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Tagged under "Land use data"
Term definition:
Data regarding agricultural land usage and changes in usage, such as different crop or vegetation cover. Land use shows how people use the landscape – whether for development, conservation, or mixed uses
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Publisher(s) / Maintainer(s):
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Definitions and Classification of Land Use, Agricultural Practices and Irrigation. Used in FAOSTAT.
WCA LU
Publisher(s) / Maintainer(s):
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
FAO guidelines for countries to compile ther agricultural census statistics. The use of these guidelines by member countries ensures that the census results are harmonized and internationally...
Publisher(s) / Maintainer(s):
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Six broad land-use categories form the basis of estimating and reporting greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use and land-use conversions. The land uses may be considered as top-level...
Publisher(s) / Maintainer(s):
Statistical Commission of the United Nations
A consolidated land use classification to be used in the System of Integrated Environmental and Economic Accounting (SEEA), based on the major LU databases at the global level and the work of FAO...