Land Use Land cover (LAND COVER) Categories | Description |
Forest | An area of land with at least 0.5 ha, with a minimum tree crown cover of 10% or with existing tree species planted or natural having the potential of attaining more than 10% crown cover, and with trees which have the potential or have reached a minimum height of 3 m at maturity in situ. It includes montane, lowland, mangrove and plantation forests, woodlands and thickets. |
Bushland | Bushland is fundamentally defined as being predominantly comprised of plants that are multi-stemmed from a single root base. It includes dense and open bushland |
Grassland | For the most part, grassland occurs in combination with either a limited wooded or bushed component, or with scattered subsistence cultivation |
Agriculture with Scattered Settlements | Land actively used to grow agricultural crops including agro forestry systems, wooded crops, herbaceous crops and grain crops |
Bare Soil | The land which includes bare land and coastal sands |
Settlements/Built up Area | Built up areas especially urban areas |
Water | Includes inland water and ocean |
Wetland | Land which is water logged seasonally. May be wooded such as marshland, perennially flooded plains and swampy areas |