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Welcome to UNEP/GRID–Sioux Falls

The North American Node of UNEP GRID, located at the USGS EROS Data Center, is in the forefront of applying information technology tools such as remote sensing, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and web mapping to address the relationships between the environment and human populations. Utilizing the expert knowledge of staff and visiting scientists, the information created with these tools provide policy-makers a scientific basis for making decisions.

UNEP Atlas

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Highlights

Africa Lakes

One Planet Many People

Recent Releases

GEO The fourth GEO assessment is a comprehensive and authoritative UN report on environment, development and human well-being for decision making.

Other:

• Melting Glaciers
(download ppt 5.7mb)

• Google Earth Presentation
(movie wmv)

News

MARS Award

The UNEP Atlas web site has been selected as one of MARS Best of Free Reference Web Sites of 2007 for its outstanding reference information.

UNEP on Google Earth
Download the software at Google Earth and the begin exploring the Atlas through the "Global Awareness" layer.


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