From here you may link to GIS datasets covering the globe. Please
select the map service from the list below:
World database on protected areas
Globalis
Earthtrends
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World database on protected areas (2003)
The central World Database on Protected Areas is kept at the UNEP-World
Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and is updated
continuously providing the most current data on protected areas
worldwide. The following link gives you access to this database:
http://www.unep-wcmc.org/parks/index.html.
Globalis
At Globalis you will find statistics from the Human Development
Report 2003, which is the first global status report discussing how
the countries of the world compare in reaching the UN Millennium
Development Goals. For each goal you can choose between several
indicators, which show the countries' positions. You can also
display temporal changes to see which countries are going through a
positive or negative development in relation to the millennium
goals.
http://globalis.gvu.unu.edu/
EarthTrends - The Environmental Information Portal of the
World Resources Institute
The country profiles present environmental information about key
variables for each of the following topic areas:
- Coastal and Marine ecosystems
- Water Resources and Freshwater Ecosystems
- Climate and Atmosphere
- Population, Health and Human Well-being
- Economics, Business and the Environment
- Energy and Resources
- Biodiversity and Protected Areas
- Agriculture and Food
- Forests, Grasslands and Drylands
- Environmental Governance and Institutions
View the charts and graphs to find the vital statistics you need
for over 220 countries.
http://earthtrends.wri.org/country_profiles/index.cfm?theme=3
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