Nature and climate intelligence, from the data to the decision
490,401 mapped features and 294,972 observations from 83 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 Gabon.
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
- 7,554
- Median / mean patch
- 0.179 / 25.74 ha
- Effective mesh size
- 4,864.7 ha
- Largest patch index
- 6.3% of area
- Patch-size exponent α
- 1.52
Spatial clustering
Moran’s I and Getis-Ord Gi* on a 5 km grid
Mangrove area is significantly clustered. 38 hot-spot and 2 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
83 datasets from 5 sources — grouped by where they come fromGlobal Mangrove Watch v3.0
Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, soloEO, Wetlands International, UNEP-WCMC, JAXA) · 5 datasets · 21,518 features
| Global Mangrove Watch: mangrove extent 2020, Gabon Mangroves · v1 |
4,101 features | |
| Global Mangrove Watch: mangrove extent 1996, Gabon Mangroves · v1 |
4,907 features | |
| Global Mangrove Watch: mangrove extent 2007, Gabon Mangroves · v1 |
4,871 features | |
| Global Mangrove Watch: mangrove extent 2010, Gabon Mangroves · v1 |
3,780 features | |
| Global Mangrove Watch: mangrove extent 2015, Gabon Mangroves · v1 |
3,859 features |
Global Mangrove Watch v4.1
Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, soloEO, Wetlands International, UNEP-WCMC, JAXA) · 7 datasets · 60,077 features
| Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 2025, Gabon Mangroves · v1 |
8,322 features | |
| Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 2020, Gabon Mangroves · v1 |
7,554 features | |
| Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 2015, Gabon Mangroves · v1 |
7,754 features | |
| Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 2010, Gabon Mangroves · v1 |
7,760 features | |
| Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 2005, Gabon Mangroves · v1 |
8,992 features | |
| Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 2000, Gabon Mangroves · v1 |
9,848 features | |
| Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 1996, Gabon Mangroves · v1 |
9,847 features |
WWF Kenya Sources: GIS Centre of Excellence
WWF Kenya · 67 datasets · 125,034 features
| TRIDOM Boundary Protected Areas & Landscapes · v1 |
1 features | |
| Colleges Protected Areas & Landscapes · v1 |
1 features | |
| Gabon Segment Protected Areas & Landscapes · v1 |
1 features | |
| Railways Roads, Rail & Infrastructure · v1 |
2 features | |
| TRIDOM Country Intersection Protected Areas & Landscapes · v1 |
3 features | |
| Possible Route of Railway Roads, Rail & Infrastructure · v1 |
3 features | |
| GAB_COG_CMR Protected Areas & Landscapes · v1 |
3 features | |
| Tridom Mining Concessions SIGHT 2021 Mining, Oil & Licences · v1 |
3 features |
UNDP project data (IATI Registry)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) · 1 datasets · 9 features
| Community and nature projects (UNDP): Gabon Community Projects · v1 |
9 features |
WWF Kenya GIS Centre of Excellence — full server mirror
WWF Kenya · 3 datasets · 283,763 features
| Roads Reference & context · v1 |
54,384 features | |
| Observation_ICCN Reference & context · v1 |
101,621 features | |
| Forest Roads Coastal Forests · v1 |
127,758 features |
Data health
The ten lowest-scoring datasets and the local archiveQuality scorecard
Geometry, provenance, flags, duplicates, verification and licence
| Community and nature projects (UNDP): Gabon | 90 | |
| TRIDOM Boundary | 95 | |
| Colleges | 95 | |
| Gabon Segment | 95 | |
| Railways | 95 | |
| TRIDOM Country Intersection | 95 | |
| Possible Route of Railway | 95 | |
| GAB_COG_CMR | 95 | |
| Tridom Mining Concessions SIGHT 2021 | 95 | |
| Dams | 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.