Geospatial information can empower decision-making on "extremely important" concerns in developing countries, such as development andenvironmental conservation, said Susan Wolfinbarger, from the Geospatial Technologies and Human Rights Project at the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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ITC’s Market Analysis Tools portal is the entry point to access one of the world’s largest database on trade and tariff. Access is entirely FREE for all staff working in your organization and using the email extension (domain) of your organization. In addition, users located in developing countries can also benefit from free access by simply registering for an account on 
There are several new and updated species distribution datasets available for download from the Red List website, including many marine groups like Angelfish and Butterfly fish. All Mangroves and Seagrasses have also been posted. Other than that, many species within the Amphibians and the Mammals group have also been updated. Distribution data is now available for about 20,000 species.
The Global Coral Disease Database (GCDD) is an online database for coral disease information, providing interactive maps and dynamic statistics of world-wide coral disease distribution, highly customizable search options and a number of supporting functions, including guidance on survey methods. 
Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) is releasing an updated map layer of North America’s terrestrial protected areas as part of the North American Environmental Atlas. 
The UNCCD Conference of the Parties (COP) during its ninth session in Buenos Aires in September 2009 decided (Decision 17/COP9) to provisionally accept a set of eleven impact indicators to measure progress on strategic objective 1, 2 and 3 of The Strategy.
Later this month, Global Footprint Network will release its 2009 
