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Every layer Atlas holds is filed under a theme, so you can go straight to roads and rail, protected areas, water, wildlife, people and more, as well as mangroves. Counts are for the country you are working in.
Themes
10
With data in this country
Datasets
38
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Features
3,664,659
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Water & Catchments
Rivers, lakes, wetlands, catchments, basins and hydrology.
10 datasets · 45,849 features
- Irrigated Areas · 23,095
- Rivers · 8,997
- urt_basin · 7,740
- Basin (Hydroshed Level 10) · 2,696
- urt_catchments · 1,484
Roads, Rail & Infrastructure
Roads, railways, corridors (LAPSSET, SGR), ports, power, pipelines, fences and development projects.
6 datasets · 16,770 features
- Electricity Transmission Network · 9,759
- Dams · 2,586
- Small airport · 1,979
- Main Roads · 1,598
- Power Plants (Power output MW) · 642
Reference & Context
Layers not yet assigned to a theme.
6 datasets · 2,451,475 features
- LULC 2025 BAU Min. Scenario · 181,238
- LULC 2025 GE Scenario · 329,368
- LULC 2025-GE Scenario · 336,993
- LULC 2025-BAU Min. Scenario · 342,044
- LULC 2025 BAU Max. Scenario · 525,756
Protected Areas & Landscapes
National parks, reserves, conservancies, ranches, community conservation areas and priority landscapes.
5 datasets · 58,824 features
- MARXAN-CRUZ PU SF-Score · 14,692
- MARXAN-CRUZ PU Status · 14,692
- MARXAN-CRUZ PU SF-Score · 14,692
- MARXAN-CRUZ PU Status · 14,692
- SADC_TFCAs · 56
Boundaries & Reference
Country, region and project boundaries, zones, grids and other reference layers.
4 datasets · 49,803 features
- Agro-Ecological Zones · 25,791
- Divisions · 17,649
- Districts · 6,099
- LGAs · 264
Community Projects
Community environmental and blue carbon initiatives.
2 datasets · 969,488 features
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Land Use & Land Cover
Land-cover maps, land-use scenarios, tenure, vegetation and forest-cover layers.
2 datasets · 50,306 features
- lulc_2015_naforma · 33,435
- LULC 2010 NAFORMA · 16,871
Carbon Projects
Carbon projects, activities and project intelligence.
1 dataset · 14 features
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Biodiversity
Biodiversity datasets, observations and indicators.
1 dataset · 7,438 features
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Fire & Climate
Fire history, burn scars, rainfall, temperature, climate and carbon layers.
1 dataset · 14,692 features
- Fire Incidences Grid (2000-2019) · 14,692