AEO-2 will profile Africa 's environmental resources as an asset for the continent's development. It will highlight the potential of the region's natural resource base to support the development agenda of NEPAD and the opportunity cost of its misuse. It will serve also as a monitoring and evaluation tool for the implementation of the programmes and activities contained in the Action Plan on the Environment Initiative of NEPAD . [AEO-2 Progress]

The production process of AEO-1 involved the use of innovative participatory approach coupled with integrated environmental assessment methodologies, tools and analyses. The AEO-1 provides a comprehensive, credible environmental information in a way that is relevant to policy making. The AEO-1 has also been designed to provide useful information at a sub-regional level and in specific cases, contains information relevant at a national level.[More details...]