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Welcome to the UNEP-WCMC/IPIECA Environmental Information Service
. The UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre provides information for policy and action to conserve the living world. Now an office of the UN based in Cambridge, UK, the Centre's work is an integral part of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. The development of this service was supported by IPIECA.


This site is organised into three sections: Data Overview, Maps and the Service area.

MAPS
Available now: MEDITERRANEAN, BLACK SEA

The maps focus on a medium sized unit of the world, such as an individual Sea. The environmental issues facing such a region are introduced. Detailed information on environmentally sensitive sites is provided. Interactive maps of the region also display protected areas, individual species, social information (eg. roads, towns and airports) and oil industry information. Databases and textual descriptions of the sites and species back up the mapped information in plain English. The sources of the data can be validated through the meta-database.

Link to the Regions information centre to select a specific region to examine.

DATA OVERVIEW
The overview section provides access to all the environmental data sets in a less pre-packaged format. Information is provided for areas of the world not yet covered by the regions or sites pages. Any of the data sets for any area of the world can examined using the interactive map viewer. Data can be downloaded for use in oil spill models and at local crisis centres. Contacts information is also maintained in this section.

Link to the overview section to examine data sets, review metadata or locate human resources.

 ADDITIONAL HELP
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Tel: +44 (0)1223 277314
Fax: +44 (0)1223 277136

Email: info@unep-wcmc.org

 

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