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

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