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Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators (CESI) measure the progress of the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy, report to Canadians on the state of the environment, and describe Canada's progress on key environmental sustainability issues. The indicators, built on rigorous methodology, are added and updated as new, high quality data become available. This CESI examines air quality.--Document.
The Soil Quality Agri-Environmental Performance Index combines information about the risk of soil loss, contamination by trace elements, the buildup of salt and the reduction of organic matter in the soil. [...] Page 5 of 11 Part 2. Data Sources and Methods for the Risk to Soil and Water Quality from Agriculture Indicator Introduction The Risk to Soil and Water Quality from Agriculture indicator is part of the Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators (CESI) program, which provides data and information to track Canada's performance on key environmental sustainability issues. [...] Description and rationale of the Risk to Soil and Water Quality from Agriculture indicator Description The Risk to Soil and Water Quality from Agriculture indicator is comprised of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's (AAFC's) Soil and Water Quality Agri-Environmental Performance Indices which aggregate multiple indicators related to soil and water quality. [...] Rationale The AAFC agri-environmental indicators, from which the Risk to Soil and Water Quality from Agriculture indicator is drawn, are designed to be a report card of agri-environmental performance for producers, consumers and the international community. [...] Risk to Soil and Water Quality from Agriculture Page 6 of 11 Spatial coverage All indicators used in the Soil and Water Quality Agri-Environmental Performance Indices are calculated at a national scale except for the Risk of Soil Salinization Indicator, which is only calculated for the three Prairie Provinces where salinization is a major issue.
Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators (CESI) measure the progress of the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy, report to Canadians on the state of the environment, and describe Canada's progress on key environmental sustainability issues. The indicators, built on rigorous methodology, are added and updated as new, high quality data become available. This CESI examines greenhouse gas emissions.--Publisher's website.
"To contribute to preserving biodiversity and ecosystem services, nations continue to improve their network of protected areas. Based on an international data source, this indicator provides a comparable overview of how countries are doing in protecting their territory"--Global trends, p. 5.
"The Carbon Dioxide Emissions from a Consumption Perspective indicator provides a view of the impact of Canada's consumption of goods and services, regardless of where they are produced, on the levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) released into the atmosphere. It is accounting for emissions associated with products and services consumed in Canada and produced either domestically or abroad. The indicator also reports on Canada's CO2 emissions resulting from the production of goods and services that are consumed in Canada, as well as emissions produced in Canada and exported to other countries"--Description, p. 8.