WIO Locally Managed Marine areas

Title
WIO Locally Managed Marine areas
Abstract

This vector layer shows the location marine areas managed at a local level by the coastal communities through collaborative groups, organisations and government representatives who reside or are based within the immediate area.
The layer also shows/contains the attributes of the associated coastal and marine resources

Publication Date
Type
Vector Data
Keywords
Western Indian Ocean , LMMA
Category
Oceans
features and characteristics of salt water bodies (excluding inland waters). Examples: tides, tidal waves, coastal information, reefs
Regions
Africa , East Africa , Comoros , Kenya , Madagascar , Mauritius , Mayotte , Mozambique , Reunion , Seychelles , Somalia , North Africa , Southern Africa , South Africa
Owner
More info
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Maintenance Frequency
Data Is Updated As Deemed Necessary
Purpose

Marine and ecosystem conservation

Language
English
Supplemental Information

A Locally Managed Marine Area (LMMA) is an area of nearshore waters and its associated coastal and marine resources that is largely or wholly managed at a lo...

Spatial Representation Type
vector data is used to represent geographic data
Attribute Name Label Description Range Average Median Standard Deviation
no_tk_area NA 0.98 0.00 4.83
wdpaid NA 254031781.31 478002.00 276690377.13
wdpa_pid NA 254031781.31 478002.00 276690377.13
name NA
orig_name NA
marine NA
rep_m_area NA 80.04 0.46 323.97
rep_area NA 154.64 3.10 409.15
iso3 NA
sub_loc NA
status NA
status_yr NA 1712.03 2001.00 699.09
iucn_cat NA
gov_type NA
mang_auth NA
mang_plan NA
int_crit NA
no_take NA
desig_eng NA
desig_type NA
Lat NA -10.16 -4.84 7.97
Long NA 46.20 43.63 7.78
metadataid NA 1378.94 1700.00 508.18

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    MOZALINK

    Project Partners: IRD (REUNION ISLAND), CORDIO (KENYA), Eduardo Mondlane University (MOZAMBIQUE), IHSM (MADAGASCAR), Ulanga Ngazidja (COMORES), University of Dar es Salaam (TANZANIA)