OECD Environmental Performance Reviews.

Preface
 Foreword
 Table of contents
 General notes
 Executive summary
 Part I. Progress towards sustainable development
 Chapter 1. Key environmental trends
 1. A snapshot of key trends
 Box 1.1. The economic and social context
 Figure 1.1. Per capita GDP in OECD, South Africa and major emerging economies
 2. Transition to a low-carbon, energy- and resource-efficient economy
 2.1. Carbon and energy intensities
 Figure 1.2. GHG emissions
 Figure 1.3. Energy intensity and consumption
 2.2. Resource efficiency
 Figure 1.4. Material productivity
 3. Managing the natural asset base. 3.1. Renewable stocksFigure 1.5. Total renewable water resources per capita
 Figure 1.6. Water abstraction by major use
 Figure 1.7. River ecosystem threat status
 Figure 1.8. Threat and protection status for ecosystems
 Figure 1.9. Threatened species
 Figure 1.10. Fish resources
 3.2. Non-renewable stocks
 4. Improving the environmental quality of life
 Figure 1.11. Access to piped water and sanitation
 Notes
 References
 Chapter 2. Policy-making environment
 Assessment and recommendations
 Recommendations
 1. Policy and regulatory framework for environment and sustainable development. 1.1. Environmental policies and regulationsBox 2.1. Key environment-related strategies and laws
 1.2. Policies for sustainable development and greening the economy
 2. Evaluation of plans and policies
 2.1. Strategic environmental assessment
 2.2. Economic and regulatory impact analysis of environmental policies
 3. Institutional framework for environmental management
 3.1. National level
 3.2. Sub-national level
 3.3. Horizontal and vertical co-ordination and co-operation
 4. Environmental authorisations, compliance and enforcement
 4.1. Environmental authorisations. 4.2. Other licences and permits4.3. Environmental compliance assurance system
 Figure 2.1. Number of environmental management inspectors
 4.4. Environmental inspections
 Figure 2.2. Selected compliance monitoring indicators
 4.5. Compliance promotion
 4.6. Administrative and criminal non-compliance responses
 5. Environmental liability
 Box 2.2. Financing of post-closure site remediation in the mining sector
 6. Environmental information, reporting and outlooks
 6.1. Monitoring and reporting
 6.2. Environmental economic accounts. 6.3. Integrated reporting on corporate governance and sustainabilityBox 2.3. The King reports on corporate governance
 7. Promoting environmental democracy
 7.1. Public access to environmental information
 7.2. Public participation in environmental decision making and the role of NGOs
 7.3. Access to courts
 Notes
 References
 Chapter 3. Towards green growth
 Assessment and recommendations
 Recommendations
 1. Economic policy and the environment
 Economic growth
 Figure 3.1. Real GDP growth in OECD and South Africa
 Green economy initiatives.