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Global Forest Watch editor's pick popular
http://www.globalforestwatch.org/english/index.htm
(3 votes)
an international data and mapping network that combines on-the-ground knowledge with digital technology to provide accurate information about the world's forests
Added: Jan. 13, 2001 | Rate It
UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre editor's pick popular
(2 votes)
provides information, including interactive maps, for policy and action to conserve the living world; with programs concentrating on species, forests, protected areas, marine, mountains and freshwaters, and habitats affected by climate change
Added: Jan. 11, 2001 | Rate It
World Intact Forest Landscapes editor's pick
(2 votes)
Greenpeace map assessing remaining blocks of intact forest landscapes larger than 500 sq. km not fragmented by infrastructure, such as roads, settlements, waterways, pipelines and power lines
Added: Apr. 10, 2006 | Rate It
Biodiversity and Worldmap -- The Natural History Museum popular
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/projects/worldmap/
(2 votes)
develops and applies methods to measure the variety of nature and select priority areas for conservation at many spatial scales
Added: Jan. 03, 2001 | Rate It
Designing a Future for Canada's Coastal Rainforest popular
http://www.savethegreatbear.org/CAD/index2.htm
(4 votes)
a science-based plan for a conservation areas system that maintains and restores the areas biodiversity, and defines an ecological foundation upon which a sustainable economic structure can be built
Added: Mar. 09, 2001 | Rate It
Earthshots: Satellite Images of Environmental Changes popular
http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/earthshots/slow/tableofcontents
an ebook of before-and-after Landsat images (1972-present), showing recent environmental events and introducing remote sensing from the U.S. Geological Survey's EROS Data Center
Added: Feb. 20, 2001 | Rate It
Global Distribution of Current Forests popular
http://www.unep-wcmc.org/forest/global_map.htm
(2 votes)
maps of the World's forests with information on each global forest type by UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Added: Feb. 25, 2001 | Rate It
Landsat NASA Pathfinder Humid Tropical Deforestation Project popular
http://www.geog.umd.edu/tropical/
(6 votes)
maps global deforestation in the humid tropics, focusing on the Amazon Basin, Central Africa, and
Southeast Asia
Added: Feb. 04, 2001 | Rate It
Russia - Overview Map popular
http://www.forest.ru/eng/publications/intact/!index-russia.html
(6 votes)
a detailed clickable map of Russia's massive forests
Added: Feb. 09, 2002 | Rate It
Temperate and Boreal Forests and Protected Areas popular
http://www.unep-wcmc.org/forest/boreal/
(6 votes)
a set of maps produced by the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre that shows forests and protected areas in eleven different temperate and boreal forest regions
Added: Feb. 25, 2001 | Rate It
Deforestation Mapping Group
http://www.geog.umd.edu/tropical/africa.html
(1 vote)
focusing on the three regions where most of the tropical deforestation in the world has occurred - the Amazon Basin, Central Africa, and Southeast Asia
Added: Nov. 19, 2004 | Rate It
Earth Observing System
seeks to revolutionize the understanding of Earth and how it works
Added: Oct. 19, 2006 | Rate It
Earth: A Graphic Look at the State of the Planet
http://www.theglobaleducationproject.org/
presents essential data and commentaries on the condition of the world's environment - both natural and human - with a wide variety of maps, charts and graphs
Added: Jun. 25, 2006 | Rate It
Environmental Information Centre (EIC) India
http://www.eicinformation.org/
(2 votes)
provides high quality environmental information on India, to improve environmental studies and the decision-making
Added: Nov. 25, 2004 | Rate It
European Space Agency - Observing the Earth
features the latest news on Earth observation missions and satellites
Added: Feb. 03, 2005 | Rate It
Explore Our Planet
(4 votes)
includes climate news and blog; includes maps as an advanced user interface
Added: Jun. 24, 2006 | Rate It
Global Land 1-KM AVHRR Project
http://edcsns17.cr.usgs.gov/1KM/
a data set provided by USGS composed of raw AVHRR satellite data for the globe at 1.1-km resolution, the data was collected in the early 1990s
Added: May. 28, 2001 | Rate It
Global Land Cover Characterization
http://edcsns17.cr.usgs.gov/glcc/
(1 vote)
a 1-km resolution global land cover characteristics data base useful for a wide range of environmental research and modeling applications
Added: Feb. 20, 2001 | Rate It
Global Methodology for Mapping Human Impacts on the Biosphere
(1 vote)
a UNEP program that provides a scientifically based communication tool for mapping, at large scale, the likelihood of human impacts on the biosphere resulting from increasing growth in resource utilization
Added: Sep. 09, 2002 | Rate It
Global Terrestrial Observing System
provides policy makers with data they need to detect, quantify, locate and understand changes (especially reductions) in the capacity of terrestrial ecosystems to support sustainable development
Added: Feb. 21, 2001 | Rate It
Great Lakes Ecological Assessment
http://www.ncrs.fs.fed.us/gla/
an interagency governmental effort to collect and consolidate new and existing environmental, biological, and socioeconomic information in the Northern Lake States of the United States
Added: May. 09, 2001 | Rate It
Group on Earth Observations
http://www.earthobservations.org/index.html
seeks to understand the Earth system better to enhance human health, safety and welfare, alleviate human suffering including poverty, protect the global environment, reduce disaster losses, and achieve sustainable development
Added: Oct. 19, 2006 | Rate It
Human Footprint, The
http://www.wcs.org/humanfootprint/
(3 votes)
a comprehensive map of the world, showing how human beings directly influence more than three quarters of the earth's landmass
Added: Dec. 11, 2002 | Rate It
Inforain
(3 votes)
a bioregional information system for the North American rainforest coast, providing accessible and useful information and data at multiple scales
Added: Feb. 03, 2001 | Rate It
Mapping the Global Environment updated
http://go.worldbank.org/JIALEYTAS0
(1 vote)
the World Bank provides interactive display of global environmental data
Added: Sep. 14, 2001 | Rate It