Visit the New Scientist Your Warming World interactive map and graphic and click on the map or enter a location in the search box to find out how average temperatures in specific locations all around the world have changed over …
‘Your Warming World’ reveals climate change in your location Read more »
The Don’t Shoot Bats campaign began in early 2012 with a group of conservationists, wildlife carers and advocates. At the time, permits to shoot flying-foxes were issued in NSW, and since then, Queensland has reintroduced previously banned shooting in orchards, …
A new online Global Freshwater Biodiversity Atlas presenting spatial information and species distribution patterns has been launched. The Atlas is a resource for better, evidenced-based decision making in the area of water policy, science and management.
The World Resources Institute Aqueduct Project interactive map shows countries and river basins’ average exposure to five water risk indicators: baseline water stress, interannual variability, seasonal variability, flood occurrence, and drought severity. Risk exposure scores are available for every country …
Global Country and River Basin Water Stress Rankings Read more »
In the Global Forest Change study, Earth observation satellite data were used to map global forest loss (2.3 million square kilometers) and gain (0.8 million square kilometers) from 2000 to 2012 at a spatial resolution of 30 meters. Read the …
High-Resolution Global Maps of 21st-Century Forest Cover Change Read more »
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has unveiled the beta version of “NOAA View”, an online educational tool that gives educators and the public interactive access to NOAA environmental data, enabling unique views of the world’s oceans, land, …
NOAA internet tool provides unique access to environmental data Read more »
Urban Observatory is a live museum where you’ll have access to rich datasets for cities around the world that let you simultaneously view answers to the most important questions impacting today’s global cities. Compare and contrast visualized information for a …
Wishing you and yours a very happy and safe festive season, and the very best for the new year ahead. Please think about not only the environmental impacts of your celebrations, gifts and travels, but also the benefits you could …
Version 1 of The Plant List aims to be comprehensive for species of Vascular plant (flowering plants, conifers, ferns and their allies) and of Bryophytes (mosses and liverworts). Collaboration between the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden enabled …
The Plant List – A working list of all known plant species Read more »
The Centre for an Urban Future is a New York City think tank dedicated to highlighting the critical opportunities and challenges facing New York and other cities, and providing fresh ideas and workable solutions to policymakers.