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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.
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10
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47
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114,918
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Roads, Rail & Infrastructure
Roads, railways, corridors (LAPSSET, SGR), ports, power, pipelines, fences and development projects.
14 datasets · 17,971 features
- Electricity Transmission Network · 9,759
- Dams · 2,586
- District Roads N12 · 2,158
- Small airport · 1,979
- Power Plants (Power output MW) · 642
Mangroves
Mangrove datasets, maps, observations and indicators.
12 datasets · 6,602 features
- Global Mangrove Watch: mangrove extent 1996, South Africa · 961
- Global Mangrove Watch: mangrove extent 2007, South Africa · 736
- Global Mangrove Watch: mangrove extent 2015, South Africa · 646
- Global Mangrove Watch: mangrove extent 2010, South Africa · 641
- Global Mangrove Watch: mangrove extent 2020, South Africa · 622
Protected Areas & Landscapes
National parks, reserves, conservancies, ranches, community conservation areas and priority landscapes.
6 datasets · 8,392 features
- Populated_places · 8,149
- Africa_WWF_Priority_202104_Operational_Landscapes_Seascape · 96
- Operational Landscape · 79
- SADC_TFCAs · 56
- polygons · 11
Water & Catchments
Rivers, lakes, wetlands, catchments, basins and hydrology.
4 datasets · 24,187 features
- Irrigated Areas · 23,095
- AfricaPriority_River · 857
- Rivers · 228
- Africa_Water_Towers · 7
Community Projects
Community environmental and blue carbon initiatives.
3 datasets · 646 features
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Boundaries & Reference
Country, region and project boundaries, zones, grids and other reference layers.
3 datasets · 49,539 features
- Agro-Ecological Zones · 25,791
- Divisions · 17,649
- Districts · 6,099
Biodiversity
Biodiversity datasets, observations and indicators.
2 datasets · 7,450 features
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Salt Marsh
Salt marsh datasets, maps, observations and indicators.
1 dataset · 77 features
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Carbon Projects
Carbon projects, activities and project intelligence.
1 dataset · 28 features
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