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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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13
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132
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Roads, Rail & Infrastructure
Roads, railways, corridors (LAPSSET, SGR), ports, power, pipelines, fences and development projects.
28 datasets · 109,695 features
- Detailed Road Network · 44,133
- Detailed_Road_Network · 44,133
- Electricity Transmission Network · 9,759
- Dams · 2,586
- District Roads N12 · 2,158
Protected Areas & Landscapes
National parks, reserves, conservancies, ranches, community conservation areas and priority landscapes.
27 datasets · 11,951 features
- Populated_places · 8,149
- ZA_Animals_Groups_Trend · 2,259
- Hospitals · 362
- Fragmentation_Protected_Areas · 279
- Tourist_Attraction_Sites · 228
Water & Catchments
Rivers, lakes, wetlands, catchments, basins and hydrology.
24 datasets · 111,456 features
- Waterways · 35,619
- Wetlands -Lakes -Reservoirs · 34,115
- Irrigated Areas · 23,095
- Rivers · 7,526
- Rivers · 7,526
Biodiversity
Biodiversity datasets, observations and indicators.
16 datasets · 8,801 features
- World Database on Protected Areas · 7,438
- ProtectedAreas_AfricaPriorityLandscapes · 492
- KAZA Protected Areas · 280
- Fragmentation Protected Areas · 279
- Protected Area · 191
Community Projects
Community environmental and blue carbon initiatives.
8 datasets · 337,369 features
- Settlement · 275,904
- Population · 61,388
- Community_Conservancy · 54
- Buffalo Population Estimates · 5
- Number of Communities where HWC Mitigation Measures Applied · 5
Reference & Context
Layers not yet assigned to a theme.
8 datasets · 2,236,528 features
- Roads · 54,384
- Rural_Population · 60,222
- GeneralPopulat_FeatureToPoin · 61,388
- General_Population__2016_ · 61,388
- LULC 2025-GE Scenario · 336,993
People & Settlements
Population, villages, towns, schools, households and livelihoods.
5 datasets · 1,834 features
- Peri_Urban_Population · 1,073
- School Distribution · 331
- Schools · 331
- Urban_Population · 94
- Buffalo_Population · 5
Wildlife & Habitats
Species records, tracking, habitats, bird areas and human-wildlife conflict.
5 datasets · 47 features
- Game Management Area · 16
- Game_Management_Area · 16
- Decrease_of_Crop_Loss_to_Wildlife · 5
- Loss_of_Livestock_to_Wildlife · 5
- Number_of_Communities_where_HWC_Mitigation_Measures_Applied · 5
Boundaries & Reference
Country, region and project boundaries, zones, grids and other reference layers.
4 datasets · 32,880 features
- Agro-Ecological Zones · 25,791
- Districts · 6,099
- Administration (Level 2) · 495
- Administration (Level 2) · 495
Coastal Forests
Coastal forest datasets, maps, observations and indicators.
3 datasets · 135 features
- Forest Area · 67
- Forest_Areas · 67
- Miombo Woodlands · 1
Mining, Oil & Licences
Exploration and exploitation permits, drilling blocks and extractive licences.
2 datasets · 1,238 features
- Mining Claim · 619
- Mining_Claims · 619
Carbon Projects
Carbon projects, activities and project intelligence.
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