Priority-Zone Mapping for Reforestation

Case Study in the Montane Dry Forests of Bolivia
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-3-031-20374-9
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 97 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 211 g

Reihe: SpringerBriefs in Geography

Andean dry forest ecosystems are threatened by deforestation and unsustainable land use methods. The negative effects for the livelihood of the local population, biodiversity, and the regional climate could be countered by reforestation measures; however, dry land forests have not attracted the same level of interest and investment like other ecosystems. This book describes the development of a priority-zone map for reforestation measures, showing where reforestation might have the greatest social and ecological benefits. To achieve this, a problem analysis of a case study region is conducted and thematic reforestation benefits are determined. Using remote sensing and GIS, the areas where benefits can be obtained are mapped in individual layers and compiled into a summarizing priority-zone map. It is thus possible to identify areas where reforestation would achieve multiple benefits. The concept of priority maps could be used to facilitate reforestation strategies by local communitiesand municipal governments and could thus contribute to initiate an integrated forest and landscape restoration of the Bolivian montane dry forests.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Böhrkircher, Larissa

Reicher, Christa

Leuchner, Michael

Bayro Kaiser, Fabio

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Angewandte Informatik
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltmanagement, Umweltökonomie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Nachhaltigkeit
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Ackerbaukunde, Pflanzenbau Forstwirtschaft, Forstwissenschaft
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Geographie: Allgemeines, Karten & Atlanten