United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2004-11-17 monographic deposited born digital 122 p. GA 1.13:GAO-05-52 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-52 P0b002ee1803708a8 f:d0552 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-05-04 GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-52 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-52 GAO-05-52 Data collection Environmental impact statements Environmental monitoring Environmental research Information resources management Standards and standardization Environmental indicators Other Written Product A13535

Environmental indicator sets assemble quantitative measures of conditions and trends (known as indicators) to assess the state of the environment and natural resources and to gauge progress toward specific goals. Such sets are now being developed to bridge the gap between needed and available information and to prioritize further data collection. The widespread development and use of environmental indicator sets has led federal and nonfederal entities to consider the benefits such sets provide when measuring performance and improving oversight of environmental programs. In this context, GAO was asked to identify (1) the purposes for which federal and nonfederal organizations are developing and using environmental indicator sets, and how they are being used; and (2) the major challenges facing the development and use of environmental indicator sets. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-52/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-52.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-52/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-52.pdf GAO-05-52 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-52 Other Written Product GAO-05-52; Environmental Indicators: Better Coordination Is Needed to Develop Environmental Indicator Sets That Inform Decisions; Data collection Environmental impact statements Environmental monitoring Environmental research Information resources management Standards and standardization Environmental indicators Title 1942 Section 4321 1942 U.S.C. 4321 Public Law 74-46 Public Law 104-66