Land use, land cover and land suitability spatial analysis to support integrated landscape management in the implementation of land reform (Tora) and social forestry, INDONESIA The project “Land Use, Land Cover and Land Suitability Spatial Analysis to Support Integrated Landscape Management in the Implementation of Tora and Social Forestry” is Continue reading
National forest and wildlife inventory (IFFN), IVORY COAST The last national inventory of forests in Ivory Coast dates back to 1979. The current assessment of Ivory Coast’s forests as measured by satellite imagery among other methods shows a clear trend of deforestation and deterioration of forest resources. It appears that Continue reading
Agro-ecological zoning of the territory of Guinea The Guinean Ministry of Agriculture made a request to the French Development Agency for funding to develop agro-ecological zoning at national level, with the aim of identifying and quantifying the current agricultural zones and agricultural potential, and obtaining mapping of land cover and Continue reading
Information system for forest spatial planning, GABON Gabon is a major forest nation with over 22 million hectares covered with dense forest, representing 85% of its surface area. With a population of 1.8 million inhabitants, it is ranked as one of the African countries with the highest forest surface Continue reading
Crops inventory, agricultural acreage and yield estimations over the Nile valley and delta, EGYPT After the wheat crisis that took place in Egypt in 2007 and caused by an under-estimation of wheat imports, the Egyptian Ministry for Agriculture decided to implement new means of measuring agricultural acreage and yields in Continue reading
Tropical forests have been at the centre of global issues for a number of years now, either being at the forefront of international conventions or due to biodiversity. They are reservoirs of carbon and biodiversity, offering means of subsistence for millions of people. The forests in the Congo Basin represent Continue reading
Spacial observation of tropical forests (OSFT): provision of Spot images over the Congo basin countries In December 2009, France agreed to provide the Congo river basin countries with satellite images from SPOT4, SPOT 5 (with SPOT 6 and 7 in the future) acquired over the period 2010/2015 as well as Continue reading
