Reporting on New Zealand’s Environment

1 Introduction

2 Context

3 First Things First – What is Environmental Reporting and Who Does it?

4 What We Are Doing – The Ministry’s Environmental Reporting Programme

5 Meeting External Expectations

6 The Principles that Shape the Programme

7 Conclusion

Appendix 1: New Zealand’s Core National Environmental Indicators

Appendix 2: Criteria for Selecting Environmental Indicators

Appendix 3: Proposed Schedule for Reporting on Indicators

Appendix 4: Proposed Frequency of Indicator Reporting

1 Introduction

This document describes the Ministry for the Environment’s national programme for reporting on the state of New Zealand’s environment.

The document’s purpose is to:

• describe the work being done

• explain how it fits with the work of other agencies

• provide a transparent record of the principles that shape it and the external expectations that drive it

• clarify the Ministry’s role and mandate.

 

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