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This layer codes Wetland Freshwater Priority Areas (FEPAs), wetland ecosystem types and wetland condition on a national scale. The delineations were based largely on remotely-sensed imagery and therefore did not include historic wetlands lost through drainage, ploughing and concreting. Irreversible loss of wetlands is expected to be high in someareas, such as urban centres. In addition, there are many gaps in wetlands as remote sensing does not detect all wetlands.Detailed metadata is available at http://bgis.sanbi.org/BGISmetadata/NFEPA_metadata_wetlands.pdf |