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78,752 mapped features and 37,972 observations from 25 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 Mauritania.
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
- 67
- Median / mean patch
- 0.430 / 3.26 ha
- Effective mesh size
- 34.9 ha
- Largest patch index
- 29.0% of area
- Patch-size exponent α
- 1.67
Spatial clustering
Moran’s I and Getis-Ord Gi* on a 5 km grid
Mangrove area is not significantly clustered. 0 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
25 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 · 874 features
| Global Mangrove Watch: mangrove extent 2020, Mauritania Mangroves · v1 |
105 features | |
| Global Mangrove Watch: mangrove extent 1996, Mauritania Mangroves · v1 |
264 features | |
| Global Mangrove Watch: mangrove extent 2007, Mauritania Mangroves · v1 |
178 features | |
| Global Mangrove Watch: mangrove extent 2010, Mauritania Mangroves · v1 |
176 features | |
| Global Mangrove Watch: mangrove extent 2015, Mauritania Mangroves · v1 |
151 features |
Global Mangrove Watch v4.1
Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, soloEO, Wetlands International, UNEP-WCMC, JAXA) · 7 datasets · 346 features
| Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 2025, Mauritania Mangroves · v1 |
83 features | |
| Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 2020, Mauritania Mangroves · v1 |
67 features | |
| Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 2015, Mauritania Mangroves · v1 |
64 features | |
| Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 2010, Mauritania Mangroves · v1 |
67 features | |
| Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 2005, Mauritania Mangroves · v1 |
32 features | |
| Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 2000, Mauritania Mangroves · v1 |
22 features | |
| Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 1996, Mauritania Mangroves · v1 |
11 features |
WWF Kenya Sources: GIS Centre of Excellence
WWF Kenya · 10 datasets · 77,516 features
| West Africa Protected Areas & Landscapes · v1 |
1 features | |
| Fibre Cable Landing Stations Roads, Rail & Infrastructure · v1 |
126 features | |
| Power Plants (Power output MW) Roads, Rail & Infrastructure · v1 |
642 features | |
| Small airport Roads, Rail & Infrastructure · v1 |
1,979 features | |
| Dams Roads, Rail & Infrastructure · v1 |
2,586 features | |
| Districts Boundaries & Reference · v1 |
6,099 features | |
| World Database on Protected Areas Biodiversity · v1 |
7,438 features | |
| Electricity Transmission Network Roads, Rail & Infrastructure · v1 |
9,759 features |
UNEP-WCMC global seagrass and saltmarsh layers
UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and Short FT · 2 datasets · 12 features
| Seagrass (UNEP-WCMC): Mauritania Seagrass · v1 |
9 features | |
| Salt marsh (UNEP-WCMC): Mauritania Salt Marsh · v1 |
3 features |
UNDP project data (IATI Registry)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) · 1 datasets · 4 features
| Community and nature projects (UNDP): Mauritania Community Projects · v1 |
4 features |
Data health
The ten lowest-scoring datasets and the local archiveQuality scorecard
Geometry, provenance, flags, duplicates, verification and licence
| Seagrass (UNEP-WCMC): Mauritania | 90 | |
| Salt marsh (UNEP-WCMC): Mauritania | 90 | |
| Community and nature projects (UNDP): Mauritania | 90 | |
| West Africa | 95 | |
| Fibre Cable Landing Stations | 95 | |
| Power Plants (Power output MW) | 95 | |
| Small airport | 95 | |
| Dams | 95 | |
| Districts | 95 | |
| World Database on Protected Areas | 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.