The theme of the Map Competition is to enhance the Role of Geo-conservation in Protected Areas Management and Environmental Conservation.The total Prize Tag is Euros 10,000. The is to also promote the use of Earth Observation and create awareness of the data sharing geoportals and observatories to allow users to discover GIS datasets and creatively use them to develop innovative solutions.
24 Participating Countries
Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Comoros, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
- Title: RCMRD Map Competition
- Theme: Enhancing the Role of Geo-conservation in Protected Areas Management and Environmental Conservation
- Objective: To Promote the use of Earth Observation and create awareness of the data sharing geoportals and observatories to allow users to discover GIS datasets and creatively use them to develop innovative solutions.
- Launch Date: Thursday 21-July-2022 12:00 - 14:00 at the African Protected Areas Congress in Kigali, Rwanda.
- Participating Countries : ESARO - 24 Countries i.e. (Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Comoros, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe)
- Deadline: 20-Oct-2022
- Award: Winners to be awarded in November 2022 in Kampala, Uganda during RCMRD Conference of Ministers.
- Participating projects: BIOPAMA, GMES & Africa, OFESA
- Participating institutions: RCMRD, IUCN, CIFOR, EU-JRC & ESRI
- Data Sources: Protected Planet, RCMRD Open Data, DOPA, Africa Geoportal, OFESA Geoportal, GMES Geoportal & BIOPAMA's RRIS
- Submission Format: Web Maps, Story Maps, Data Dashboards or Web Application
- Broad categories: Terrestrial (Related to planet earth land) and Marine (Related to the Oceans And blue economy). The Key areas include: Biodiversity conservation, Protected Areas, Forestry, Marine ecosystems and Blue Economy, Land Degradation & wetlands
- Total Prize Tag so far: Euros 10,000
Read More: https://rcmrd.africageoportal.com/pages/map-competition-2022
