In Europe and globally, a number of initiatives already exist to link different types of environmental data for different purposes, including efforts of the European Environment Agency (EIONET), of the WMO (IGACO), the OECD (ECOSANTE), UNECE (EMEP), Arctic Council (AMAP), the EU and European Space Agency (GMES), and the EU information system (INSPIRE). Efforts are also being made to link environmental and health information, such as the WHO ECEH indicator work, the WHO Health for All initiative, and the proposed European Integrated Environment and... read more