EarthTrends: The Environmental Information Portal

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EarthTrends information is organized into 10 topic areas. Each topic area presents information in five formats:

Searchable Database offers time series data from internationally recognized sources for over 600 variables.
Data Tables give global snapshots of each topic area by synthesizing country and region-level information.
Country Profiles collect charts, graphs, and vital statistics from each topic area for more than 220 countries.
Maps provide a visual representation of global, regional, and country-level environmental information.
Feature Stories are articles investigating important conditions and trends in environmental and sustainable development.

Refer to the site map below for direct links to these topic areas and information tools.

EARTHTRENDS SITE MAP

Coastal & Marine Ecosystems	click here	click here	click here	click here	click here
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Climate & Atmosphere	click here	click here	click here	click here	click here
Population, Health, & Human Well-being	click here	click here	click here	click here	click here
Economics, Business, & the Environment	click here	click here	click here	click here	click here
Energy & Resources	click here	click here	click here	click here	click here
Biodiversity & Protected Areas	click here	click here	click here	click here	click here
Agriculture & Food	click here	click here	click here	click here	click here
Forests, Grasslands, & Drylands	click here	click here	click here	click here	click here
Environmental Governance & Institutions	click here	click here	click here	click here	click here
Special Collections				Watersheds of the World

EARTHTRENDS FEATURE ARTICLES


Coastal and Marine Ecosystems	Alien Flotillas: The Expansion of Invasive Species Through Ship Ballast Water The Impact of Global Trawling: Mapping our Footprint on the Seafloor Nutrient Overload: Unbalancing the Global Nitrogen Cycle Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean Farming Fish: The Aquaculture Boom Coral Reefs: Assessing the Threat
Water Resources and Freshwater Ecosystems	Farming Fish: The Aquaculture Boom Will There Be Enough Water? Giving Nature Its Share: Reserving Water for Ecosystems Nutrient Overload: Unbalancing the Global Nitrogen Cycle Dirty Water: Pollution Problems Persist Freshwater Biodiversity in Crisis
Climate and Atmosphere	Accounting for Business Greenhouse Gas Emissions Will the Kyoto Protocol Drive Industry to Developing Countries? Will Developing Countries' Carbon Emissions Swamp Global Emissions Reduction Efforts? Carbon Sequestration Projects in Africa: Potential Benefits and Challenges to Scaling Up Financing Carbon: Export Credit Agencies and Climate Change Acid Rain: Downpour in Asia Car Companies and Climate Change: Measuring the Carbon Intensity of Sales and Profits Stratospheric Ozone Depletion: Celebrating Too Soon Climate Protection in a Disparate World Mobilizing an Investment Framework for Clean Energy
Population, Health and Human Well-being	Sustainable Cities, Sustainable Transportation Child Refugees: Young & Vulnerable A Generation of Orphans: Another Challenge for AIDS-Ravaged Countries Rx for Health: Education Life on a Dollar a Day How Community-Based Resource Management Can Benefit the Poor Toxic Trade: The Real Cost of Electronics Waste Exports from the United States Global AIDS Toll Bleak Health, Environment, and Poverty Valuing Ecosystem Services The Dimensions of Poverty Findings of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: How Do the Poor Fare?
Economics, Business, and the Environment	Are Business and Industry Taking Sustainability Seriously? Poverty and Governance in a Global Frame Life on a Dollar a Day The Dimensions of Poverty Accounting for Business Greenhouse Gas Emissions Globalization, Governance, and Poverty Toxic Trade: The Real Cost of Electronics Waste Exports from the United States Car Companies and Climate Change: Measuring the Carbon Intensity of Sales and Profits Carbon Sequestration Projects in Africa: Potential Benefits and Challenges to Scaling Up The Role of Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the Futures of Emerging Economies Financing Carbon: Export Credit Agencies and Climate Change Valuing Ecosystem Services Ecotourism and Conservation: Are They Compatible? How Community-Based Resource Management Can Benefit the Poor
Energy and Resources	Sustainable Cities, Sustainable Transportation Understanding the Scope of Resource Tenure Car Companies and Climate Change: Measuring the Carbon Intensity of Sales and Profits Wasting the Material World: The Impact of Industrial Economies Undying Flame: The Continuing Demand for Wood as Fuel Laden With Lead How Much Do We Consume? No End to Paperwork The Power of Choice: Governance and Outcomes in Electricity Sector Reforms
Biodiversity and Protected Areas	Protecting Ecosystems in a Changing World Still and Silent Ecosystems: Declining Grassland Biodiversity Bioinvasions: Stemming the Tide of Exotic Species Domesticating the World: Conversion of Natural Ecosystems Freshwater Biodiversity in Crisis Birds and Beans: The Changing Face of Coffee Production Endangered Species: Traded to Death Findings of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: How Do the Poor Fare? Ecotourism and Conservation: Are They Compatible? Alien Flotillas: The Expansion of Invasive Species Through Ship Ballast Water
Agriculture and Food	Farming Fish: The Aquaculture Boom Domesticating the World: Conversion of Natural Ecosystems Nutrient Overload: Unbalancing the Global Nitrogen Cycle Carnivorous Cravings: Charting the World's Protein Shift Disappearing Food: How Big are Postharvest Losses? Inexhaustible Appetites: Testing the Limits of Agroecosystems
Forests, Grasslands and Drylands	No End to Paperwork Fragmenting Forests: The Loss of Large Frontier Forests Still and Silent Ecosystems: Declining Grassland Biodiversity Undying Flame: The Continuing Demand for Wood as Fuel Grasslands in Pieces: Modification and Conversion Take a Toll From Forests to Floorboards: Trends in Industrial Roundwood Production and Consumption An Ecosystem Approach to Drylands: Building Support for New Development Policies Unappreciated Gifts: Recognizing the Value of Drylands
Environmental Governance and Institutions	Implementing the "Access Principles": Measuring Nine Countries' Progress in Strengthening Environmental Governance More Democracy, Better Environment? Understanding the Scope of Resource Tenure Globalization, Governance, and Poverty Empowering Communities Through Free, Prior, and Informed Consent Alien Flotillas: The Expansion of Invasive Species Through Ship Ballast Water The World Summit on Sustainable Development: A Story of Many Summits Armed Conflict, Refugees, and the Environment Multi-Stakeholder Processes: The Legacy of the World Commission on Dams Democratic Decentralization of Natural Resources Management Sustainable Cities, Sustainable Transportation Poverty and Governance in a Global Frame The Power of Choice: Governance and Outcomes in Electricity Sector Reforms Undue Influence: Corruption and Natural Resources Toxic Trade: The Real Cost of Electronics Waste Exports from the United States How Community-Based Resource Management Can Benefit the Poor Transboundary Environmental Governance: The Ebb and Flow of River Basin Organizations