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A good collection of international GIS resources, courtesy of the University of California, San Diego. (Peter Vidito, Summer 2010)

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A suite of conceptual tools and technologies for designing and evaluating wildlife corridors. (Peter Vidito, Summer 2010)

"Cartography 2.0 is a free online knowledge base and e-textbook for students and professionals interested in interactive and animated maps. Here, we've distilled what we know into an open online resource and share our experiences making digital and web-based maps." (Peter Vidito, Summer 2010)

Website providing background on 2005 EVI; useful to interpret GIS data. From site: "A vulnerability index for the natural environment, the basis of all human welfare, has been developed by the South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and their partners. The index was developed through consultation and collaboration with countries, institutions and experts across the globe. This index is designed to be used with economic and social vulnerability indices to provide insights into the processes that can negatively influence the sustainable development of countries." | GIS_Data>ENVSData>Other_Sites>Global>Global_EVI>CNTRY_02_EVI_04 (Jim Proctor, Fall 2008).

More info on EVI now available at http://www.vulnerabilityindex.net/.

General PDF file describing variables (indicators) used in 2005 Environmental Vulnerability Index; unfortunately variable names in our GIS shapefile are not included here and must be intuited from longer descriptions | GIS_Data>ENVSData>Other_Sites>Global_EVI>CNTRY_02_EVI_04 (Jim Proctor, Fall 2008).

More info on EVI now available at http://www.vulnerabilityindex.net/.