GIS for Science: Maps for Saving the Planet, Volume 3, highlights real-world examples
of scientists creating maps about saving life on Earth and preserving biodiversity.
By Dawn J. Wright, Christian Harder
Explore the latest work by the NatureServe team to identify the places that matter
most for sustaining our nation's biodiversity. NatureServe is a science-based, non-advocacy
organization, the umbrella of a biodiversity information network spanning the western
hemisphere.
After almost two decades of waiting, billions of periodical cicadas known as Brood
X (The Great Eastern Brood) will emerge in 15 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.
From May to July 2021, periodical cicadas will repeat their ancient ritual and swarm
trees from North Carolina to New York and as far west as Illinois.
Protecting an undervalued natural treasure. Wetlands are perhaps nature's least appreciated
landscapes. Many of us may think of swamps, marshes, and bogs as mosquito-infested
mudholes. In fact, they're vital to the health of ecosystems, maintenance of water
quality, reduction of flood impacts, and moderation of climate change. And they're
places of beauty.
The Amazon Conservation Team’s 25th Anniversary. We partner with indigenous and other
local communities to protect tropical forests and strengthen traditional culture.
We see a future where healthy tropical forests and thriving local communities exist
in harmonious relationship with each other, contributing to the wellbeing of the planet.
