The European Environmental Agency´s DPSIR (Driving force-Pressure-State-Impact-Response) framework was used as a supplement to the thematic framework to clarify causal relationships between indicators and other issues important for policy and decision makers.
DPSIR rammi Umhverfisstofnunar Evrópu (EEA) var notaður sem viðbót til að skýra orsakatengsl fyrir stefnumótendum og ákvarðanatakendum.