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Amnesty International
Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC)
Center for Systemic Peace (CPS)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
Landmine Monitor
International Cocoa Organization (ICCO)
International Coffee Organization (ICO)
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)
International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI)
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International News Safety Institute (INSI)
International Road Federation (IRF)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Guttmacher Institute
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
United States Geological Services (USGS)
World Energy Council (WEC)
World Bank
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)
PEOPLE
Amnesty International
- a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights for all
CARE International
- the humanitarian organization fighting global poverty
Caritas Internationalis
- committed to combating dehumanising poverty
Copenhagen Consensus Center
- rank the solutions for the world's biggest problems
Global Voices
- seeks to aggregate, curate, and amplify the global conversation online
Guttmacher Institute
- a nonprofit organization focused on sexual and reproductive health research, policy analysis and public education
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
- the worlds largest humanitarian network
OneWorld
- latest news and views from over 1,600 organizations promoting human rights awareness and fighting poverty worldwide
Oxfam International
- a group of non-governmental organizations from three continents working worldwide to fight poverty and injustice
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
- global and internationally comparable statistics on education, science, technology, culture and communication
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
- advocates for the protection of children's rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential
World Health Organization (WHO)
- produces health guidelines and standards and promotes health research
PLANET
Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC)
- the primary climate-change data and information analysis center of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
International Cocoa Organization (ICCO)
- a global organization, composed of both cocoa producing and cocoa consuming countries
International Coffee Organisation (ICO)
- the main intergovernmental organization for coffee
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
- leads international efforts to defeat hunger
Earth Portal
- a comprehensive resource for timely, objective, science-based information about the environment
Earth Trends
- a free online database that focuses on issues of sustainable development and the environment
National Geographic
- free maps, photos, videos and daily news stories, as well as articles and features about animals, the environment, cultures...
United States Geological Services (USGS)
- federal source for science about the Earth, its natural and living resources, natural hazards, and the environment
World Energy Council (WEC)
- an alliance of over 90 countries that provides information and resources on all aspects of energy
World Wide Funds (WWF)
- one of the largest environmental organizations in the world
BUSINESS
Bloomberg
- an information-services, news and media company that provides business and financial data
International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI)
- represents approximately 180 steel producers, national and regional steel industry associations, and steel research institutes
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- an organization of 185 member countries that promotes monetary cooperation and economic growth
International Road Federation (IRF)
- a unique global platform that brings together public and private entities committed to road development
Lloyd's List
- the world's leading source on maritime news
World Bank
- a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world
World Trade Organisation (WTO)
- the only international body dealing with the rules of trade between nations
POLITICS
Center for Systemic Peace (CPS)
- innovative research on the problem of political violence
Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers
- works to prevent the recruitment and use of children as soldiers, to secure their demobilisation and to ensure their rehabilitation and reintegration into society
Landmine Monitor
- the research and monitoring initiative of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) and the de facto monitoring regime for the Mine Ban Treaty
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)
- comprehensive coverage of conflict-induced displacement worldwide
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS)
- assists governments and other relevant agencies to develop appropriate policies on prisons and the use of imprisonment
International News Safety Institute (INSI)
- media safety network promoting the provision of safety training, materials and assistance to journalists and media staff
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- protects and supports refugees and assists in their return or resettlement
LIVING
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
- the international governing body of football (soccer)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- an international organization within which governments and the private sector coordinate global telecommunication
Nobel Foundation
- manages the assets made available through the will of Alfred Nobel for the awarding of the Nobel Prize in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and peace
World Tourism Organisation(UNWTO)
- the leading international organization in the field of tourism
SHOW® is an online informational tool launched in May 2008 by Mapping Worlds. The website offers users a new way to look at the world by resizing countries on the map according to a series of global issues.
SHOW® covers a wide scope of subjects based on datasets provided by the most authoritative sources in their fields. New subjects are periodically added, please feel free to send us your suggestions.
SHOW® allows people to easily download datasets, maps and animations. These can be shared across the Internet through websites, blogs and email.
SHOW® is an independent project, liaising users with data publishers, online press & media, and implicated world organisations across the globe.
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SHOW® caters to a wide, non-expert public. More than a reference tool, SHOW® liaises users with data publishers, online press & media, and implicated world organisations across the globe.
Our advertising content policy
SHOW® only accepts positive and ethical advertising practices and reserves the right to reject or approve any ads.
The following advertisements are NOT allowed in SHOW®:
- sexually related ads
- ads that promote any type of violence
- alcohol, drug or tobacco related ads
- anti-racial ads
- illegal related activity ads
Send us an email to contact@mappingworlds.com to find out more about our custom advertising opportunities.
The following Terms and Conditions of Use (the Terms) apply to the use of the SHOW website (the Website), which is owned and operated by Mapping Worlds, the Netherlands (MW).
Use of the Website and its content is conditional on your agreement to the Terms. You must read, agree with, and accept all of the terms and conditions contained in the Terms and the Privacy Policy. By using the Website or by clicking on the 'I Agree' button, you indicate your continued acceptance of the Terms, including future amendments, if any. If you do not comply with the Terms during your use of the Website, you will no longer have the right to use the Website.
1. Users. Any person accessing, browsing or otherwise using the Website, shall be deemed a "User" and is bound by these Terms and the Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to be bound by the Terms, or if you do not comply with the Terms, you may not use the Website.
2. Content, Ownership. Unless explicitly stated otherwise on the Website, MW owns all rights to the Website and its content, including graphics, maps, animations, logos, trademarks, text etc., and its third party data contributors own any statistical data included in the site (all of this content hereinafter referred to as the Content). You acknowledge that any underlying technology or software used in connection with the Website contains MW's proprietary information. You may not modify, reproduce, distribute, create derivative works of, publicly display or in any way exploit, any of the software, Content and/or materials available on the Website in whole or in part, except as expressly provided in these Terms. As a User you may download Content, such as data in spreadsheet format, map images or map animations generated on the Website, for your own, non-commercial and personal use. Thus, for example, you may not print maps on t-shirts, posters, logos or any other product to be distributed among third parties, regardless whether you sell the product or give it away for free. You understand that all data used to generate maps are provided by third parties. MW does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of these data or any other Content. Under no circumstances will MW be liable in any way for any Content, including errors or omissions in Content, or loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of your use of, or reliance on, any Content.
3. User Restrictions. You agree that you shall not, nor will you enable and/or allow third parties to: (i) copy, modify, translate, or reverse engineer any portion of the Website or Content; (ii) remove any copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights notices on the Website or on the Content, even after downloading Content for your own use; (iii) use any robot, spider, other automated device, or manual process to monitor or copy the Website or parts thereof; (iv) collect any information about other Users (including user names and/or email addresses); (v) reformat or frame any portion of the web pages that are part of the Website or any Content; (vi) create user accounts by automated means or under false or fraudulent pretenses; (vii) create or transmit unwanted electronic communications such as "spam" to other Users, or otherwise interfere with other Users enjoyment of the Website; (viii) transmit any viruses, worms, defects, Trojan horses or other items of a destructive nature; (ix) use the Website to violate the security of any computer network, crack passwords or security encryption codes; (x) copy or store any Content offered on the Website for other than your own use; (xi) use any device, software or routine that interferes with the proper working of the Website, or otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Website; (xii) take any action that imposes, or may impose in our sole discretion, an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our IT infrastructure; or (xiii) use the Website, intentionally or unintentionally, to violate any applicable local, state, national or international law. MW may impose limits on certain features or services or restrict your access to parts or all of the Website, without notice.
4. Comments. You are solely responsible for comments posted by you. You may not: (i) submit comments that infringe, misappropriate or violate the intellectual property, publicity, privacy or other rights of any party; (ii) provide any comment that falsely expresses or implies that such comment is sponsored or endorsed by MW; (iii) provide any comment that is unlawful or that promotes or encourages illegal activity. You understand and agree that MW may review, reject or, if the comment is already posted, delete any comment in its sole discretion, for any or no reason.
5. Privacy. Use of the Website is also governed by our Privacy Policy, a copy of which can be found by clicking here.
6. Changes to the Agreement or the Website.You agree and understand that the Terms, the Website and the Content may be modified by MW at any time without prior notice, and such modifications will be effective upon MW's posting of the new terms and/or upon implementation of the new changes of the Website or Content. It is your sole responsibility to review the Terms periodically to become familiar with any modifications. Your continued use of the Website and Content after any modifications indicates your acceptance of the modified Terms, Website and Content.
7. Disclaimer of Warranties.THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING ALL CONTENT, SOFTWARE, FUNCTIONS, LINKS, MATERIALS, ADVERTISEMENTS AND INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON OR ACCESSED BY MEANS THEREOF, IS PROVIDED AS IS. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY LAW, MW MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER FOR (1) THE CURRENCY, ACCURACY, OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY INFORMATION AVAILABLE BY MEANS OF THE WEBSITE, (2) FOR ANY DATA, PRODUCTS, SERVICES, AND INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THIRD PARTIES AND ACCESSIBLE ON OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE, (3) FOR ANY VIRUSES OR MALICIOUS COMPUTER CODE TRANSMITTED ON OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE, OR (4) FOR ANY BREACH OF SECURITY OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO THE WEBSITE OR YOUR INFORMATION. MW DISCLAIMS ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. MW DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE WEBSITE OR ANY CONTENT THEREIN WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED. MW IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONDUCT OF ANY USER OF THE WEBSITE. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY ANY USER OF THE WEBSITE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED HEREIN.
8. Limitation of Liability. USE OF THE WEBSITE AND ANY CONTENT IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. YOU ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK OF LOSS RESULTING FROM YOUR DOWNLOADING, USE OF, OR ACCESS TO DATA, FILES, INFORMATION, CONTENT, OR OTHER MATERIAL (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION SOFTWARE AND THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES) ON OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE. EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT LIABILITY UNDER ANY APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION CANNOT BE EXCLUDED, MW IS NOT LIABLE FOR LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER ARISING AS A RESULT OF (1) INFORMATION EXPRESSLY OR IMPLIEDLY PUBLISHED ON THE WEBSITE, OR (2) ANY ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THIS WEBSITE. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL MW BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, WHETHER DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT ARE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY RELATED TO THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE WEBSITE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR SUCH DAMAGES WERE FORESEEABLE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, MW's MAXIMUM AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CAUSES WHATSOEVER, AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO $100.
9. Indemnity. You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold MW, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers and employees, harmless, including costs and attorneys' fees, from any claim or demand made by any third party due to or arising out of (i) your access to, and/or use of, the Website and Content, (ii) comments posted by you on the Website, (iii) the violation of these Terms by you, or (iv) the infringement by you, or any third party using your user name, of any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity.
10.Miscellaneous.Failure of MW to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall not constitute or be construed as a waiver of such provision or of the right to enforce such provision. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the matters contained herein. If any term or provision of this Agreement or any application thereof shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement and any other application thereof shall not be affected thereby. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of The Netherlands without regard to conflict of law principles thereof. The exclusive forum for any disputes arising out of or related to this Agreement shall be the court in Amsterdam. YOU AGREE THAT ANY CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE WEBSITE, OR ANY OTHER CONTENT MUST COMMENCE WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES. OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.
The following Privacy Policy (the Policy) applies to the use of the SHOW website (the Website), which is owned and operated by Mapping Worlds, the Netherlands (MW).
At MW we respect the privacy of our users and the importance of the information they entrust to us and we will not sell or commercially exploit your personal information. By using the Website, you accept and allow the collection and use of your personal and non-personal information as outlined below. You should visit this page periodically to review any amendments to our Policy. Your continued use of the Website indicates your acceptance of any changes to this Policy.
1. Personal Information and other data that may be collected. Our primary purpose in collecting personal information is to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. We may collect personally identifiable information (Personal Information), such as your name and email address, when you provide it to us. Some collected information is not explicitly submitted by the users of our Website: (i) our server logs automatically and collects information, such as your IP address, your browser type and language, and the date and time of your visit; (ii) we may assign your computer one or more cookies which may collect information to facilitate access to our Website and Services and to personalize your online experience; (iii) we may use standard Internet tools, such as web beacons, which collect information that tracks your use of our Website to enable us to customize our services. We may allow third-parties to display advertisements on our Website. We will not provide these companies with your Personal Information. These third-parties may use tracking tools, such as cookies, to collect information about computers used to view or interact with their advertisements. We cannot control, and are not responsible, for the collection and processing of Personal Information by advertisers on or via our Website. We cannot control who reads and uses the information in your comments. Therefore, we encourage you to use caution in posting Personal Information in such postings
2. Use of collected information. We may use Personal Information to (i) fulfill, facilitate and improve the features and services on our Website; (ii) offer products and services that may be of interest to you; (iii) customize the advertising and content on our Website; (iv) manage your account and preferences; (v) identify and protect against fraudulent transactions and other misuses of our Website; and (vi) enforce the MW Website Terms and Conditions of Use and this Policy.
3. Sharing of collected information. We will not share Personal Information with others except as indicated in this Policy. We may share Personal Information with service providers, such as credit-card payment processors, performing services on our behalf, and other third parties in limited circumstances, such as complying with legal requirements, preventing fraud, and protecting the safety of the users of our Website. We reserve the right to transfer your Personal Information in the event of a transfer of ownership of the Website and/or MW, such as an acquisition by, or merger with another company.
4. Your choices. You may choose: (i) to use a pseudonym instead of your real name; (ii) to delete or decline cookies by changing your browser settings, although if you do so, some of the features or services of our Website may not function properly. You may request us to remove your Personal Information from our database or have such information corrected, by sending an email to contact@mappingworlds.com. We will take commercially reasonable steps to ensure that your Personal Information is removed from or corrected in our records according to your amendments and updates in your account.
5. Changes to this Policy. This Policy may be modified by MW, at any time without prior notice, and such modifications will be effective upon MW's posting of the new Policy. It is your sole responsibility to review the Policy on a regular basis to become familiar with any modifications.
6.How to contact us. If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, please contact us by email at: contact@mappingworlds.com.