Decision Support Tools

Landcover Change Tracker

Visualizes land cover changes across Iraq between [baseline year] and [recent year]. Supports LDN indicator “Trends in Land Cover”. Explore changes by governorate, land cover class, and protected areas.

Land Productivity Trend Explorer

Shows long-term trends in vegetation productivity (EVI or NPP proxy) to detect areas with declining productivity. Supports LDN indicator “Land Productivity”.

Soil Monitor

Presents maps and statistics of soil organic carbon and other soil-related indicators where available, supporting the “Soil Organic Carbon” LDN sub-indicator.

Land Degradation Viewer

Combines land cover, productivity, and SOC to display areas classified as degraded/not degraded according to SDG 15.3.1.

📏 How do we monitor land degradation?

Land degradation is measured following the UNCCD guidelines for measuring SDG 15.3.1, using three key indicators—land cover change, land productivity, and soil carbon stocks. Please click on the card for more information about the UNCCD methodology of mapping SDG 15.3.1.