Baltimore is one of over 400 locales participating in the international  Green Map® System. Mapmaking teams pair GMS's adaptable tools and universal iconography with local knowledge and leadership to share green living, ecological, social and cultural resources.

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People around the world are using the GMS icons to chart sustainability at every scale from a neighborhood park to a province. They are creating perspective-changing community ‘portraits’ that act as practical guides for residents and tourists, as comprehensive inventories for decision-making, and as benchmarks for measuring progress.   

There are garbage maps, energy maps, bicycle maps, heritage preservation maps, and many, many more. There are paper maps and on-line interactive maps, hand-drawn maps and sophisticated, graphically elegant renditions. Even a map printed on a silk scarf! What do they all have in common? - a concern for the health of our planet and for the preservation and enhancement of unique local resources. 

Tour the sustainability movement worldwide by visiting the Green Map System web site.

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