Tag: SDG 15
Atlas

EM-DAT Data for South Africa from 1952 to 2023

The Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) data provided by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) was used for the generation of map layers included in the atlas (https://www.emdat.be). This atlas was designed to show users the number of natural disaster events across South African district municipalities from 1952 to the present day (February 2023). The disaster categories included in this atlas are limited to; geophysical, meteorological, hydrological and climatological natural disasters.

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Natural Environment

Terrestrial Protected Areas

Compiled utilising information from the 2018 National Biodiversity Assessment (NBA) by the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), this blog speaks to the current status and protection level of South Africa’s terrestrial ecosystems.

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Atlas

Environmental Vulnerability

An environmental risk and vulnerability profiler based on the 2018 National Biodiversity Assessment (NBA) data which was conducted by the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI).

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