Global Poverty-Biodiversity, 2002

Caption

Global Poverty-Biodiversity, 2002

Summary

This world map has four layers:

  • the prevalence of stunted growth in children under 5 in areas with at least 2 inhabitants per sq. km
  • selected major wilderness areas
  • selected terrestrial biodiversity hotspots
  • areas of low population density (no more than 2 inhabitants per sq. km)

These layers were selected in connection with the hypothesis that biodiversity is likely to be most endangered where poverty, population density, and biodiversity hotspots overlap.

The map uses three primary data sources: “stunted growth data collected on first level administrative units from FAO (FAO 2004), population density from LandScan (LandScan, 2002), and areas of high biological significance (major tropical wilderness and biodiversity hotspots) from Conservation International (Christ et al., 2003).”

Source

United Nations Environment Programme / GRID-Arendal[1]

Cartographer/Designer: Hugo Ahlenius, UNEP/GRID-Arendal

Primary Source:

  • Landscan
  • FAO
  • Conservation International

Copyright

© 2006 UNEP / GRID-Arendal

Licensing

For use constraints, see [2].

Series

This map is one in a series For a listing with flyovers, see Series:UNEP / GRID-Arendal.