NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) – Hosted by CIESIN at Columbia University

Biodiversity Conservation and Protected Areas

Africa Human Footprint Map

National Geographic – May 19, 2011
National Geographic Africa Human Footprint

A map of SEDAC′s the Human Footprint illustrates the extent to which Africa′s land area is influenced by humans.

Scorecard on the Environment

NASA Earth Data Web Site – December 1, 2007
Scorecard on the Environment

Sensing Our Planet: NASA Earth Science Research Features 2008 features an article on how SEDAC data was used for the 2008 Environmental Performance Index and other environmental assessments; CIESIN’s Marc Levy is interviewed.