In March 23-24, 1995 government representatives from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania as well as representatives from various international organizations participated in the workshop National Environmental Reporting Needs and Capabilities in the Baltic States: the Roles of Information Networks, Information Centres and GIS held in Jäneda, Estonia. The workshop was organized by GRID-Arendal in co-operation with the Estonian Environment Information Center as part of UNEP's Environment and Information Network (ENRIN) programme for countries with economies in transition in Central and Eastern Europe.