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Ecosystems

The nine ecosystem and project themes Atlas is built around — what data we already hold for each, and exactly what is planned to fill the gaps.

Themes with data
1 of 9
Ecosystems holding mapped features
Mapped features
1,361,743
All public datasets
Observations
236,599
Linked measurements & classes
Sources queued / planned
21
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Mangroves

Mangrove ecosystems and associated blue carbon data.

Data live
238,258
features
35
datasets
34,514
ha mapped
Next to add
Global Mangrove Watch (GMW) v3planned
Global Distribution of Mangroves (USGS, c. 200...planned
Mangrove canopy height & aboveground biomassqueued

Seagrass

Seagrass ecosystems and associated blue carbon data.

Awaiting data
No features in Atlas yet. Planned sources:
Planned sources
Global Distribution of Seagrasses (UNEP-WCMC &...planned
OBIS — marine species occurrencesplanned
Sentinel-2 / Landsat time series (via Digital...planned

Salt Marsh

Salt marsh ecosystems and associated blue carbon data.

Awaiting data
No features in Atlas yet. Planned sources:
Planned sources
Global Distribution of Saltmarsh (UNEP-WCMC)planned
ESA CCI / Copernicus C3S land coverqueued

Coastal Forests

Coastal forest ecosystems and associated data.

Awaiting data
No features in Atlas yet. Planned sources:
Planned sources
WWF Kenya Sources: further data collectionsqueued
Hansen Global Forest Changequeued
ESA CCI / Copernicus C3S land coverqueued

Blue Carbon

Cross-ecosystem blue carbon datasets and indicators.

Awaiting data
No features in Atlas yet. Planned sources:
Planned sources
Mangrove canopy height & aboveground biomassqueued
Soil organic carbon (mangrove soil carbon map;...planned
Global Mangrove Watch (GMW) v3planned

Restoration Sites

Sites undergoing or planned for ecosystem restoration.

Awaiting data
No features in Atlas yet. Planned sources:
Planned sources
WWF Kenya Sources: further data collectionsqueued
Sentinel-2 / Landsat time series (via Digital...planned

Carbon Projects

Carbon projects and project-related datasets.

Awaiting data
No features in Atlas yet. Planned sources:
Planned sources
Verra Registry (VCS) and Gold Standard registr...planned

Community Projects

Community-led environmental and blue carbon projects.

Awaiting data
No features in Atlas yet. Planned sources:
Planned sources
WWF Kenya Sources: further data collectionsqueued
Kenya agencies: KMFRI, Kenya Forest Service, N...planned
Western Indian Ocean: WIOMSA / Nairobi Convent...planned

Biodiversity

Biodiversity observations, indicators and associated datasets.

Awaiting data
No features in Atlas yet. Planned sources:
Planned sources
GBIF — species occurrencesplanned
OBIS — marine species occurrencesplanned
IUCN Red Listplanned
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