European Environment Information and Observation Network.

The European Environment Information and Observation Network (EIONET) is a
partnership network of the European Environment Agency and its thirty-eight members and
cooperating countries.

The concept of EIONET incorporates the following principles:

• Institutional cooperation and collaboration coupled with public involvement and 
participation.
• Ensuring common content, focusing on data, information, indicators, and analysis.
• Establishing shared environmental information infrastructure, standards, and web-
based tools.

The Environment and Resources Authority is designated as Malta’s National Focal Point 
on EIONET. The Aquatic Resources Malta is involved in the following thematic groups:

• Biodiversity and Ecosystems 1
• Biodiversity and Ecosystems 2
• Data, technologies, and digitalisation