On Sept. 4, 2026, the UN General Assembly adopted the “Correct the Map” resolution by a 164-1 vote, endorsing the Equal Earth projection. The non-binding resolution encourages governments, schools, ...

Is the world map changing!? A perspective on the world through the Equal Earth projectionRecently, the "Equal Earth ...

Cartographers explain how the Equal Earth projection shows Africa’s true relative size and why the world map we use matters.

On September 4, 2026, the United Nations adopted a resolution to promote a new map of the world. The resolution encourages governments, schools and organizations to replace the much-criticized ...

Robert Dussey, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Togo, introduces the "Correct the map" draft resolution. Africa is much larger than it appears on many familiar world maps. That is because the maps we ...

The UN has passed a non-binding resolution to endorse the Equal Earth Projection, a map which more fairly represents the true size of the Earth’s landmasses. The current commonly used projection, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The United Nations this month overwhelmingly approved a resolution encouraging the use of a world map projection that more ...

The United Nations General Assembly has backed an African Union-led effort to change how the world is represented on maps, adopting a resolution calling for more accurate and equitable cartographic ...

The world map is a familiar sight on classroom walls and in atlases, but you might be surprised to learn that it's not an accurate representation of the Earth. In fact, in terms of country and ...

It is not that the map has changed. It is our way of looking at the world that has changed.I would like you to take a look at ...

France is redrawing its world map: deeming the Mercator projection misleading, the foreign ministry will drop it in favour of a map that better reflects actual continental sizes, especially Africa. A ...