Participatory Geographic Information Systems (P-GIS) for natural resource management and food security in Africa : ict4d article, March 2011

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2011

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ENDA Lead Africa, Dakar, SN

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The Lower Tana River Forest (LTRF) Complex faces a major threat from human encroachment. Participatory Geographic Information Systems (P-GIS) that illustrate the decline in forest cover over the years, traced through resource mapping, can be combined with GIS images and presented to impacted communities in the context of the challenges they encounter. These tools can reinforce training related to the benefits of forest conservation and biodiversity. Focus group discussions and resource mapping sessions with communities living in the forests revealed that forums that discuss the impact of forest destruction do have an influence on people’s actions.

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French version available in IDRC Digital Library: Systèmes d'information géographique participatifs (SIG-P) dans la gestion des ressources naturelles et la sécurité alimentaire en Afrique : ict4d article, mars 2011

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AFRICA, FOOD SECURITY, SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, PARTICIPATORY GIS, KENYA--TANA RIVER, BIODIVERSITY, ENDANGERED SPECIES, FOREST CONSERVATION, LAND USE AND COVER CHANGE (LUCC)

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/47025

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2010-2019 / Années 2010-2019
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) / Technologies de l’information et de la communication
Research Results (ACACIA) / Résultats de recherches (ACACIA)
Research Results (CCW) / Résultats de recherches (CCE)
Sub-Saharan Africa / Afrique subsaharienne