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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
13
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Datasets
72
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Protected Areas & Landscapes
National parks, reserves, conservancies, ranches, community conservation areas and priority landscapes.
24 datasets · 3,308 features
- Ug · 851
- RDC_Routes · 804
- Ug_Admin_2002 · 417
- Ug_Admin_2002 · 417
- RDC_Rw · 233
Water & Catchments
Rivers, lakes, wetlands, catchments, basins and hydrology.
11 datasets · 30,543 features
- Irrigated Areas · 23,095
- Ug_Rivers · 3,476
- urt_catchments · 1,484
- RDC_Rivieres · 1,212
- AfricaPriority_River · 857
Boundaries & Reference
Country, region and project boundaries, zones, grids and other reference layers.
9 datasets · 50,537 features
- Agro-Ecological Zones · 25,791
- Divisions · 17,649
- Districts · 6,099
- Administration (Level 2) · 495
- Administration (Level 2) · 495
Roads, Rail & Infrastructure
Roads, railways, corridors (LAPSSET, SGR), ports, power, pipelines, fences and development projects.
7 datasets · 18,504 features
- Electricity Transmission Network · 9,759
- Ug_Roads · 3,281
- Dams · 2,586
- Small airport · 1,979
- Power Plants (Power output MW) · 642
Wildlife & Habitats
Species records, tracking, habitats, bird areas and human-wildlife conflict.
5 datasets · 117 features
- Camp_bracconiers · 44
- Gorille Sightings · 39
- Chimps Sightings · 19
- Hippos Sightings_1974 · 9
- Hippos Sightings_2005 · 6
Biodiversity
Biodiversity datasets, observations and indicators.
4 datasets · 8,223 features
- World Database on Protected Areas · 7,438
- ProtectedAreas_AfricaPriorityLandscapes · 492
- Lion Sightings · 198
- Elephant Sightings · 95
Fire & Climate
Fire history, burn scars, rainfall, temperature, climate and carbon layers.
4 datasets · 58 features
- Glaciers_1990 · 20
- Glaciers_2005 · 18
- Glaciers_1955 · 13
- Glaciers_1906 · 7
Mining, Oil & Licences
Exploration and exploitation permits, drilling blocks and extractive licences.
2 datasets · 17,791 features
- Selected_Species_Oil_Impact · 17,779
- Oil_Blocks · 12
Reference & Context
Layers not yet assigned to a theme.
2 datasets · 156,005 features
- Roads · 54,384
- Observation_ICCN · 101,621
Carbon Projects
Carbon projects, activities and project intelligence.
1 dataset · 65 features
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Community Projects
Community environmental and blue carbon initiatives.
1 dataset · 5 features
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Land Use & Land Cover
Land-cover maps, land-use scenarios, tenure, vegetation and forest-cover layers.
1 dataset · 33,435 features
- lulc_2015_naforma · 33,435
People & Settlements
Population, villages, towns, schools, households and livelihoods.
1 dataset · 36 features
- RDC_Villages · 36