| Land Use Data for Latitude 7.75 Longitude -8.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations  | 
| Mont Nimba Strict Nature Reserve Monts Nimba Mount Nimba Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve Reserve de la Biosphere des Monts Nimba | 
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Agro forestryForestry - Plantations
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Agriculture in protected areas
Ecosystems
Warm Tropics humidWarm Tropics sub-humid
Livestock
CattleGoats
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep
Crops
BananasBananas (also in forestry plantations)
Cereals and cereal products
Coffee Green (also in forestry plantations)
Fonio
Oil-bearing crops
Rice Paddy
Seed Cotton
Growing Period (days)
240 to 269270 to 299
Soil Types
AcrisolsLeptosols (Shallow soils)
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Slopes (degrees)
2 to 55 to 8
8 to 16
Population Density (persons per km2)
10 to 50Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
above 100Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals | 
|---|---|
| Nimba/Yekepa (Surface) | Iron | 
| Sipilou Prospect | Iron | 
Agricultural use data provided by LADA, 2008. "Mapping Land Use Systems at global and regional scales for Land Degradation Assessment Analysis. Version 1.0" Nachtergaele F. & Petri M.
Mineral extraction data provided by USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), downloaded June 2, 2010.

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