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UNECE Environmental Performance Reviews are carried out by international teams of experts from the region, working closely with national experts from the reviewed country. Through a process of broad consultations, the experts carry out a comprehensive assessment of a wide range of issues related to the environment, covering three broad themes: the framework for environmental policy and management, management of pollution and natural resources and economic and sectoral integration. The team’s final report contains recommendations for further improvement, taking into consideration the country’s progress in the current transition period.

This document is Estonia's contribution to a series of national progress reviews submitted to the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development, Fifth Session, 7-25 April 1997, New York. This session is also known as Earth Summit +5, Special Session of the General Assembly to Review and Appraise the Implementation of Agenda 21. Each country that is implementing Agenda 21 submitted a review of its progress. The review, or country profile, consists of a list of parties who provided material for the review and a report of progress made for each chapter of Agenda 21. Each review also includes information on the Key National Sustainable Development Coordination Mechanism(s)/ Council(s), a list of acronyms and a brief overview of the country's overall progress.

The focus is placed on three themes: a broad overview of developments since the first review, an assessment of problems encountered and solutions sought with regard to five priorities for Estonian environmental management, and an evaluation of the progress made in implementing the recommendations of the first review.

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