Soil loss by water erosion
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Maps depicting environmental degradation across planet.
Global Distribution of the Red Fox: The World’s Most Widespread Fox Species
Discover the fascinating story of the red fox, the world’s most widespread fox species, thriving across continents with unmatched adaptability. From its global distribution to its role as an invasive species in Australia, explore how this resilient animal has captivated ecosystems and cultures alike.
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Europe Asia North America South America Oceania
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The Geography of Global Cropland Expansion
We’ve converted over 100 million hectares to cropland since 2000, but the expansion is happening in some surprising places. This map shows where agriculture is claiming the planet’s surface, and how much land different foods actually require.
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The Netherlands has more than three thousand nationwide. About half of the country’s territory was reclaimed from the sea (18,000
Read more: The Netherlands without dikes and poldersA World at Risk: Aggregating Development Trends to Forecast Global Habitat Conversion
Future global development threatIndividual sector development threat maps used to calculate the cumulative future development threat (bottom) identified by binning
Read more: A World at Risk: Aggregating Development Trends to Forecast Global Habitat ConversionIce flows of Antarctica
These serial radar images were taken by the Copernicus Sentinel-1A satellite from December 2014 to March 2016 and used to
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What did Earth look like 250 million years ago? Or 1 billion years ago? Or 4.5 billion years ago? What
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There is a long tradition in the emotional relationship between people and forests. We can get an understanding of the
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This interective map shows the current sea ice cover in the Arctic.
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