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title: "Proportion of the population in targeted communities reporting environmental benefits (Environmental Benefit Indicator – EBI)"
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# Proportion of the population in targeted communities reporting environmental benefits (Environmental Benefit Indicator – EBI)

**Indicator:**

26. Percentage of targeted smallholder farmers reporting increased production of nutritious crops.

**Rationale:**

In line with the different corporate guidance indicating that asset creation should be planned with and for communities (i.e., FFA and the Community-based Participatory planning - CBPP), the EBI indicator measures the proportion of the population (%) in the targeted communities perceiving an environmental benefit from the assets rehabilitated or constructed.

Such ‘benefits’ are assessed through a set of three questions corresponding to the different types of outcomes that can be expected from asset creation activities (see below). The set of expected environmental benefits – and therefore the set of relevant questions – should be identified through an initial community consultation during the baseline phase. Questions that are not locally relevant should not be asked and be reported as “n/a".

The EBI indicator takes into the consideration the following areas of possible environmental benefits:

a) Proportion of population (%) with improved agricultural potential due to greater water availability and/or soil fertility[1] (e.g. increased or diversified production not requiring expanded irrigation);

b) Proportion of population (%) with an improved natural environment due to land stabilization and restoration (e.g. more natural vegetal cover, increase in indigenous flora/fauna, less erosion or siltation of field, etc.);

c) Proportion of population (%) with improved environmental surroundings due to enhanced water and sanitation measures (i.e., greater availability/longer duration of water for domestic non-human consumption, improved hygiene practices – less open defecation).

**Applicability:**

To be reported only for Asset Creation activities

**Questionnaire:**

The electronic version of the questions associated with this indicator (listed below) can be found in [Survey Designer](https://www.surveydesigner.vam.wfp.org/) by selecting the *Proportion of the the population in targeted communities reporting environmental benefits (EBI)* Indicator of the *Livelihoods* Indicator Area.

**Indicator calculation:**

Scripts in [R, STATA and SPSS](https://github.com/WFP-VAM/RAMResourcesScripts/tree/dev/Indicators/EBI-CRF-26) and [sample data](https://github.com/WFP-VAM/RAMResourcesScripts/tree/main/Static/SAMS_CRF_31_NUT_Sample_Surveyhttps://github.com/WFP-VAM/RAMResourcesScripts/blob/dev/Static/EBI_Sample_Survey.csv) are available on [github](https://github.com/WFP-VAM/RAMResourcesScripts) for calculating this indicator.

**For more information:**

Consult the CRF indicator description sheet or please contact [hq.ramm@wfp.org](mailto:hq.ramm@wfp.org)