Green Map System connects people to green living sites, nature, culture and social innovations in their own communities through locally charted maps. Now in 55 countries, as seen at GreenMap.org
“ A Green Map gives you back the city – not in someone else’s sterile view,
but as a riotous living tapestr y of human activity.” – The Ecologist
INT RO DU C T IO N GRE EN MAPS
WHAT WE DO PLAC ES
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O UR UNIQ UE A PPROAC H MAPMAKER S
IMPACT S RES O URC ES
SUPPO RTERS
HO NO R S
O NLINE CO NTACT US
O UR IC O NS
“ It’s a great way of Think Global, Map Local!
working with communities
to help them understand
what sustainable
development actually
means on a local level. ”
– Mike Trevett, Fife, Scotland
Green Mapmaker, Action
for Change
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Green Business Green/ Conser ving
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Community Public Forest/
Center Natural Area
“ Green Map is the most Guiding the way, for over a decade
effective truly distributed
grassroots global project I
have ever seen online.”
– Jim Fournier, Director,
Planetwork
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Child Friendly Cultural Site
Eco-site
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Amphibian Reuse Site
Habitat
“ Green Map System is How is a Green Map unique?
ultimately about the
recognition and
revitalization of
sustainable living.”
– Orion Afield
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Green Maps Pollution Monitor
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Vegetarian/ Green Building
Natural Cafe
“ Green Light District: Green Maps make tangible differences
One bad apple may spoil
the lot, but one green apple
can star t a trend.”
– Metropolis Magazine
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Parklands/ Blight Site
Recreation Area
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Special Tree Solar Energy Site
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Star-gazing Site Public Boat
Launch Site
“ …Green Maps show On the internet, serving the world
us the way to remake
territor y… It’s wonderful
to have them brought
together in a way
accessible to people
ever ywhere.”
– Ernest Callenbach,
author of Ecotopia
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Information Online Water Recycling
System
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Protest Point Significant Habitat
“ We have seen the future , Green Map® Icons are at the heart of
the Green Map movement
and it’s little bitty icons on
a folding map.”
– San Francisco Bay
Guardian
O U R I C O N S
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Danger Zone Light Rail Transit
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Zoo and Wildlife Drinking Water
Center Source
“ ...as self-por traits Compelling community portraits
by communities with
different features and
characteristics , the maps
have distinctive flavors ,
scopes and scales ,
Yet they can also be
understood across
nations and cultures…”
– Sphere magazine
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Eco Information Recycling Site
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Waterfront Park Bicycle Site
or Beach
EUROPE
A FR IC A & MI D - E AST
O C EAN I A
P L A C E S
NORTH AMER IC A
ASIA
C ARI BB EAN
CENT R AL AM ERIC A
SO UTH AME RIC A
Selected Green Maps...
Swansea, Wales Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe Hamilton, New Zealand
AFRICA
G R E E U NP E M A P S
E RO OCEANIA
Jhenjhu, Taiwan Santa Monica & Ballona Santiago, Chile
Watershed, California
ASIA
L AT I N A M E R I C A
N O RT H A M E R I C A
“ I hope that our work Green Map: a people-centered system
will be useful to others
down the road and will
help in the preservation
of the things we thought
were impor tant…”
– Jon Kohli, 7th
Grade Calgar y, Canada
Green Mapmaker,
in City Vision News
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Spring Blossoms Great View
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Art Spot Wildlife Watching
Area
“ Green Map has changed We produce ‘beyond the map’ resources for
Green Map users, too.
the whole perspective
of the Society for
Protection of Nature in
Israel’s Jerusalem branch,
and indeed throughout
our coalition.”
– Naomi Tsur, Director
R E S O U R C E S
Green Map Atlas Digital Green Map Atlases Mapping our Common
Ground
Our ability to serve local and global Green Map projects
is made possible by the generous contributions of Green
Mapmakers, individual donors, in-kind and foundation
supporters including:
S U P P O RT E R S
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Special thanks to Green
Mapmakers around the world,
who generously provided
images, quotes and the
inspiration evident here.