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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Sustainable Development
Publications

Assessment of Sustainability Indicators (ASI)

Publication Year: 2004 Publisher: SCOPE/UNEP/IHDP/EEA

Indicators

Related Goals
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Background

CSD Indicators of Sustainable Development - Recent Developments and Activities

Indicators can provide crucial guidance for decision- making in a variety of ways. They can translate physical and social science knowledge into manageable units of information that can facilitate the decision- making process. They can help to measure and calibrate progress towards sustainable development goals. They can provide an early warning, sounding the alarm in time to prevent economic, social and environmental damage. They are also important tools to communicate ideas, thoughts and values.