1. DRAFT Newsletter UNCEEA News and Notes Second Meeting of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Environmental-Economic Accounting (New York, 5-6 July 2007)

2. Background UNCEEA Preliminary Meeting:Preliminary Meeting: endorsed creation of a Newsletter First Meeting:First Meeting: asked Secretariat to prepare a proposal

3. UNCEEA NEWS and NOTES Purpose: Official vehicle to widely disseminate the activities of the UNCEEA to a broad audience.Purpose: Official vehicle to widely disseminate the activities of the UNCEEA to a broad audience. Target audience: Producers: environmental accountants, national accountants, environment statisticiansTarget audience: Producers: environmental accountants, national accountants, environment statisticians Users: policy makers, researchers and others Periodicity: Twice a yearPeriodicity: Twice a year Distribution: Pdf file distributed by E-mail and posted on UNCEEA websiteDistribution: Pdf file distributed by E-mail and posted on UNCEEA website

4. Content: In the spotlight SEEA Revision What’s new? Country / Region News Recent releases Past & Upcoming events UNCEEA NEWS and NOTES - Features

5. UNCEEA NEWS and NOTES – First issue In the spotlight : SEEAW adopted as interim international statistical standard SEEA Revision: Project Management Framework and Issue list What’s new? Searchable archive of publications Results of Global Assessment Phase 1 EEA/UNSD Workshop on Land and Ecosystem Accounts Country / Region News GAO’s Forum on Environmental Accounting Recent releases Past & Upcoming events

6. Questions to the UNCEEA 1) Does the UNCEEA agree with the proposed purpose? 2) Does the UNCEEA agree with the proposed content? 3) Does the UNCEEA agree with the proposed target audience? 4) Does the UNCEEA agree with the proposed periodicity? 5) Does the UNCEEA agree with the proposed mode of distribution? 6) Does the UNCEEA agree with the proposed content of the first issue of the newsletter?