Exploring Lesotho's Environmental Indicators with a Shiny Web Application
Lesotho is a small country in Southern Africa with a diverse landscape that includes mountains, valleys, and grasslands. The country is also home to a variety of unique plant and animal species. However, Lesotho's environment is facing a number of challenges, including climate change, land degradation, and pollution. A new Shiny web application provides a user-friendly interface for exploring environmental indicators in Lesotho. This app is code-named ' TIKOLOHO ' literally translated as environment. The application uses a variety of data sources, including soil organic carbon, vegetation, and fire data, to generate maps, charts, and tables that illustrate the current state of Lesotho's environment. The application is divided into six tabs: ABOUT THE APP: This tab provides information about the purpose of the app, the data sources used, and the methods used to calculate the indicators. SOC MAP: This tab displays a map of Lesotho's average soil organic carbon per d...