scholarly journals APPLICATION GIS AND WEBGIS TECHNOLOGY FOR BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT A CASE STUDY IN XUAN LIEN NATURE RESERVE

2016 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 460
Author(s):  
Ha Quy Quynh ◽  
Dang Huy Phuong ◽  
Nguyen Tien Phuong
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
National Parks ◽  
Spatial Data ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Biological Database ◽  
Biodiversity Data ◽  
Mammal Species ◽  
Zonation Map ◽  
The Status ◽  
Biodiversity Database

Resource management in National parks (NP), Nature reserve (NR) aim to hold the status of biological resources of the area [4]. Up to now, Vietnam has established 31 NP and about 100 NR. Most of NR, NP was completed build biological database [4]. The traditional information sharing method has showed the limitations, causing many difficulties for the users, particularly when exploring the map information. WebGIS technology developed quickly with the functions included: internet access, query spatial data in the Internet, which has promoted the possibility aid, consult spatial data, link between tables and map [1, 5, 7]. Biodiversity Database of Xuan Lien NR was built based on tables and maps. The table database is designed as relational data, including the information and records. With animals is Class - Order - Family – Species and plants is Plant - Phylum - Family - Species. The code of the species included 4 parts. One part of character and 3 parts of numbers. The database are the records of 1142 plant species, 55 mammal species, 190 birds, 38 reptiles and 35 amphibians species. The map database include base map, zonation map, infrastructure maps, vegetation and distribution map of species in protected areas. Display Biodiversity data of NR by MapServer, showing base map, zonation map, infrastructure maps, vegetation and habitat map. Using the combined technologies of Remote Sensing, GIS and WebGIS to manage, display, sharing biodiversity data of NR promotion optimization capabilities in data analyses and combined tables with map. This technology may apply for management biodiversity database of all protected areas in Vietnam.

scholarly journals Agriculture is the primary driver of tree cover loss across the Forestière region of the Republic of Guinea, Africa

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maegan Fitzgerald ◽  
Janet Nackoney ◽  
Peter V Potapov ◽  
Svetlana Turubanova
Keyword(s):  
West Africa ◽  
Change Detection ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Spatial Data ◽  
Tree Cover ◽  
Conservation Strategies ◽  
Forest Change ◽  
Mammal Species ◽  
Detection Model ◽  
Primary Driver

Abstract Biodiversity hotspots are conservation priority areas that feature exceptionally high levels of species endemism and high levels of habitat loss. The Guinean Forests of West Africa hotspot, home to a quarter of all the mammal species of Africa, has experienced high levels of forest loss within its protected areas. Here, we analyzed tree cover loss and its proximate drivers within Guinée Forestière, a high biodiversity region within the Guinean Forests of West Africa hotspot, both inside and outside protected areas. Using Landsat analysis ready data and a regionally calibrated, annual forest change detection model, we mapped tree cover loss occurring across this region from 2000 to 2018. We quantified the area of tree cover loss and identified proximate drivers using a statistical sample of reference data. The total tree cover loss in Guinée Forestière between years 2000 and 2018 was 10,907 km2 (SE 889 km2), which consists of approximately 25% of the region’s total land area. Of this total loss, 364 km2 (SE 91 km2) occurred within protected areas of high biodiversity value. Tree cover loss was not consistent across high biodiversity areas and did not appear to be related to protected area classification. Smallholder agriculture (subsistence and cash crop farming) was the primary driver of tree cover loss across Guinée Forestière. This research provides multitemporal spatial data on tree cover dynamics that is required for effective implementation of sustainable management and biodiversity conservation strategies within the broader socioecological landscape of Guinée Forestière. We also highlight important limitations to consider and address when using remote sensing to automate change detection across landscapes.

scholarly journals Wild Animals Inventarisation In Sempu Island Nature Reserve [ Wild Animals Inventarisation In Sempu Island Nature Reserve]

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agustin Sukistyanawati ◽  
Hari Pramono ◽  
Bagus Suseno ◽  
Heru Cahyono ◽  
Sapto Andriyono
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Genetic Data ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Nature Reserves ◽  
Wild Animals ◽  
Ecological Role ◽  
Conservation Area ◽  
The Status ◽  
Growing Region

AbstrakKeberadaan satwa liar di cagar alam diharapkan terus lestari dan menjadi simpanan sumberdaya genetik dimasa yang akan data. Beragam aktivitas yang dilakukan di Cagar Alam Pulau Sempu (CAPS) saat ini dirasa sangat perlu dilakukan pengelolaan sesuai dengan status kawasan konservasi yang berupa cagar alam. Aktivitas ekotourism yang berkembang dikawasan sekitar CAPS memicu kekhawatiran akan terganggunya keberadaaan dan keanekaragaman satwa yang menghuni kawasan konservasi di Malang selatan ini. Oleh karena itu, kegiatan survei potensi satwa liar dilakukan di CAPS. Penelitian ini penelitian deskriptif yang menguraikan data-data yang didapatkan dan dijelaskan baik dengan tabel maupun grafik. Penelitian dilakukan pada bulan September-Nopember 2015. Metode jelajah digunakan dalam pengumpulan data pada penelitian ini. Hasil penelitian telah menemukan 66 jenis jenis burung. Dari sejumlah burung tersebut memiliki status berbeda-beda yaitu 10 jenis burung endemik Indonesia, 25 jenis burung dilindungi, empat jenis migran, sembilan jenis merupakan Appendix CITES, empat jenis burung bernilai konservasi tinggi (jenis-jenis yang masuk dalam Redlist IUCN) yaitu Pelatuk merah (Chrysophlegma miniaceum) dan Sikatan-rimba dadacoklat (Rhinomyias olivaceus).Sedangkan jenis mamalia ditemukan sembilan species dan reptilia sebanyak tujuh species. Selain jenis burung, mamalia dan reptil, hasil survei ini juga telah menemukan satu species Lepidoptera terdokumentasikan adalah Idea stolli. Kajian tentang kelompok satwa ini perlu mendapatkan perhatian mengingat pentingnya dalam ekologis di CAPS. Abstract The existence of wildlife in the nature reserves is expected to continue to be sustainable and resource savings in the future genetic data. Various activities undertaken in Sempu Island Nature Reserve (CAPS) is currently considered very necessary to manage in accordance with the status of protected areas such as nature reserves. Activities ecotourism growing region around Cap sparked fears of a disruption of the existence and diversity of wildlife that inhabits the conservation area in the south of Malang. Therefore, the potential for wildlife survey work carried out at CAPS. This study was a descriptive study that describes the data obtained and described both with tables and graphs. The study was conducted in September-November 2015. Exploring method used to collect data in this study. The results have been found 66 kinds of birds. From the number of birds that have the status of different namely 10 species of birds endemic to Indonesia, 25 species of protected birds, four types of migrants, nine types of the Appendix of CITES.The Banded Red Woodpecker (Chrysophlegma miniaceum) and Olive-back jungle-flycatcher (Rhinomyias olivaceus) are included in Redlist IUCN.Sedangkan found nine species of mammals and reptiles, seven species. In addition to birds, mammals and reptiles, the results of the survey also found one species of Lepidoptera is the Idea stolli documented.Studies on that animals need attention because of their ecological role in CAPS

The importance of Vu Quang Nature Reserve, Vietnam, for bird conservation, in the context of the Annamese Lowlands Endemic Bird Area

2001 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 247-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. C. Eames ◽  
R. Eve ◽  
A. W. Tordoff
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Present Species ◽  
Bird Conservation ◽  
Conservation Priority ◽  
Mammal Species ◽  
Species Lists ◽  
Complementarity Analysis

Vu Quang Nature Reserve, Vietnam, was brought to the attention of the world scientific community following the discovery of two previously undescribed large mammal species in the early 1990s. In light of the identification of other sites of high biodiversity value in the Annamite mountains of Vietnam and Laos, the relative importance for biodiversity conservation of Vu Quang needs to be reassessed. In this paper we evaluate the importance of the site for bird conservation, in relation to 13 other protected areas in the Annamese Lowlands Endemic Bird Area (EBA) and present species lists for all 14 sites. Whilst Vu Quang supports one of the highest numbers of recorded bird species of all 14 protected areas, a complementarity analysis revealed that Vu Quang does not fall within the critical subset of sites necessary to conserve 95% of the avifaunal diversity of the EBA. The site should not, therefore, be considered a regional bird conservation priority. Furthermore, of the nine restricted-range species known from the Annamese Lowlands EBA, only three are known from Vu Quang, which is not, therefore, a priority site for the conservation of endemic bird species. We also evaluate the conservation status of the avifauna of Vu Quang, and propose potential conservation measures to enhance its importance for bird conservation.

scholarly journals Botanical geomonitoring of the vegetation cover in the recreation zones of the ecotourism object

2019 ◽  
pp. 54-60
Author(s):  
M.G. Bashtovyi ◽  
V.G. Skliar ◽  
K.S. Kyrylchuk ◽  
Yu.L. Skliar
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Spatial Data ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Environmental Parameters ◽  
Natural Protected Areas ◽  
Provision Of Services ◽  
Nature Park ◽  
Reserve Fund

The territories and objects of the nature reserve fund are the important centers for the provision of services related to environmentally friendly tourism in the Sumy region. As of 01.01.2017, the nature reserve fund of the region has 263 territories and objects with a total (actual) area of 176.7 thousand hectares, of which the national value is 19 objects with an area of 50.5 thousand hectares (7.3 %), of local importance – 244 objects with an area of 126.2 thousand hectares (92.7 %). The ratio of the area of the NRF to the area of the oblast ("reserve index") is 7.41 %. The largest recreational and tourist potential has the three largest protected areas of Sumy Region: Desniansko-Starogutsky National Nature Park, Getmanski National Nature Park, and the Seymsky Regional Landscape Park. Involvement of territories and objects of the nature reserve fund in tourism activity should be carried out under strict observance of environmental legislation, defined protection regimes and norms regarding volumes, intensity of recreational loads. Such activities should complement the monitoring system research, including using new technologies based on geographic information systems (GIS). It is expedient and informative to use such resources as Google Maps, EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEM (EOS), Public cadastral maps of Ukraine, etc. The application of these information-analytical technologies and the results of the space monitoring provides an assessment of the dynamics of the characteristics of the biotopes and the spatial distribution of such investigated integral environmental parameters as the shape and perimeter of the protected zone of the protected object and the processes of its seasonal and long-term successional changes. Provided that a service network is created, tourist ecological routes with use of forest recreational ecosystems to the northeast of Sumy may be interesting. The introduction of information technologies into the system of natural protected areas will significantly affect the observance of the regime of protection of territories and objects of the ecological network and will allow to improve measures on environmental monitoring and background monitoring. A promising area of geomonitoring is the creation of GIS-forms of natural-protected fund objects that combine the collection, storage, processing, access, display and distribution of spatial data, allows you to store, make changes, analyze and monitor their condition in a consistent manner. The exploitation of these databases with system monitoring of zoned and ordered complexes will allow to remove uncontrolled recreational loads for a significant part of natural groups and ensure their effective use on the basis of sustainable development.

scholarly journals Bhutan’s Challenges in Biodiversity Informatics

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Choki Gyeltshen ◽  
Sangay Dema
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Coordination Mechanism ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Observation Data ◽  
Biodiversity Data ◽  
User Friendliness ◽  
Or Education ◽  
Web Based ◽  
The Status ◽  
Biodiversity Information

Access to reliable and updated data and information on the status of biodiversity for effective conservation and sustainable use has been one of the major challenges in Bhutan. The current scenario of inaccessibility is due to the fact that biodiversity inventories and documentation are carried out within the context of individual projects and institutions, guided by their specific objectives and collection standards, often in isolation. More critical is the fact that these data hardly get shared nor are they easily accessible, resulting in either duplication of efforts or underutilization of the existing data. It has been duly noted that despite the global recognition of Bhutan’s protected areas system and its conservation achievements, information on the existing biodiversity of these protected areas is not easily accessible. There is also inadequate information on the critical biodiverse areas of the country, making it difficult to make informed decisions for either initiating developmental activities or prioritizing the area for conservation. These gaps are acknowledged and discussed in national documents (NBSAP 2014). In order to provide easy access to comprehensive biodiversity data and information of the country and to ensure the judicious use of our scarce resources, there is a compelling need to establish a coordination mechanism for sharing data on a common platform, not only to overcome the existing gaps but also to enable consolidation and analysis of the data in order to generate information for broader use such as conservation planning or education. Thus in 1994, Bhutan, along with the South-South Cooperation (PSC 2009), which included Benin and Costa Rica, initiated a basic biodiversity information system in each country, funded by the Kingdom of Netherlands. In 2008, the National Biodiversity Centre (NBC) developed a web-based biodiversity portal, which was subsequently upgraded to the status of a national biodiversity information clearing house in 2010. However, because of the vastness and variety of biodiversity data, it was not feasible for a single agency to collect as well as curate these vast data. Thus, in early 2013, the Centre proposed the formation of a consortium to manage biodiversity data through a strengthened and an improved version of a web-based portal. In addition, this initiative to form a consortium amongst different biodiversity stakeholders, was also to address the issue of duplicative efforts in developing and managing isolated information systems and databases. The Bhutan Biodiversity Portal (www.biodiversity.bt) was launched on 17th December 2013. Currently, the observation data has crossed 63,000 of all taxa owing mostly to the efforts of a mass campaign across the country. However, one of the major challenges is the availability of active taxonmic curators especially for the understudied taxonomic groups such as invertebrates. In addition, some users prefer social media over the portal due to its user-friendliness.

Methodical recommendations about organization of mammals helminth fauna study in protected areas

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 409-413
Author(s):  
Успенский ◽  
A. Uspenskiy ◽  
Малышева ◽  
N. Malysheva ◽  
Власов ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
National Parks ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Helminth Fauna ◽  
Kursk Oblast ◽  
State Nature Reserve ◽  
Central Chernozem ◽  
State Nature

In this article is shortly described methods of study of helminth fauna of mammals in protected areas. Methods and results that kind of study are depicted by the example of researches which were carried out in the Central-Chernozem state nature reserve in Kursk oblast. These methodical recommendations intended for researchers of reserves, national parks, parasitologists, mammalogists and broad zoologists.

scholarly journals The status of Arabian Gazelles Gazella arabica (Mammalia: Cetartiodactyla: Bovidae) in Al Wusta Wildlife Reserve and Ras Ash Shajar Nature Reserve, Oman

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 10369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mansoor H. Al Jahdhami ◽  
Sultan Al Bulushi ◽  
Haitham Al Rawahi ◽  
Waheed Al Fazari ◽  
Ahmed Al Amri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Wild Population ◽  
Distance Sampling ◽  
High Density ◽  
The Status ◽  
Domestic Livestock ◽  
Wildlife Reserve

We conducted distance sampling surveys of the Arabian Gazelle (Gazella arabica) in two protected areas, Al Wusta Wildife Reserve (WWR) and Ras Ash Shajar Nature Reserve (RSNR), regarded as important for gazelle conservation in northern and central Oman.  The survey in WWR estimated a gazelle density of 0.161 gazelles/km2 in the surveyed area, and in RSNR an estimated density of 25.8 gazelles/km2.  The density of Arabian Gazelle in RSNR is the highest recorded for a wild population.  Using gazelle sighting frequency in non-surveyed parts of each reserve, we estimate Arabian Gazelle populations of 498 and 505 in WWR and RSNR, respectively.  Our surveys demonstrated the potential for a high density of gazelles in well protected and productive habitats, but also that the Arabian Gazelle are in decline in WWR, most likely as a result of poaching and competition with domestic livestock. 

scholarly journals A rapid biodiversity assessment of Lesotho’s first proposed Biosphere Reserve: a case study of Bokong Nature Reserve and Tšehlanyane National Park

Bothalia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lerato Seleteng-Kose ◽  
Khotso Kobisi ◽  
Ruida Pool-Stanvliet ◽  
Khotso Mohapi
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
National Park ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Rapid Assessment ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Biosphere Reserve ◽  
Mammal Species ◽  
Amphibian Species ◽  
The Core ◽  
Baseline Information

Background: Two of Lesotho’s protected areas, namely Bokong Nature Reserve and Tšehlanyane National Park, form the core area of the country’s first proposed Biosphere Reserve. Biodiversity is a key aspect needed to justify nomination of a Biosphere Reserve under UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme. Previously documented biodiversity of the two protected areas is limited in terms of coverage and scope as well as being outdated. The aim of the current study was to conduct a rapid assessment of the biodiversity, including endemism, of the proposed Biosphere Reserve to inform the formal nomination process.Methods: A field survey was undertaken over 112 033 ha in the core, buffer and transition zones of the proposed Biosphere Reserve during which species of both flora and fauna were documented. Purposeful recordings were made during different seasons to incorporate various flowering seasons of the plants, as well as faunal species that may hibernate or migrate seasonally.Results: A total of 380 plant species was recorded, 30 of which are legally protected in the country, 60 endemic to the Drakensberg Mountain Centre, and two species (Aloe polyphylla and Glumicalyx lesuticus) are endemic to Lesotho. The former is the national flower of Lesotho and is under threat due to illegal trade. Sixteen mammal species were recorded, seven of which are legally protected in the country, as well as 53 bird species (including the IUCN Red Listed vulture species, Gyps coprotheres and Gypaetus barbatus). Two fish species were also recorded including Pseudobarbus quathlambae, which is Lesotho’s only known endemic vertebrate species, as well as seven reptile and three amphibian species (two of which are near endemic namely Amietia delalandii and A. vertebralis).Conclusion: This survey has provided valuable baseline information on the biodiversity (particularly regarding the flora and avifauna) of the proposed Biosphere Reserve, which includes two protected areas namely Bokong Nature Reserve and Tšehlanyane National Park. The findings reflect the biodiversity value of the area and will contribute towards its nomination as Lesotho’s first Biosphere Reserve.

scholarly journals Terrestrial Protected Areas and Food Security: A Systematic Review of Research Approaches

Environments ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. 83
Author(s):  
Zeynab Jouzi ◽  
Yu-Fai Leung ◽  
Stacy Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
National Parks ◽  
Spatial Data ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Main Category ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
State Of Research

Achieving food security is one of the most important sustainable development goals and is a major global concern, specifically in remote and rural areas of the developing world where high biodiversity can be found and many protected areas are located. The goals of food security and biodiversity conservation are two of the most critical challenges of our time. This study aims to better understand the state of research on protected areas and food security through a methodological lens. The literature search was conducted in the Web of Science core collection and the Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International (CAB) abstracts database. The search results indicate that this is an understudied topic with only nineteen articles published in various research domains. The findings reveal that studies were explanatory research rather than confirmatory and most studies had a snapshot design with no control or baseline. National parks were the main category of protected areas reported in studies. Data collection commonly employed a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods at a household level. We also found that spatial data and methods are important yet underutilized.

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