Lomami Buffer Zone (DRC): Forest composition, structure, and the sustainability of its use by local communities

Biotropica ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodrigue Batumike ◽  
Gérard Imani ◽  
Benjamin Bisimwa ◽  
Hwaba Mambo ◽  
John Kalume ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Buffer Zone ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Forest Composition ◽  
Composition Structure

scholarly journals Generic Composition, Structure and Diversity of Secondary Forests at Amisconde, the Pacific Slope of the Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica

2015 ◽  
pp. 1069-1079
Author(s):  
D A P Hooftman
Keyword(s):  
Elevation Gradient ◽  
Forest Composition ◽  
Primary Forest ◽  
Forest Belt ◽  
Forest Age ◽  
Forest Types ◽  
Elevation Gradients ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Composition Structure ◽  
Cordillera De Talamanca

Most Costa Rican forests have been intensively studied in recent years. One exception is the transition zone from lowland wet forest to the high elevatíon Quercus forest belt al Ihe pacific slopes of the Cordillera de Talamanca. An inventory of secondary forest composition, structure and diversity was done on a specific slope (l150- 2300-m elevation) in the conservation and development project Amisconde. Thirteen plots of 500 m2 were evenly spread a10ng an elevation gradient. Specimens were collected of a11 woody individuals (> 3 cm DBH), dried, placed in a herbarium of morphospecies and afterwards identified. In total 90 genera within 49 families were found. The vegetation was separated in three forest types using TWINSPAN c1assification. Forest types were elevatíon based. Elevation and forest age showed (overall) no correlatíon with diversity using ANOVA, with the single exceptíon of a positíve correlatíon of the number of genera and elevatíon. This was opposite to the negative correlations mostly found on elevatíon gradients. The main factors for this positíve correlation were the level of recent disturbance and the distance to primary forest, in combination wíth forest age

scholarly journals Human–tiger Panthera tigris conflict and its perception in Bardia National Park, Nepal

Oryx ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 522-528 ◽  
Author(s):  
Babu R. Bhattarai ◽  
Klaus Fischer
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Buffer Zone ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Panthera Tigris ◽  
Annual Loss ◽  
Monetary Compensation ◽  
Tiger Conservation ◽  
Human Wildlife Conflict

AbstractHuman–wildlife conflict is a significant problem that often results in retaliatory killing of predators. Such conflict is particularly pronounced between humans and tigers Panthera tigris because of fatal attacks by tigers on humans. We investigated the incidence and perception of human–tiger conflict in the buffer zone of Bardia National Park, Nepal, by interviewing 273 local householders and 27 key persons (e.g. representatives of local communities, Park officials). Further information was compiled from the Park's archives. The annual loss of livestock attributable to tigers was 0.26 animals per household, amounting to an annual loss of 2% of livestock. Livestock predation rates were particularly high in areas with low abundance of natural prey. During 1994–2007 12 people were killed and a further four injured in tiger attacks. Nevertheless, local people generally had a positive attitude towards tiger conservation and were willing to tolerate some loss of livestock but not human casualties. This positive attitude indicates the potential for implementation of appropriate conservation measures and we propose mitigation strategies such as education, monetary compensation and monitoring of tigers.

scholarly journals Peranan Restorasi Hutan dalam Konservasi Jenis Mangrove di Pesisir Timur Sumatera Utara

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 162-168
Author(s):  
Rizka Amelia ◽  
Onrizal Onrizal ◽  
Nurdin Sulistiyono
Keyword(s):  
Mangrove Forest ◽  
Buffer Zone ◽  
Forest Composition ◽  
Stand Age ◽  
Secondary Forests ◽  
Mangrove Forests ◽  
Mangrove Species ◽  
Mangrove Restoration ◽  
Wetland Resource ◽  
North Sumatra

Hutan mangrove merupakan sumber daya lahan basah yang berfungsi sebagai penyangga kehidupan. Namun demikian, dalam beberapa dekade terakhir, hutan mangrove banyak yang rusak atau hilang, terutama akibat konversi mangrove menjadi lahan tambak. Kegiatan restorasi mangrove pada lahan bekas tambak telah mulai dilakukan dalam beberapa tahun terakhir. Peneltian ini bertujuan untuk mengukur pemulihan jenis-jenis mangrove melalui kegiatan restorasi mangrove pada lahan bekas tambak serta mengetahui komposisi jenis hutan mangrove hasil restorasi dimaksud di pesisir timur Sumatera Utara. Sebanyak 30 plot contoh yang masing masing berukuran 10 m x 10 m telah dibangun di setiap umur tegakan (5-9 tahun) dan hutan sekunder. Seluruh pohon yang berdiameter (DBH) ≥ 2 cm di dalam plot contoh diidentifikasi dan diukur diamaternya. Secara keseluruhan, terdapat 14 jenis mangrove pada seluruh plot contoh atau setara dengan 42,42% dari seluruh jenis tumbuhan mangrove sejati yang terdapat di Indonesia. Dengan demikian, restorasi mangrove mampu memulihkan keanekaragaman jenis mangrove, sehingga restorasi mangrove pada lahan bekas tambak perlu dipromosikan dalam upaya mengembalikan berbagai fungsi mangrove bagi ketahanan masyarakat dan sumberdaya pesisir.   Mangrove forest is a wetland resource that serves as a buffer zone. However, in the past few decades, many mangrove forests have been damaged or converted, mainly into ponds. To address such a problem, mangrove restoration activities have begun in recent years. This research aims to measure the recovery of mangrove species on ex-pond land and indicate the type of mangrove forest composition through the mangrove restoration activities in North Sumatra. A total of 30 sample plots, with 10 m x 10 m size each, have been built at each stand age (5-9 years) and secondary forests. All trees with a diameter (DBH) ≥ 2 cm in the sample plot are identified and measured. The results show that overall, there are 14 types of mangroves in all sample plots, equivalent to 42.42% of all pure mangrove species in Indonesia. Therefore, it can be concluded that the activities can restore the diversity of mangrove species, so that needs to be promoted as an effort to restore the various functions of mangroves to resilience the community and coastal resources.

scholarly journals Conservation of Protected Areas in Federal System, How?

1970 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 161-166
Author(s):  
Santosh Mani Nepal
Keyword(s):  
Federal Government ◽  
National Parks ◽  
Buffer Zone ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Provincial Government ◽  
Federal System ◽  
Governance System ◽  
Conservation Areas ◽  
Buffer Zones ◽  
Conservation History

The formal conservation history of Nepal is relatively shorter one. The protection and conservation of National Parks, Wildlife Reserves, Conservation Areas and Buffer Zone are creating a burning debate amongst all stakeholders along with the debate of the state restructuring. The federal system of Nepal is quite different compare to other countries. All the rational designed in the face of unitary governance system needs a redefinition now. We have to create a suitable road-map for the division power among different levels of governments using the general orientation of international conservation framework. Constitutional provision should be designed in such a way that there should be little political intervention on natural resources. Mostly the National Parks and Wildlife Reserves are listed under the jurisdiction of federal government in federal countries. Environment has been a matter of concurrent power among many other federal countries. In Nepal, there is a growing consensus in favor of federal responsibility for the large infrastructures based on their inter-provincial importance, impact and extent. National Parks, Wildlife Reserves, Buffer Zones and Conservation Areas should be matter of concurrent authority where the federal government makes a framework policy but works in collaboration with the provincial government and local communities when it comes of implementing it. This will be the only way where by federal government could comply with the international commitments. Similarly, provincial government can implement the conservation functions with the support of local communities, indigenous people and groups dependent on the natural resource. The framework for such mechanism should be designed through an extensive consultation with the key stakeholders during the formulation of legislation and bylaws following the promulgation of the new constitution.The full text of the article is in Nepali. DOI: 10.3126/init.v3i0.2518 The Initiation Vol.3 2009 p.161-166

Fire and dwarf mistletoe (Viscaceae: Arceuthobium species) in western North America: contrasting Arceuthobium tsugense and Arceuthobium americanum

Botany ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 95 (3) ◽  
pp. 231-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
David C. Shaw ◽  
Michelle C. Agne
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Pinus Contorta ◽  
Forest Disturbance ◽  
Fire Suppression ◽  
Forest Composition ◽  
Western North America ◽  
Dwarf Mistletoe ◽  
Arceuthobium Americanum ◽  
Primary Determinant ◽  
Composition Structure

Dwarf mistletoes (Viscaceae: Arceuthobium spp.) and fire interact in important ways in the coniferous forests of western North America. Fire directly affects dwarf mistletoes by killing the host, host branch, or heating/smoking the aerial shoots and fruits. Fire is a primary determinant of dwarf mistletoe distribution on the landscape, and time since fire controls many aspects of dwarf mistletoe epidemiology. Conversely, dwarf mistletoes can influence fire by causing changes in forest composition, structure, and fuels. Prescribed fire is important for management of dwarf mistletoes, while fire suppression is thought to have increased dwarf mistletoe abundance in western forests. Two dwarf mistletoes are compared in order to illustrate fire interactions in Oregon and Washington, USA: Arceuthobium americanum Nutt. ex Engelm. (lodgepole pine dwarf mistletoe) and Arceuthobium tsugense (Rosendahl)(western hemlock dwarf mistletoe). Arceuthobium persists on the landscape where the host is not killed by fire. Arceuthobium americanum spreads directly into the regenerating Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud., while A. tsugense persists in refugia for 200 years or more following fire. Host successional status is a driver of fire – dwarf mistletoe interactions, but forest disturbance agents also play a role. Given the importance of these interactions to the ecology of fire-prone forests, dwarf mistletoes warrant inclusion in disturbance ecology research.

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