Urban Green File published this article by Adam Gunn
in its October 2008 issue.
South Africa scores poorly on an international
environmental performance index. Does this mean our country's
environmental policies and laws are on the wrong
track?
Are South Africa's environmental policies and laws on the
right track? This is a question which I found myself asking after
reading the July 2008 edition of Newsweek. The publication is
largely dedicated to environmental issues and contains a summary of
a recent environmental performance study conducted by Yale and
Columbia universities. The study aims to measure the environmental
performance of 149 of the world's countries by providing a
quantitative index, which ranks each country's environmental
performance – the Environmental Performance Index (EPI).
Certain countries were excluded from the EPI as only those
countries which could provide reliable data could be included.
