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            <title>Environmental Data Explorer</title>
            <link>http://geodata.grid.unep.ch</link>
            <description>The Environmental Data Explorer is the authoritative source for data sets used by UNEP and its partners in the Global Environment Outlook (GEO) report and other integrated environment assessments. Its online database holds more than 450 different variables, as national, subregional, regional and global statistics or as geospatial data sets (maps), covering themes like Freshwater, Population, Forests, Emissions, Climate, Disasters, Health and GDP. Display them on-the-fly as maps, graphs, data tables or download the data in different formats.</description>
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		            <a href="mod_table/images/line_graph_preview.png" class="lightview"><img src="mod_table/images/line_graph_preview.thumbnail.png" style="float:left; margin: 0.2em 0.5em 0.5em 0; border: 1px solid #000"></a><a href="mod_table/images/in_cell_bars.png" class="lightview"><img src="mod_table/images/in_cell_bars.thumbnail.png" style="margin: 0.2em 0.5em 0.5em 0; border: 1px solid #000"></a><br /> A couple of new options have been added to the "Table Module". One can now add "In-cell bar charts" to the table, which makes it much more easier to browse the data table and discover extreme values. And one can add a thumbnail of the evolution of the data set over time to the table, which makes it easy to get an idea of the broader trends for each country as well.<br clear="all" />
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		        <pubDate>2010-02-16</pubDate>
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		            <a href="mod_graph/images/trends.png" class="lightview"><img style="float:left; margin: 0.2em 0.5em 0.5em 0; border: 1px solid #000" src="http://geodata.grid.unep.ch/mod_graph/images/trends.thumbnail.png" width="300" height="246" /></a>In addition to the offline, print-ready version of our new "Trends" posters <a class="linkBlueSmall" href="extras/posters.php" alt="Infographic Posters, with CO2 Emissions, GDP, Population" title="Infographic Posters, with CO2 Emissions, GDP, Population">(find them here)</a>, we've added dynamic support for these graphics in the graph module. Pick a variable of your choice, select the graph module and then the "Trends" option. And play around with the data!<br clear="all" />
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		        <pubDate>2010-02-15</pubDate>
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		        <pubDate>2010-02-05</pubDate>
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		            <a href="#" onclick=" document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='100,224,227,231,331,333,335,614,619,620,633,753,756,758,843,949,976,980,1138,1141,1454,1458,1459,1511,1801,1802,1803,1804,1850,1854,1857,1858,1887,1903,1904,1930,2162,2163,2164,2165,2166'; document.frmResults.submit(); return false" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a>Central Government Debt, Official Development Assistance and Official Aid, General Government Final Consumption Expenditure, Military Expenditures - Percent of GDP, Agriculture Value Added - Percent of GDP, Services Value Added - Percent of GDP, Industry Value Added - Percent of GDP, Exports of Goods and Services, Imports of Goods and Services, Trade - Percent of GDP, Household Final Consumption Expenditure - Total, Gross Domestic Product, Gross Domestic Product - Annual Percentage Growth Rate, Gross Domestic Product - Purchasing Power Parity, Foreign Direct Investment - Net Inflows, Alternative Conversion Factor (Exchange Rate), Manufacturing Value Added - Percent of GDP, Secure Internet Servers, International Tourism - Arrivals, International Tourism - Departures, Aid  - Percent of GNI, Emissions of Organic Water Pollutants (BOD) - Total, Emissions of Organic Water Pollutants (BOD) - per Worker, Railways Traffic - Passenger Carried, Railways Traffic - Goods Hauled, Road Traffic - Goods Hauled per Km, Roads - Total Network, Paved Roads - Percent of Total Roads, Percentage of Population Below US $ 1.25 per Day Consumption, Percentage of Population Below US $ 2 per Day Consumption, Poverty Gap at US $ 1.25 (PPP), Poverty Gap at US $ 2 (PPP), Gross National Income, Consumer Price Index (2000  = 100), Gini Index, Concentrations of Particulate Matter less than 10 microns,(PM10),Transport Sector Gasoline Fuel Consumption per Capita,Transport Sector Diesel Fuel Consumption per Capita,Total Health Expenditure  - Percent of GDP,Air Transport - Passengers Carried,Railways Lines - Total Route-km
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		        <pubDate>2010-02-04</pubDate>
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		        <pubDate>2010-02-03</pubDate>
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		            <a href="http://geodata.grid.unep.ch/extras/posters.php#infographics_posters"><img style="float:left; margin: 0.2em 0.5em 0.5em 0;" src="http://geodata.grid.unep.ch/images/Infographic - Evolution of CO2 Emissions, Total and per Capita (AND).thumbnail.png" width="86" height="200" /></a>We've added a new series of <a class="linkBlueSmall" href="extras/posters.php" alt="Infographic Posters, with CO2 Emissions, GDP, Population" title="Infographic Posters, with CO2 Emissions, GDP, Population">Infographic Posters</a> to our existing collection, showing trends for selected variables. Enjoy! <br clear="all" />
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		        <pubDate>2010-01-28</pubDate>
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		            <a href="#" onclick=" document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='280,1578,1579,1477,1478,1479,1487,1488,1510,1573,1574,1575,1576,1577'; document.frmResults.submit(); return false" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Human Development Index (HDI), Participation in Treaties - Basel Convention, - Convention on Biological Diversity, - Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, - Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, - Kyoto Protocol, - Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, - Stockholm Convention on Persistant Organic Pollutants, - United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, - United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (National Reports, UNFCCC), - Vienna Convention and Montreal Protocol, - World Heritage Convention, Population Within 100 Kilometers of Coast
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		        <pubDate>2009-12-24</pubDate>
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		            <a href="http://geodata.grid.unep.ch/extras/posters.php#infographics_posters_iso_codes"><img style="float:left; margin: 0.2em 0.5em 0.5em 0;"  src="http://geodata.grid.unep.ch/images/Infographic%20-%20ISO%20Codes%20-%20Energy%20Supply.thumbnail.png" width="150" height="106" /></a>We've added a couple of <a class="linkBlueSmall" href="extras/posters.php#infographics_posters_iso_codes" alt="Infographic Posters, using ISO Codes and Bubble Charts with CO2 Emissions, GDP, Population" title="Infographic Posters, using ISO Codes and Bubble Charts with CO2 Emissions, GDP, Population">Infographic Posters</a> to our existing collection. Enjoy! <br clear="all" />
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		        <pubDate>2009-12-13</pubDate>
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		            <a href="#" onclick=" document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='1121,1124,1127,1130,1133,2151,2152,2153,2154,2155,2156,2157,2158,2159,2160'; document.frmResults.submit(); return false" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Gross Enrolment Ratio in Primary Education, Gross Enrolment Ratio in Secondary Education, Gross Enrolment Ratio in Tertiary Education (ISCED Categories 5 and 6), Hospital Beds - per 10 000 Population, Net Enrolment Ratios in Primary Education, Net Enrolment Ratios in Secondary Education, Number of Physicians, Nursing and Midwifery Personnel Density - per 10 000 Population, School Age Population - Primary, School Age Population - Secondary, School Age Population - Tertiary, Teaching Staff in Primary Education, Teaching Staff in Secondary Education, Teaching Staff in Tertiary Education, Total Number of Graduates in Tertiary Education
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		        <pubDate>2009-11-26</pubDate>
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		            <a href="#" onclick=" document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='2149,2150,2139,2140,2141,2142,2143,2144,2145,2146,2147,2148'; document.frmResults.submit(); return false" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Nighttime Lights of the World - Human Settlements, 1992 - 2002
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		        <pubDate>2009-11-18</pubDate>
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		            <a href="#" onclick=" document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='1195,1198,1201,1835,1840,1843,1846,1880,1977,1980,1982,1986,1988,1993,1995,1998,2001,2004'; document.frmResults.submit(); return false" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Emissions of CH4 - (National Reports, UNFCCC), Excluding Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry, Emissions of CH4 - (National Reports, UNFCCC), Including Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry, Emissions of CO - Total (National Reports, UNFCCC), Emissions of CO2 - (National Reports, UNFCCC), Excluding Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry, Emissions of CO2 - (National Reports, UNFCCC), Including Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry, Emissions of GHGs - from Agriculture (National Reports, UNFCCC), Emissions of GHGs - from Industrial Processes (National Reports, UNFCCC), Emissions of GHGs - from Transport (National Reports, UNFCCC), Emissions of GHGs - from Waste (National Reports, UNFCCC), Emissions of HFCs,  PFCs and SF6 - Aggregated (National Reports, UNFCCC), Emissions of NMVOC - Total (National Reports, UNFCCC), Emissions of NO2 (National Reports, UNFCCC), Excluding Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry, Emissions of NO2 (National Reports, UNFCCC), Including Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry, Emissions of NOX - Total (National Reports, UNFCCC), Emissions of SO2 - Total (National Reports, UNFCCC), Emissions of Total GHG (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs and SF6) (National Reports, UNFCCC), Excluding Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry, Emissions of Total GHG (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs and SF6) (National Reports, UNFCCC), Including Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry, Proportion of Population Using Solid Fuels
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		        <pubDate>2009-10-29</pubDate>
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		            We've developed a couple of <a class="linkBlueSmall" href="extras/posters.php#infographics_posters_iso_codes" alt="Infographic Posters, using ISO Codes and Bubble Charts with CO2 Emissions, GDP, Population" title="Infographic Posters, using ISO Codes and Bubble Charts with CO2 Emissions, GDP, Population">Infographic Posters</a> - attractive and innovative forms of displaying statistical data. These cover mainly the issue of CO2 emissions - both as Totals and as Per Capita.
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		        <pubDate>2009-10-13</pubDate>
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		            A <a class="linkBlueSmall" href="extras/posters.php" alt="Posters on CO2 Emissions, Forest, Protected Areas, Fisheries..." title="Posters on CO2 Emissions, Forest, Protected Areas, Fisheries...">new series of posters</a> presents fundamental scientific  data on UNEP's priority environmental themes. The data have been  mainly taken from the Environmental Data Explorer, UNEP's core database for  environment assessment and reporting.
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		        <pubDate>2009-10-12</pubDate>
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		            <a href="#" onclick=" document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='686,691,771,1672,1685,2134,2135,2136,2137,2138'; document.frmResults.submit(); return false" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Agricultural Area, Agricultural Area Irrigated, Arable and Permanent Crops - Total, Arable Land, Country Area, Forest Area, Land Area, Permanent Crops - Total, Permanent Crops Irrigated, Total Area Equipped for Irrigation
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		        <pubDate>2009-09-07</pubDate>
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		            <a href="#" onclick=" document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='49,237,247,613,696,773,776,1418,1422,1425,1812'; document.frmResults.submit(); return false" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Births
Crude Birth Rate, Crude Death Rate, Fertility, Infant Mortality Rate, Life Expectancy, Net Migration Rate, Net Number of Migrants, Net Reproduction Rate, Population Growth Rate, Under-five Mortality Rate
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		        <pubDate>2009-09-01</pubDate>
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		            <a href="#" onclick=" document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='2127,2128,2129,2130,2131'; document.frmResults.submit(); return false" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Cadmium (Cd) Consumption, Cadmium (Cd) Production, Lead (Pb) Consumption, Lead (Pb) Production, Mercury (Hg) Production
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		        <pubDate>2009-08-07</pubDate>
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		            <a href="#" onclick=" document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='271,337,932,938,940,1644,1970,2125,2126'; document.frmResults.submit(); return false" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Aquaculture Production - Inland Waters, Aquaculture Production - Marine, Aquaculture Production - Total, Fish Catch - Inland Waters, Fish Catch - Marine, Fish Catch - Total, Fishery Production - Inland Waters, Fishery Production - Marine, Fishery Production - Total
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		        <pubDate>2009-07-09</pubDate>
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		            <a href="#" onclick=" document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='1754,1755,1756,1757,1758,1759,1760,2062,2115,2116,2117,2118,2119,2120,2121,2122,2123,2124'; document.frmResults.submit(); return false" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Protected Areas International - All International Sites (Points), Protected Areas International - All International Sites (Polygons), Protected Areas International - All National and International Marine Sites (Points), Protected Areas International - All National and International Marine Sites (Polygons), Protected Areas International - All National and International Sites (Points), Protected Areas International - All National and International Sites (Polygons), Protected Areas International - All National Sites (Points), Protected Areas International - All National Sites (Polygons), Protected Areas International - Biosphere Reserves, Ramsar and World Heritage Sites (Points), Protected Areas International - Biosphere Reserves, Ramsar and World Heritage Sites (Polygons), Protected Areas International - Regional Conventions and Agreements (Points), Protected Areas International - Regional Conventions and Agreements (Polygons), Protected Areas National - IUCN category I to VI (Points), Protected Areas National - IUCN category I to VI (Polygons), Protected Areas National - IUCN unkown (Points), Protected Areas National - IUCN unkown (Polygons), Protected Areas National - Other Areas (Points), Protected Areas National - Other Areas (Polygons)
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		        <pubDate>2009-07-08</pubDate>
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		            <a href="#" onclick=" document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='9,10,183,193,694,695,698,699,1427,1428,1429,1433,1434,1435,1806,1807,1808,1810,2103,2104,2105,2106,2107,2108,2109,2110,2111,2112,2113,2114'; document.frmResults.submit(); return false" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Median Age of the Total Population, Population, Population - Female, Population - Male, Population - Projection, Population Aged 0 - 14, Population Aged 0 - 4, Population Aged 15 - 64, Population Aged 65 or Over, Sex Ratio of the Total Population
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		        <pubDate>2009-07-03</pubDate>
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		            <a href="#" onclick=" document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='1477,1478,1479,1487,1488,1573,1574,1575,1576,1577,1578,1579,1580,1581,1582,1583,1584,1585,1586,1587,1588,1589,1590,1591,1592,1593,1594,1595,1596,1597,1598,1599,1600,1601,1602,1603,1604,1605,1606'; document.frmResults.submit(); return false" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Participation in Treaties - Basel Convention, Participation in Treaties - Convention on Biological Diversity, Participation in Treaties - Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, Participation in Treaties - Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, Participation in Treaties - Kyoto Protocol, Participation in Treaties - Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, Participation in Treaties - Rotterdam Convention, Participation in Treaties - Stockholm Convention on Persistant Organic Pollutants, Participation in Treaties - United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Participation in Treaties - United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, Participation in Treaties - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate, Change (National Reports, UNFCCC), Participation in Treaties - Vienna Convention and Montreal Protocol, Participation in Treaties - World Heritage Convention
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		        <pubDate>2009-06-02</pubDate>
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		            <a href="#" onclick=" document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='1201,1202,1203,1835,1836,1837,1839,1840,1841,1842,1843,1844,1845,1846,1847,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005'; document.frmResults.submit(); return false" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Emissions of CH4, (National Reports, UNFCCC), Excluding Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry, Emissions of CH4, (National Reports, UNFCCC), Including Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry, Emissions of CO - Total (National Reports, UNFCCC), Emissions of CO2, (National Reports, UNFCCC), Excluding Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry, Emissions of CO2, (National Reports, UNFCCC), Including Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry, Emissions of HFCs, PFCs and SF6 - Aggregated (National Reports, UNFCCC), Emissions of NMVOC - Total (National Reports, UNFCCC), Emissions of NO2 (National Reports, UNFCCC), Excluding Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry, Emissions of NO2 (National Reports, UNFCCC), Including Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry, Emissions of NOX - Total (National Reports, UNFCCC), Emissions of SO2 - Total (National Reports, UNFCCC)
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		        <pubDate>2009-06-01</pubDate>
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		            Upon request from many users, we've added a country profile to the Environmental Data Explorer. When one enters a country name, like France, Egypt etc., one will be redirected to a page if some preselected indicators (the UNEP GEO Indicators). Here, one can easily add new ones out of the existing list of 500 variables through the "define dataset" tag at the right side. Enjoy!
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		        <pubDate>2009-05-15</pubDate>
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		            We've launched a new version of the Environmental Data Explorer. Although not so much visible for you, the user, there have been some major changes in the back of it. This gives you the advantage to for example, calculate "per Capita" values for many of the data sets, on-the-fly. It can happen however that there are some bugs you will stumble upon which we haven't discovered yet. Thanks for leaving us a short note so that we can fix that!
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		        <pubDate>2009-05-14</pubDate>
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		            <a href="#" onclick=" document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='2090,2091,2092,2093,2094,2095,2096,2097,2098,2099'; document.frmResults.submit(); return false" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Disinfectants and Others - Exports, Disinfectants and Others - Imports, Fungicides - Exports, Fungicides - Imports, Herbicides - Exports, Herbicides - Imports, Insecticides - Exports, Insecticides - Imports, Total Pesticides - Exports, Total Pesticides - Imports
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		        <pubDate>2009-05-07</pubDate>
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		            <a href="#" onclick=" document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='2075,2076,2077,2078,2079,2080,2081,2082,2083,2084,2085,2086'; document.frmResults.submit(); return false" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Average Monthly Minimum Temperature - January to December
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		        <pubDate>2009-04-23</pubDate>
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		            <a href="#" onclick=" document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='2063,2064,2065,2066,2067,2068,2069,2070,2071,2072,2073,2074,2061'; document.frmResults.submit(); return false" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a>Average Monthly Maximum Temperature - January to December, Traveltime to Major Cities: A Global Map of Accessibility
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		        <pubDate>2009-04-21</pubDate>
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		            <a href="#" onclick=" document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='2054,2055,2056,2057,2058,2059,2060'; document.frmResults.submit(); return false" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> GlobCover Land Cover (v2.2)
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		        <pubDate>2009-03-30</pubDate>
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		            <a href="#" onclick=" document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='2053'; document.frmResults.submit(); return false" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> ETOPO1 Global Relief Model
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		        <pubDate>2009-03-17</pubDate>
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		            <a href="#" onclick=" document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='1195,1196,1197,1198,1199,1200,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990'; document.frmResults.submit(); return false" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Emissions of GHGs - from Agriculture (National Reports. UNFCCC), 
Emissions of GHGs - from Industrial Processes (National Reports. UNFCCC), Emissions of GHGs - from Waste (National Reports. UNFCCC), Emissions of Total GHG (CO2. CH4. N2O. HFCs. PFCs and SF6) (National Reports. UNFCCC). Excluding Land Use. Land-Use Change and Forestry, Emissions of Total GHG (CO2. CH4. N2O. HFCs. PFCs and SF6) (National Reports. UNFCCC). Including Land Use. Land-Use Change and Forestry
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		        <pubDate>2009-02-19</pubDate>
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		        <pubDate>2009-02-05</pubDate>
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		        <pubDate>2009-01-08</pubDate>
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		        <pubDate>2008-10-14</pubDate>
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		            <a href="#" onclick=" document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='2035,2036,2037,2038,2039,2040,2041,2042,2043,2044,2045,2046,2047,2048,2049,2050,2051,2052'; document.frmResults.submit(); return false" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Energy Production - Biodiesel (IEA)
Energy Production - Biogasoline (IEA), Energy Production - Other Liquid Biofuels (IEA), Total Final Energy Consumption - Biodiesel (IEA), Total Final Energy Consumption - Biogasoline (IEA), Total Final Energy Consumption - Other Liquid Biofuels (IEA)
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		        <pubDate>2008-09-16</pubDate>
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		        <pubDate>2008-06-23</pubDate>
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		        <pubDate>2008-06-12</pubDate>
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		        <pubDate>2008-04-11</pubDate>
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		        <pubDate>2008-03-12</pubDate>
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		            <a href="#" onclick=" document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='2032'; document.frmResults.submit(); return false" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Human Impact on Marine Ecosystems
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		        <pubDate>2008-02-29</pubDate>
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		            <a href="#" onclick=" document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='1477,1478,1479,1487,1488,1573,1574,1575,1576,1577,1578,1579,1580,1581,1582,1583,1584,1585,1586,1587,1588,1589,1590,1591,1592,1593,1594,1595,1596,1597,1598,1599,1600,1601,1602,1603,1604,1605,1606'; document.frmResults.submit(); return false" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Participation in Treaties - Basel Convention, Participation in Treaties - Convention on Biological Diversity, Participation in Treaties - Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, Participation in Treaties - Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals,Participation in Treaties - Kyoto Protocol, Participation in Treaties - Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, Participation in Treaties - Rotterdam Convention, Participation in Treaties - Stockholm Convention on Persistant Organic Pollutants, Participation in Treaties - United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Participation in Treaties - United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, Participation in Treaties - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (National Reports, UNFCCC), Participation in Treaties - Vienna Convention and Montreal Protocol, Participation in Treaties - World Heritage Convention
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		        <pubDate>2008-02-15</pubDate>
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		            <a href="#" onclick=" document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='498,499,500,543,544,545,558,559,560,573,574,575,588,589,590,603,604,605,877,878,879,1253,1254,1255'; document.frmResults.submit(); return false" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Droughts - Killed People, Extreme Temperatures - Killed People, Floods - Killed People, Mangroves Forest Extent - Total Area, Slides - Killed People, Waves/Surges - Killed People, Wild Fires - Killed People, Wind Storms - Killed People
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		        <pubDate>2008-02-04</pubDate>
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		            <a href="#" onclick=" document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='201,963,964,1777,1778,1779,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940'; document.frmResults.submit(); return false" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Forests Certified by FSC-Accredited Certification Bodies, ISO 14001 Certifications, Renewable Energy Supply Index - Biofuels (IEA), Renewable Energy Supply Index - Geothermal (IEA), Renewable Energy Supply Index - Hydro (IEA), Renewable Energy Supply Index - Solar (IEA)
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		        <pubDate>2008-01-21</pubDate>
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		            <a href="#" onclick=" document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='5,35,93,422,423,424,431,432,433,686,687,690,691,771,772,1672,1673,1674,1676,1677,1678,1685,1686,1687,1697,1698,1699,1700,1701,1702,1815,1816,1817,1818,1819,1820'; document.frmResults.submit(); return false" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Agricultural Area, Agricultural Area - Percent of Land Area, Arable and Permanent Crops - Percent of Land Area, Arable and Permanent Crops - Total, Arable Land, Land Area, Permanent Crops - Percent of Land Area, Permanent Crops - Total, Permanent Pasture - Percent of Land Area, Permanent Pasture - Total, Rice - Area Harvested, Rice - Production
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		        <pubDate>2008-01-11</pubDate>
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		            <a href="#" onclick=" document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='449,450,458,1068,1076,1461,1462,1463,1480,1481,1482,1483,1484,1485,2024,2025,2026,2027,2028,2029,2030,2031'; document.frmResults.submit(); return false" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Amphibians - Number of Threatened Species, Amphibians - Threatened Species as Percent of Species Evaluated, Birds - Number of Threatened Species, Birds - Threatened Species as Percent of Species Evaluated, Crustaceans - Number of Threatened Species, Economically Active Population, Fishes - Number of  Threatened Species, Fishes - Threatened Species as Percent of Species Evaluated, Mammals  - Number of Threatened Species, 
Mammals - Threatened Species as Percent of Species Evaluated, Molluscs - Number of  Threatened Species, Plants - Number of Threatened Species, Reptiles - Number of  Threatened Species, 
Reptiles - Threatened Species as Percent of Species Evaluated, Telephone Main Lines in Use per 100 People, Total Unemployment - Percent of Total Labor Force
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		        <pubDate>2007-12-12</pubDate>
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		            <a href="#" onclick=" document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='224,978,979,1525,1526,1527,1528,1529,1530,1571,1572,1607,1634,1635,1636,1705,1706,1707,1708,1709,1710'; document.frmResults.submit(); return false" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Carbon Dioxide Emissions - per Capita (UNFCCC-CDIAC), Carbon Dioxide Emissions - Total (UNFCCC-CDIAC), Consumption of Ozone-Depleting  Substances - Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), Consumption of Ozone-Depleting  Substances - Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), Consumption of Ozone-Depleting  Substances - Methyl Bromide, Energy Supply per $1000 Gross Domestic Product (PPP), Official Development Assistance and Official Aid
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		        <pubDate>2007-11-27</pubDate>
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		            <a href="#" onclick=" document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='1,54,834,835,836,837,1454,1464,1465,1466,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023'; document.frmResults.submit(); return false" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Aid Dependency Ratios - Percent of Central Government Expenditure, Cereals - Area Harvested, Cereals - Production, Nitrogen (N Total Nutrients) - Consumption, Nitrogen (N Total Nutrients) - Production, Phosphate (P2O5 Total Nutrients) - Consumption, Phosphate (P2O5 Total Nutrients) - Production, Potash (K2O Total Nutrients) - Consumption, Potash (K2O Total Nutrients) - Production, Telephone Main Lines in Use
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		        <pubDate>2007-11-13</pubDate>
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		            <a href="#" onclick=" document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='464,465,466,467,468,469,470,471,472,473,474,475,476,477,478,479,480,481,1138,1139,1140,1141,1142,1143,1511,1801,1802,1803,1805,1809'; document.frmResults.submit(); return false" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Emissions of CO2 - from Cement Production (CDIAC), from Fossil Fuels - Total (CDIAC), - from Gas Flaring (CDIAC), - from Gas Fuel Consumption (CDIAC), - from Liquid Fuel Consumption (CDIAC), - from Solid Fuel Consumption (CDIAC), Household Final Consumption Expenditure - Total, International Tourism - Arrivals, - Departures, Railways Traffic - Goods Hauled, - Passenger Carried, Road Traffic - Goods Hauled per Km, Roads - Total Network
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		        <pubDate>2007-10-22</pubDate>
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		            <a href="#" onclick=" document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='620,621,622,1195,1196,1197,1198,1199,1200,1885,1886,1887,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005'; document.frmResults.submit(); return false" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Emissions of CH4, (National Reports, UNFCCC), Excluding Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry, - Including Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry, 
Emissions of CO2, (National Reports, UNFCCC), Excluding Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry, - Including Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry, 
Emissions of GHGs - from Agriculture (National Reports, UNFCCC)
, - from Industrial Processes (National Reports, UNFCCC),
 - from Transport (National Reports, UNFCCC), - from Waste (National Reports, UNFCCC)
Emissions of NO2 (National Reports, UNFCCC), Excluding Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry, - Including Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry,  
Emissions of Total GHG (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs and SF6) (National Reports, UNFCCC), Excluding Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry, -Including Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry, Gross National Income, Trade - Percent of GDP
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		        <pubDate>2007-10-09</pubDate>
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		            <a href="#" onclick=" document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='72,73,74,75,78,81,225,234,235,331,332,333,334,335,336,752,753,754,755,756,757,758,976,977,983,984,985,986,987,988,1415,1416,1417,1973,1974,1975'; document.frmResults.submit(); return false" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Agriculture Value Added - Percent of GDP, Gross Domestic Product, - Annual Percentage Growth Rate, - per Capita, - Purchasing Power Parity, - Purchasing Power Parity per Capita, Industry Value Added - Percent of GDP, Internet Users per 100 People, Manufacturing Value Added - Percent of GDP, Mobile Phones Subscribers per 100 People,
Services Value Added - Percent of GDP, Total Surface Area
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		        <pubDate>2007-09-26</pubDate>
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		            <a href="#" onclick=" document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='242,243,271,273,274,337,932,933,934,938,939,940,941,944,945,1643,1644,1645,1970,1971,1972'; document.frmResults.submit(); return false" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Aquaculture Production - Marine, Aquaculture Production - Total, Fish Catch - Inland Waters, - Marine, - Total, Fishery Production - Marine, - Total
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		        <pubDate>2007-08-15</pubDate>
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		            <a href="#" onclick=" document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='1201,1202,1203,1474,1475,1476,1553,1554,1555,1556,1557,1558,1562,1563,1564,1565,1568'; document.frmResults.submit(); return false" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Civil Aviation Traffic - International Kilometers Flown, - International Passengers Carried, - Total Freight, - Total Kilometers Flown, Emissions of HFCs, PFCs and SF6 - Aggregated (National Reports, UNFCCC), Healthy Life Expectancy (HALE)
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		        <pubDate>2007-06-19</pubDate>
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		            <a href="#" onclick=" document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='1424,1425,1426,1430,1431,1432,1433,1434,1435,1436,1437,1438'; document.frmResults.submit(); return false" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Median Age of the Total Population, Net Reproduction Rate, Population Aged 65 or Over - Percent of Total Population, Sex Ratio of the Total Population
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		        <pubDate>2007-05-31</pubDate>
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		            From 9th May 2007 all added or updated files and tables (including those for download) include 237 territories, instead of 249 that were listed before.
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		        <pubDate>2007-05-30</pubDate>
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		            <a href="#" onclick=" document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='11,19,49,113,132,136,186,236,237,246,247,612,613,696,697,773,774,775,776,795,796,827,828,829,1418,1419,1420,1421,1422,1423,1559,1560,1561,1653,1654,1655'; document.frmResults.submit(); return false" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Civil Aviation Traffic - Total Passengers Carried, Crude Birth Rate, Crude Death Rate, Fertility, Infant Mortality Rate, Life Expectancy, Motor Vehicles in Use - Number of Passenger Cars, Net Migration Rate, Net Number of Migrants, Population Growth Rate, Under-five Mortality Rate, Urban Population - Percent of Total Population (Projection)
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		        <pubDate>2007-05-29</pubDate>
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		            On the results page, data sets used as "Indicators" in the GEO Year Book are now being highlighted with an (i)-icon.
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		        <pubDate>2007-05-16</pubDate>
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		            <a href="#" onclick=" document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='9,10,183,193,694,695,698,699,1427,1428,1429,1806,1807,1808,1810,1811,1812,1813'; document.frmResults.submit(); return false" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Births, Population, - Female, - Male, - Projection, Population Aged 65 or Over - Number
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		        <pubDate>2007-05-09</pubDate>
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		            <a href="#" onclick=" document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='217,363,364,1147,1148,1149,1150,1151,1152,1153,1154,1155,1730,1731,1732,1736,1737,1738'; document.frmResults.submit(); return false" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Emissions of CO2 - from Manufacturing Industries and Construction (IEA), - from Public Electricity and Heat Production (IEA), - from Transport (IEA), Energy Consumption for Road Transport Sector - Total (IEA), Energy Consumption for Total Transport Sector - Total (IEA), Total Final Energy Consumption - Total (IEA)
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		        <pubDate>2007-03-30</pubDate>
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		            <a href="#" onclick=" document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='215,343,344,765,766,767,847,848,849,850,851,852,856,857,858,859,860,861,862,863,864,916,917,918,919,920,921,922,923,924,925,926,927,946,947,948,1739,1740,1741,1742,1743,1744,1745,1746,1747,1967,1968,1969'; document.frmResults.submit(); return false" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Energy Production - Combustible Renewables and Waste (IEA), - Crude Oil (IEA), - Hydro (IEA), - Natural gas (IEA), - Nuclear (IEA), - Total (IEA), Total Primary Energy Supply - Coal and Coal Products (IEA), - Combustible Renewables and Waste (IEA), - Crude Oil (IEA), - Geothermal (IEA), - Hydro (IEA), - Natural Gas (IEA), - Nuclear (IEA), - Petroleum Products (IEA), - Solar, Wind, Tide and Wave (IEA), - Total (IEA)
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		        <pubDate>2007-03-27</pubDate>
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		            <a href="#" onclick=" document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='262,702,703,1018,1019,1020,1021,1022,1023,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1960'; document.frmResults.submit(); return false" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Desalinated Water Produced, Population Affected by Water Releated Disease, Treated Waste Water Reused, Water Resources - Total Exploitable, Water Use - Total  Surface Water Withdrawal, Water Use - Total Groundwater Withdrawal, Water Use - Total per Capita Water Withdrawal
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		        <pubDate>2007-03-12</pubDate>
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		            <a href="#" onclick=" document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='261,267,268,269,700,701,1004,1005,1006,1039,1040,1041,1042,1043,1044,1100,1101,1102,1492,1494,1495,1496,1497,1610,1941,1942,1943,1947,1948'; document.frmResults.submit(); return false" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Groundwater Produced Internally, Surface Water Produced Internally, Total Dam Capacity, Water Resources - Dependency Ratio, Water Resources - Overlap between Surface Water and Groundwater, Water Resources - Total External (Actual), Water Resources - Total Internal Renewable, Water Resources - Total Renewable (Actual), Water use - Agricultural Water Withdrawal, Water Use - Domestic  Water Withdrawal, Water Use - Industrial Water Withdrawal, Water Use - Total Water Withdrawal, Water Withdrawal as Percentage of Total Renewable Water Resources
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		        <pubDate>2007-02-20</pubDate>
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		            <a href="#" onclick=" document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='1871,1873,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940'; document.frmResults.submit(); return false" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Protected Areas (Terrestrial and Marine Combined, IUCN Categories I-VI and not Classified) - Percent of Total Territorial Area, Protected Areas (Terrestrial and Marine Combined, IUCN Categories I-VI) - Percent of Total Territorial Area, Renewable Energy Supply Index - Biofuels, - Geothermal, - Hydro, - Solar, - Tide, Wave, Ocean, - Wind
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		        <pubDate>2007-02-12</pubDate>
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		            <a href="#" onclick=" document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='1156,1157,1158,1162,1163,1164,1165,1166,1167,1204,1205,1206,1210,1211,1212,1477,1478,1479,1487,1488,1573,1574,1575,1576,1577,1578,1579,1580,1581,1582,1583,1584,1585,1586,1587,1588,1589,1590,1591,1592,1593,1594,1595,1596,1597,1598,1599,1600,1601,1602,1603,1604,1605,1606'; document.frmResults.submit(); return false" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Emissions of CH4 - from Agriculture (RIVM), Emissions of CH4 - Total (RIVM), Emissions of CH4 - Waste (RIVM), Emissions of N2O - from Agriculture (RIVM), Emissions of N2O - Total (RIVM), Participation in Treaties - Basel Convention, - Convention on Biological Diversity, - Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, - Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, - Kyoto Protocol, - Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, - Rotterdam Convention, - Stockholm Convention on Persistant Organic Pollutants, - United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, - United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), - Vienna Convention and Montreal Protocol, - World Heritage Convention
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		        <pubDate>2007-01-29</pubDate>
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		            <a href="#" onclick=" document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='100,840,841,1213,1214,1215,1216,1217,1218,1219,1220,1221,1222,1223,1224,1525,1526,1527,1637,1638,1639,1643,1644,1645,1777,1778,1779'; document.frmResults.submit(); return false" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Aquaculture Production - Marine, Emissions of CO - Total (RIVM), Emissions of NMVOC - Total (RIVM), Emissions of NOx - Total (RIVM), Emissions of SO2 - Total (RIVM), Energy Supply per $1000 Gross Domestic Product (PPP), Fish, Crustaceans and Molluscs Catch - Marine, ISO 14001 Certifications, Total External Debt
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		        <pubDate>2006-12-13</pubDate>
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		            <a href="#" onclick=" document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='197,202,928,929,956,957,1528,1529,1530,1634,1635,1636'; document.frmResults.submit(); return false" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Carbon Dioxide Emissions - per Capita (UNFCCC-CDIAC), - Total (UNFCCC-CDIAC), Growing Stock in Forest, Roundwood - Production
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		        <pubDate>2006-12-07</pubDate>
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		            <a href="http://geodata.grid.unep.ch/extras/gallery1.php?img=gallery_histomap.png"><img src="http://geodata.grid.unep.ch/images/gallery_histomap_small.png" style="float: right" alt="Histogram" /></a>Histogram added to the map module<br /><br /><br />
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		        <pubDate>2006-11-21</pubDate>
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		            <a href="#" onclick=" document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='28,32,48,52,201,464,465,466,467,468,469,470,471,472,473,474,475,476,477,478,479,480,481,963,964,1024,1025,1027,1028,1029,1030,1031,1032,1033,1034,1035,1036,1037,1038,1458,1459,1571,1572,1607,1705,1706,1707,1708,1709,1710'; document.frmResults.submit(); return false" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Consumption of Ozone-Depleting  Substances - Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), - Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), - Methyl Bromide, Emissions of CO2 - from Cement Production (CDIAC), - from Fossil Fuels - Total (CDIAC), - from Gas Flaring (CDIAC), - from Gas Fuel Consumption (CDIAC), - from Liquid Fuel Consumption (CDIAC), - from Solid Fuel Consumption (CDIAC), Emissions of Organic Water Pollutants (BOD) - per Worker, - Total, Forests Certified by FSC-Accredited Certification Bodies, Improved Drinking Water Coverage - Rural Population, - Total Population, Urban Population, Improved Sanitation Coverage - Rural Population, - Total Population, - Urban Population
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		        <pubDate>2006-11-20</pubDate>
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		            <a href="http://geodata.grid.unep.ch/extras/gallery1.php?img=gallery_graph12.png"><img src="http://geodata.grid.unep.ch/images/gallery_graph12_small.png" style="float: right" alt="Graph with different markers" /></a>Different marker symbols have been added to the graph. Under "additional options" on the graph-page just select the marker option and specifiy the size. This tool is especially helpful if you print the graph in black&white.
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		        <pubDate>2006-11-13</pubDate>
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		            <a href="#" onclick=" document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='72,75,78,248,331,334,338,339,340,341,342,755,756,824,825,826,830,831,832,976,977,1415,1416,1417,1665,1666,1667'; document.frmResults.submit(); return false" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Agriculture Value Added - Percent of GDP, Gross Domestic Product - Annual Percentage Growth Rate, - Purchasing Power Parity per Capita, Manufacturing Value Added - Percent of GDP, Rural Population - Total (Projection), Urban Population - Average Annual Growth Rate (Projection), - Percent of Total Population, - Total, - Total (Projection)
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		        <pubDate>2006-10-25</pubDate>
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		            On the "results" page (the one which comes up after entering a keyword) we've added a column that enables one to get a direct overview about data gaps of the selected data set. Just click on the lens that displays in each column and a small window opens which shows the map for the given variable.
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		        <pubDate>2006-10-15</pubDate>
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		            A script has been added which helps users to select meaningful keywords. As one types the first letters of a keyword into the search field, the Environmental Data Explorer proposes keywords derived from its database.
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		        <pubDate>2006-09-30</pubDate>
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		            <a href="#" onclick=" document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='7,227,248,332,335,341,342,952,953,1195,1196,1197,1198,1199,1200,1415,1416,1417,1885,1886,1887,1933,1934'; document.frmResults.submit(); return false" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Emissions of Total GHG (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs and SF6) (UNFCCC), Excluding Land-Use Change and Forestry, - Including Land-Use Change and Forestry, General Government Final Consumption Expenditure, Global Land-Ocean Temperature Anomaly, Global Mean Sea Level, Gross Domestic Product - Purchasing Power Parity per Capita, Gross National Income, Industry Value Added - Percent of GDP, Urban Population - Total
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		        <pubDate>2006-09-21</pubDate>
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		            <a href="http://geodata.grid.unep.ch/extras/tutorial.php"><img src="http://geodata.grid.unep.ch/images/thumbnail_GEO_Data_Portal_Brochure.jpg" style="float: right" alt="new Environmental Data Explorer Brochure" /></a>New brochure covering the use and the functionality of the Environmental Data Explorer published. Get it <a href="extras/tutorial.php">here</a> and see other tutorial material.
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		        <pubDate>2006-09-12</pubDate>
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		            <a href="#" onclick=" document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='67,74,81,194,195,225,234,235,333,336,614,615,616,752,753,754,757,758,1247,1248,1249,1250,1316,1511,1801,1803,1805,1809'; document.frmResults.submit(); return false" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Annual Precipitation, Annual Temperature, Exports of Goods and Services, Gross Domestic Product, - per Capita, - Purchasing Power Parity, Railways Traffic - Goods Hauled, Railways Traffic - Passenger Carried, Roads - Total Network, Services Value Added - Percent of GDP, Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Sites) - Area, - Number
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		        <pubDate>2006-09-04</pubDate>
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		            New feature within the map module for statistical data: Change quickly from one level to another, i.e. from National to Regional or Subregional and back. This option is to be found in the "General" section of the lower functionality pane. <a href="http://geodata.grid.unep.ch/images/screenshot_change_level.png" target="_blank">more</a>
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		        <pubDate>2006-08-25</pubDate>
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		            We've added a RSS feed. This enables you to easily stay up-to-date with latest news from the Portal, especially regarding the upload of new data or the update of existing ones.
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		        <pubDate>2006-08-14</pubDate>
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		            Two new "data set types" added: <b>Global</b> and <b>Glaciers</b>. The first one enables one to display global values in the graph and table module. The glaciers level lists 30 selected glaciers from around the world.
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		        <pubDate>2006-08-10</pubDate>
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		            <a href="#" onclick=" document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='207,869,870,1124,1125,1126,1127,1128,1129,1131,1132,1133,1134,1135,1641,1672,1673,1674,1930,1931,1932'; document.frmResults.submit(); return false" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Agricultural Area, Change in Glacier Mass - Mean Cumulative Net Balance, Concentration of PM10 in Urban Residential Areas, Enrolment in Tertiary Education, Gross Enrolment Ratios in Secondary Education, Meat Production - Total, Net Enrolment Ratios in Primary Education, Net Enrolment Ratios in Secondary Education
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		        <pubDate>2006-07-18</pubDate>
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		            <a href="#" onclick=" document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='1534,1535,1536,1537,1538,1539,1540,1541,1542,1543,1544,1545,1551,1552'; document.frmResults.submit(); return false" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Amounts of Municipal Waste - per Capita, - Total, Hazardous Waste - Production, Nuclear Waste - Spent Fuel Arisings, Waste Recycling Rates - Glass, Waste Recycling Rates - Paper and Cardboard
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		        <pubDate>2006-07-03</pubDate>
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		            <a href="javascript: document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='280,632,633,634,765,766,767,847,848,849,1097,1098,1121,1122,1123,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929'; document.frmResults.submit()" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Gross Enrolment Ratio in Primary Education, Household Final Consumption Expenditure - Total, Population Within 100 Kilometers of Coast, Refugee Population by Country of Origine, Share of Poorest Quintile in National Income, Total Primary Energy Supply - Coal and Coal Products (IEA), - Total (IEA)
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		        <pubDate>2006-05-11</pubDate>
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		            <a href="javascript: document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='1908,1909,1910,1911,1912,1913,1914,1915,1916,1917,1921,1922,1923'; document.frmResults.submit()" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Food Import Value Index  (Excluding Fish Products), Girls to Boys Ratio in Primary Education Enrolment, Literacy Rate - Youth Total, Ratio of Literate Women to Men Aged 15-24, Refugee Population by Country of Asylum
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		        <pubDate>2006-04-30</pubDate>
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		            <a href="javascript: document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='1510,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896,1897,1898,1899,1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907'; document.frmResults.submit()" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Consumer Price Index, Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM), Gender-related Development Index (GDI), Gini Index, Human Development Index (HDI), Human Poverty Index for Developing Countries (HPI-1), Literacy Rate - Ages 15 and Over, Maternal Mortality Ratio, Proportion of Households with Access to Secure Tenure
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		        <pubDate>2006-03-30</pubDate>
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		            <a href="javascript: document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='1653,1654,1655,1656,1657,1658,1659,1660,1661,1662,1663,1664,1711,1712,1713,1714,1867,1868,1869,1870,1871,1872,1873,1874,1875,1876,1877,1878,1879,1880,1881,1882,1883,1884,1885,1886,1887,1888,1889,1890'; document.frmResults.submit()" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Emissions of Particulates Smaller than 2.5 Microns, Gross National Income, Motor Vehicles in Use - Commercial Vehicles per Thousand People, - Number of Commercial Vehicles, - Number of Passenger Cars, - Passenger Cars per Thousand People, Proportion of Population Using Solid Fuels, Protected Areas (Marine, IUCN Categories I-VI and not Classified) - Percent of Total Territorial Area, - Total, Protected Areas (Marine, IUCN Categories I-VI) - Percent of Total Territorial Area, - Total, Protected Areas (Terrestrial and Marine Combined, IUCN Categories I-VI and not Classified) - Percent of Total Territorial Area, - Total, Protected Areas (Terrestrial and Marine Combined, IUCN Categories I-VI) - Percent of Total Territorial Area, - Total, Reported Cholera Cases - Number of Deaths
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		        <pubDate>2006-03-21</pubDate>
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		            <a href="javascript: document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='1477,1487,1573,1574,1575,1580,1581,1582,1585,1586,1591,1592,1593,1594,1595,1596,1605,1606'; document.frmResults.submit()" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Participation in Treaties - Basel Convention, - Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, - Rotterdam Convention, - Stockholm Convention on Persistant Organic Pollutants, - United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, - Vienna Convention and Montreal Protocol
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		        <pubDate>2006-03-02</pubDate>
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		            <a href="javascript: document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='620,621,622,1478,1479,1488,1576,1577,1578,1579,1583,1584,1587,1588,1589,1590,1597,1598,1599,1600,1601,1602,1603,1604'; document.frmResults.submit()" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Participation in Treaties - Convention on Biological Diversity, - Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, - Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, - Kyoto Protocol, - United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), - World Heritage Convention, Trade - Percent of GDP
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		        <pubDate>2006-02-15</pubDate>
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		            <a href="javascript: document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='1850,1854,1857,1858,1859,1860,1861,1862,1863,1864,1865,1866'; document.frmResults.submit()" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Gridded Population of the World - Population (1990, 1995, 2000), Gridded Population of the World - Population Density (1990, 1995, 2000), Gridded Population of the World: Future Estimates - Population (2005), Gridded Population of the World: Future Estimates - Population Density (2005), Percentage of Population Below US $ 1 per Day Consumption, Percentage of Population Below US $ 2 per Day Consumption, Poverty Gap at US $ 1 (PPP), Poverty Gap at US $ 2 (PPP)
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		        <pubDate>2006-02-07</pubDate>
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		            <a href="javascript: document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='1835,1836,1837,1839,1840,1841,1842,1843,1844,1845,1846,1847,1848'; document.frmResults.submit()" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Emissions of CO - National Total (UNFCCC), Emissions of NMVOC - National Total (UNFCCC), Emissions of NOx - National Total (UNFCCC), Emissions of SO2 - National Total (UNFCCC), Global Land Cover in the Year 2000 (GLC 2000)
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		        <pubDate>2006-01-25</pubDate>
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		            <a href="javascript: document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='45,198,199,200,930,931,960,961,962,967,968,969,970,971,972,989,990,991,1748,1749,1750,1829,1830,1831,1832,1833,1834'; document.frmResults.submit()" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Forest Average Annual Change, Forest Fire Extent, Forest Plantation Annual Change, Forest Plantation Extent, Modified Natural Forest Extent, Other Wooded Land Extent, Personal Computers per 100 People, Primary Forest Annual Change, Primary Forest Extent
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		        <pubDate>2006-01-16</pubDate>
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		            <a href="javascript: document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='983,984,985,1571,1572,1607,1625,1626,1627,1705,1706,1707,1708,1709,1710,1826,1827,1828'; document.frmResults.submit()" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Consumption of Ozone-Depleting  Substances - Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), - Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), - Methyl Bromide, Disasters of Natural Origin - Killed per Million People, Internet Users, -  per 100 People
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		        <pubDate>2005-12-16</pubDate>
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		            <a href="javascript: document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='197,229,842,843,928,929,986,987,988,1138,1139,1140,1519,1520,1521,1824,1825'; document.frmResults.submit()" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Concentration of Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) in Rivers, Lakes and Groundwater, Concentration of Nitrogen (NO3+NO2) in Rivers, Lakes and Groundwater, Foreign Direct Investment - Net Inflows, International Tourism - Arrivals, Mobile Phones Subscribers per 1000 People, Proportion of Land Area Covered by Forest, Total Forest Extent
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		        <pubDate>2005-11-29</pubDate>
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		            <a href="javascript: document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='201,204,205,485,486,487,488,963,964,1528,1529,1530,1634,1635,1636,1777,1778,1779'; document.frmResults.submit()" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Average Calorie Supply from Animal Products - per Capita, Average Total Calorie Supply - per Capita, Carbon Dioxide Emissions - per Capita (UNFCCC-CDIAC), - Total (UNFCCC-CDIAC), Forests Certified by FSC-Accredited Certification Bodies, ISO 14001 Certifications
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		        <pubDate>2005-11-08</pubDate>
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		            <a href="javascript: document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='464,465,466,467,468,469,470,471,472,473,474,475,476,477,478,479,480,481,482,483,484,1026,1814'; document.frmResults.submit()" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Emissions of CO2 - from Cement Production (CDIAC), - from Gas Flaring (CDIAC), - from Gas Fuel Consumption (CDIAC), - from Liquid Fuel Consumption (CDIAC), - from Solid Fuel Consumption (CDIAC), - from Fossil Fuels - Total (CDIAC), - from Fossil Fuels - per Capita (CDIAC), WWF Ecoregions - Major Habitat Types (Biomes) Legend, WWF Ecoregions - Terrestrial Ecoregions Legend
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		        <pubDate>2005-09-22</pubDate>
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		            <a href="javascript: document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='11,19,49,113,132,136,186,236,237,246,247,612,613,696,697,773,774,775,776,795,796,1418,1419,1420,1421,1422,1423,1424,1425,1426,1436,1437,1438,1811,1812,1813'; document.frmResults.submit()" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Births, Crude Birth Rate, Crude Death Rate, Fertility, Infant Mortality Rate, Life Expectancy, Net Migration Rate, Net Number of Migrants, Net Reproduction Rate, Population Growth Rate, Sex Ratio of the Total Population, Under-five Mortality Rate
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		        <pubDate>2005-07-21</pubDate>
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		            <a href="javascript: document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='9,10,104,183,193,294,692,693,694,695,698,699,1427,1428,1429,1430,1431,1432,1433,1434,1435,1806,1807,1808,1810'; document.frmResults.submit()" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Population, - Female, - Male, - Projection, Population Density, Population Aged 65 or Over - Number, - Percent of Total Population, Median Age of the Total Population,
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		        <pubDate>2005-07-14</pubDate>
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		            <a href="javascript: document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='1803,1804,1805,1802,1801,1800,1799,1798,1797,1796,1795,1794,1793,1792,1791,1790'; document.frmResults.submit()" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Roads - Total Network, - Paved Roads, Road Traffic - Goods Hauled per Km, Railways Traffic - Goods Hauled per Km, Nuclear Power Reactors Under Construction in 2005 - Electrical Output, - Number, Nuclear Power Reactors Operable in 2005 - Electrical Output, - Number
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		        <pubDate>2005-07-05</pubDate>
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		        <pubDate>2005-06-24</pubDate>
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		        <pubDate>2005-06-16</pubDate>
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		        <pubDate>2005-06-14</pubDate>
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		            New ISO 19115 Metadata standard adapted.
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		        <pubDate>2005-06-10</pubDate>
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		            <a href="javascript: document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='1754,1755,1756,1757,1758,1759,1760'; document.frmResults.submit()" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Protected Areas National - IUCN category I to VI (Points), - (Polygons), Protected Areas International - Biosphere Reserves, Ramsar and World Heritage Sites (Points), - (Polygons), Protected Areas National - Other Areas (Points), - (Polygons), Protected Areas International - Regional conventions and agreements (Points)
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		        <pubDate>2005-04-21</pubDate>
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		        <pubDate>2005-04-11</pubDate>
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		            <a href="javascript: document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='1168,1169,1170,1171,1172,1173,1174,1175,1176,1177,1178,1179,1180,1181,1182,1183,1184,1185,1186,1187,1188,1192,1193,1194,1225,1226,1227,1228,1229,1230,1231,1232,1233,1234,1235,1236,1237,1238,1239'; document.frmResults.submit()" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Emissions of CH4 - from Agriculture (UNFCCC), - from Fugitive Fuel Emissions (UNFCCC), - from Waste (UNFCCC), - Total Anthropogenic (UNFCCC), Emissions of CO2 - from Fuel Combustion (UNFCCC), - from Industrial Processes (UNFCCC), - from Transport (UNFCCC), Emissions of N2O - from Agricultural Soils (UNFCCC), - from Agriculture (UNFCCC), - from Fuel Combustion (UNFCCC), - from Industrial Processes (UNFCCC), - Total Anthropogenic (UNFCCC)
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		        <pubDate>2005-03-03</pubDate>
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		            <a href="javascript: document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='1147,1148,1149,1150,1151,1152,1153,1154,1155,311,312,313,1739,1740,1741,1745,1746,1747,850,851,852,1742,1743,1744,862,863,864'; document.frmResults.submit()" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Total Primary Energy Supply - Nuclear (IEA), - Crude Oil (IEA), Energy Production - Natural gas (IEA), - Total Indigenous (IEA), - Nuclear (IEA), - Crude Oil (IEA), Electricity Generated - Total (IEA), Emissions of CO2 - from Transport (IEA), - from Public Electricity and Heat Production (IEA), - from Manufacturing Industries and Construction (IEA)
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		        <pubDate>2005-02-15</pubDate>
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		            <a href="javascript: document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='1705,1706,1707,765,766,767,919,920,921,847,848,849,925,926,927,856,857,858,916,917,918,922,923,924,859,860,861,946,947,948'; document.frmResults.submit()" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Consumption of Ozone-Depleting  Substances - Methyl Bromide, Total Primary Energy Supply - Total (IEA), - Petroleum Products (IEA), - Coal and Coal Products (IEA),Energy Production - Combustible Renewables and Waste (IEA), Total Primary Energy Supply - Hydro (IEA), - Geothermal (IEA), - Solar, Wind, Tide and Wave (IEA), - Natural Gas (IEA), - Combustible Renewables and Waste (IEA)
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		        <pubDate>2005-02-01</pubDate>
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		        <pubDate>2005-01-20</pubDate>
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		        <pubDate>2004-12-15</pubDate>
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		        <pubDate>2004-11-30</pubDate>
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		        <pubDate>2004-11-23</pubDate>
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		            <a href="javascript: document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='217,363,364,844,845,846,1714,1715,1716,1717,1718,1719,1720,1721,1722,1723,1724,1725,1726,1727,1728,1729,1730,1731,1732,1733,1734,1735,1736,1737'; document.frmResults.submit()" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Total Final Energy Consumption - Total (IEA), - per Capita (IEA), Energy Consumption for Total Transport Sector - Total (IEA), - Percent of Total Final Energy Consumption (IEA), Energy Consumption for Road Transport Sector - Total (IEA), - Percent of Total Transport Energy Consumption (IEA), Disasters of Natural Origine (Excluding: Earthquakes, Insect Infestation, Volcanic Eruptions) - Killed People, - Killed per Million People, - Total Affected People, - Total Affected per Million People
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		        <pubDate>2004-11-22</pubDate>
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		            <a href="javascript: document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='1477,1478,1479,1487,1488,1573,1574,1575,1576,1577,1578,1579,1580,1581,1582,1583,1584,1585,1586,1587,1588,1589,1590,1591,1592,1593,1594,1595,1596,1597,1598,1599,1601,1602,1603,1604,1605,1606'; document.frmResults.submit()" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Participation in Treaties - Basel Convention, - Kyoto Protocol, - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), - Vienna Convention and Montreal Protocol, - Convention on Biological Diversity, - Stockholm Convention on Persistant Organic Pollutants, - United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, - Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, - World Heritage Convention, - Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, - Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, - United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, - Rotterdam Convention
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		        <pubDate>2004-11-18</pubDate>
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		        <pubDate>2004-11-12</pubDate>
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		            <a href="javascript: document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='1622,1623,434,435,436,437,438,439,1622,1623,1624,1625,1626,1627,885,884,883'; document.frmResults.submit()" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Consumption of Ozone-Depleting  Substances - Methyl Bromide, - Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), - Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), - Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)per Capita, Disasters of Natural Origin - Affected People, - Total Affected People, - Killed per Million People, - Killed People, - Total Affected per Million People
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		        <pubDate>2004-11-10</pubDate>
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		            An archive with those data used in the GEO Yearbook 2003 has been added under "links".
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		        <pubDate>2004-10-25</pubDate>
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		            <a href="javascript: document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='1703,1616,1704,1617'; document.frmResults.submit()" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Total Amount of Generated Hazardous Wastes, Total Amount of Generated Other Wastes, Transboundary Movements of Hazardous and Other Wastes - Imports, - Exports
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		        <pubDate>2004-09-22</pubDate>
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		        <pubDate>2004-09-15</pubDate>
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		            <a href="javascript: document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='1027,1689,48,1688,1028,1690,1025,1024,28,1036,1037,1035,1691,1038,1692,1693,52,32,1031,1695,1694,1034,1032,1030,1029,1696,1033'; document.frmResults.submit()" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Improved Drinking Water Coverage - Rural Population, - Urban Population, - Total Population, - Rural Population with Household Connection, - Urban Population with Household Connection, - Total Population with Household Connection, Improved Sanitation Coverage - Rural Population, Urban Population, Total Population
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		        <pubDate>2004-09-08</pubDate>
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		            <a href="javascript: document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='1676,1677,1678,1682,1683,1684,1685,1686,1687,1679,1680,1681,1634,1635,1636'; document.frmResults.submit()" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a>  Land Area, Agricultural Area - Percent of Land Area, Fish, Crustaceans and Molluscs Catch - Total, Fish, - Inland Waters, Carbon Dioxide Emissions - Total (UNFCCC-UNDESA/Statistics Division)
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		        <pubDate>2004-08-31</pubDate>
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		            <a href="javascript: document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='1672,1673,1674,1675,123,623,624,625,626,627,628,940,941,273,1637,1638,1639'; document.frmResults.submit()" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Agricultural Area, Agricultural Production Index Base 1999-2001 - per Capita, - Total, Fertilizer Consumption, Fertilizer Production, Fish Catch - Marine, Fish, Crustaceans and Molluscs Catch - Marine
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		        <pubDate>2004-08-19</pubDate>
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		            <a href="javascript: document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='1668,1669,1670,1671'; document.frmResults.submit()" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Air Polluants - SO2 Concentrations Trends in Selected Cities or Areas, - NO2 Concentrations Trends in Selected Cities or Areas, - Suspended Particulates Concentrations Trends in Selected Cities or Areas, - Lead Concentrations Trends in Selected Cities or Areas
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		        <pubDate>2004-08-12</pubDate>
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		        <pubDate>2004-06-17</pubDate>
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		            <a href="javascript: document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='1653,1654,1655,1656,1657,1658,1659,1660,1661,1662,1663,1664,1665,1666,1667'; document.frmResults.submit()" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Motor Vehicles in Use - Number of Passenger Cars, - Number of Commercial Vehicles, - Passenger Cars per Thousand People, - Commercial Vehicles per Thousand People, Rural Population - Total (Projection)
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		        <pubDate>2004-06-07</pubDate>
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		        <pubDate>2004-05-05</pubDate>
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		        <pubDate>2004-05-01</pubDate>
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		            <a href="javascript: document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='234,753,754,752,235,225,1643,1644,1645'; document.frmResults.submit()" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Aquaculture Production - Marine, Gross Domestic Product, - per Capita
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		        <pubDate>2004-03-18</pubDate>
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		        <pubDate>2004-03-04</pubDate>
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		            <a href="javascript: document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='1634,1635,1636,1637,1638,1639,1608,1609,1640'; document.frmResults.submit()" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Protected Areas (IUCN Categories I-VI) - Percent of Total Area, Change in Glacier Mass, Fish, Crustaceans and Molluscs Catch - Marine, Carbon Dioxide Emissions - Total  (UNFCCC-CDIAC)
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		        <pubDate>2004-01-23</pubDate>
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		            <a href="javascript: document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='1631,1632,1633,1613,1614,1615,1616,1617,1618,1619,1620,1621,1622,1623,1624,1625,1626,1627'; document.frmResults.submit()" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Animal Species - Threatened, Transboundary Movements of Hazardous and Other Wastes - Exports, - Imports, Natural Disasters - Killed per Million People, - Total Affected and Killed per Thousand People, - Total Affected per Thousand People, Fish Catch - Marine, Protected Areas (IUCN Categories I-VI) - Percent of Total Area, Plant Species - Threatened
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		        <pubDate>2003-12-12</pubDate>
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		            <a href="javascript: document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='1573,1574,1575,1576,1577,1578,1579,1580,1581,1582,1583,1584,1585,1586,1587,1588,1589,1590,1591,1592,1593,1594,1595,1596,1597,1598,1599,1600,1601,1602,1603,1604,1605,1606'; document.frmResults.submit()" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Participation in Treaties - United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, - United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, - Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, - Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, - World Heritage Convention, - Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, - Rotterdam Convention, - Basel Convention, - Convention on Biological Diversity, - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), - Vienna Convention and Montreal Protocol, - Kyoto Protocol, - Stockholm Convention on Persistant Organic Pollutants
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		        <pubDate>2003-11-13</pubDate>
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		        <pubDate>2003-11-12</pubDate>
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		            <b>New functionality and user-friendliness: a)</b> <a href="images/how_to_switch.gif" class="linkBlueSmall">Switch between the modules</a> (graph, table, map etc.) much more easily! <b>b)</b> Graph countries, regions and subregions <a href="images/how_to_graph.png" class="linkBlueSmall">at the same time</a>! <b>c)</b> <a href="images/how_to_change_years.gif" class="linkBlueSmall">Change faster</a> the data set or the selected years! <b>d)</b> Click on <b>"New data sets added/uptaded"</b> to see only those variables listed.
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		        <pubDate>2003-11-06</pubDate>
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		            <a href="javascript: document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='1570,1569,1568,1567,1566,1565,1564,1563,1562,1561,1560,1559,1558,1557,1556,1555,1554,1553,479,480,481,482,483,484,1519,1520,1521'; document.frmResults.submit()" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Civil Aviation Traffic - International Freight, - International Kilometers Flown, - Total Kilometers Flown, - International Passengers Carried , - Total Passengers Carried, - Total Freight; Emissions of CO2 - from Fossil Fuels - Total - per Capita (CDIAC), - Total (CDIAC); Proportion of Land Area Covered by Forest.
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		        <pubDate>2003-11-05</pubDate>
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		            <a href="javascript: document.frmResults.selectedIDs.value='434,435,436,883,884,885,437,438,439,1540,1541,1542,1551,1552,1534,1535,1536,1537,1538,1539,1543,1544,1545,1546,1547,1548,1549,1550'; document.frmResults.submit()" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>New data sets added/updated:</b></a> Natural Disasters - Affected, Total Affected and Killed People (3 data sets); <b>for OECD countries:</b> Hazardous Waste - Production, Waste Recycling Rates - Glass, - Paper and Cardboard; Amounts of Municipal Waste - Capita, - Total; Nuclear Waste - Spent Fuel Arisings, Population Connected to Public Waste Water Treatement Plants, Population Connected to Sewerage, Sewage Sludge Production
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		        <pubDate>2003-10-09</pubDate>
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		            <font color="#E11607"> + </font>A new option has been addded to the Graph Module: <a href="gallery1.php?img=gallery_graph7.png" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>Calculate the Difference for one Variable and one Year</b></a>!<font color="#E11607"> + </font>
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		        <pubDate>2003-09-29</pubDate>
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		            <font color="#E11607"> + </font>Analyse <b>trends</b> and <a href="gallery1.php?img=gallery_map5.png" class="linkBlueSmall"><b>display</b></a> them as maps by computing the difference between years!<font color="#E11607"> + </font>
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		        <pubDate>2003-08-19</pubDate>
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		            A couple of <font color="#E11607">Millennium Indicators (MDG)</font> have been added: <b>Protected Area Ratio to Surface Area</b>, <b>Proportion of Land Area Covered by Forest</b>, <b>Energy Supply per $1000 Gross Domestic Product (PPP)</b>, <b>Carbon Dioxide Emissions - per Capita (UNFCCC-CDIAC)</b>, <b>Ozone-Depleting CFCs Consumption in ODP</b>.<br /><b>Water Quality</b> for Selected Lakes and for Major Watersheds, and a couple of <b>Cities</b> layers have been added.
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		        <pubDate>2003-08-18</pubDate>
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		            <font color="#E11607"><b>+</b></font> A <b>new function</b> has been added to the <b>graph tool</b>: Display either <a href="gallery1.php?img=gallery_graph2.png" class="linkBlueSmall">years</a> (traditional) or <a href="gallery1.php?img=gallery_graph6.png" class="linkBlueSmall">countries</a> (new!) on the x-axis. <font color="#E11607"><b>+</b></font>
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		        <pubDate>2003-07-28</pubDate>
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		            <font color="#E11607"><b>+</b></font> See some <b>examples</b> of what you can do with the Environmental Data Explorer in the new <a href="gallery.php" class="linkBlueSmall">gallery</a>.<font color="#E11607"> <b>+</b></font>
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		        <pubDate>2003-07-24</pubDate>
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		            <font color="#E11607"><b>++ New ++</b></font> A new <b>map-module</b> has been launched, offering much better & more <b>interactive GIS functions</b> and additional layers!  Using an Internet Map Server, one can now <b>easily create, combine, overlay and explore maps on-the-fly</b>. <font color="#E11607"><b>++ New ++</b></font>
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		        <pubDate>2003-07-10</pubDate>
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		            <b>Human Development Index</b>, <b>Railways Traffic - Passenger per Km</b>, <b>Drylands - Total Area</b>, <b>- Percent of Total Area</b>, <b>Population in Drylands - Total</b>, <b>- Percent of Total Population</b> have been added.
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		        <pubDate>2003-07-10</pubDate>
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		            The page with your query-results and the page showing the data offer now a <b>printer-friendly version</b>.
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		        <pubDate>2003-06-24</pubDate>
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		            <b>Renewable Water - Dependency Ratio</b>, <b>Internal Groundwater Recharge</b>, <b>- per Capita</b>, <b>Natural Renewable Water linkBlueSmall</b>, <b>- per Capita</b>, <b>Internal Surface Water</b> have been added/updated.
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		        <pubDate>2003-06-23</pubDate>
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		            <b>Renewable Water - Dependency Ratio</b>, <b>Internal Groundwater Recharge</b>, <b>- per Capita</b>, <b>Natural Renewable Water linkBlueSmall</b>, <b>- per Capita</b>, <b>Internal Surface Water</b> have been added/updated.
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		        <pubDate>2003-06-23</pubDate>
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		            <b>Water Use - Total</b>, <b>- per Capita</b>, <b>- from Industry</b>, <b>- from Domestic</b>, <b>- from Agriculture</b>; <b>Under-five Mortality Rate</b>, <b>Net Reproduction Rate</b> have been added/updated.
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		        <pubDate>2003-05-16</pubDate>
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		            <b>Water Use - Total</b>, <b>- per Capita</b>, <b>- from Industry</b>, <b>- from Domestic</b>, <b>- from Agriculture</b>; <b>Under-five Mortality Rate</b>, <b>Net Reproduction Rate</b> have been added/updated.
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		        <pubDate>2003-05-16</pubDate>
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		            Get the variable's definition now already on the "select a dataset"-page, just by clicking on it's name.
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		        <pubDate>2003-05-14</pubDate>
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		            Get the variable's definition now already on the "select a dataset"-page, just by clicking on it's name.
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		        <pubDate>2003-05-14</pubDate>
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		            <b>Participation in Treaties - Basel Convention</b>, <b>- Kyoto Protocol</b>, <b>- UNFCCC</b>, <b>- Vienna Convention</b>, <b>- Montreal Protocol</b>, <b>- Convention on Biological Diversity</b> have been added.
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		        <pubDate>2003-05-09</pubDate>
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		            <b>Participation in Treaties - Basel Convention</b>, <b>- Kyoto Protocol</b>, <b>- UNFCCC</b>, <b>- Vienna Convention</b>, <b>- Montreal Protocol</b>, <b>- Convention on Biological Diversity</b> have been added.
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		        <pubDate>2003-05-09</pubDate>
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		            <b>Telephone Main Lines in Use</b>, <b>- per 1000 People</b>, <b>Television Sets</b>, <b>- per 1000 People</b>, <b>Healthy Life Expectancy (HALE)</b>, <b>Economically Active Population</b>, <b>Total Unemployment - Percent of Total Labor Force</b>, have been added.
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		        <pubDate>2003-05-08</pubDate>
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		            <b>Telephone Main Lines in Use</b>, <b>- per 1000 People</b>, <b>Television Sets</b>, <b>- per 1000 People</b>, <b>Healthy Life Expectancy (HALE)</b>, <b>Economically Active Population</b>, <b>Total Unemployment - Percent of Total Labor Force</b>, have been added.
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		        <pubDate>2003-05-08</pubDate>
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		            <b>Agriculture Value Added - </b>, <b>Industry Value Added - </b>, <b>Manufacturing Value Added - </b>, <b>Services Value Added - Percent of GDP</b> added/updated.
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		        <pubDate>2003-04-07</pubDate>
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		            <b>Emissions of Organic Water Pollutants (BOD) - per Worker</b>, <b>- Total</b>, <b>Official Development Assistance and Official Aid - per Capita</b>, <b>Aid Dependency Ratios - Percent of Central Government Expenditure</b>, <b>General Government Final Consumption Expenditure - per Capita</b>, <b>Alternative Conversion Factor (Exchange Rate)</b> have been updated.
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		        <pubDate>2003-04-07</pubDate>
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		            <b>Agriculture Value Added - </b>, <b>Industry Value Added - </b>, <b>Manufacturing Value Added - </b>, <b>Services Value Added - Percent of GDP</b> added/updated.
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		        <pubDate>2003-04-07</pubDate>
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		            The list of our <a href="dataproviders.php" class="linkBlueSmallBold"><b>data providers</b></a> as been updated.
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		        <pubDate>2003-04-07</pubDate>
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		            <b>Emissions of Organic Water Pollutants (BOD) - per Worker</b>, <b>- Total</b>, <b>Official Development Assistance and Official Aid - per Capita</b>, <b>Aid Dependency Ratios - Percent of Central Government Expenditure</b>, <b>General Government Final Consumption Expenditure - per Capita</b>, <b>Alternative Conversion Factor (Exchange Rate)</b> have been updated.
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		        <pubDate>2003-04-07</pubDate>
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		            The list of our <a href="dataproviders.php" class="linkBlueSmallBold"><b>data providers</b></a> as been updated.
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		        <pubDate>2003-04-07</pubDate>
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		            <b>Arms Exports - Percent of Total Exports</b>, <b>Arms Imports - Percent of Total Imports</b>; <b>Military Personnel - Percent of Labor Force</b>, <b>Military Personnel - Total</b>; <b>Military Expenditures - Percent of Central Government Expenditures</b> added/updated.
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		        <pubDate>2003-03-27</pubDate>
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		            <b>Arms Exports - Percent of Total Exports</b>, <b>Arms Imports - Percent of Total Imports</b>; <b>Military Personnel - Percent of Labor Force</b>, <b>Military Personnel - Total</b>; <b>Military Expenditures - Percent of Central Government Expenditures</b> added/updated.
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		        <pubDate>2003-03-27</pubDate>
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		            <b>Net Migration Rate</b>, <b>Net Number of Migrants</b>; <b>Sex Ratio -</b>, <b>Median Age of the Total Population</b>; <b>Population Aged 65 or Over - Percent of Total Population</b>, <b>- Number</b>; <b>Net Reproduction Rate</b>, <b>Life Expectency</b>, <b>Population - Male</b>, <b>- Female</b> added/updated.
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		        <pubDate>2003-03-18</pubDate>
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		            <b>Net Migration Rate</b>, <b>Net Number of Migrants</b>; <b>Sex Ratio -</b>, <b>Median Age of the Total Population</b>; <b>Population Aged 65 or Over - Percent of Total Population</b>, <b>- Number</b>; <b>Net Reproduction Rate</b>, <b>Life Expectency</b>, <b>Population - Male</b>, <b>- Female</b> added/updated.
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		        <pubDate>2003-03-18</pubDate>
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		            <b>Birth Rate</b>, <b>Death Rate</b>, <b>Infant Mortality Rate</b>, <b>Mortality Rate</b> and <b>Population Density</b> have been added/updated.
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		        <pubDate>2003-03-12</pubDate>
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		            <b>Birth Rate</b>, <b>Death Rate</b>, <b>Infant Mortality Rate</b>, <b>Mortality Rate</b> and <b>Population Density</b> have been added/updated.
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		        <pubDate>2003-03-12</pubDate>
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		            <b>Gross Domestic Product</b>, <b>- per Capita</b>, <b>- Growth Rate</b>, <b>- Purchasing Power Parity</b>, <b>- PPP per Capita</b>; <b>Fertility Rate</b>, <b>Population Growth Rate</b>, <b>Total Population</b> have been added/updated.
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		        <pubDate>2003-03-06</pubDate>
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		            <b>Gross Domestic Product</b>, <b>- per Capita</b>, <b>- Growth Rate</b>, <b>- Purchasing Power Parity</b>, <b>- PPP per Capita</b>; <b>Fertility Rate</b>, <b>Population Growth Rate</b>, <b>Total Population</b> have been added/updated.
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		        <pubDate>2003-03-06</pubDate>
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