LA INFORMACIóN DE LAS CUENTAS SATéLITE DE AMBIENTE EMITIDA EN COLOMBIA (1995 - 2010): UNA REVISIóN CRíTICA

the objective of this article is to analyze the relevance of the information produced by the system of environmental satellite accounts for environmental public policy formulation in colombia through 1995 - 2010. according to this, the information was subject to a qualitative-analytic research, in which both available data and literature were reviewed and critically evaluated. the conclusion is that the information provided by dane is limited for the environmental aspects considered important in colombia, because it just refers to aspects related to extraction activities such as mining, and it does not consider the social context. also, the evidence shows that the information collected is oriented to an environmental public policy towards markets, instead of social interests. finally, an appeal is made in order to encourage the system of environmental satellite accounts to be properly used to formulate environmental public policies which respond to society interests.