To provide quantitative metrics for evaluating a country's environmental performance in different policy categories relative to clearly defined targets.

To provide quantitative metrics for evaluating a country's environmental performance in different policy categories relative to clearly defined targets.

To create a comparative index of national-level environmental sustainability and to provide a mechanism for making environmental management more quantitative, empirically grounded and systematic.

To provide search and retrieval of texts of multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs)

To test the feasibility of creating a comparative index of national-level environmental sustainability.

To provide a comparative index of national-level environmental sustainability based on lessons learned from the year 2000 pilot effort.

To provide a comparative index of national-level environmental sustainability covering a number of sustainability dimensions.