Variable: Ecosystem Services Issue Category

QoG Code: (epi_ecs)


Dataset: Environmental Performance Index Data 2022

Description:

Ecosystem Services Issue Category consists of 3 indicators:

1) Tree cover loss, measured as a five-year moving average of the percentage of forest lost from the extent of forest cover in the reference year 2000. They define a forest as any land area with over 30% canopy cover. It is log-transformed, ln(x + α), α = 9.70E-07, and given 90% weight in the aggregation.

2) Grassland loss, measured as a five-year moving average of percentage of gross losses in grassland areas compared to the 1992 reference year. It is log-transformed, ln(x + α), α = 4.45E-06, and given 5% weight in the aggregation.

3) Wetland loss, measured as a five-year moving average of percentage of gross losses in wetland areas compared to the 1992 reference year. It is log-transformed, ln(x + α), α = 2.47E-06, and given 5% weight in the aggregation.

The issue category varies from 0 to 100.

Type of variable: Continuous

Downloaded by QoG on: 2022-10-16
Last updated by source: 2022-06-06


Categories:

Environment


Find this variable in:

Environmental Indicators - 2021 OECD Cross-section - 2024 Standard Cross-section - 2024 Standard Time-series - 2024 Original Dataset

Details of this variable in our compilations datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Standard cross-section: 166
Standard time-series: 166
OECD cross-section: 37


This variable has information for these countries:

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