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Environmental Indicators Quarterly

This quarterly newsletter provides information on what's happening in the realm of environmental reporting.

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Latest issues:

Issue 10, Summer 2011/12, INFO 633: Proposed Environmental Reporting Bill; three environmental report cards released – freshwater and coastal recreational water quality, PM₁₀, and solid waste disposal; next environmental report cards; open data release – Marine Environment Classification; next generation of ecosystem classification; Our Environment, the new online mapping tool; the OECD’s Better Life Initiative; public perceptions of NZ’s environment 2010; new climate change adaptation guidance; environmental health indicators; Hauraki Gulf state of the environment report; new water physical stock account.

Issue 9, Winter 2011, INFO 607: Three snapshot report cards have been released; New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions and removals 1990–2009, Freshwater demand, Fisheries activity: Fish stocks under the quota management system. Next environmental report cards; Economic development indicators report; Statistics New Zealand releases sustainable development report. Greening the economy. Land Use and Carbon Analysis System (LUCAS) update. Freshwater Ecosystems of New Zealand geo-database.

Issue 8, Spring 2010, INFO 558: More open data released – River Environment Classification; The release of NZGOAL; New environmental report cards – water quality at freshwater and coastal swimming spots, air quality (PM₁₀), and lake water quality and ecological condition; Next report cards; RMA survey of local authorities; The Environmental Domain Plan; Fourth National Environmental Forum; Sustainable development indicators; 2010 Social Report released; New Zealand Energy Data File 2010; Cultural environmental monitoring stocktake; Recent award for the LUCAS programme; New air quality monitoring data available; Regional land monitoring.

Issue 7, Winter 2010, INFO 522: Fourth National Environmental Reporting Forum; Two new freshwater reports; Australia’s National Plan for Environmental Information; New environmental report cards; Environmental information stocktakes; National guidelines for blue-green algae; Measuring and reporting on the health of New Zealand's environment; International environmental performance comparisons; Next environmental indicator updates; The New Zealand environmental indicator set for tourism; Marine monitoring programme; The OECD Factbook 2010; More and more open data.

Issue 6, Spring 2009, INFO 467: Third National Environmental Reporting Forum; Environmental Indicators Quarterly readers’ survey – have your say; ‘New look’ Ministry for the Environment website; Environmental indicator updates; Land Use and Carbon Analysis System (LUCAS) update; How does New Zealand stack up against the OECD?

Issue 5, Winter 2009, INFO 429: Environmental databases now freely available; Third National Environmental Reporting Forum; Algae trends in New Zealand rivers; Environmental Domain Plan; National guideline for blue-green algae; Evaluation of the RMA survey of local authorities; Water quality at freshwater and coastal swimming spots; Water quality in dairying catchments

Issue 4, Autumn 2009, INFO 417: Second National Environmental Reporting Forum; RMA survey now available; Land Use and Carbon Analysis System; Updating the Land Cover Database; New environmental report cards; New technical water reports

Issue 3, Summer 2009, INFO 375 :First national environmental report cards released; Report card profile: Marine Areas with Legal Protection; Report card profile: Air Quality (Particulate Matter – PM₁₀); Latest waste composition survey results available; Updating the Land Cover Database – LCDB3; Environmental reporting framework; The OECD’s environmental indicator programme

Issue 2, Spring 2008, INFO 343: National Environmental Reporting Forum; Independent review of Environment New Zealand 2007; Sustainable Management Fund open; Land Use and Carbon Analysis System; Updates of the National Environmental Indicators; RMA survey of local authorities; Waste composition survey;

Issue 1, Winter 2008, INFO 296 : Environment New Zealand 2007 launch; End-user review; A refresher! The core set of national environmental indicators; OECD and regional SoE reporting; Website mania; Going green gets gold – Pride in Print award for Environment New Zealand 2007