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North Kenya Vegetation GIS Database

Entry ID: NBId0160_101

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Summary

Abstract: New-ID: NBI160

FILE NAME

NKVEGE.E00

Introduction
The North Kenya GIS Database project was created by joining datasets
which existed in 9 north kenya districts by Andrea Bottcher for GTZ at
UNEP/GRID in 1996. The original datasets were derived from the Range
Management Handbook published by the ministry of Agriculture in 1982.
This handbook focused on the high and medium rainfall districts with
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Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 6.0

S: -1.0

E: 42.0

W: 34.0

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1995-04-01

Stop Date: 1996-03-30

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > AFRICA > EASTERN AFRICA > KENYA

CONTINENT > AFRICA

CONTINENT > AFRICA > EASTERN AFRICA

Science Keywords

BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS

BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

Access Constraints Public

Ancillary Keywords

Terrestrial Ecosystems > Biodiversity, Protected Areas > Vegetation

VEGETATION

Originating Center

DRSRS, Ministry of Agriculture

Data Center

Global Resource Information Database - Nairobi, Division of Early Warning and Assessment, United Nations Environment Programme
Data Center URL: http://gridnairobi.unep.org/

Data Center Personnel
Name: JOHANNES AKIWUMI Phone: (+254-20) 7624214 Fax: (+254-20) 7624315 Email: Johannes.Akiwumi at unep.org Contact Address: Head, Data and Information Management Section Division of Early Warning and Assessment (DEWA) United Nations Environment Programme P. O. Box 30552 City: Nairobi Postal Code: 00100 Country: Kenya