INSTITUTIONALIZATION: to promote the institutionalization of its use in environmental planning and assessments;

HARMONIZATION: and to encourage the harmonization of assessment methods worldwide.

The ERA Advisory Group's goals are to:

• Maintain a long-range strategic plan for participation in the advancement of ecological risk assessment as a science;   
• Serve as focal point for identification, resolution and communication of ecological risk assessment issues;
• Review and advise on project proposals;
• Provide a neutral platform for collaborative evaluation of scientific issues by diverse groups of stakeholders; and
• Stimulate critical evaluation, validation and transfer of ERA technologies among the stakeholders.