Taxonomy of models; New environmental remote sensing systems; Geographic data for environmental modelling and assessment; The biosphere: a global perspective; Vegetation mapping and monitoring; Application of remote sensing and geographic information systems in wildlife mapping and modelling; Biodiversity mapping and modelling; Approahes to spatially distributed hydological modelling in a GIS environment; Remote sensing and geographic information for natural disaster mangement; Land use planning and environmental impat assessment using geographic information systems; Environmental modelling: issues and discussion.