Mangrove Habitat Quality in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam, 2017

Coastal mangrove forests in Soc Trang, Ca Mau, and Kien Giang provinces of the Mekong Delta, Vietnam, are assessed for habitat quality and degradation in 2017. The dataset includes inputs and outputs for the InVEST habitat quality model, such as land use/cover maps, threat factor distributions, and resulting quality index maps. It is provided by the Environmental Information Data Centre and is embargoed until January 4, 2027.

Use Cases

• Modeling habitat degradation based on threat factor distributions mentioned in the description
• Comparing spatial patterns of habitat quality and ecosystem services as described
• Identifying priority conservation areas using the habitat quality and degradation index maps
• Analyzing land use and land cover changes in the Mekong Delta for 2017

Strengths

• Focuses on a specific geographic region (Soc Trang, Ca Mau, Kien Giang provinces) and year (2017)
• Includes both model inputs (land use maps, threat data) and outputs (quality and degradation index maps)
• Based on the InVEST Habitat Quality model, an open-source tool from Stanford University

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Data is embargoed and not accessible until January 4, 2027

Provenance

Source

Environmental Information Data Centre

Collection Method

Calculated using the InVEST habitat quality model with land-use maps and threat data

Time Range

2017

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-09 20:11:57.891799; freshness should be verified

Geography

Mekong Delta, Vietnam (specifically Soc Trang, Ca Mau, and Kien Giang provinces)