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WORLD
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| “At
last we have the whole world in our hands, a map containing relevant
data to guide us along the path to sustainability.” |
Professor
David Bellamy
Internationally renowned conservationist |
Purpose
of the Map
The World Environment Map is a factual, detailed and visually attractive
poster that synthesises and summarises the world’s key environmental
data onto a map (900 mm x 1300mm). The Map was released in September
2002 and its development was supported by RMIT
Global Sustainability, City
of Melbourne and Central
Queensland University.
In 2004, the World Environment Map won the Australian Geography Teachers Association Award for the best broadsheet, chart or wall map.
The World Environment Map, comprising both a spatial
element and a non-spatial component (accompanying
charts and tables), aims to increase awareness and knowledge of the
environment and environmental issues across the World. It presents information
in an easily digestible form on a variety of indicators of environmental
health and performance in selected countries whilst highlighting both
areas of achievement and concern.
The World Environment
Map is a resource for all those with an interest in the environment
- including professionals wanting a ready reference for key environmental
trends, statistics and noteworthy events, and students wanting information
about major environmental issues facing the world and initiatives for
overcoming them.
Features
The spatial component of the World Environment Map identifies:
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Historical accidents
• Environmental blackspots
• War impacts
• Air pollution
• Urban hotspots
• Major environmental achievements
• Indicators of global warming
• Major oil spills
• Major environmental campaign sites
• Topographic features
• Terrestrial biodiversity
• Marine biodiversity
• Freshwater biodiversity
• Renewable energy initiatives
• World Heritage Areas (natural)
• Deforestation
• Desertification
• Mine tailings pollution
• Invasive species
• Nuclear accidents
• Natural phenomena
• Persistent Organic Pollutants
• Water exploitation
• Fisheries
• Water pollution
• Terrestrial hotspots
• Marine hotspots
• Natural phenomena
• Species and habitat recovery
• Ramsar wetlands
Click on these links to see close up images of the spatial information
on the map:
• South
America
• South
East Asia
The non-spatial component of the World Environment Map comprises 50
charts and tables separated into nine categories, namely:
1. Air
2. Biodiversity
3. Coastal
and marine
4. Consumption
and waste
5. Energy
and transport
6. Greenhouse
7. Key
trends and prominent events
8. Land
9. Water
By
clicking on the links above, you can view the one of the charts from
each category as it looks on the Map.
Creating
the Map
Essentially the Map is a synthesis of a huge amount of environmental
data sourced from: books, reports, industry newsletters, company press
releases, newspaper articles etc. providing a meaningful overview of
environmental issues and initiatives across the world. Click
here for a list of key resources used. Data for the Map was chosen
by a Technical Steering Committee comprising environmental experts from
professional associations, research and non-government organisations.
Sponsors and Supporters
The development of the Map was supported by RMIT
Global Sustainability, City
of Melbourne and Central
Queensland University.
Future
& Feedback
Earth Systems plans to produce an updated version of the Map every two
or so years. As part of the updating process we would welcome any feedback
about environmental data that users of the Map consider should be included.
Additionally, we invite any other comments regarding the Map, including
the uses that it has been put to. You can contact us with this information
at map@earthsystems.com.au
Purchase
/ Cost
The World Environment Map is available for purchase via several methods,
detailed on the Ordering the Map
page. Prices for the map are shown in Australian dollars (for purchase
within Australia, the price includes GST) and in US Dollars (for purchases
outside Australia).
| MAP |
AUSTRALIA |
OVERSEAS |
| World
Environment Map - Laminated |
$67.50
(incl. postage) |
$US
60.00 (incl. postage) |
| World
Environment Map - Unlaminated |
$41.50
(incl. postage) |
$US
45.00 (incl. postage) |
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