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This data was used in Map 1.3 and Map 7.1 in Nature's Benefits in Kenya: An Atlas of Ecosystems and Human Well-Being. Original data are downloadable at www.africover.org.

Gazetted areas of Uganda as of 2007.

The Vegetation Continuous Fields (VCF) collection contains proportional estimates for vegetative cover types: woody vegetation, herbaceous vegetation, and bare ground. The product is derived from all seven bands of the MODerate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) sensor onboard NASA's...

This dataset results from the combination of three datasets: 1. NATIONAL FOREST AUTHORITY (NFA). 1996. Land Cover GIS Database. Kampala, Uganda: Government of Uganda, NFA. 2. NATIONAL IMAGERY AND MAPPING AGENCY (NIMA). 1997. Vector Map Level 0 (Digital Chart of the World), 3rd Edition....

Data used in map 2 of "Mapping a Better Future: How Spatial Analysis Can Benefit Wetlands and Reduce Poverty in Uganda." from Wetlands Management Department, Ministry of Water and Environment, Uganda; Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Livestock Research Institute; and World Resources...

The dataset results from WRI's calculation based on 1. NATIONAL FOREST AUTHORITY (NFA). 1996. Land Cover GIS Database. Kampala, Uganda: Government of Uganda. 2. KARANJA, F., L. EMERTON, J. MAFUMBO, AND W. KAKURU. 2001. Assessment of the Economic Value of Pallisa District Wetlands. Kampala,...

The dataset results from WRI's calculation based on: 1. NATIONAL FOREST AUTHORITY (NFA). 1996. Land Cover GIS Database. Kampala, Uganda: Government of Uganda, NFA. 2. UGANDA BUREAU OF STATISTICS (UBOS). 2002b. 2002 Uganda Population and Housing Census GIS Database. Kampala, Uganda:...

This data was used in Map 7.6 and Map 7.7 in Nature's Benefits in Kenya: An Atlas of Ecosystems and Human Well-Being. Values of zero for both fields pertain to croplands and urban areas, and should be displayed as ""not applicable."" Note: All areas classified as 'natural and semi-natural' in...