Integrating local and expert knowledge using participatory mapping and GIS to implement integrated forest management options in Akok, Cameroon | Zendy

Valentina Robiglio | Zendy; William Armand Mala | Zendy

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Integrating local and expert knowledge using participatory mapping and GIS to implement integrated forest management options in Akok, Cameroon

Author(s) -

Valentina Robiglio,

William Armand Mala

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

the forestry chronicle

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.335

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 1499-9315

pISSN - 0015-7546

DOI - 10.5558/tfc81392-3

Subject(s) - participatory rural appraisal , participatory gis , environmental resource management , geography , citizen journalism , geographic information system , land management , land use , environmental planning , sustainable land management , ecosystem services , sustainable forest management , forest management , sustainable management , remote sensing , agroforestry , agriculture , business , ecosystem , forestry , computer science , sustainability , ecology , environmental science , world wide web , archaeology , biology

A spatially explicit understanding of local knowledge about land use and tenure is fundamental to developing and assessing sustainable management options for tropical forests in Central Africa. This paper presents a case study in the Humid Forest Zone of Cameroon to demonstrate the effectiveness of integrating participatory rural appraisal techniques with remote sensing and vegetation mapping in a geographic information system (GIS) environment. The full integration of biophysical and socio-cultural patterns within a GIS can identify spatial units important for ecosystem management and relate social institutions to land units across a variety of scales. Key words: landscape, forest-agriculture interface, tropical forest management, land tenure, participatory mapping, local knowledge

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