Performance Assessment for Human and Ecosystem Wellbeing and Sustainable Development: A System Assessment Method IUCN Produced by: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) / World Conservation Union (1998) Prepared for people in governments and nongovernmental organizations who wish to assess the human and ecological system in which they are working, or who wish to help others undertake such a system assessment. The book describes a particular method of system assessment. It does not provide generic guidance on system assessment or descriptions of other approaches. It gives an overview of the method, but is not intended as a training manual. The method is designed for use at any level: international, national, local, and levels in between. However, since it could be confusing to discuss the options and variations possible at each different level, the focus of this book is on the national level. It is also suitable for use at provincial (state) and international levels, since applications there would be very similar. A companion document is planned to show how to use the method at district, city and village levels. Includes elements of indicator development and participatory methods (From ELDIS) For copies of the document inquire via the IUCN M&E Initiative webpage at http://www.iucn.org/themes/eval/