Nature and climate intelligence, from the data to the decision
1,485,178 mapped features and 350,076 observations from 99 datasets, harmonised to one set of units, with every number traceable to its source.
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Mangroves are where Atlas starts. The same platform holds the pressures, places and projects around them for Angola.
The seascape at a glance
Live from Atlas’ own databaseMangrove formations map
Pan and zoom; click a polygon for its area and source
Area by formation
Share of mapped hectares
Landscape science
Computed, reproducible measures (see Methodologies)Fragmentation
How broken up is the canopy?
- Patches
- 2,498
- Median / mean patch
- 0.178 / 11.70 ha
- Effective mesh size
- 3,305.4 ha
- Largest patch index
- 27.0% of area
- Patch-size exponent α
- 1.63
Spatial clustering
Moran’s I and Getis-Ord Gi* on a 5 km grid
Mangrove area is not significantly clustered. 10 hot-spot and 0 cold-spot cells.
Spatial analysisThemes
Where Atlas has data, and where it is still emptyWhat the analysis says
Top recommendations from the intelligence engineAsk the analyst
Plain-English questions, answered with real calculations
Datasets in Atlas
99 datasets from 6 sources — grouped by where they come fromGlobal Mangrove Watch v3.0
Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, soloEO, Wetlands International, UNEP-WCMC, JAXA) · 5 datasets · 15,074 features
| Global Mangrove Watch: mangrove extent 2020, Angola Mangroves · v1 |
3,095 features | |
| Global Mangrove Watch: mangrove extent 1996, Angola Mangroves · v1 |
3,015 features | |
| Global Mangrove Watch: mangrove extent 2007, Angola Mangroves · v1 |
3,289 features | |
| Global Mangrove Watch: mangrove extent 2010, Angola Mangroves · v1 |
2,861 features | |
| Global Mangrove Watch: mangrove extent 2015, Angola Mangroves · v1 |
2,814 features |
Global Mangrove Watch v4.1
Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, soloEO, Wetlands International, UNEP-WCMC, JAXA) · 7 datasets · 21,407 features
| Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 2025, Angola Mangroves · v1 |
2,697 features | |
| Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 2020, Angola Mangroves · v1 |
2,498 features | |
| Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 2015, Angola Mangroves · v1 |
2,667 features | |
| Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 2010, Angola Mangroves · v1 |
2,865 features | |
| Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 2005, Angola Mangroves · v1 |
2,917 features | |
| Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 2000, Angola Mangroves · v1 |
3,478 features | |
| Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 1996, Angola Mangroves · v1 |
4,285 features |
WWF Kenya Sources: GIS Centre of Excellence
WWF Kenya · 77 datasets · 289,973 features
| High Biodiversity Areas Biodiversity · v1 |
3 features | |
| Oil and Gas Basins Boundaries & Reference · v1 |
4 features | |
| Basins_KAZA Water & Catchments · v1 |
4 features | |
| KAZA TFCA Boundary Protected Areas & Landscapes · v1 |
5 features | |
| Lion Population Estimates Biodiversity · v1 |
5 features | |
| Buffalo Population Estimates Community Projects · v1 |
5 features | |
| Loss of Livestock to Wildlife Biodiversity · v1 |
5 features | |
| Decrease of Crop Loss to Wildlife Biodiversity · v1 |
5 features |
UNEP-WCMC global seagrass and saltmarsh layers
UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and Short FT · 2 datasets · 6 features
| Seagrass (UNEP-WCMC): Angola Seagrass · v1 |
2 features | |
| Salt marsh (UNEP-WCMC): Angola Salt Marsh · v1 |
4 features |
UNDP project data (IATI Registry)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) · 1 datasets · 11 features
| Community and nature projects (UNDP): Angola Community Projects · v1 |
11 features |
WWF Kenya GIS Centre of Excellence — full server mirror
WWF Kenya · 7 datasets · 1,158,707 features
| Roads Reference & context · v1 |
54,384 features | |
| Rural_Population Reference & context · v1 |
60,222 features | |
| Population Community Projects · v1 |
61,388 features | |
| GeneralPopulat_FeatureToPoin Reference & context · v1 |
61,388 features | |
| General_Population__2016_ Reference & context · v1 |
61,388 features | |
| Settlement Community Projects · v1 |
275,904 features | |
| Road Network Reference & context · v1 |
584,033 features |
Data health
The ten lowest-scoring datasets and the local archiveQuality scorecard
Geometry, provenance, flags, duplicates, verification and licence
| Seagrass (UNEP-WCMC): Angola | 90 | |
| Salt marsh (UNEP-WCMC): Angola | 90 | |
| Community and nature projects (UNDP): Angola | 90 | |
| High Biodiversity Areas | 95 | |
| Oil and Gas Basins | 95 | |
| Basins_KAZA | 95 | |
| KAZA TFCA Boundary | 95 | |
| Lion Population Estimates | 95 | |
| Buffalo Population Estimates | 95 | |
| Loss of Livestock to Wildlife | 95 |
Local archive
Atlas runs from its own copy
- Last import
- 14 Oct 2026, 15:38
- Snapshots kept
- 1
- Units
- ha · m · % · UTC · WGS 84
- Sources online?
- Not needed. Atlas serves everything from its own database.