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 communities and municipal governments and could thus contribute to initiate an integrated forest and landscape restoration of the Bolivian montane dry forests.
Author(s): Larissa Böhrkircher, Michael Leuchner, Fabio Bayro Kaiser, Christa Reicher
Series: SpringerBriefs in Geography
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: 107
City: Cham
Acknowledgments
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 Introduction
1.1 Objective of the Research and Research Questions
1.2 Structure of This Work
References
2 Introduction to the Study Area
2.1 The Bolivian Montane Dry Forests
2.2 Introduction to the Case Study Site of Micani
References
3 Problems of Deforestation and Its Drivers
3.1 Problems and Challenges Perceived by the Local Population
3.2 Environmental Challenges
3.2.1 Habitat Loss and Biodiversity Decline
3.2.2 Soil Erosion
3.2.3 Climate Change
3.3 Drivers of Landscape Degradation
3.4 Summary of Regional Problems and Challenges in Relation to Land Degradation
References
4 FLR Potentials and Spatial Allocation Parameters
4.1 Protection of Existing Forest Habitats
4.2 Reduction of Erosion Potential
4.3 Sustainable Wood Supply
4.4 Protection of Village Infrastructure
4.5 Mitigation of Climate Change Impacts
4.6 Mitigation of Drivers of Landscape Degeneration
4.7 Summary of FLR Potentials
References
5 Creation of a Land Use/Land Cover Map
5.1 Remote Sensing
5.2 Random Forest Classification
5.3 Determination of Classes for the Classification
References
6 Methods
6.1 Land Use and Land Cover Classification
6.1.1 Data and Algorithm Source
6.1.2 Classes
6.2 Methods to Determine Thematic and Priority Zones for Reforestation
6.2.1 Mapping of Forest Buffer Zones
6.2.2 Mapping of Potential Green Corridors
6.2.3 Mapping of Highly Erosive Areas
6.2.4 Mapping of Village Proximity to Forests
6.2.5 Mapping of Endangered Village Infrastructure
6.3 Priority-Zone Mapping
References
7 Results
7.1 Results of LULC Classification
7.2 Results of Thematic Priority-Zone Analysis
7.2.1 Priority Zones for Protection of Remnant Forests
7.2.2 Priority Zones for Green Corridors
7.2.3 Priority Zones for Reforestation of Highly Erosive Areas
7.2.4 Priority Zones for Watershed Protection from Gully Erosion
7.2.5 Priority Zones of Reforestation for Wood Supply of Communities
7.2.6 Priority Zones for Protection of Village Infrastructure
7.3 Results of the Priority-Zone Mapping
References
8 Discussion
8.1 Discussion LULC Classification
8.2 Discussion of Thematic Priority-Zone Maps
8.2.1 Protecting Existing Forests
8.2.2 Green Corridors
8.2.3 Erosive Risk
8.2.4 Forest Proximity of Villages
8.2.5 Endangered Village Infrastructure
8.3 Discussion of the Priority-Zone Mapping
References
9 Conclusion and Outlook
References
Appendix Comparison Matrices as Classification Ground Truth
A.1 Agricultural Area
A.2 Forested Area
A.3 Barren Land
A.4 Shrub- and Grassland
