Welcome to the Green Map Hub for Latin America & the Caribbean!
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The Green Map System (GMS) is a locally adaptable, globally shared framework for environmental mapmaking. It invites design teams of all ages and backgrounds to illuminate the connections between natural and human environments by mapping their local urban or rural community. Using GMS's shared visual language--a collaboratively designed set of Icons representing the different kinds of green sites and cultural resources--Mapmakers are independently producing unique, regionally flavored images that fulfill local needs, yet are globally connected.
The resulting Green Maps identify, promote and link eco and cultural resources. Every Green Map is the result of a locally-driven process, but influenced by Mapmakers' experiences around the world. Merging the ancient art of map making with new media tools, each of these maps creates a fresh perspective that helps residents discover and get involved in their community's environment, and helps guide tourists (even virtual ones) to special places and successful green initiatives they can replicate back home.
This website is the Regional Green Map Hub for all Green Map projects in Latin America. This hub supports the growing numbers of locally-led initiatives, providing materials, resources, programs and other collaboration in Spanish and Portuguese, helping more people become involved in Green Mapmaking. It is the gathering point for these stories, as well as the place to find out who is involved and how they are making Green Maps in this part of the world. All Latin American Green Maps are linked here. Together, they form a powerful impression of how communities are making progress toward ecological and cultural sustainability.
Through this website with local volunteer leadership, the Latin America Green Map Hub serves as a support center, outreach and promotion hub, connection point and archive. We welcome all visitors and no matter what your interests are, you can contact us.