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I want to measure the impacts of my initiative on the environment...
…by assessing its impact on natural resources and biodiversity

Aggregate indicator title

Quality of natural resources/ fighting pollution

Description

Quality of natural resources such as water, soil, air, etc, as well as contribution to fighting pollution

Domain

Environment

Qualitative/Quantitative

Quantitative & qualitative

Primary/Secondary data

Secondary data

Source of data

- OECD Better Life Index: Environment, http://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org

Time series

Yes, ex ante and ex post

Unit of measurement (observation)

Absolute values & nominal

Unit of analysis

Country

Analytical level (logic model)

Context, input, process, output, outcome, impact

Links with indicators in other domains

N/A

Data collection method(s)

Review of available online resources (OECD Better Life Index, and OECD Regional Social and Environmental indicators)

Citizen-contributed data

Data collection item(s)

Not indicated, but can be derived from the 'indicator building' field

Indicator building
  • Quality of specific natural resources
  • % of people reporting to be satisfied with the quality of local water
  • Average concentration of particulate matter (PM2.5) in the air
  • Net ecosystem productivity measured by CO2 sequestration or release
Availability of data

Low-medium

Feasibility

Minimal resources required

Comments/caveats

Arguably, the indicator would typically be monitored via CS activities rather than extracting data from case study documentation

Source of indicator definition

Wehn et al. (201720192020