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1,361,743 mapped features and 236,599 observations from 372 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 Kenya.
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
- 60,004
- Median / mean patch
- 0.090 / 0.58 ha
- Effective mesh size
- 114.9 ha
- Largest patch index
- 3.7% of area
- Patch-size exponent α
- 1.84
- Evenness (Shannon)
- 0.86
Spatial clustering
Moran’s I and Getis-Ord Gi* on a 5 km grid
Mangrove area is significantly clustered. 4 hot-spot and 5 cold-spot cells.
Spatial analysisPressure from LAPSSET
Mangrove hectares by distance from the development footprint
Themes
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
372 datasets from 10 sources — grouped by where they come fromWWF Kenya Sources, KMFRI and KFS: Lamu Mangroves Species Formation
WWF Kenya / Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI) / Kenya Forest Service (KFS) · 8 datasets · 88,511 features
| Lamu Mangroves Species Formation 2019 Mangroves · v1 |
60,004 features | |
| Lamu towns People & Settlements · v1 |
7 features | |
| Lamu villages People & Settlements · v1 |
52 features | |
| Lamu mangrove swamp blocks (KFS management blocks) Mangroves · v1 |
5 features | |
| LAPSSET port area (Lamu) Mangroves · v1 |
1 features | |
| LAPSSET development footprint (Lamu) Mangroves · v1 |
7 features | |
| Lamu mangrove field survey plots Mangroves · v1 |
139 features | |
| Lamu sand and mudflats Mangroves · v1 |
28,296 features |
WWF Kenya Sources: TBP & LCPM Mangrove Restoration Projects
WWF Kenya (TBP and LCPM projects) · 5 datasets · 37 features
| TBP / LCPM mangrove restoration planted sites Restoration Sites · v1 |
12 features | |
| Natural regeneration monitoring plots Restoration Sites · v1 |
17 features | |
| Natural regeneration protection zones Restoration Sites · v1 |
6 features | |
| Southern Swamps block (restoration project area) Restoration Sites · v1 |
1 features | |
| Mida Creek, Whale Island and Malindi-Watamu area boundary Restoration Sites · v1 |
1 features |
WWF Kenya Sources: Coastal Kenya Programme sea-turtle tagging
WWF Kenya (Coastal Kenya Programme) · 2 datasets · 1,421 features
| Sea turtle satellite-tag fixes (May 2017 - Oct 2018) Biodiversity · v1 |
1,414 features | |
| Sea turtle movement tracks (May 2017 - Oct 2018) Biodiversity · v1 |
7 features |
Global Mangrove Watch v3.0
Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, soloEO, Wetlands International, UNEP-WCMC, JAXA) · 5 datasets · 11,903 features
| Global Mangrove Watch: mangrove extent 2020, Kenya Mangroves · v1 |
2,177 features | |
| Global Mangrove Watch: mangrove extent 1996, Kenya Mangroves · v1 |
2,835 features | |
| Global Mangrove Watch: mangrove extent 2007, Kenya Mangroves · v1 |
2,499 features | |
| Global Mangrove Watch: mangrove extent 2010, Kenya Mangroves · v1 |
2,140 features | |
| Global Mangrove Watch: mangrove extent 2015, Kenya Mangroves · v1 |
2,252 features |
Global Mangrove Watch v4.1
Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, soloEO, Wetlands International, UNEP-WCMC, JAXA) · 7 datasets · 16,132 features
| Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 2025, Kenya Mangroves · v1 |
2,714 features | |
| Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 2020, Kenya Mangroves · v1 |
2,668 features | |
| Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 2015, Kenya Mangroves · v1 |
2,228 features | |
| Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 2010, Kenya Mangroves · v1 |
2,114 features | |
| Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 2005, Kenya Mangroves · v1 |
2,175 features | |
| Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 2000, Kenya Mangroves · v1 |
2,231 features | |
| Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 1996, Kenya Mangroves · v1 |
2,002 features |
WWF Kenya Sources: GIS Centre of Excellence
WWF Kenya · 335 datasets · 360,233 features
| Day 2 Walk Routes Water & Catchments · v1 |
1 features | |
| WRUA Boundaries Boundaries & Reference · v1 |
1 features | |
| Nyangori Water & Catchments · v1 |
1 features | |
| Marsabit County Boundary Boundaries & Reference · v1 |
1 features | |
| Subcorridor Roads, Rail & Infrastructure · v1 |
1 features | |
| Rail Corridor Roads, Rail & Infrastructure · v1 |
1 features | |
| Mediterranean Marine Water & Catchments · v1 |
1 features | |
| West Africa Marine Water & Catchments · v1 |
1 features |
Berkeley Voluntary Registry Offsets Database (v2026-08)
Berkeley Carbon Trading Project, University of California, Berkeley · 1 datasets · 62 features
| Carbon projects: Kenya Carbon Projects · v1 |
62 features |
UNEP-WCMC global seagrass and saltmarsh layers
UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and Short FT · 2 datasets · 378 features
| Seagrass (UNEP-WCMC): Kenya Seagrass · v1 |
376 features | |
| Salt marsh (UNEP-WCMC): Kenya Salt Marsh · v1 |
2 features |
UNDP project data (IATI Registry)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) · 1 datasets · 11 features
| Community and nature projects (UNDP): Kenya Community Projects · v1 |
11 features |
WWF Kenya GIS Centre of Excellence — full server mirror
WWF Kenya · 6 datasets · 883,055 features
| MangroveSpeciesFormation_2019 Mangroves · v1 |
60,004 features | |
| MangroveSpeciesFormation_2019 Mangroves · v1 |
60,004 features | |
| Observation_ICCN Reference & context · v1 |
101,621 features | |
| Fences Reference & context · v1 |
148,597 features | |
| SGR Alignment Reference & context · v1 |
236,107 features | |
| Elephant Track Biodiversity · v1 |
276,722 features |
Data health
The ten lowest-scoring datasets and the local archiveQuality scorecard
Geometry, provenance, flags, duplicates, verification and licence
| Rangeland_Management_and_Restoration_Tool | 77 | |
| Lamu mangrove swamp blocks (KFS management blocks) | 80 | |
| Lamu towns | 85 | |
| Lamu villages | 85 | |
| Carbon projects: Kenya | 90 | |
| Seagrass (UNEP-WCMC): Kenya | 90 | |
| Salt marsh (UNEP-WCMC): Kenya | 90 | |
| Community and nature projects (UNDP): Kenya | 90 | |
| LAMU_FODDER_FARMERS | 94 | |
| restoration_area_ | 94 |
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.