Reference Land Cover in Cross River-Takamanda-Mt Cameroon-Korup 2015-2019 (vector) - version 1, Feb. 2020

Description

This metadata refers to the Land Cover vector data generated over Cross River-Takamanda-Mt Cameroon-Korup (Africa) for 2016 in the framework of the Copernicus Global Land Hot Spot Mapping (C-GL-HSM) contract under the coordination of JRC. This area of interest is either mapped with the generic 8 classes dichotomus legend (CAF_01_lc_a) or the detailed modular legend (CAF_01_lc_b). The mapped area of interest (AOI) represents a key landscape for conservation area (KLC). This transboundary KLC has a total size of almost 8 million ha (80,000 km²) and is situated between the border of Nigeria and Cameroon. It includes several areas under protection including: In the north-eastern sector the National Parks of Faro, Gashaka-Gumti and Tchabal Mbabo. This area is characterised mainly by savannah grassland and some very mountainous regions with mountain forests. Gashaka-Gumti is Nigeria’s largest National Park (6730 km²) established for the conservation of biodiversity and for the support of rural development and traditional livelihood. Reference time: 2015 - 2019

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61 https://hsm.land.copernicus.eu/
61 https://land.copernicus.eu/en/technical-library/cross-river-takamanda-mt-cameroon-klc-area-report-file-2000-2015/@@download/file
61 https://land.copernicus.eu/en/products/lclcc-hot-spots/present_land_cover#download
61 https://land.copernicus.eu/en/technical-library/cross-river-takamanda-mt-cameroon-klc-area-validation-file-2000-2015/@@download/file

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  • human-health-and-safety

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  • ENVI
  • TECH

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