1. Visualizing North AmericasChanging EnvironmentKaren RichardsonProgram Manager, Terrestrial and Marine Ecosystemsand North American Environmental AtlasCommission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC)

2. Commission for EnvironmentalCooperation (CEC, CCE, CCA)www.cec.org CEC is an intergovernmental organizationcreated by Canada, Mexico and the UnitedStates under the North American Agreement onEnvironmental Cooperation (NAAEC) to addressenvironmental issues of continental concern. The Agreement complements the environmentalprovisions of the North American Free TradeAgreement (NAFTA) in 1994 Three countries. One environment. 3. Commission for EnvironmentalCooperation (CEC, CCE, CCA)www.cec.org The CEC was established to protect theenvironment of North America and the healthof its citizens. It brings together governments, civil society andbusinesses to develop innovative NorthAmerican solutions to global environmentalchallenges. Secretariat based in Montreal Reports to highest environment officials in eachcountry 4. Commission for EnvironmentalCooperation (CEC, CCE, CCA)www.cec.orgProgram of Work Healthy Communities and Ecosystems Climate Change Low-Carbon Economy Greening the Economy in North America 5. Workshop Goals1. Familiarize users with the North AmericanEnvironmental Atlas (www.cec.org/naatlas)2. Demonstrate how different layers can beused to visualize environmental issues andchange across North America3. Explore different formats for geo-spatialanalyses using reliable data4. Explore different examples and relatedresourceswww.cec.org/naatlas 6. Part One: The NorthAmerican Environmental Atlas 7. Commission for Environmental Cooperation 8. What is the North AmericanEnvironmental Atlas? An interactive mapping and informationportal to view and analyze environmentalconditions and trends from a NorthAmerican perspective Supports research, analysis andenvironmental decision-making at nationaland continental levels 9. WWW.CEC.ORG/NAATLAS 10. Base mapsAirports Bathymetry ElevationGlaciers andSea IceLakes andRiversPoliticalBoundariesPopulatedPlacesPopulationDensityRailroads Major Roads Shaded Relief Watersheds 11. Other map layersForestsGrasslandPCAsLand Cover,2005 WetlandsMarineEcoregionsMarineProtected AreasSpecies of CommonConservationConcernBaja toBering PCAsPower plantsCommercial MarineVessel EmissionsHuman Influence,MarineHuman Influence,TerrestrialTerrestrialEcosystemsMarineEcosystemsHumanInfluence /Pollution andWaste 12. Copy and Pastethis link into yourbrowser. 13. 14. Part Two: VisualizingEnvironmental Issues AcrossNorth America 15. Estimated volumes of annual CO2 emissions fromtrucks along the Mexico City to Montreal truckingcorridor for 2010 (left) and 2035 (right) 16. www.cec.org/takingstock 17. Industrial Facilities Reporting Pollutants of Special Concern (Metals, Carcinogens,Developmental/Reproductive Toxins, and/or PBTs) near Denver, Colorado 18. Marine Protected Areaswww.cec.org/marine 19. www.cec.org/mpa 20. Part Three: VisualizingEnvironmental Change AcrossNorth America 21. Land cover 2005Land cover 2010Land cover change 2005-2010 22. Case Studies:Urban Sprawl 23. 2005 Minneapolis, MN 24. 2010 Minneapolis, MN 25. Land Cover 2005Temperate or sub-polar needleaf forestMixed forestTemperate or sub-polar shrublandTemperate or sub-polar grasslandWetlandCroplandUrban and built-upWaterTemperate or sub-polar deciduous forest 26. Land Cover 2010Temperate or sub-polar needleaf forestMixed forestTemperate or sub-polar shrublandTemperate or sub-polar grasslandWetlandCroplandUrban and built-upWaterTemperate or sub-polar deciduous forest 27. ChangeTemperate or sub-polar needleaf forestMixed forestTemperate or sub-polar shrublandTemperate or sub-polar grasslandWetlandCroplandUrban and built-upWaterTemperate or sub-polar deciduous forest 28. ChangeTemperate or sub-polar needleaf forestMixed forestTemperate or sub-polar shrublandTemperate or sub-polar grasslandWetlandCroplandUrban and built-upWaterTemperate or sub-polar deciduous forest 29. Mrida, Mexico April 2005 30. Mrida, Mexico April 2010 31. Mrida Urban Sprawl (2005)YucatnCountry ClubFraccionamientoMontecarloFraccionamientoLos HroesVillas de OrienteFraccionamientoSanta CruzPalomequeFraccionamientoPaseos de OpichenCiudad CaucelFraccionamientoLas AmricasResidencialKanasn 32. YucatnCountry ClubFraccionamientoMontecarloFraccionamientoLos HroesVillas de OrienteFraccionamientoSanta CruzPalomequeFraccionamientoPaseos de OpichenCiudad CaucelFraccionamientoLas AmricasMrida Urban Sprawl (2010)ResidencialKanasn 33. Yucatn Country ClubVillas de OrienteFraccionamiento las AmricasCiudad CaucelFraccionamiento MontecarloFraccionamiento Paseos de Opichen 34. MRLCA1BA2Tacoma,WashingtonB1 B2 35. Case studies:Ecological change 36. Pine Beetle Damage, British Columbia, Canada2005 2010 ChangeSource: NR-Can 37. 2005Temperate or sub-polar needleaf forestMixed forestTemperate or sub-polar shrublandTemperate or sub-polar grasslandWetlandCroplandUrban and built-upWaterLand cover change 38. 2010Temperate or sub-polar needleaf forestMixed forestTemperate or sub-polar shrublandTemperate or sub-polar grasslandWetlandCroplandUrban and built-upWaterLand cover change 39. ChangeTemperate or sub-polar needleaf forestMixed forestTemperate or sub-polar shrublandTemperate or sub-polar grasslandWetlandCroplandUrban and built-upWaterLand cover change 40. Disappearing Grasslands 41. Land cover Valles centrales2005 Land CoverVallesCentrales 42. 2010 Land Cover 43. 2005-2010 Land Cover Change 44. Tarabillas Valley, in Valles Centrales GPCA, Chihuahua2006Rapid agricultural expansion in Northern Mexico2005 2010 45. Population Declines:Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) 1966-2010SpeciesAnnualChangePopulationLossMcCowns Longspur -5.5% -92%Lark Bunting -4.4% -89%Chestnut-collared Longspur -4.4% -87%Loggerhead Shrike -3.2% -77%Mountain Plover -2.8% -72%Bairds Sparrow -2.7% -71%Short-eared Owl -2.5% -68%Grasshopper Sparrow -2.5% -68%Spragues Pipit -2.4% -66% 46. Grassland Priority Conservation Area 47. Landcover change 2005-2010GrasslandShrublandBroadleaf deciduous forestNeedleaf forestWetlandCroplandBarren landsUrban and built-upWaterSnow and iceLand cover change 48. Landcover change 2005-2010Grassland Priority Conservation Areas 2010Land cover change 2005-2010 49. Change to CroplandChange to cropland 50. Exercise:Tools to Map and IdentifyVulnerable Systems1. Water Depletion in the TexasPortion of the High Plains2. Tourism Development inCancn3. Pollutants in the ColumbiaRiver Watershed 51. Water Depletion in the Texas Portion of the High Plains Aquifer 52. Whats next? Land cover 2005 and 2010 /Land cover change 2005-10 Book on land cover changein NA Updating of the Protectedareas database 53. Whats next? Land cover 2005 and 2010 /Land cover change 2005-10 Book on land cover changein NA Updating of the Protectedareas database 54. Show 1-2 examples up close? Just one layer orcombo (e.g. PRTR + watersheds?) 55. Questions to consider1. How can this information and data help toempower communities?2. What are ways these data can be used?3. What are the different scales that need to beconsidered to be able to identify vulnerablecommunities and ecosystems?4. Looking ahead, what data are needed tounderstand new threats and to avoid unintendedconsequences?5. Recommendations to make data accessible 56. Thank youThree countries. One environment