Environmental statistics 15% open

Angola

What data is expected?

A selection of deforestation, pollution statistics (air and water pollution), as well as information on extractives activities, and their concessions/licences.

  • Air pollution levels
  • Water quality
  • Extractives activities
  • Deforestation
  • None of the above

How open is the data?

All answers

Question Answer Comment
Available free of charge No
Downloadable Yes
Publicly available No The data available in the website to download are news bulletin.
Openly licenced No No statement about the license
Up-to-date No Lasts document uploaded dates from 2014
In an open and machine-readable format PDF
Digital data No
Print data No
location https://www.minamb.gov.ao/TodasPublicacoes.aspx - Ministry of Envirnment
Collected by government Yes
findable_steps I searched for the terms envirnment and Angola. In the publication sections
characteristics None of the above No data related to these characteristics is available in the data published by the state
Controlled access No
Collector name Ministry of Environment
There is a National Environmental Quality Program (state: 2014) https://www.angop.ao/angola/pt_pt/noticias/ambiente/2014/7/34/Melhoria-qualidade-constitui-aposta-programa-ambiental,ce2f6528-f05d-43c1-8aad-4a192bb59685.html 2015: “Luanda - The Environment minister, Fatima Jardim said Friday in Luanda that the environmental quality is the main action of the Angolan government from this year, focusing on the improvement of air, water and soil.”: https://www.angop.ao/angola/pt_pt/noticias/ambiente/2014/7/34/Melhoria-qualidade-constitui-aposta-programa-ambiental,ce2f6528-f05d-43c1-8aad-4a192bb59685.html Mining cadastre to document mining rights was planned by World Bank but not established yet (state: 2013): https://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/125561468008975706/pdf/ISR-Disclosable-P116412-05-18-2013-1368897068112.pdf Angola is also no EITI member. Press articles on mining concessions are available, but there is no access to the actual concessions. Water monitoring data and deforestation data are missing.

Meta data

Data location   https://www.minamb.gov.ao/TodasPublicacoes.aspx - Ministry of Envirnment
Data licence   Unknown
Data format   Unknown
Reviewer   Danny Lämmerhirt
Submitters   anonymous
Last modified   Tue May 08 2018 15:30:59 GMT+0000 (UTC)