Reference Land Cover Change in Cross River-Takamanda-Mt Cameroon-Korup 2000-2015 (vector) - version 1, Feb. 2020

This metadata refers to the Land Cover Change vector data generated over Cross River-Takamanda-Mt Cameroon-Korup (Africa) 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_lcc_a) or the detailed (CAF_01_lcc_b) modular legend. 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: 2000 - 2015