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DEWA/GRID-Geneva is part of UNEP's global group of environmental information centres, known as the Global Resource Information Database (GRID) network. GRIDs-Geneva and Nairobi were the first centres to be launched in mid-1985. GRID centres not only facilitate access to but directly provide environmental data and information for decision-making and policy setting; underpin UNEP's ongoing review of environmental state and trends; and provide early warnings about emerging environmental problems and threats. Read more...

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2012 17 Jan Launch of SVG data visualisation application We've launched a small data visualisation application using SVG (Opensource) technology, which enables the user to quickly explore more than 60.000 data points in a manner of seconds. The data are automatically retrieved from the UNEP Environmental Data Explorer and displayed in a way that the user can easily interact with them Go the application…

2012 11 Jan Open your Mind through GIS: training in Open Source GIS The University of Geneva in collaboration with UNEP/GRID-Geneva are pleased to announce a continuing education training on Open Source GIS that will be held in spring 2012. Brochure Registration form

2011 20 Dec GEAS bulletin: Oil palm plantations: threats and opportunities for tropical ecosystems An international commodity used for food, household and industrial purposes, oil palm is cultivated on approximately 15 million ha worldwide. As global demand for palm oil is expected to double by 2020, researchers have broadly studied the varying environmental threats arising from increased oil palm production. Go to article…

2011 07 Dec The story of data on the environment (long) A movie explaining the importance and related benefits of sharing data on the environment. This movie has been created by the "Envirospace" laboratory of the University of Geneva. View on youtube

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