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North American Environmental Atlas
The North American Environmental Atlas combines and harmonizes geospatial data from Canada, Mexico and the United States to allow for a continental and regional perspective on environmental issues that cross boundaries.
The Atlas continues to grow in breadth and depth as more thematic maps are created through our work and our partnerships. Scientists and map makers from Natural Resources Canada, United States Geological Survey, and Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía and other agencies in Canada, Mexico, and the United States, produced the information contained in the Atlas.
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Map Viewer
The North American Environmental Atlas map viewer provides access to several data layers, including terrestrial and marine ecosystems as well as human influence.
MapMonday
From tracking Uber orders in Montreal to understanding the effect of coastal farming activity in Sinaloa, Mexico– maps help us navigate and understand the world around us.
North American Land Change Monitoring System
A collaborative initiative between Canada, Mexico, and the United States to monitor land cover - the observed physical cover on the surface of the Earth - and its change over time.
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Political Boundaries, 2021
2022
This reference map from the North American Environmental Atlas depicts political entities in North America, with jurisdictional areas represented as polygons and political boundaries, including international boundaries, and provincial, state, or territory boundaries, as lines.
Population Density, 2020
2022
Humans
This map shows the population density of North America for the year 2020 in number of people per square kilometer within 2.5 arc-minute pixels.
North American Forests, 2022
2022
Ecoregions
The North American Forest map shows the distribution of eighteen different primary ecological zones pertaining to forest systems within Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
Terrestrial Ecoregions: Level I
2021
Ecoregions
Ecological regions are areas of general similarity in ecosystems and in the type, quality, and quantity of environmental resources.
Terrestrial Ecoregions: Level II
2021
Ecoregions
Ecological regions are areas of general similarity in ecosystems and in the type, quality, and quantity of environmental resources.
Climate Zones of North America
2021
The North American Climate Zones map shows the distribution of climate types across Canada, Mexico, and the United States based on the Köppen-Geiger climate classification.
North American Protected Areas, 2021
2021
Protected Areas
The new map of North American Protected Areas is an update of the map published in 2017 by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation.
Terrestrial Ecoregions: Level III
2021
Ecoregions
Ecological regions are areas of general similarity in ecosystems and in the type, quality, and quantity of environmental resources.
North American Blue Carbon, 2021
2021
Climate
The North American Blue Carbon map shows the distribution of salt marsh, mangrove, and seagrass habitats in North America.
Land Cover Change 30m, 2010-2015 (Landsat)
2020
Land Cover
This map demonstrates land cover change between 2010 and 2015 in North America at a spatial resolution of 30 meters.
Land Cover 30m, 2015 (Landsat and RapidEye)
2020
Land Cover
This map of North American land cover at a spatial resolution of 30 meters provides a harmonized view of the physical cover of Earth's surface across the continent based on 2015 Landsat satellite imagery for Canada and the United States, and RapidEye imagery for Mexico.
Land Cover, 2010 (Landsat, 30m)
2020
Land Cover
This map of North American land cover at a spatial resolution of 30 meters provides a harmonized view of the physical cover of Earth's surface across the continent based on 2010 Landsat satellite imagery.
Publications
Marine Ecoregions of North America
A book that celebrates the richness and wealth of our region’s common ocean and coastal...