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ATLAS REPORT

Country report: Kenya

Generated 13 November 2026, 05:12 from live Atlas data

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Executive summary

Atlas holds 1,361,743 mapped features and 236,599 observations in 372 datasets. The mapped mangrove canopy covers 34,514 ha in 60,004 polygons across 7 formation classes; Rhizophora dominant dominates with 41.8% of the area. The median patch is only 0.090 ha, while patches of 10 ha or more hold 52.4% of the area. 18,676 ha (54.1%) lies within 10 km of the LAPSSET development footprint.

Single mapping epoch (2019). Areas are geodesic hectares recalculated from geometry.

Species & formations

Formation	Polygons	Area (ha)	Share	Mean patch (ha)
Rhizophora dominant	10,363	14,415.2	41.8%	1.39
Rhizophora almost pure stand	2,011	4,117.2	11.9%	2.05
Avicennia dominant	16,071	3,968.9	11.5%	0.25
Mixture of Ceriops & Rhizophora	5,183	3,833.9	11.1%	0.74
Ceriops dominant	11,015	3,768.5	10.9%	0.34
Avicennia almost pure stand	13,450	3,654.4	10.6%	0.27
Mixture of Rhizophora & Sonneratiaed	1,911	755.8	2.2%	0.40

Shannon evenness by area: 0.86

Pressure: LAPSSET and villages

Mangrove ha by distance from LAPSSET

≤ 2 km	8,190 ha	23.7%
2 – 5 km	5,328 ha	15.4%
5 – 10 km	5,158 ha	14.9%
10 – 25 km	8,226 ha	23.8%
> 25 km	7,613 ha	22.1%

Mangrove ha by distance from villages

≤ 1 km	1,785 ha	5.2%
1 – 2 km	6,357 ha	18.4%
2 – 5 km	15,689 ha	45.5%
5 – 10 km	10,682 ha	30.9%

Restoration sites

Site	Village	Area (ha)	Degradation
Matsangoni 1	Matsangoni	12.6	High
Matsangoni 2	Matsangoni	18.4	Moderate
Uyombo 2	Uyombo	6.4	Moderate
Uyombo 3	Uyombo	1.3	Moderate
Eagle camp 1	Mida boardwalk	2.5	High
Uyombo 1	Uyombo 1	0.0	Moderate
Eagle camp 2	Mida boardwalk	1.0	Moderate
NjIa ya Ndovu	NjIa ya Ndovu	1.5	High
Manda Tita	Manda Tita	2.3	Moderate
Mataheda 2	Kipungani	0.0	Moderate
Maganga	Manda	0.0	High
Baishe Mwalimu	—	0.0	Moderate

Data quality

Dataset	Features	Repaired	Score
Lamu Mangroves Species Formation 2019	60,004	836	95
Lamu towns	7	0	85
Lamu villages	52	0	85
Lamu mangrove swamp blocks (KFS management blocks)	5	0	80
LAPSSET port area (Lamu)	1	0	95
LAPSSET development footprint (Lamu)	7	0	95
Lamu mangrove field survey plots	139	0	95
Lamu sand and mudflats	28,296	587	95
TBP / LCPM mangrove restoration planted sites	12	0	95
Natural regeneration monitoring plots	17	0	95
Natural regeneration protection zones	6	2	95
Southern Swamps block (restoration project area)	1	0	95
Mida Creek, Whale Island and Malindi-Watamu area boundary	1	0	95
Sea turtle satellite-tag fixes (May 2017 - Oct 2018)	1,414	0	95
Sea turtle movement tracks (May 2017 - Oct 2018)	7	0	95
Global Mangrove Watch: mangrove extent 2020, Kenya	2,177	0	100
Global Mangrove Watch: mangrove extent 1996, Kenya	2,835	0	100
Global Mangrove Watch: mangrove extent 2007, Kenya	2,499	0	100
Global Mangrove Watch: mangrove extent 2010, Kenya	2,140	0	100
Global Mangrove Watch: mangrove extent 2015, Kenya	2,252	0	100
Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 2025, Kenya	2,714	0	100
Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 2020, Kenya	2,668	0	100
Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 2015, Kenya	2,228	0	100
Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 2010, Kenya	2,114	0	100
Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 2005, Kenya	2,175	0	100
Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 2000, Kenya	2,231	0	100
Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 1996, Kenya	2,002	0	100
Day 2 Walk Routes	1	0	95
WRUA Boundaries	1	0	95
Nyangori	1	0	95
Marsabit County Boundary	1	0	95
Subcorridor	1	0	95
Rail Corridor	1	0	95
Mediterranean Marine	1	0	95
West Africa Marine	1	0	95
Basin_Boundary	1	0	95
Basin_Boundary	1	0	95
PortArea_LAPSSET	1	0	95
PortArea_LAPSSET	1	0	95
Gotu_Boundary	1	0	95
Gotu_Boundary	1	0	95
Amboseli_Ecosystem	1	0	95
Kimana Catchment	1	0	95
Land for Life (L4L) Geoscope	1	0	95
Basin_Boundary	1	0	95
polygons	1	0	95
Entarara_Socio_Economic_Survey	1	0	95
Harmony_In_Habitat___Potential_Restoration_Areas_Mapping	1	0	95
area_capture	1	0	95
camera_repeat	1	0	95
polygons	1	1	95
Mara River Basin	1	0	95
Mara River Basin	1	0	95
River_Njoro_subBasin	1	0	95
National_Boundary	1	0	95
County boundary	1	1	95
Lake Kenyatta	1	0	95
Mukuru Riparian100m	1	0	95
Amusment Park	1	0	95
Belle Belle	1	0	95
Cattle Holding	1	0	95
Coal Plant	1	0	95
Cultural Centre	1	0	95
Fishermans_Wharf_LAPSSET	1	0	95
Isiolo International Airport	1	0	95
Isiolo_Resort_City	1	0	95
Lamu International Airport	1	0	95
Oil Refinery	1	0	95
Oil_Tanker__LAPSSET	1	0	95
Railway_Terminus_LAPSSET	1	0	95
Resort_City_LAPSSET	1	0	95
Shipping Channel_LAPSSET	1	0	95
Port Area	1	0	95
LAPSSET_Infrastracture_Corridor	1	0	95
FLR Amboseli Geoscope	1	0	95
Amboseli_EcosystemZone	1	0	95
Amboseli_EcosystemZone	1	0	95
RoadBuffer_5km	1	0	95
SouthernSwamps_Block	1	0	95
MidaCreek	1	0	95
Forest Reserve	2	0	95
Corner_Point	2	0	95
Plots	2	0	95
PPL___Lake_Kenyatta_Sub_Catchment_Protection_and_Restoration_XLamuX	2	0	95
Snorkering site	2	0	95
Proposed Special Economic Zone	2	0	95
Ranch LAPSSET	2	0	95
MauMau_Road_Through_Aberdare	3	0	95
Flag off and Conference	3	0	95
Polylines	3	0	95
Points	3	0	95
Proposed Airports	3	0	95
Proposed Port Cities	3	0	95
Kenya Rift Lakes - Landscape	3	1	95
UnganishaSouthofKenya_Landscape	3	0	95
CoastalKenya_Landscape	3	1	95
Kenyas County Boundary	3	0	95
Kenyas County Boundary	3	0	95
WRUAs_FLR	3	0	95
WRUAs_FLR	3	0	95
Project Sites	3	0	95
Degraded Sites	3	0	95
LAPSSET Alignement	3	0	95
RoadBuffer_500m	3	1	95
Conservancy	3	0	95
Protected Area	4	0	95
Heliport	4	0	95
Prawn Habitats	4	0	95
WRUA	4	0	95
Springs	4	0	95
Ashanta_a_baq_Conservancy_Kit	4	0	95
Constituency	4	1	95
Proposed Agricultural Zones	4	1	95
Marine Protected Area	4	0	95
Proposed Dam	4	0	95
Sub Ctachment	4	1	95
Important_BirdAreas	4	0	95
MangrovesSwamps_Blocks	5	0	95
MangrovesSwamps_Blocks	5	0	95
BERI_Join	5	0	95
Proposed Fisheries Zone	5	1	95
CIP Road Projects	5	0	95
Mono Rail	5	0	95
Wildlife_Corridors	5	0	95
Points	6	0	95
Rivers	6	0	95
Kenya River Basin Areas	6	0	95
Wild_dog	6	1	95
MangroveNR_AvoidedDeforestation_Sites	6	0	95
MangroveNR_AvoidedDeforestation_Sites	6	0	95
Proposed_Blue_Economy	6	0	95
proposed_Principle_Growth_Centre	6	0	95
Protection_NR_Zone	6	2	95
Lamu Primary Footprint	7	0	95
Africa_Water_Towers	7	0	95
Towns	7	0	95
LAPSSET_Footprint	7	0	95
Towns	7	0	95
LAPSSET_Footprint	7	0	95
Food_Provision	7	0	95
Mariculture_Cage_Capability	7	2	95
TurtleMovements_May2017_to_Oct2018	7	0	95
TurtleMovements_May2017_to_Oct2018	7	0	95
Nairobi_Mausummit_Road	7	0	95
Conservancy	8	0	95
Growthareas	8	0	95
EAC_MZQ_ForestProgramme_Countries	8	0	95
Sensitive_InterventionZones	8	0	95
SOKNOT Sublandscapes	9	0	95
flr_9	9	0	95
Hilltops	9	0	95
Mara Siana Corridor Block	9	0	95
PARC_Join	9	0	95
Umba Catchments	10	0	95
Umba Catchments 2	10	0	95
Proposed_Growth_Centre	10	0	95
Mukuru River	10	0	95
Borehole_ProjectSites_BengoWWFK	11	0	95
Borehole_ProjectSites_BengoWWFK	11	0	95
BMZ_Water_Provisioning_Projects	11	0	95
Major_Rivers	11	0	95
Kenya_Wetlands_and_Rivers_National_Spatial_Assessment	11	0	95
polygons	11	0	95
Forest_Boundary	11	0	95
Forest_Boundary	11	0	95
Wetlands	11	0	95
ProtectedAreas	11	0	95
Biodiversity Hotspots	12	0	95
Sitings	12	0	95
Lake_Naivasha_Basin_WRUAs	12	0	95
242003_IKI_FLR_Loitokitok_Monitoring_Tool	12	0	95
swamp_wetland	12	0	95
Newsites_Planned4Mangrove_Planting	12	0	95
Newsites_Planned4Mangrove_Planting	12	0	95
PlantedSites	12	0	95
FLRi Countries	13	0	95
FLRi Countries	13	0	95
Mara River	13	0	95
Eastern Arc Forest (Blocks)	13	0	95
Eastern Arc Forest (Blocks) 2	13	0	95
Cities/Towns	13	0	95
Lamu_Metropolis_LAPSSET	13	0	95
Fishing Zones	15	1	95
Agro_Ecological_Zones	16	1	95
Proposed_Market_Centre	16	0	95
Rivers	16	0	95
polygons	17	0	95
Lion	17	1	95
Take2imel	17	0	95
Wards	17	0	95
NR_Monitoring_Plot	17	0	95
BII_Join_test	18	0	95
GDBP_Closing_The_Loop__Capacity_Needs_Assessment	18	0	95
Umba River	18	0	95
Proposed Irrigation Potential Areas	18	1	95
Town	18	0	95
Target_PAs	19	0	95
landuse_mining_USGS_2009_SOKNOT_SOKNOT	19	0	95
Landing Sites	20	0	95
Ward Boundary	20	0	95
Fish landing sites	20	0	95
Island	20	0	95
Cheetah	21	1	95
BMZ_Project_Sites	22	0	95
Large airport	23	0	95
WIOMSA_Organisational_Capcity_Assesment_ToolKit	23	0	95
NACOFA Initiatives	23	0	95
Terestrial NR Sites	23	4	95
Terestrial NR Sites	23	4	95
Gotu_Placemarks	24	0	95
Gotu_Placemarks	24	0	95
SOKNOT_corridor_network1	24	9	95
Places_of_Interest	24	0	95
HM_Rangelands_BioMonitoring_Datasheet	25	0	95
Home Bases	26	0	95
degraded_riverine_	27	0	95
RLI_Join	28	0	95
LAMU_FODDER_FARMERS	29	0	94
farm_geopoint	29	0	95
NaturalRegeneration_20192020	29	29	95
NaturalRegeneration_20192020	29	29	95
ESA	29	7	95
NKL_CESA_Ground_Validation_Survey	31	0	95
Planned Major Roads and Rails	33	0	95
Development Corridors	33	0	95
Giraffe	33	1	95
Tourist Facilities Siana	34	0	95
Berths_LAPSSET	34	0	95
MalariaOtherProne_Areas	34	0	95
Form_141	35	0	95
whalemonitoring	37	0	95
Wildlife_CorridorsStatus_DRSRS_KWS_CorridorReport2013_SOKNOT	38	0	95
LanduseTenure_FieldValidationTool_LAPSSET	39	0	95
BMZ II	42	0	95
kenya_forestranges	44	0	95
Mara River	47	0	95
Mara River	47	0	95
Rangeland_Management_and_Restoration_Tool	49	0	77
site_coordinates	49	0	95
Group_Ranches_Amboseli_SOKNOT	49	0	95
Group_Ranches_Amboseli_SOKNOT	49	0	95
Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ)	51	0	95
EnvironmentalAudit_for_LAPSSET	51	0	95
Villages	52	0	95
Villages	52	0	95
restoration_area_	52	0	94
Form_140	53	0	95
Protected_Areas	56	0	95
FLR_Project_Sites	57	11	95
FLR_Project_Sites	57	11	95
Group_Ranches	64	0	95
Elephant	66	1	95
PlantedSites	66	6	95
PlantedSites	66	6	95
Beaches	67	0	95
GroupRanches_KajiadoCounty_SOKNOT	67	0	95
GroupRanches_KajiadoCounty_SOKNOT	67	0	95
Wildlife_Corridors	68	0	95
NRB_RHA_Kit	69	0	95
Operational Land/Seascape	70	10	95
Operational Land/Seascape	70	10	95
Fibre Cable	72	0	95
Restoration Sites	73	6	95
Coral_reef	74	0	95
Operational Landscape	79	13	95
River/Stream	79	0	95
Nasura___Chyulu_Assesment	80	0	95
UpstreamFoundationStage_OfDSTUDY	86	0	95
Land Tenure	91	0	95
Zebra	92	2	95
Africa_WWF_Priority_202104_Operational_Landscapes_Seascape	96	16	95
Proposed_Local_Centre	99	0	95
Sub_Location_Boundary	101	0	95
Kwale Mineral Occurences Sites	101	0	95
Conservancies	101	2	95
Survey_on_WWF___Kenya_Circular_Economy_Initiatives	108	0	95
polygons	109	0	95
Form_156	110	0	95
basins_names_hydroshed	113	7	95
Conservancies_SOKNOT	114	1	95
Conservancies_SOKNOT	114	1	95
Conservancy	117	1	95
Bengo_Ecological_Mapping	120	0	95
WWF_Kenya_Mangrove_Restoration_Monitoring	123	0	95
Fibre Cable Landing Stations	126	0	95
FieldData	139	0	95
FieldData	139	0	95
Conservancy	149	0	95
Impact_of_Modern_Jikos_on_Tree_Usage	149	0	95
Wildebeest	149	1	95
Join_Features_to_Countries_RFP	152	0	95
SianaRoads	154	0	95
Rivers	166	0	95
Michael Otto Foundation for Sustainability	171	0	95
River / Stream	171	0	95
Small_Rivers	177	0	95
Narok_CSP___Ground_Truthing_Field_Kit	177	0	95
Village	180	0	95
SianaRiver	201	0	95
Eastern Arc Forest	209	23	95
Nesting	215	0	95
Rivers	228	0	95
Kimana RHA	234	0	95
IKI_FieldMonitoringkit	242	0	95
Mara_RHA_Sampling_Points	259	0	95
polygons	292	6	95
PAsinSOKNOT	296	2	95
Socio_economic_survey	304	0	95
WIOMSA_Livelihoods_Assesment_Kit	315	0	95
IKI_KAPsurvey	319	0	95
ProtectedAreas_SOKNOT	332	1	95
ProtectedAreas_SOKNOT	332	1	95
Protected_Areas	333	1	95
Plastic_Waste_to_Value_Field_Kit	379	0	95
LAPSSET_Questionnaire_Kubasu	385	0	95
geopoint	409	0	95
Conservancy_management_zones	448	2	95
National_RHA_Kit	456	0	95
Clearings	486	0	95
ProtectedAreas_AfricaPriorityLandscapes	492	4	95
GeneralMappingKit_WWFKe	494	0	95
Administration (Level 2)	495	1	95
Administration (Level 2)	495	1	95
utl-op-se-mrc-watersources-2024	578	0	95
towns and settlements	611	0	95
Power Plants (Power output MW)	642	0	95
lines	646	0	95
RDC_Routes	804	0	95
Forest	856	3	95
Forest 2	856	3	95
AfricaPriority_River	857	0	95
Protected Areas	928	2	95
River	1,084	0	95
PAs_092020	1,159	1	95
TurtleTags_May2017_to_Oct2018	1,414	0	95
TurtleTags_May2017_to_Oct2018	1,414	0	95
AREECA FLR	1,434	0	95
urt_catchments	1,484	18	95
Rivers	1,585	0	95
Tridom Rivers: complete	1,585	0	95
Mangrove	1,667	52	95
Small airport	1,979	0	95
NamedPermanentRiverSystem_Kenya	2,338	0	95
NamedPermanentRiverSystem_Kenya	2,338	0	95
Protected Area	2,548	15	95
Dams	2,586	0	95
Railway	3,840	0	95
Districts	6,099	13	95
World Database on Protected Areas	7,438	1	95
urt_basin	7,740	5	95
Populated_places	8,149	0	95
Electricity Transmission Network	9,759	0	95
Divisions	17,649	9	95
Standard Gauge Railway - SGR	17,778	2	95
Roads1	20,417	0	95
Irrigated Areas	23,095	1	95
Agro-Ecological Zones	25,791	17	95
Population Points (RS AI) 2018)	26,336	0	95
Sand_Mudflats	28,296	587	95
Sand_Mudflats	28,296	587	95
lulc_2015_naforma	33,435	0	95
Rivers1	48,033	0	95
Carbon projects: Kenya	62	0	90
Seagrass (UNEP-WCMC): Kenya	376	0	90
Salt marsh (UNEP-WCMC): Kenya	2	0	90
Community and nature projects (UNDP): Kenya	11	0	90
MangroveSpeciesFormation_2019	60,004	836	95
MangroveSpeciesFormation_2019	60,004	836	95
Observation_ICCN	101,621	0	95
Fences	148,597	0	95
SGR Alignment	236,107	0	95
Elephant Track	276,722	0	95

Recommendations

High Restoration sites: where degradation is highest

4 of 12 assessed sites are rated highly degraded (Matsangoni 1, Eagle camp 1, NjIa ya Ndovu, Maganga). Recommended approaches: Enrichement planting (5), Assisted planting (7).

Action: Target the highly degraded sites for the next planting cycle.

High Vegetation index fell in protection zone MIDA_2

NDVI in MIDA_2 declined from 0.649 (FY2023) to 0.536 (FY2025), a change of -0.113. A sustained fall can mean canopy loss, drought stress or harvesting.

Action: Inspect the zone on the ground and with recent imagery.

High Vegetation index fell in protection zone MIDA_3

NDVI in MIDA_3 declined from 0.757 (FY2023) to 0.673 (FY2025), a change of -0.085. A sustained fall can mean canopy loss, drought stress or harvesting.

Action: Inspect the zone on the ground and with recent imagery.

High A large share of mapped mangrove lies close to planned LAPSSET development

18,676 ha of mangrove (54.1% of the mapped total) sits within 10 km of the LAPSSET development footprint (port area, Special Economic Zone, corridor, airport). This is the largest identified development pressure in the dataset.

Action: Run an impact screening for polygons in the ≤ 10 km bands and plan buffer and offset measures.

High 2 of 9 themes have no data yet

Atlas holds no records for: Blue Carbon, Fire & Climate. Seagrass and salt marsh would come from UNEP-WCMC global datasets; carbon projects from the Verra and Gold Standard registries; community projects from partner programmes.

Action: Ingest the planned sources listed in the Source Catalogue, starting with Global Mangrove Watch, UNEP-WCMC seagrass and salt marsh, and the carbon registries.

High Licence terms to be confirmed for 355 datasets

Licence terms are being confirmed with the publisher. Atlas holds the data for scientific and internal use and shows the original attribution, but cannot grant bulk redistribution rights.

Action: Request written permission from WWF Kenya, KMFRI and KFS for redistribution and derivative products.

Medium Impossible canopy-cover values were rejected in the field survey

3 plot(s) report canopy cover above 100% (largest 6070.0), which cannot be a percentage. Atlas rejected those values, kept the originals and flagged the plots.

Action: Ask the survey team to re-check the data sheets for the flagged plots.

Medium Mangrove close to villages is exposed to community use pressure

8,142 ha (23.6%) of mangrove lies within 2 km of a mapped village. Only 52 villages are mapped, so this is a lower bound.

Action: Prioritise community-managed forest planning where village proximity is highest.

Medium Field plots and the map: how well do they agree?

103 of 139 field plots fall on a mapped polygon; the dominant genus recorded on the ground matches the mapped formation in 52.4% of those (exact class label: 19.4%, because field and map name classes differently). 36 plots lie outside any mapped polygon.

Action: Review disagreeing plots and plots outside the map; consider a formal accuracy assessment.

Medium Most polygons are very small, but most area sits in large stands

63.2% of the 60,004 mapped polygons are under 0.1 ha, yet patches of 10 ha or more hold 52.4% of all mangrove area. Management and monitoring effort should focus on the large stands, while the small-patch tail needs checking against satellite imagery.

Action: Prioritise field verification of large stands; review the sub-0.1 ha tail for mapping artefacts.

Medium Sea-turtle tracking data ends in 2018

4 tagged turtles contributed 1,406 fixes between 2017-05-21 and 2018-10-30. There is no later tracking in Atlas, so recent turtle movements and nesting use of Lamu and Kilifi waters are unknown.

Action: Seek newer tracking data from the programme and from Movebank / OBIS-SEAMAP.

Low Intertidal sand and mudflats cover about as much area as mangroves

Mapped sand and mudflats total 22,415 ha, compared with 34,514 ha of mangrove (ratio 0.65). Extensive mudflats beside mangroves are important feeding habitat and an expansion zone for natural colonisation.

Low Net gain of mangrove since 1996

Global Mangrove Watch maps 52,354 ha of mangrove in Lamu seascape in 1996 and 53,174 ha in 2025: a net gain of 820 ha (1.6%), about 28 ha per year. This is the net balance of total mapped area; gains and losses inside the country can cancel out, so real loss may be larger.

Low Mangrove cover is dominated by a few formations

Rhizophora dominant covers 41.8% of mapped mangrove area. Shannon evenness by area is 0.86 (0 = one class dominates, 1 = perfectly even), so the seascape is fairly even.

Datasets & sources

Dataset	Publisher	Features
Lamu Mangroves Species Formation 2019	WWF Kenya / Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI) / Kenya Forest Service (KFS)	60,004
Lamu towns	WWF Kenya / Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI) / Kenya Forest Service (KFS)	7
Lamu villages	WWF Kenya / Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI) / Kenya Forest Service (KFS)	52
Lamu mangrove swamp blocks (KFS management blocks)	WWF Kenya / Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI) / Kenya Forest Service (KFS)	5
LAPSSET port area (Lamu)	WWF Kenya / Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI) / Kenya Forest Service (KFS)	1
LAPSSET development footprint (Lamu)	WWF Kenya / Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI) / Kenya Forest Service (KFS)	7
Lamu mangrove field survey plots	WWF Kenya / Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI) / Kenya Forest Service (KFS)	139
Lamu sand and mudflats	WWF Kenya / Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI) / Kenya Forest Service (KFS)	28,296
TBP / LCPM mangrove restoration planted sites	WWF Kenya (TBP and LCPM projects)	12
Natural regeneration monitoring plots	WWF Kenya (TBP and LCPM projects)	17
Natural regeneration protection zones	WWF Kenya (TBP and LCPM projects)	6
Southern Swamps block (restoration project area)	WWF Kenya (TBP and LCPM projects)	1
Mida Creek, Whale Island and Malindi-Watamu area boundary	WWF Kenya (TBP and LCPM projects)	1
Sea turtle satellite-tag fixes (May 2017 - Oct 2018)	WWF Kenya (Coastal Kenya Programme)	1,414
Sea turtle movement tracks (May 2017 - Oct 2018)	WWF Kenya (Coastal Kenya Programme)	7
Global Mangrove Watch: mangrove extent 2020, Kenya	Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, soloEO, Wetlands International, UNEP-WCMC, JAXA)	2,177
Global Mangrove Watch: mangrove extent 1996, Kenya	Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, soloEO, Wetlands International, UNEP-WCMC, JAXA)	2,835
Global Mangrove Watch: mangrove extent 2007, Kenya	Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, soloEO, Wetlands International, UNEP-WCMC, JAXA)	2,499
Global Mangrove Watch: mangrove extent 2010, Kenya	Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, soloEO, Wetlands International, UNEP-WCMC, JAXA)	2,140
Global Mangrove Watch: mangrove extent 2015, Kenya	Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, soloEO, Wetlands International, UNEP-WCMC, JAXA)	2,252
Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 2025, Kenya	Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, soloEO, Wetlands International, UNEP-WCMC, JAXA)	2,714
Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 2020, Kenya	Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, soloEO, Wetlands International, UNEP-WCMC, JAXA)	2,668
Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 2015, Kenya	Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, soloEO, Wetlands International, UNEP-WCMC, JAXA)	2,228
Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 2010, Kenya	Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, soloEO, Wetlands International, UNEP-WCMC, JAXA)	2,114
Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 2005, Kenya	Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, soloEO, Wetlands International, UNEP-WCMC, JAXA)	2,175
Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 2000, Kenya	Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, soloEO, Wetlands International, UNEP-WCMC, JAXA)	2,231
Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 1996, Kenya	Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, soloEO, Wetlands International, UNEP-WCMC, JAXA)	2,002
Day 2 Walk Routes	WWF Kenya	1
WRUA Boundaries	WWF Kenya	1
Nyangori	WWF Kenya	1
Marsabit County Boundary	WWF Kenya	1
Subcorridor	WWF Kenya	1
Rail Corridor	WWF Kenya	1
Mediterranean Marine	WWF Kenya	1
West Africa Marine	WWF Kenya	1
Basin_Boundary	WWF Kenya	1
Basin_Boundary	WWF Kenya	1
PortArea_LAPSSET	WWF Kenya	1
PortArea_LAPSSET	WWF Kenya	1
Gotu_Boundary	WWF Kenya	1
Gotu_Boundary	WWF Kenya	1
Amboseli_Ecosystem	WWF Kenya	1
Kimana Catchment	WWF Kenya	1
Land for Life (L4L) Geoscope	WWF Kenya	1
Basin_Boundary	WWF Kenya	1
polygons	WWF Kenya	1
Entarara_Socio_Economic_Survey	WWF Kenya	1
Harmony_In_Habitat___Potential_Restoration_Areas_Mapping	WWF Kenya	1
area_capture	WWF Kenya	1
camera_repeat	WWF Kenya	1
polygons	WWF Kenya	1
Mara River Basin	WWF Kenya	1
Mara River Basin	WWF Kenya	1
River_Njoro_subBasin	WWF Kenya	1
National_Boundary	WWF Kenya	1
County boundary	WWF Kenya	1
Lake Kenyatta	WWF Kenya	1
Mukuru Riparian100m	WWF Kenya	1
Amusment Park	WWF Kenya	1
Belle Belle	WWF Kenya	1
Cattle Holding	WWF Kenya	1
Coal Plant	WWF Kenya	1
Cultural Centre	WWF Kenya	1
Fishermans_Wharf_LAPSSET	WWF Kenya	1
Isiolo International Airport	WWF Kenya	1
Isiolo_Resort_City	WWF Kenya	1
Lamu International Airport	WWF Kenya	1
Oil Refinery	WWF Kenya	1
Oil_Tanker__LAPSSET	WWF Kenya	1
Railway_Terminus_LAPSSET	WWF Kenya	1
Resort_City_LAPSSET	WWF Kenya	1
Shipping Channel_LAPSSET	WWF Kenya	1
Port Area	WWF Kenya	1
LAPSSET_Infrastracture_Corridor	WWF Kenya	1
FLR Amboseli Geoscope	WWF Kenya	1
Amboseli_EcosystemZone	WWF Kenya	1
Amboseli_EcosystemZone	WWF Kenya	1
RoadBuffer_5km	WWF Kenya	1
SouthernSwamps_Block	WWF Kenya	1
MidaCreek	WWF Kenya	1
Forest Reserve	WWF Kenya	2
Corner_Point	WWF Kenya	2
Plots	WWF Kenya	2
PPL___Lake_Kenyatta_Sub_Catchment_Protection_and_Restoration_XLamuX	WWF Kenya	2
Snorkering site	WWF Kenya	2
Proposed Special Economic Zone	WWF Kenya	2
Ranch LAPSSET	WWF Kenya	2
MauMau_Road_Through_Aberdare	WWF Kenya	3
Flag off and Conference	WWF Kenya	3
Polylines	WWF Kenya	3
Points	WWF Kenya	3
Proposed Airports	WWF Kenya	3
Proposed Port Cities	WWF Kenya	3
Kenya Rift Lakes - Landscape	WWF Kenya	3
UnganishaSouthofKenya_Landscape	WWF Kenya	3
CoastalKenya_Landscape	WWF Kenya	3
Kenyas County Boundary	WWF Kenya	3
Kenyas County Boundary	WWF Kenya	3
WRUAs_FLR	WWF Kenya	3
WRUAs_FLR	WWF Kenya	3
Project Sites	WWF Kenya	3
Degraded Sites	WWF Kenya	3
LAPSSET Alignement	WWF Kenya	3
RoadBuffer_500m	WWF Kenya	3
Conservancy	WWF Kenya	3
Protected Area	WWF Kenya	4
Heliport	WWF Kenya	4
Prawn Habitats	WWF Kenya	4
WRUA	WWF Kenya	4
Springs	WWF Kenya	4
Ashanta_a_baq_Conservancy_Kit	WWF Kenya	4
Constituency	WWF Kenya	4
Proposed Agricultural Zones	WWF Kenya	4
Marine Protected Area	WWF Kenya	4
Proposed Dam	WWF Kenya	4
Sub Ctachment	WWF Kenya	4
Important_BirdAreas	WWF Kenya	4
MangrovesSwamps_Blocks	WWF Kenya	5
MangrovesSwamps_Blocks	WWF Kenya	5
BERI_Join	WWF Kenya	5
Proposed Fisheries Zone	WWF Kenya	5
CIP Road Projects	WWF Kenya	5
Mono Rail	WWF Kenya	5
Wildlife_Corridors	WWF Kenya	5
Points	WWF Kenya	6
Rivers	WWF Kenya	6
Kenya River Basin Areas	WWF Kenya	6
Wild_dog	WWF Kenya	6
MangroveNR_AvoidedDeforestation_Sites	WWF Kenya	6
MangroveNR_AvoidedDeforestation_Sites	WWF Kenya	6
Proposed_Blue_Economy	WWF Kenya	6
proposed_Principle_Growth_Centre	WWF Kenya	6
Protection_NR_Zone	WWF Kenya	6
Lamu Primary Footprint	WWF Kenya	7
Africa_Water_Towers	WWF Kenya	7
Towns	WWF Kenya	7
LAPSSET_Footprint	WWF Kenya	7
Towns	WWF Kenya	7
LAPSSET_Footprint	WWF Kenya	7
Food_Provision	WWF Kenya	7
Mariculture_Cage_Capability	WWF Kenya	7
TurtleMovements_May2017_to_Oct2018	WWF Kenya	7
TurtleMovements_May2017_to_Oct2018	WWF Kenya	7
Nairobi_Mausummit_Road	WWF Kenya	7
Conservancy	WWF Kenya	8
Growthareas	WWF Kenya	8
EAC_MZQ_ForestProgramme_Countries	WWF Kenya	8
Sensitive_InterventionZones	WWF Kenya	8
SOKNOT Sublandscapes	WWF Kenya	9
flr_9	WWF Kenya	9
Hilltops	WWF Kenya	9
Mara Siana Corridor Block	WWF Kenya	9
PARC_Join	WWF Kenya	9
Umba Catchments	WWF Kenya	10
Umba Catchments 2	WWF Kenya	10
Proposed_Growth_Centre	WWF Kenya	10
Mukuru River	WWF Kenya	10
Borehole_ProjectSites_BengoWWFK	WWF Kenya	11
Borehole_ProjectSites_BengoWWFK	WWF Kenya	11
BMZ_Water_Provisioning_Projects	WWF Kenya	11
Major_Rivers	WWF Kenya	11
Kenya_Wetlands_and_Rivers_National_Spatial_Assessment	WWF Kenya	11
polygons	WWF Kenya	11
Forest_Boundary	WWF Kenya	11
Forest_Boundary	WWF Kenya	11
Wetlands	WWF Kenya	11
ProtectedAreas	WWF Kenya	11
Biodiversity Hotspots	WWF Kenya	12
Sitings	WWF Kenya	12
Lake_Naivasha_Basin_WRUAs	WWF Kenya	12
242003_IKI_FLR_Loitokitok_Monitoring_Tool	WWF Kenya	12
swamp_wetland	WWF Kenya	12
Newsites_Planned4Mangrove_Planting	WWF Kenya	12
Newsites_Planned4Mangrove_Planting	WWF Kenya	12
PlantedSites	WWF Kenya	12
FLRi Countries	WWF Kenya	13
FLRi Countries	WWF Kenya	13
Mara River	WWF Kenya	13
Eastern Arc Forest (Blocks)	WWF Kenya	13
Eastern Arc Forest (Blocks) 2	WWF Kenya	13
Cities/Towns	WWF Kenya	13
Lamu_Metropolis_LAPSSET	WWF Kenya	13
Fishing Zones	WWF Kenya	15
Agro_Ecological_Zones	WWF Kenya	16
Proposed_Market_Centre	WWF Kenya	16
Rivers	WWF Kenya	16
polygons	WWF Kenya	17
Lion	WWF Kenya	17
Take2imel	WWF Kenya	17
Wards	WWF Kenya	17
NR_Monitoring_Plot	WWF Kenya	17
BII_Join_test	WWF Kenya	18
GDBP_Closing_The_Loop__Capacity_Needs_Assessment	WWF Kenya	18
Umba River	WWF Kenya	18
Proposed Irrigation Potential Areas	WWF Kenya	18
Town	WWF Kenya	18
Target_PAs	WWF Kenya	19
landuse_mining_USGS_2009_SOKNOT_SOKNOT	WWF Kenya	19
Landing Sites	WWF Kenya	20
Ward Boundary	WWF Kenya	20
Fish landing sites	WWF Kenya	20
Island	WWF Kenya	20
Cheetah	WWF Kenya	21
BMZ_Project_Sites	WWF Kenya	22
Large airport	WWF Kenya	23
WIOMSA_Organisational_Capcity_Assesment_ToolKit	WWF Kenya	23
NACOFA Initiatives	WWF Kenya	23
Terestrial NR Sites	WWF Kenya	23
Terestrial NR Sites	WWF Kenya	23
Gotu_Placemarks	WWF Kenya	24
Gotu_Placemarks	WWF Kenya	24
SOKNOT_corridor_network1	WWF Kenya	24
Places_of_Interest	WWF Kenya	24
HM_Rangelands_BioMonitoring_Datasheet	WWF Kenya	25
Home Bases	WWF Kenya	26
degraded_riverine_	WWF Kenya	27
RLI_Join	WWF Kenya	28
LAMU_FODDER_FARMERS	WWF Kenya	29
farm_geopoint	WWF Kenya	29
NaturalRegeneration_20192020	WWF Kenya	29
NaturalRegeneration_20192020	WWF Kenya	29
ESA	WWF Kenya	29
NKL_CESA_Ground_Validation_Survey	WWF Kenya	31
Planned Major Roads and Rails	WWF Kenya	33
Development Corridors	WWF Kenya	33
Giraffe	WWF Kenya	33
Tourist Facilities Siana	WWF Kenya	34
Berths_LAPSSET	WWF Kenya	34
MalariaOtherProne_Areas	WWF Kenya	34
Form_141	WWF Kenya	35
whalemonitoring	WWF Kenya	37
Wildlife_CorridorsStatus_DRSRS_KWS_CorridorReport2013_SOKNOT	WWF Kenya	38
LanduseTenure_FieldValidationTool_LAPSSET	WWF Kenya	39
BMZ II	WWF Kenya	42
kenya_forestranges	WWF Kenya	44
Mara River	WWF Kenya	47
Mara River	WWF Kenya	47
Rangeland_Management_and_Restoration_Tool	WWF Kenya	49
site_coordinates	WWF Kenya	49
Group_Ranches_Amboseli_SOKNOT	WWF Kenya	49
Group_Ranches_Amboseli_SOKNOT	WWF Kenya	49
Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ)	WWF Kenya	51
EnvironmentalAudit_for_LAPSSET	WWF Kenya	51
Villages	WWF Kenya	52
Villages	WWF Kenya	52
restoration_area_	WWF Kenya	52
Form_140	WWF Kenya	53
Protected_Areas	WWF Kenya	56
FLR_Project_Sites	WWF Kenya	57
FLR_Project_Sites	WWF Kenya	57
Group_Ranches	WWF Kenya	64
Elephant	WWF Kenya	66
PlantedSites	WWF Kenya	66
PlantedSites	WWF Kenya	66
Beaches	WWF Kenya	67
GroupRanches_KajiadoCounty_SOKNOT	WWF Kenya	67
GroupRanches_KajiadoCounty_SOKNOT	WWF Kenya	67
Wildlife_Corridors	WWF Kenya	68
NRB_RHA_Kit	WWF Kenya	69
Operational Land/Seascape	WWF Kenya	70
Operational Land/Seascape	WWF Kenya	70
Fibre Cable	WWF Kenya	72
Restoration Sites	WWF Kenya	73
Coral_reef	WWF Kenya	74
Operational Landscape	WWF Kenya	79
River/Stream	WWF Kenya	79
Nasura___Chyulu_Assesment	WWF Kenya	80
UpstreamFoundationStage_OfDSTUDY	WWF Kenya	86
Land Tenure	WWF Kenya	91
Zebra	WWF Kenya	92
Africa_WWF_Priority_202104_Operational_Landscapes_Seascape	WWF Kenya	96
Proposed_Local_Centre	WWF Kenya	99
Sub_Location_Boundary	WWF Kenya	101
Kwale Mineral Occurences Sites	WWF Kenya	101
Conservancies	WWF Kenya	101
Survey_on_WWF___Kenya_Circular_Economy_Initiatives	WWF Kenya	108
polygons	WWF Kenya	109
Form_156	WWF Kenya	110
basins_names_hydroshed	WWF Kenya	113
Conservancies_SOKNOT	WWF Kenya	114
Conservancies_SOKNOT	WWF Kenya	114
Conservancy	WWF Kenya	117
Bengo_Ecological_Mapping	WWF Kenya	120
WWF_Kenya_Mangrove_Restoration_Monitoring	WWF Kenya	123
Fibre Cable Landing Stations	WWF Kenya	126
FieldData	WWF Kenya	139
FieldData	WWF Kenya	139
Conservancy	WWF Kenya	149
Impact_of_Modern_Jikos_on_Tree_Usage	WWF Kenya	149
Wildebeest	WWF Kenya	149
Join_Features_to_Countries_RFP	WWF Kenya	152
SianaRoads	WWF Kenya	154
Rivers	WWF Kenya	166
Michael Otto Foundation for Sustainability	WWF Kenya	171
River / Stream	WWF Kenya	171
Small_Rivers	WWF Kenya	177
Narok_CSP___Ground_Truthing_Field_Kit	WWF Kenya	177
Village	WWF Kenya	180
SianaRiver	WWF Kenya	201
Eastern Arc Forest	WWF Kenya	209
Nesting	WWF Kenya	215
Rivers	WWF Kenya	228
Kimana RHA	WWF Kenya	234
IKI_FieldMonitoringkit	WWF Kenya	242
Mara_RHA_Sampling_Points	WWF Kenya	259
polygons	WWF Kenya	292
PAsinSOKNOT	WWF Kenya	296
Socio_economic_survey	WWF Kenya	304
WIOMSA_Livelihoods_Assesment_Kit	WWF Kenya	315
IKI_KAPsurvey	WWF Kenya	319
ProtectedAreas_SOKNOT	WWF Kenya	332
ProtectedAreas_SOKNOT	WWF Kenya	332
Protected_Areas	WWF Kenya	333
Plastic_Waste_to_Value_Field_Kit	WWF Kenya	379
LAPSSET_Questionnaire_Kubasu	WWF Kenya	385
geopoint	WWF Kenya	409
Conservancy_management_zones	WWF Kenya	448
National_RHA_Kit	WWF Kenya	456
Clearings	WWF Kenya	486
ProtectedAreas_AfricaPriorityLandscapes	WWF Kenya	492
GeneralMappingKit_WWFKe	WWF Kenya	494
Administration (Level 2)	WWF Kenya	495
Administration (Level 2)	WWF Kenya	495
utl-op-se-mrc-watersources-2024	WWF Kenya	578
towns and settlements	WWF Kenya	611
Power Plants (Power output MW)	WWF Kenya	642
lines	WWF Kenya	646
RDC_Routes	WWF Kenya	804
Forest	WWF Kenya	856
Forest 2	WWF Kenya	856
AfricaPriority_River	WWF Kenya	857
Protected Areas	WWF Kenya	928
River	WWF Kenya	1,084
PAs_092020	WWF Kenya	1,159
TurtleTags_May2017_to_Oct2018	WWF Kenya	1,414
TurtleTags_May2017_to_Oct2018	WWF Kenya	1,414
AREECA FLR	WWF Kenya	1,434
urt_catchments	WWF Kenya	1,484
Rivers	WWF Kenya	1,585
Tridom Rivers: complete	WWF Kenya	1,585
Mangrove	WWF Kenya	1,667
Small airport	WWF Kenya	1,979
NamedPermanentRiverSystem_Kenya	WWF Kenya	2,338
NamedPermanentRiverSystem_Kenya	WWF Kenya	2,338
Protected Area	WWF Kenya	2,548
Dams	WWF Kenya	2,586
Railway	WWF Kenya	3,840
Districts	WWF Kenya	6,099
World Database on Protected Areas	WWF Kenya	7,438
urt_basin	WWF Kenya	7,740
Populated_places	WWF Kenya	8,149
Electricity Transmission Network	WWF Kenya	9,759
Divisions	WWF Kenya	17,649
Standard Gauge Railway - SGR	WWF Kenya	17,778
Roads1	WWF Kenya	20,417
Irrigated Areas	WWF Kenya	23,095
Agro-Ecological Zones	WWF Kenya	25,791
Population Points (RS AI) 2018)	WWF Kenya	26,336
Sand_Mudflats	WWF Kenya	28,296
Sand_Mudflats	WWF Kenya	28,296
lulc_2015_naforma	WWF Kenya	33,435
Rivers1	WWF Kenya	48,033
Carbon projects: Kenya	Berkeley Carbon Trading Project, University of California, Berkeley	62
Seagrass (UNEP-WCMC): Kenya	UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and Short FT	376
Salt marsh (UNEP-WCMC): Kenya	UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and Short FT	2
Community and nature projects (UNDP): Kenya	United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)	11
MangroveSpeciesFormation_2019	WWF Kenya	60,004
MangroveSpeciesFormation_2019	WWF Kenya	60,004
Observation_ICCN	WWF Kenya	101,621
Fences	WWF Kenya	148,597
SGR Alignment	WWF Kenya	236,107
Elephant Track	WWF Kenya	276,722

Methods & limits

Areas and lengths are recomputed on the WGS 84 ellipsoid; units are harmonised (ha, m, %, UTC). The mapping is a single 2019 epoch; the source publishes no licence; field plots are a sample; scenario figures are illustrative assumptions. Cite the original publishers listed above. Full methods: Methodologies page.