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INTELLIGENCE CENTRE · MOZAMBIQUE

Nature and climate intelligence, from the data to the decision

2,544,532 mapped features and 63,398 observations from 91 datasets, harmonised to one set of units, with every number traceable to its source.

Mapped mangrove
306,827 ha
24,899 polygons · 2020
Change since 1996
−13,425 ha
−4.1% net, 1996–2025
Datasets
91
2,544,532 features
Data quality score
95 / 100
55,235 geometries repaired
Provenance coverage
2,544,532
Records traceable to source

The seascape at a glance

Live from Atlas’ own database

Mangrove formations map

Pan and zoom; click a polygon for its area and source

Area by formation

Share of mapped hectares

Mangrove · 100.0%

Landscape science

Computed, reproducible measures (see Methodologies)

Fragmentation

How broken up is the canopy?

Patches
24,899
Median / mean patch
0.170 / 12.32 ha
Effective mesh size
1,805.0 ha
Largest patch index
2.8% of area
Patch-size exponent α
1.54
Species & formations

Spatial clustering

Moran’s I and Getis-Ord Gi* on a 5 km grid

Moran’s I
0.130
z-score
6.0

Mangrove area is significantly clustered. 69 hot-spot and 23 cold-spot cells.

Spatial analysis

Mangrove area by year

Global Mangrove Watch, hectares

Themes

Where Atlas has data, and where it is still empty

What the analysis says

Top recommendations from the intelligence engine
HighData_gap
6 of 9 themes have no data yet
Atlas holds no records for: Salt Marsh, Blue Carbon, Restoration Sites, Wildlife & Habitats, Farming & Livelihoods, Surveys & Field Data. Seagrass and salt marsh would co...
HighGovernance
Licence terms to be confirmed for 76 datasets
Licence terms are being confirmed with the publisher. Atlas holds the data for scientific and internal use and shows the original attribution, but cannot grant bulk redis...
MediumFragmentation
Most polygons are very small, but most area sits in large stands
42.0% of the 24,899 mapped polygons are under 0.1 ha, yet patches of 10 ha or more hold 95.2% of all mangrove area. Management and monitoring effort should focus on the l...
MediumChange
Net loss of mangrove since 1996
Global Mangrove Watch maps 324,693 ha of mangrove in Mozambique in 1996 and 311,268 ha in 2025: a net loss of 13,425 ha (-4.1%), about 463 ha per year. This is the net ba...
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Datasets in Atlas

91 datasets from 7 sources — grouped by where they come from

Global Mangrove Watch v3.0

Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, soloEO, Wetlands International, UNEP-WCMC, JAXA) · 5 datasets · 123,145 features

Global Mangrove Watch v4.1

Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, soloEO, Wetlands International, UNEP-WCMC, JAXA) · 7 datasets · 151,149 features

WWF Kenya Sources: GIS Centre of Excellence

WWF Kenya · 72 datasets · 264,189 features

Mozambique +EEZ
Water & Catchments · v1
1
features
Niassa NR
Protected Areas & Landscapes · v1
1
features
Ramsar Site
Biodiversity · v1
1
features
Coastal East Africa
Coastal Forests · v1
1
features
Coastal East Africa Marine
Coastal Forests · v1
1
features
polygons
Protected Areas & Landscapes · v1
1
features
Mozambique +EEZ
Water & Catchments · v1
1
features
Niassa NR
Protected Areas & Landscapes · v1
1
features

Berkeley Voluntary Registry Offsets Database (v2026-08)

Berkeley Carbon Trading Project, University of California, Berkeley · 1 datasets · 14 features

Carbon projects: Mozambique
Carbon Projects · v1
14
features

UNEP-WCMC global seagrass and saltmarsh layers

UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and Short FT · 1 datasets · 179 features

Seagrass (UNEP-WCMC): Mozambique
Seagrass · v1
179
features

UNDP project data (IATI Registry)

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) · 1 datasets · 13 features

Community and nature projects (UNDP): Mozambique
Community Projects · v1
13
features

WWF Kenya GIS Centre of Excellence — full server mirror

WWF Kenya · 4 datasets · 2,005,843 features

LULC 2025 BAU Min. Scenario
Reference & context · v1
181,238
features
LULC 2025 GE Scenario
Reference & context · v1
329,368
features
LULC 2025 BAU Max. Scenario
Reference & context · v1
525,756
features
FB-AI-Population Distribution
Community Projects · v1
969,481
features

Data health

The ten lowest-scoring datasets and the local archive

Quality scorecard

Geometry, provenance, flags, duplicates, verification and licence

Carbon projects: Mozambique
90
Seagrass (UNEP-WCMC): Mozambique
90
Community and nature projects (UNDP): Mozambique
90
Mozambique +EEZ
95
Niassa NR
95
Ramsar Site
95
Coastal East Africa
95
Coastal East Africa Marine
95
polygons
95
Mozambique +EEZ
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
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