Geo information applications for off-reserve tree
management in Goaso district, Ghana
Objective:
The main research
objective is to improve forest management of off-reserve land
resources in Goaso. New methodologies will be developed or existing
methodologies adapted to assess availability and potential of
off-reserve resources, to analyze stakeholder requirements and
identify appropriate mechanisms for stakeholder motivation.
National staff will be trained to apply these methodologies.
The outputs will be included in the national forest sector database
(CANOPY) that is currently being established in the framework
of the NAFGIM initiative.
Output:
To extend the existing forest management planning information
system for Goaso district, by including currently missing,
but essential, data on: a. Off-reserve tree resources b.
Off-reserve NTFP’s c. Off-reserve tree resource use
and management by local communities and logging companies
To develop several –alternative- scenarios for improved
off-reserve tree resource management through: a. Matching
of land/tree resource uses that are relevant to local stakeholders
with the bio-physical potential of land/tree resources b.
Identification of incentive mechanisms to facilitate implementation
of selected scenarios
To increase the capacity of relevant institutions in
Ghana in the application of geo-information for forest/tree
resources management
Status
Ongoing project: 2002-2005
Remarks
Partners
International
Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation
