Biotech Updates

Environment Atlas from UNEP

August 8, 2008

Obtain a free CD on “Africa – Atlas of Our Changing Environment”, available in both English and French. The publication developed by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) highlights stories of environmental change at 104 locations across Africa. It contains satellite images, ground photographs and maps along with information graphs and charts. A copy may be obtained from UNEP's Arshia Chander at achander@usgs.gov.  It can also be downloaded from http://www.na.unep.net/AfricaAtlas.Other recently released atlases in the series include: One Planet, Many People: Atlas of Our Changing Environment, and Africa’s Lakes: Atlas of Our Changing Environment..