EVRI is a comprehensive storehouse of over 4,000 valuation study records, methodologies, techniques and theories on environmental valuation. This Canadian-run resource facilitates the worldwide development and promotion of environmental valuation using the benefits transfer approach. Free access is available to all citizens of member countries - Australia, Canada, France, New Zealand, UK and USA. The EVRI's abstracts of valuation studies outline the pertinent valuation issues and results necessary for a researcher to identify the best candidate studies for a potential benefits transfer. There are six main categories of information, contained in more than 30 fields. The six categories are: Study Reference – basic bibliographic information; Study Area and Population Characteristics – information about the location of the study along with population and site data; Environmental Focus of the Study – fields that describe the environmental asset being valued, the stressors on the environment, and the specific purpose of the study; Study Methods – technical information on the actual study, along with the specific techniques that were used to arrive at the results; Estimated Values – the monetary values that are presented in the study as well as the specific units of measure; Alternative Language Summary – an abstract of the study available in English, French, Spanish and/or other languages.