in environment statistics. Mr. Hendrik Jan Dijkerman presented a paper prepared by himself and Mr. Leon Tromp, both of Statistics Netherlands, on the work of the Working Group, the limited success of the pairing approach, and on the environment statistics project being carried out by ESCAP with the assistance of the Government of the Netherlands (Annex IV, no. 14). A similar project on environment statistics, also funded by the Government of the Netherlands, has been initiated for the ECA region. The Group welcomed in this context, the preparation of practical manuals for the implementation of national environment statistics programmes.

Agenda item 6.3: Support to developing and transition countries

24. Mr. Thomas Polfeldt of Statistics Sweden informed the meeting about the planned training course in environment statistics expected to take place later this year in the United Republic of Tanzania for selected African countries (Annex IV, no. 15). He pointed out that in this course every attempt would be made to utilize existing international and regional methodological work. If the course is successful it is planned to repeat it again in another African country and possibly in other regions of the world. The Group welcomed this initiative and urged donor countries and organizations to support it.

25. The meeting was also informed about international and bilateral technical assistance available in the field of environment statistics. The Group recommended that UNSTAT serve as a clearing house for requests for technical cooperation from developing countries and countries in transition.

Agenda item 7: Other issues

26. The Secretariat informed the meeting about the status of work on the draft "Glossary of Terms on Environment Statistics" (Annex IV, no. 16). The draft was prepared by a consultant to UNSTAT, Mr. P. Sangal, former director of the Central Statistical Organization of India. The meeting welcomed the draft and stressed its usefulness in practical work on environmental statistics and accounting. Several general observations were made regarding the overall structure and balance of the glossary. It was suggested that the possibility of organizing the terms by subject area as well as alphabetical order should be explored. Participants agreed to send written comments to UNSTAT by the end of March 1995. After incorporation of these comments, the final draft will be circulated for review by the participants.

27. With regard to the network of environmental statisticians, the Group felt that it would be useful to have an irregular newsletter prepared by UNSTAT or any other suitable institution. UNSTAT noted this request but informed the meeting that at the current time this would not be possible due to lack of resources. UNSTAT agreed to prepare a list of environmental statisticians in order to facilitate informal exchange of information through Internet and other electronic means. Possibilities of presenting work on environmental statistics to the general public by means of the file transfer procedure (FTP) will also be explored.

28. Mr. Bo Justusson of Statistics Sweden presented to the meeting different examples of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) applications in Sweden, notably the determination and use of real estate coordinates.

Agenda item 8: Recommendations for future work

29. The Working Group recommends that the following activities be carried out by the Secretariat, in collaboration with other international organisations:

(a) International survey of environmental indicators:

- the Working Group recommends to the Statistical Commission of the United Nations to approve a first international survey of environmental indicators based on the "short list" (in bold) of indicators specified by the Working Group in Annex V

- subject to the approval by the Statistical Commission, UNSTAT, in collaboration with other international organisations, should prepare a draft questionnaire with clear specifications (definitions and classifications) of the indicators for further comments by mail from the Working Group

- UNSTAT should prepare a report on the experience gained in carrying out the survey, including an evaluation of its results, for presentation at the next session of the Working Group

(b) Methodological work on environmental indicators:

- future methodological work should be based on the full ("long") list of indicators specified by the Working Group in Annex V, taking into account the needs for indicators specified by user groups

- this work should be reviewed by the Group at different stages of completion by means of direct comments of the participants and/or meetings of the Group as appropriate

(c) Technical cooperation and substantive support for developing countries and countries in transition:

- the Group recommends that UNSTAT adopt a clearing house function for matching demands for technical cooperation with possibilities of support by national and multi-lateral donors

- the Group welcomes, in this context, the preparation by UNSTAT and the regional commissions of practical manuals for implementing programmes of environmental statistics and integrated environmental-economic accounting and recommends that future support of country activities by international organisations and donor countries be fully coordinated

(d) Other work:

- recognising the current resource constraints of UNSTAT, the Group requests the Secretariat to establish, as a first step towards building up a network of environmental statisticians, a list of persons responsible for environment statistics in countries and international organisations, and if possible, a list of their activities

- the Group welcomes work done on a glossary of environment statistics, emphasises the significance of the glossary for standardising practical statistical work, and expresses its readiness to assist UNSTAT in its completion.

Agenda item 9: Date, venue and agenda of the next meeting

30. The Group agreed on the draft agenda for its next meeting (Annex VI) and requested UNSTAT to explore possibilities of obtaining financial support from governments and international organisations. The representatives of Colombia and Egypt expressed their willingness to host future meetings of the Working Group.

Annex I

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

FOURTH MEETING OF THE INTER-GOVERNMENTAL WORKING GROUP ON THE ADVANCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENT STATISTICS

(Stockholm, Sweden 6B10 February 1995)

AUSTRALIA
Ms Jeannette Heycox
Statistician
Australian Bureau of Statistics

BULGARIA
Mr Stefan Venetz Tzonev
Head of Environment Statistics Division
National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria

COLOMBIA
Mrs Maria Luisa Chiappe de Villa
Directora
Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica DANE

Ms Lucia Fernandez
Economist
Colombian Embassy

COTE D'IVOIRE
Ms Fanta Kaba
Charge on Agricultural and Environmental Statistics
National Statistical Institute

DENMARK
Mr Johnny M. Andersen
Statistician
Danmarks Statistik
Environment Division

Ms Mette Larsen
Statistician
Danmarks Statistik
Environment Division

EGYPT
Mr Mostafa Salem Gaafar
Head of Statistical Section
C.A.P.M.A.S

ESTONIA
Mr Jüri Merendi
Head of Division
State Statistical Office

FINLAND
Ms Marianne Kaplas
Statistician
Statistics Finland
FIN-00022 Statistics Finland

GERMANY
Mr Dieter Schäfer
Statistician
Federal Statistical Office

INDIA
Mr Premsagar Rajaram Dongre
Director
Central Statistical Organization

ITALY
Mr Cesare Costantino
Senior Researcher
ISTAT, Italian National Statistical Institute

LATVIA
Mr Peteris Vegis
Head of Section
Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia

LITHUANIA
Ms Danguela Krepotuliene
Economist-Mathematician
Lithuanian Department of Statistics

NAMIBIA
Ms Maureen Matomola
Statistician
Central Statistics Office

NETHERLANDS
Mr Hendrik Jan Dijkerman
Deputy Head
Department of Environment
Statistics Netherlands

NORWAY
Mr Frode Brunvoll
Adviser
Statistics Norway

PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Mr Li Suoqiang
Statistician
Division of Social Development Dept. of Social Science and Technology Statistics
State Statistical Bureau

POLAND
Mr Marian Grzesiak
Statistics of Environment
Central Statistical Office

REPUBLIC OF BELARUS
Ms Lyubov Losovskaya
Economist
Ministry of Statistics and Analysis

Ms Zinaida Belkovskaya
Economist
Ministry of Statistics and Analysis

RUSSIA
Ms Ludmila Vinokurova
Economist
Russian Federation State Committee on Statistics

SLOVAKIA
Mr Alexander Pflügler
Director of Department
Statistical Office of Slovak Republic

TANZANIA
Mr Mathew Chimtembo
Statistician
Bureau of Statistics

UKRAINE
Ms Irina V. Chanazkaya
Deputy Minister
Ministry of Statistics of the Ukraine

VIETNAM
Mr Khanh Vu Duc
Statistician B Department for SocioBEnvironmental Statistics
General Statistical Office of Vietnam (GSO)

SWEDEN
Ms Sofia Ahlrot
National Institute of Economic Research

Mr Jan Carling
Director-General
Statistics Sweden

Mr Leif Colléen
National Board of Housing, Building and Planning
Box 534

Mr Mats Engström
Deputy Under-Secretary
Ministry of Environment

Ms Ingegerd Fängström
Biologist
Museum of Natural History

Ms Eva Hellsten
Senior Statistician
Statistics Sweden

Ms Catarina Johansson
Senior Statistician
Statistics Sweden

Mr Ulf Jorner
Head of Environment and Agriculture
Statistics Sweden

Mr Bo Justusson
Senior Statistician
Statistics Sweden

Mr Jon Kahn
Assistant Under-Secretary
Ministry of Environment

Mr Lars Karlberg
Swedish preparatory group for Habitat II
Ministry of Industry and Commerce

Ms Tiina Mark-Berglund
Senior Statistician
Statistics Sweden

Mr Leif Norman
Senior Statistician
Statistics Sweden

Ms Manuela Notter
National Environmental Protection Agency

Ms Inger Öhman
Head of Environment Statistics
Statistics Sweden

Ms Marcela Petkov
Ministry of the Environment

Mr Thomas Polfeldt
Senior Statistician
Statistics Sweden

Mr Bernt Röndell
National Environmental Protection Agency

UNITED NATIONS SPECIALIZED AGENCIES

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO)

Mr Edward Gillin
Statistician
FAO

INTER-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (EUROSTAT)

Mr David Heath
Director of Directorate F
Eurostat Luxembourg

MEMBERS OF THE SECRETARIAT

UNITED NATIONS STATISTICAL DIVISION:

Mr Peter Bartelmus
Chief, Environment and Energy Statistics Branch
United Nations Statistical Division
UNSTAT

Ms Reena Shah
Associate Statistician
United Nations Statistical Division
UNSTAT

UNITED NATIONS DEPARTMENT FOR POLICY COORDINATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT:

Mr Lars Mortensen
Associate Expert
United Nations, Division for Sustainable Development
Department for Policy Coordination and Sustainable Development

Annex II

AGENDA

1. Opening session

2. Appointment of officers

3. Adoption of agenda

4. Environmental indicators and indicators of sustainable development

5. Linking environmental indicators and accounting

6. Concepts and methods of selected areas of environment statistics

7. Other issues

(i) glossary of terms of environmental statistics and accounting

(ii) network of environmental statisticians

(iii) others

8. Recommendations for future work

9. Date and venue of the next meeting

Annex III

WORK SCHEDULE

Monday, 6 February 1995

Tuesday, 7 February 1995

Wednesday, 8 February 1995

Thursday, 9 February 1995

Friday, 10 February 1995

Annex IV

LIST OF DOCUMENTS PRESENTED

Agenda item 4. Environmental indicators and indicators of sustainable development

Agenda item 5. Linking environmental indicators and accounting

Agenda item 6. Concepts and methods of selected areas of environment statistics, including country presentations

Agenda item 7. Other issues, including the glossary and the network

Annex V

List of environmental and related socio-economic indicators

Annex VI

FIFTH MEETING

DRAFT AGENDA

1. Opening session

2. Appointment of officers

3. Adoption of agenda

4. Environmental indicators and indicators of sustainable development

5. Linking environmental indicators and accounting

6. Concepts and methods of selected areas of environment statistics

7. Other issues

(i) glossary of terms of environmental statistics and accounting

(ii) network of environmental statisticians

(iii) others

8. Technical cooperation and capacity building

9. Conclusions and recommendations for future work

10. Date and venue of the next meeting