To provide a means of assessing the relative distribution and frequency of global earthquake hazard.

To provide a spatial surface of the proportional economic impacts of global cyclone hazard.

To provide a means of assessing the relative distribution and frequency of global cyclone hazard.

To provide a means of assessing the relative distribution and frequency of global drought hazard.

To provide a means of assessing global cyclone mortality risks and distribution.

To provide a spatial surface of the proportional economic impacts of global drought hazard.

To provide a spatial surface of the total economic impacts of global drought hazard.

To provide a means of assessing the relative distribution and frequency of global earthquake hazard.

To provide a means of assessing global drought mortality risks and distribution.

To provide a spatial surface of the total economic impacts of global cyclone hazard.

To provide a map of anthropogenic impacts on the environment in geographic projection which can be used in modeling efforts, wildlife conservation planning, natural resource management, policy-making, biodiversity studies and human-environment interactions.

To provide a map of the wildest areas in Interrupted Goode Homosoline Projection which can be used in wildlife conservation planning, natural resource management, and research on human-environment interactions.

To provide a map of anthropogenic impacts on the environment in the Interrupted Goode Homosoline Projection which can be used in wildlife conservation planning, natural resource management, and research on human-environment interactions.

To provide a map of the wildest areas in geographic projection which can be used in wildlife conservation planning, natural resource management, and research on human-environment interactions.

To provide a map of wild areas in the Interrupted Goode Homosoline Projection which can be used in wildlife conservation planning, natural resource management, and research on human-environment interactions.

To provide a map of wild areas in geographic projection which can be used in wildlife conservation planning, natural resource management, and research on human-environment interactions.

To provide tabular data on environmental conditions (elevations, climate, coastal) in which people reside.

To provide a comparative index of national-level environmental sustainability covering a number of sustainability dimensions.

To provide a comparative index of national-level environmental sustainability based on lessons learned from the year 2000 pilot effort.

To test the feasibility of creating a comparative index of national-level environmental sustainability.