Module 7 – Assessing the State of the Environment

This module is designed to introduce you to assessing the state of the environment as a first step in IEA and reporting. By the end of the module you will: Know the importance of reporting on environmental trends and conditions within an integrated system of environmental analysis. Learn a strategy for selecting the most important points in assessing the state of the environment. Learn about data and indicators and their importance in assessing the state of the environment and linking this assessment to environmental policy formulation. Learn about the value of unconventional sources of data such as remote sensing and the internet, and unconventional techniques of spatial data organization such as geographic information systems (GIS), in SOE analysis.