Priority-Zone Mapping for Reforestation: Case Study in the Montane Dry Forests of Bolivia

108 Pages·2023·4.228 MB·English

by  Larissa Böhrkircher, Michael Leuchner, Fabio Bayro Kaiser, Christa Reicher

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Larissa Böhrkircher · Michael Leuchner ·
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Priority-Zone Mapping
for Reforestation
Case Study in
the Montane Dry Forests
of Bolivia
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Larissa Böhrkircher Michael Leuchner
·
Fabio Bayro Kaiser Christa Reicher
Priority-Zone Mapping
for Reforestation
Case Study in the Montane Dry Forests
of Bolivia
LarissaBöhrkircher MichaelLeuchner
DepartmentofPhysicalGeography DepartmentofPhysicalGeography
andClimatology andClimatology
RWTHAachenUniversity RWTHAachenUniversity
Aachen,Germany Aachen,Germany
FabioBayroKaiser ChristaReicher
InstituteforUrbanDesign InstituteforUrbanDesign
RWTHAachenUniversity RWTHAachenUniversity
Aachen,Germany Aachen,Germany
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Acknowledgments
WethankAktionSodise.V.andFundaciónSodisforprovidingusaccesstodataand
informationfromthecasestudyregionthatwouldotherwisenotbeavailable.Also,
many thanks to the team at the Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS) for their
scholarship and support in the context of Google Earth Engine usage. In addition,
the lead author would like to thank her family and friends for their support and
encouragementduringthedevelopmentofthiswork.
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Contents
1 Introduction .................................................... 1
1.1 ObjectiveoftheResearchandResearchQuestions ............... 4
1.2 StructureofThisWork ....................................... 4
References ...................................................... 5
2 IntroductiontotheStudyArea ................................... 7
2.1 TheBolivianMontaneDryForests ............................. 7
2.2 IntroductiontotheCaseStudySiteofMicani .................... 9
References ...................................................... 16
3 ProblemsofDeforestationandItsDrivers ......................... 19
3.1 ProblemsandChallengesPerceivedbytheLocalPopulation ....... 19
3.2 EnvironmentalChallenges .................................... 21
3.2.1 HabitatLossandBiodiversityDecline ................... 21
3.2.2 SoilErosion .......................................... 22
3.2.3 ClimateChange ....................................... 25
3.3 DriversofLandscapeDegradation ............................. 25
3.4 SummaryofRegionalProblemsandChallengesinRelation
toLandDegradation ......................................... 29
References ...................................................... 29
4 FLRPotentialsandSpatialAllocationParameters ................. 33
4.1 ProtectionofExistingForestHabitats .......................... 33
4.2 ReductionofErosionPotential ................................ 35
4.3 SustainableWoodSupply ..................................... 36
4.4 ProtectionofVillageInfrastructure ............................. 37
4.5 MitigationofClimateChangeImpacts .......................... 38
4.6 MitigationofDriversofLandscapeDegeneration ................ 38
4.7 SummaryofFLRPotentials ................................... 39
References ...................................................... 42
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5 CreationofaLandUse/LandCoverMap .......................... 45
5.1 RemoteSensing ............................................. 45
5.2 RandomForestClassification ................................. 45
5.3 DeterminationofClassesfortheClassification ................... 47
References ...................................................... 48
6 Methods ........................................................ 51
6.1 LandUseandLandCoverClassification ........................ 51
6.1.1 DataandAlgorithmSource ............................. 51
6.1.2 Classes .............................................. 53
6.2 Methods to Determine Thematic and Priority Zones
forReforestation ............................................ 56
6.2.1 MappingofForestBufferZones ........................ 56
6.2.2 MappingofPotentialGreenCorridors ................... 56
6.2.3 MappingofHighlyErosiveAreas ....................... 57
6.2.4 MappingofVillageProximitytoForests ................. 59
6.2.5 MappingofEndangeredVillageInfrastructure ............ 59
6.3 Priority-ZoneMapping ....................................... 59
References ...................................................... 60
7 Results ......................................................... 61
7.1 ResultsofLULCClassification ................................ 61
7.2 ResultsofThematicPriority-ZoneAnalysis ..................... 62
7.2.1 PriorityZonesforProtectionofRemnantForests .......... 62
7.2.2 PriorityZonesforGreenCorridors ...................... 65
7.2.3 PriorityZonesforReforestationofHighlyErosiveAreas ... 67
7.2.4 PriorityZonesforWatershedProtectionfromGully
Erosion .............................................. 68
7.2.5 Priority Zones of Reforestation for Wood Supply
ofCommunities ....................................... 70
7.2.6 PriorityZonesforProtectionofVillageInfrastructure ...... 73
7.3 ResultsofthePriority-ZoneMapping .......................... 74
References ...................................................... 80
8 Discussion ...................................................... 81
8.1 DiscussionLULCClassification ............................... 81
8.2 DiscussionofThematicPriority-ZoneMaps ..................... 82
8.2.1 ProtectingExistingForests ............................. 82
8.2.2 GreenCorridors ...................................... 83
8.2.3 ErosiveRisk ......................................... 84
8.2.4 ForestProximityofVillages ............................ 86
8.2.5 EndangeredVillageInfrastructure ....................... 87
8.3 DiscussionofthePriority-ZoneMapping ....................... 88
References ...................................................... 90
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9 ConclusionandOutlook ......................................... 91
References ...................................................... 93
Appendix: ComparisonMatricesasClassificationGroundTruth ....... 95