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Section 2 | GRID-Arendal in review
municate the long-term impacts of the growth in human
resource use in a manner that is understandable"
, the UNEP
Executive Director said in the foreword of the report.
The Global Methodology for Mapping Human Impacts on
the Biosphere (GLOBIO) gives a scientific overview of
human impacts on the environment. As part of this project,
we produced a report focusing on the Arctic. A separate
web site,
www.globio.info ,explains the GLOBIO methodo-
logy as developed in co-operation with different partners.
Tracking man-made footprints in nature
In Rovaniemi we presented an analysis of the impact of
human activity on the Arctic. The report highlighted that in
comparison with most other areas of the world, the Arctic
remains a well functioning ecosystem.
"Our greatest challenge today is to plan better for our common
future. And one of our chief problems lies in communication
and foresight. We simply need to clearly visualise and com-