#Equal Earth
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Breaking NewsMapping Controvery: Why Japan, India, and Ukraine Raise Concerns Over the UN's New World Map
While the United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly endorsed the new Equal Earth world map to better represent true continental sizes, countries like Japan, India, and Ukraine have expressed concerns over how disputed territories are depicted.
MiscellaneousWhy the UN's New World Map Resolution Falls Short Despite Good Intentions
While the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly voted to support a resolution encouraging more accurate world maps, drafting flaws and a lack of evidence for broader claims leave the initiative open to valid criticism.
PoliticsCorrecting Global Cartography: UN Backs Resolution to Adopt Equal Earth Map and Reveal Africa's True Size
The United Nations General Assembly has voted to adopt the Equal Earth map projection, aiming to correct historical distortions that made Africa appear much smaller than it truly is.
PoliticsUN General Assembly Adopts New Map Resolution to Correct Africa's True Scale
The United Nations voted to adopt a new world map resolution aimed at reflecting Africa's true size and correcting a colonial-era cartographic distortion. The initiative, led by African states, promotes the Equal Earth projection over the traditional Mercator map.