Land Cover (ESA - 2009)

Source: ESA (European Space Agency), retrieved here [http://due.esrin.esa.int/page_globcover.php]

Most of the country is covered with natural and semi-natural vegetation with variable tree density. Vegetation cover is mostly high in the southwest, with thick tropical forests in the Greater Equatoria region, and low in the southeast and north, where semi-arid savannah dominates. Grasslands, aquatic vegetation and open water occupy the wetter regions. A large part of South Sudan is covered by the Sudd swamp, a conglomeration of smaller wetlands.

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Source https://app.mapx.org/static.html?views=MX-SVFJV-LZ5T6-5K4RM&zoomToViews=true#JAAc6
Author UNEP/GRID-Geneva
Maintainer UNEP/GRID-Geneva
Last Updated December 7, 2022, 08:01 (UTC)
Created December 7, 2022, 08:01 (UTC)
GUID MX-SVFJV-LZ5T6-5K4RM
Issued 2019-02-13 19:33:00
Language EN
Modified 2021-02-05 12:08:36
Publisher email info@mapx.org
Publisher name UNEP/GRID-Geneva
Theme Web Map
data_type geospatial
keywords_m49 SSD
projects_description UNEP South Sudan
projects_id MX-2VV-NEC-E0D-1EQ-GCX
projects_title UNEP South Sudan
range_end_at_year 2021
range_start_at_year 2009
source_abstract Source: ESA (European Space Agency), retrieved here [http://due.esrin.esa.int/page_globcover.php] Most of the country is covered with natural and semi-natural vegetation with variable tree density. Vegetation cover is mostly high in the southwest, with thick tropical forests in the Greater Equatoria region, and low in the southeast and north, where semi-arid savannah dominates. Grasslands, aquatic vegetation and open water occupy the wetter regions. A large part of South Sudan is covered by the Sudd swamp, a conglomeration of smaller wetlands.
source_title Land Cover (ESA - 2009)
spatial SSD