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Map. Global land cover SHARE (GLC-SHARE) 2014TitleMap. Global land cover SHARE (GLC-SHARE) 2014 Corporate author Place of publicationRome (Italy) Year of publication2014 Pagination1 Materialmap Accompanying materialmap External document NotesThe Global Land Cover-SHARE (GLC-SHARE) is a new land cover database at the global level created by FAO, Land and Water Division in partnership and with contribution from various partners and institutions Abstract Assessing land cover of our world’s natural resources contributes to promoting sustainable land resources management that increases production, makes efficient use of resources and sustains ecosystem services addressing food security and agro-environmental threats. FAO supports national, regional and global land resources assessments and databases, so that policies and decisions can be based on better understanding of land status, potential and trends, constrains and opportunities. Keywordsland cover change, land cover types
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