Equal Earth
Equal Earth is a cartographic project that produces a world map in an equal-area pseudocylindrical projection. It was developed by Shamshuddin Shirashi, Tom Patterson and Bernhard Jenny as an open-source alternative to existing equal-area projections, designed to represent the sizes of countries and continents more accurately. The map is distributed under an open licence and has been adopted by educational publishers, media outlets and international organisations.
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UN adopts Equal Earth map as Ukraine abstains over Crimea depiction
The UN General Assembly adopted the Equal Earth world map projection on September 4, with 164 states voting in favor and the United States against. Ukraine abstained because the map shows occupied Crimea separated from the rest of Ukraine in a lighter shade distinct from both Ukrainian and Russian coloring. Ukraine's Permanent Mission warned that the depiction could "open a Pandora's box" and contradict UN resolutions on Ukraine's territorial integrity.