Home Contacts EVI Sitemap                                       EVI Indicators 1 High Winds 2 Dry Periods 3 Wet Periods 4 Hot Periods 5 Cold Periods 6 Sea Temperature 7 Volcanoes 8 Earthquakes 9 Tsunamis 10 Slides 11 Land Area 12 Country Dispersion 13 Isolation 14 Relief 15 Lowlands 16 Borders 17 Ecosystem Imbalance 18 Environmental Openness 19 Migrations 20 Endemics 21 Introductions 22 Endangered Species 23 Extinctions 24 Vegetation Cover 25 Loss of Cover 26 Habitat Fragmentation 27 Degradation 28 Terrestrial Reserves 29 Marine Reserves 30 Intensive Farming 31 Fertilisers 32 Pesticides 33 Biotechnology 34 Productivity Overfishing 35 Fishing Effort 36 Renewable Water 37 Sulphur Dioxide Emissions 38 Waste Production 39 Waste Treatment 40 Industry 41 Spills 42 Mining 43 Sanitation 44 Vehicles 45 Population 46 Population Growth 47 Tourists 48 Coastal Settlements 49 Environmental Agreements 50 Conflicts   EVI Indicator 8                           EVI: Description of Indicators. 20 December 2004