Data reporting
URL Shortcut: http://pubs.wri.org/pubs_dataset.cfm?PubID=3055
Title or name
page_forest_treecover_gh.zip Global tree cover GIS dataset. ArcInfo raster Grid format. This
data can be displayed in Arcview 3x. Arcview 8x, with the Spatial
Analyst Extension. Interrupted Goodes Homolosine Projection.
General information
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WRI Project: Pilot Analysis of Global Ecosystems
(PAGE)
The Pilot analysis of global ecosystems (PAGE) provides a "big picture" view of
ecosystems using indicators and maps at global and continental scales.
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Project description and resources
Parent project:
 World Resources Report
Project publications
Project partners
WRI staff contact:
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Norbert Henninger, norbert@wri.org, +1(202)729-7787
Publications highlights
2000. Pilot analysis of global ecosystems: Agroecosystems
Reveals that environmental damage threatens future world food production.
Stanley Wood, Kate Sebastian, Sara J. Scherr; A joint study by the
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and World Resources
Institute .
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2000. Pilot analysis of global ecosystems: Grassland ecosystems
Warns that the world's grasslands have declined in their extent and
condition, as well as their ability to support human, plant, and animal life.
Robin White, Siobhan Murray, and Mark Rohweder.
Online resources
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2000. Pilot analysis of global ecosystems: Forest ecosystems
Provides a "big picture" view of forest extent and change and the role of
these ecosystems in industrial roundwood production, woodfuel use and
availability, biodiversity, carbon storage and sequestration, and watershed
protection. Emily Matthews, Richard Payne, Mark Rohweder, and Siobhan
Murray.
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2000. Pilot analysis of global ecosystems: Freshwater systems
Reveals that the world's freshwater systems are so degraded that their
ability to support human, plant and animal life is greatly in peril. Carmen
Revenga, Jake Brunner, Norbert Henninger, Richard Payne, and Ken
Kassem.
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2000. Pilot analysis of global ecosystems: Coastal ecosystems
Warns that the planet's coastal zone is in danger of losing its capacity to
provide fish, protect homes and businesses, reduce pollution and erosion,
and sustain biological diversity. Lauretta Burke, Yumiko Kura, Ken Kassem,
Carmen Revenga, Mark Spalding, and Don McAllister.
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News releases
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2001 February 14.
New study reveals that environmental damage threatens future world
food production. World food production is at risk from farming methods that
have degraded soils, parched aquifers, polluted waters, and caused the loss of
animal and plant species.
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2000 December 27.
New WRI report notes global shifts in extent and quality of world's
forests. Forest areas in developed countries continue to increase slightly, while
clearance for agriculture, development, and logging in developing countries are
reducing their forests by at least 140,000 square kilometers yearly.
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2000 December 11.
WRI report shows striking declines in world's grasslands. Report warns
that the world's grasslands have declined in their extent and condition, as well as
their ability to support human, plant, and animal life.
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2000 October 21.
New WRI report reveals world's freshwater systems in peril. A report
released today by the World Resources Institute (WRI) reveals that the world's
freshwater systems are so degraded that its ability to support human, plant and
animal life is greatly in peril.
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2000 April 17.
New report reveals widespread decline in world's ecosystems. Summary
findings of a new report reveal a widespread decline in the condition of the
world's ecosystems due to increasing resource demands. Warns of devastating
implications for human development and the welfare of all species.