• Water supplies serving Mombasa, Kenya

    Locations of dam were approximately located by WRI based on SoK 1971, and MoWD and JICA 1992a, 1992b, 1992c. This data was used in Map 3.10 in Nature's Benefits in Kenya: An Atlas of Ecosystems and Human Well-Being.

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  • Locations of large hydropower dams in Kenya

    Locations of hydropower sites were approximately located by WRI based on SoK 1971, KenGen 2006, and from MoWD and JICA 1992a, 1992b, 1992c. This data was used in Map 3.11 in Nature's Benefits in Kenya: An Atlas of Ecosystems and Human Well-Being.

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  • Spatial distribution of wildebeest population in the Athi-Kapiti Plains, Kenya

    This data was used in Map 5.15 in Nature's Benefits in Kenya: An Atlas of Ecosystems and Human Well-Being. Note: A number of wildebeest nul should be interpreted as "No observation of wildebeest".

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  • Wildlife density in Kenya's rangelands: 1994-96

    This data was used in Map 1.4, Map 4.10, and Map 5.11 in Nature's Benefits in Kenya: An Atlas of Ecosystems and Human Well-Being. Species numbers are aggregated using a ""tropical livestock unit"" (TLU) (which is equivalent to an animal weight of 250 kilograms) to grid cells of 5x5 km and then...

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  • Poverty data for Kenya, 1999

    This data was used in Chapters 2 and 8 in Nature's Benefits in Kenya: An Atlas of Ecosystems and Human Well-Being in Kenya. Data are downloadable at www.planning.go.ke.

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  • Percent woodlots in sampled cropland in Kenya

    This data was used in Map 7.3 in Nature's Benefits in Kenya: An Atlas of Ecosystems and Human Well-Being. These data combine detailed crop information from 5,747 aerial photos for a growing season in 1997, each providing a sample point of detailed crop information. These samples were averaged...

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  • Livestock density in Kenya's rangelands, 1994-1996

    This data was used in Map 1.5 and Map 4.7 in Nature's Benefits in Kenya: An Atlas of Ecosystems and Human Well-Being. Species numbers are aggregated using a ""tropical livestock unit"" (TLU) (which is equivalent to an animal weight of 250 kilograms) to grid cells of 5x5 km and then averaged by...

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  • Percentage Food Crops in Central and Western Kenya

    World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF) and Department of Resource Surveys and Remote Sensing (DRSRS), Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources. 2001. GIS Database of Land Use and Land Cover for Kenya's Medium to High Potential Districts. DRSRS interpretation of 5,747 aerial photographs from...

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  • Average number of crops grown in croplands of central and western Kenya, 1997

    World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF) and Department of Resource Surveys and Remote Sensing (DRSRS), Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources. 2001. GIS Database of Land Use and Land Cover for Kenya's Medium to High Potential Districts. DRSRS interpretation of 5,747 aerial photographs from...

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  • Theoretical Revenue from Papyrus Harvest

    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,...

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  • Uganda Wetland Area Per Capita

    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:...

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  • Uganda Protected Areas as of 2007

    Gazetted areas of Uganda as of 2007.

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  • Subcounty administrative boundaries in Uganda in 2002

    Contact Uganda Bureau of Statistics for an updated version of subcounty boundaries (Data collection from July 1999-March 2002)

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  • Uganda District Boundaries 2006

    Contact Uganda Bureau of Statistics for an updated version of district boundaries Note that data collection took place from July 1999 to March 2002. The data were updated in 2006.

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  • Spatial distribution of observed zebra numbers in Kenya, 1994-1996

    This data was used in Map 6.2 in Nature's Benefits in Kenya: An Atlas of Ecosystems and Human Well-Being. Wildlife counts come from a rangeland census using low-altitude flights in Kenya. Numbers of animals observed were aggregated to 5km grid cells. Note: A number of zebra nul should be...

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  • Wildlife density in Kenya's rangelands, 1977-78

    This data was used in Map 5.10 in Nature's Benefits in Kenya: An Atlas of Ecosystems and Human Well-Being. Species numbers were aggregated using a ""tropical livestock unit"" (TLU) (which is equivalent to an animal weight of 250 kilograms) to grid cells of 5x5 km and then averaged by square...

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  • Change in wildlife density in Kenya's rangelands between 1977-78 and 1994-96

    This data was used in Map 5.12 in Nature's Benefits in Kenya: An Atlas of Ecosystems and Human Well-Being. Species numbers were aggregated using a ""tropical livestock unit"" (TLU) (which is equivalent to an animal weight of 250 kilograms) to grid cells of 10x10 km and then averaged by square...

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  • Spatial distribution of observed wildebeest numbers in Kenya, 1994-1996

    This data was used in Map 6.2 in Nature's Benefits in Kenya: An Atlas of Ecosystems and Human Well-Being. Wildlife counts come from a rangeland census using low-altitude flights in Kenya. Numbers of animals observed were aggregated to 5km grid cells. Note: A number of wildebeest nul should be...

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  • Spatial distribution of observed giraffe numbers in Kenya, 1994-1996

    This data was used in Map 6.2 in Nature's Benefits in Kenya: An Atlas of Ecosystems and Human Well-Being. Wildlife counts come from a rangeland census using low-altitude flights in Kenya. Numbers of animals observed were aggregated to 5km grid cells. Note: A number of giraffes nul should be...

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  • Spatial distribution of observed elephant numbers in Kenya, 1994-1996

    This data was used in Map 6.2 in Nature's Benefits in Kenya: An Atlas of Ecosystems and Human Well-Being. Wildlife counts come from a rangeland census using low-altitude flights in Kenya. Numbers of animals observed were aggregated to 5km grid cells. Note: A number of elephants nul should be...

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