Tana River Delta
E1045716
The Tana River Delta is a vast, biodiverse wetland and estuarine ecosystem on Kenya’s Indian Ocean coast, supporting rich wildlife, pastoralism, and small-scale agriculture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tana River Delta canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
estuarine ecosystem
ⓘ
river delta ⓘ wetland ecosystem ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| formedBy | Tana River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity | high ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | Ramsar site candidate ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
livestock rearing ⓘ subsistence farming ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
coastal dunes
ⓘ
estuarine waters ⓘ floodplain grassland ⓘ freshwater swamp ⓘ mangrove forest ⓘ riverine forest ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
carbon storage
ⓘ
flood regulation ⓘ nursery ground for marine species ⓘ water purification ⓘ |
| hasHydrology |
seasonal flooding
ⓘ
tidal influence ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
fishing
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ small-scale agriculture ⓘ |
| hasVegetation |
mangroves
ⓘ
papyrus swamps ⓘ riverine woodland ⓘ savanna grasslands ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Coast Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lamu County NERFINISHED ⓘ Tana River County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Indian Ocean coast of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthOf | Tana River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Tana River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
fish populations
ⓘ
migratory birds ⓘ pastoralist communities ⓘ rich wildlife ⓘ smallholder farmers ⓘ waterbirds ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
climate change
ⓘ
deforestation ⓘ infrastructure development ⓘ large-scale agriculture ⓘ overgrazing ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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