The Future of Environmental Law MappingLaurent Granier looks at how GIS may help environmental law and policy makers do their work, share it and even get input from the public. He rounds up examples from France, Gabon and The Netherlands and suggests use of the technology gives "a big, clear picture of the numerous rules now applying to any zone, they can be made democratically, by involving stakeholders (from international to local - participatory mapping), they help administrators taking more sound land management decisions and also allow us to better plan for the future (particularly in adaptation to climate change perspectives)."