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JRC Map of Forest Cover for year 2020
The EC JRC global map of forest cover provides a spatially explicit representation of forest presence and absence for the year 2020 at 10m spatial resolution.The year 2020 corresponds to the cut-off d...
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Digital Elevation Model (ESA - 30 meters)
The Copernicus DEM is a Digital Surface Model (DSM) that represents the surface of the Earth including buildings, infrastructure and vegetation. It is offered in three resolutions and two extents (Glo...
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Mapping mines from space
Monitoring compliance of gold mines in Republic of Congo using earth observation.
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Critical Raw Materials in Africa
Securing a sustainable supply of cobalt for a low-emissions and digital future
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WASH services and vulnerability to respiratory diseases
Assessing the vulnerability of African countries to infectious disease outbreaks and the role of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services in preventing them.
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Engaging communities in land planning
Participatory approaches for better decision making that benefits the biodiversity, the climate and the people.
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Life Cycle Thinking for our food
Exploring the environmental impacts of food consumption with the example of African cocoa.
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More than paper parks
The effective protection of coastal and marine ecosystems
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WEFE: a delicate balance
The Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems Nexus in the Senegal River Basin
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Carbon storage in Africa
Nature-based climate solutions should look beyond forests for opportunities in open ecosystems
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Nature: an economic asset
The facets of an African economy based on wildlife resources
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Satellite imagery helps local communities
Presenting the eStation, a software deployed in Africa to acquire and process Earth Observation data, and two of its applications for fishing (in Tanzania) and farming (in the Sahel). ...
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Africa Major Mineral Deposits Dataset
This dataset shows Regional locations and general geologic setting of known deposits of major nonfuel mineral commodities in Africa
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Tropical Moist Forests - Hybrid Transition map
A hybrid transition map is available at a resolution of 10m for the period from 1990 to 2022. This beta version combines the recently updated TMF map for the year 2022, derived from Landsat images at ...
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ESA WorldCover 2020
ESA WorldCover 2020. Global land cover product at 10 m resolution for 2021 based on Sentinel-1 and 2 data.
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