During the second phase of implementation of a PEI programme, countries focus on developing environment, poverty-environment and environment-sector indicators. They work to strengthen capacity for data collection and management and collaborate closely with national statistics office and other stakeholders to the efforts with existing monitoring systems. 

A number of reviews, methodologies, tools and examples from countries can be used as reference.

Reviews and introductory documents

• Poverty-Environment Indicators, UNDP-UNEP PEI, 2008
• A Review of Monitoring Mechanisms for National Sustainable Development Strategies, Barry Dalal-Clayton and Steve Bass, IIED, 2006
• Poverty-Conservation Mapping: The Geography of Poverty and Biodiversity, IUCN, 2004
• Poverty — Environment Indicators, Environmental Economics Series, Paper No. 84, Priya Shyamsundar, World Bank, January 2002

Methodologies and tools

• UNEP GEO Data Portal
• FAO Statistics Portal
• Indicators for Environmental Monitoring in International Development Cooperation, Including examples for sectors covered by the Sida EIA guidelines, SIDA, June 2002
• Handbook on Environment Statistics, ADB, 2002

Examples from countries

• Study on Poverty and Environment Indicators,  Kenya, 2011
• Draft Guidelines and Checklists to Review Environmental and Social Impact Assessments, Lao PDR, 2010 
• Indicateurs de Suivi des Politiques et des Ressources Environnementales, Republique Islamique de Mauritanie/IPE, 2010 
• Indicateurs combinés pauvreté et environnement en Mauritanie, Republique Islamique de Mauritanie/IPE, 2010
• Identification des indicateurs de l’environnement et de pauvrete a integrer dans le cadre strategique pour la croissance et la reduction de la pauvrete, les strategies sectorielles et les plans de developpement local, PEI Mali, 2009
• Environmental Module in Tanzania Socio Economic Database, Tanzania, 2009
• The Development of Indicators of Poverty-Environment Linkages, Tanzania, 2005
• Malawi’s Agriculture Sector Wide Approach and Results Framework Malawi, 2009 
• Poverty-Environment Indicators and Strategy for Monitoring within the Framework of the EDPRS, Rwanda, 2007
• Poverty and Environment Mapping – Poverty- Environment Indicators and Policy Options for Possible Intervention under the PRSP, Rwanda, 2005