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Janeczko, Emilia, Joanna Pniewska, and Ernest Bielinis. "Forest Tourism and Recreation Management in the Polish Bieszczady Mountains in the Opinion of Tourist Guides." Sustainability 12, no. 19 (September 25, 2020): 7967. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12197967.
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This article presents results of research carried out in 2018 that aimed to determine the opinions of Bieszczady mountain guides on the scope of development of tourism and recreational infrastructure in the Bieszczady forests, Poland. The online survey included questions regarding nature protection in the Bieszczady region, factors limiting opportunities for tourism and recreation development in the Bieszczady forests, and the needs regarding new elements of tourism and recreation management of the area. Our research results indicate that the greatest impediments to the recreational use of the forest result from temporary restrictions on forest access, which are related to hunting or forest-management works. Most the interviewed guides were against further development of the tourist and recreational infrastructure in the Bieszczady forests. They were also in favor of extending the nature protection area in Bieszczady. Statistical analyses using the Kruskal–Wallis test showed that persons who are against, in favor of and neutral on extending the nature protection area in the Bieszczady forests varied significantly in their views on issues such as hunting or restrictions on forest access related to forest-management works. Compared to the other respondents, the supporters of extending the range of protected areas were more frequently against designating new recreation spaces or bonfire places in the Bieszczady forests.
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Gove, Jeffrey H. "Structural stocking guides: a new look at an old friend." Canadian Journal of Forest Research 34, no. 5 (May 1, 2004): 1044–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/x03-272.
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A parameter recovery-based model is developed that allows the incorporation of diameter distribution information directly into stocking guides. The method is completely general in applicability across different guides and forest types and could be adapted to other systems such as density management diagrams. It relies on a simple measure of diameter distribution shape, the basal area larger than quadratic mean stand diameter, to estimate the parameters of the unknown distribution. This latter quantity is shown to have high correlation with stocking guide variables in northeastern forest types. A primary objective of this new type of guide is that its use should require a minimal amount of new information from the user and that the underlying model should be as simple as possible.
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Corns, Ian G. W. "Forest site classification in Alberta: its evolution and present status." Forestry Chronicle 68, no. 1 (February 1, 1992): 85–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc68085-1.
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The early history of forest site classification in Alberta is briefly reviewed. The major site classification effort, the biogeoclimatic ecosystem classification, and its progress over the past fifteen years is discussed. Available forest ecosystem and soil survey information was combined with other available information to produce a field guide with interpretations for forest management for one area in west-central Alberta. Similar field guides are in preparation. The obstacles to implementing a site classification are discussed, as are opportunities for using new information systems technologies. Key words: Alberta, biogeoclimatic classification, forest ecosystems, forest site classification, site description.
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Bal, Tara L. "Forest Health Detectives." American Biology Teacher 76, no. 8 (October 1, 2014): 536–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/abt.2014.76.8.7.
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“Forest health” is an important concept often not covered in tree, forest, insect, or fungal ecology and biology. With minimal, inexpensive equipment, students can investigate and conduct their own forest health survey to assess the percentage of trees with natural or artificial wounds or stress. Insects and diseases in the forest are the focus, though student guides could be modified for many terrestrial or aquatic systems, depending on location. The lesson is geared toward older students, with suggestions for adaptation in earlier grades as well.
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Bergeron, Jean-François, Jean-Pierre Saucier, Denis Robert, and André Robitaille. "Québec forest ecological classification program." Forestry Chronicle 68, no. 1 (February 1, 1992): 53–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc68053-1.
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In 1986, the ministère des Forêts du Québec instituted a provincial program to study forest ecosystems entitled the "Forest Ecological Classification (FEC) Program." Under this program, a multidisciplinary team was charged with conducting ecological surveys, analyzing and characterizing the variables of the physical environment, classifying vegetation and preparing integrated forest inventory maps. Their goal is to complete the ecological classification of the forests in all territories south of the 52nd parallel. To undertake such a vast project, it was necessary to prepare detailed methodological guides for data collection, data analysis and mapping. The following products are now available for many different ecological regions: classifications of forest types, toposequences, physiographic and surface deposit maps and integrated forest inventory maps. Multivariate analysis methods are used in analyzing ecological data; in this way, hierarchical classifications and ordinations can be used as the basis for identifying and describing forest types, vegetation-physical environment relationships and successional patterns. Such ecological classification products are an indispensable tool for forest managers and users. Key words: ecological classification, forest ecology, forest management, forest site classification, multivariate analysis, physical environment, Québec.
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Coleman, Eric A., Burnell Fischer, and John A. Kershaw. "Using Stocking Guides to Take Stock of Forest Institutions." Society & Natural Resources 25, no. 2 (February 2012): 209–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2011.585390.
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Patry, Cynthia, Daniel Kneeshaw, Stephen Wyatt, Frank Grenon, and Christian Messier. "Forest ecosystem management in North America: From theory to practice." Forestry Chronicle 89, no. 04 (August 2013): 525–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc2013-093.
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Forest ecosystem management (EM) in North America has evolved from a theoretical concept to operational practice over the last two decades, but its implementation varies greatly among regions. This paper attempts to evaluate (1) if and how emulation of natural disturbances (END) is being used as a conceptual bases for implementing EM, and more particularly, what strategies are used to define the natural forest of reference, and (2) what temporal and spatial scale strategies are being considered for seven important retention elements (downed woody debris, snags, green trees, corridors, riparian buffers, large patches and old forest)? To conduct this evaluation, five guides from four geographically well-distributed regions in North America are compared. Although END is the central conceptual foundation underlying four of the five guides, a natural forest of reference is not always clearly identified and none of the guides consider future impacts due to global change. The major weakness common to all five guides is the lack of consideration of long-term forest dynamics, particularly the lack of clear strategies for retention elements at a temporal scale longer than a single rotation. Generally, the spatial scales chosen for retention elements are not well-justified ecologically and targets for each retention element are not identified at different spatial scales. We stress that strong efforts have been made to develop forest management that incorporates some elements of natural variability and which considers societal needs, but further improvements are required. We conclude by presenting some suggestions to improve the approach. For example, creating more realistic guidelines in integrating current and future forest dynamics with pre-settlement information and planning rotation lengths that are inspired by the dominant natural disturbance.
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Ali Khan, Md Abbas, Mohammad Hanif Ali, A. K. M. Fazlul Haque, Chandan Debnath, and Shohag Kumar Bhowmik. "An efficient and optimized tracking framework through optimizing algorithm in a deep forest using NFC." Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 19, no. 2 (August 1, 2020): 884. http://dx.doi.org/10.11591/ijeecs.v19.i2.pp884-889.
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NFC is applying in various field of contemporary technology. Especially of convenience tag usability in any place. One of the facilities which can be added in the tracking system is the implementation of Near Field Communication in order to guide each tourist in the deep forest or any other location. In the deep forest, tracking or location detection activities need to be done efficiently, like desired path finding in a deep forest. At present, the tracking procedure in deep forest is working with the help of guides or local citizens. Currently, in any restricted area such as the “Sundarban” forest, no outside general people are allowed to travel in the jungle without any authorized guide which is not an efficient way to travel smoothly. The use of Near Field Communication can solve the problem related to lost the way, safety, and easily help the travelers to track the desired destination without the help of human resources or any guide. The NFC tags that hold mapping information of the area, in the point of tag setup all tags will be set up on several trees along with sequence.
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Binkley, Clark S. "Designing an effective forest sector research strategy for Canada." Forestry Chronicle 71, no. 5 (October 1, 1995): 589–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc71589-5.
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Sustaining high levels of productivity and productivity growth in the Canadian forest sector depends on rapid development and adoption of sophisticated technology for our forests, manufacturing facilities and products. Yet R&D expenditures in Canada lag those for most of its major competitors, suggesting that Canada is unlikely to produce the necessary technology on the schedule it is needed. This lack of investment in R&D stems at least in part from three factors: (i) the specific problems associated with being a net exporter with a large share of many global markets, (ii) the small size of Canadian firms when compared with our global competitors, and (iii) Canada's collective failure to articulate a widely-accepted forest sector strategy which guides the daily policy and management decisions of governments, industry and interest groups. This paper argues that an effective R&D strategy for the country involves rapid deployment of technological innovations, R&D targeted on the special features of Canada's forests and polity, and better links between strategies for the forest industry and the forest resource. Key words: forestry research, forest products research, research planning
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Tegegne, Yitagesu Tekle, Mathias Cramm, and Jo Van Brusselen. "Sustainable Forest Management, FLEGT, and REDD+: Exploring Interlinkages to Strengthen Forest Policy Coherence." Sustainability 10, no. 12 (December 18, 2018): 4841. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su10124841.
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Sustainable forest management (SFM) is a concept that guides forest management and policy globally. Over the past decades, two prominent regimes have emerged at the global level that can strengthen SFM: The European Union's Action Plan on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance, and Trade (FLEGT) and the United Nations’ mechanism for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries, and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries (REDD+). However, the understanding of how FLEGT and REDD+ can interlink with SFM to strengthen forest policy coherence is limited. Enhancing knowledge about interlinkages and synergies is important in view of recent global commitments to strengthen policy coherence. This study employed content analysis of the main global policy documents related to FLEGT and REDD+ to identify (i) the potential contributions of the two regimes to SFM, and (ii) strategies to manage the interlinkages among SFM, FLEGT, and REDD+. The results revealed several potential interlinkages, such as monitoring, reporting, and verification systems, establishing the enabling conditions of SFM, and addressing drivers of forest degradation. However, the interlinkages must be managed if their potential is to be realized. For this, the study proposes three approaches to managing the interlinkages and catalyzing progress toward SFM.
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McClain, Charles D., Karen D. Holl, and David M. Wood. "Successional Models as Guides for Restoration of Riparian Forest Understory." Restoration Ecology 19, no. 2 (March 2011): 280–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1526-100x.2009.00616.x.
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MacIsaac, D. A., S. Lux, D. Sidders, and I. Edwards. "Hotchkiss River Mixedwood Timber Harvesting Study." Forestry Chronicle 75, no. 3 (June 1, 1999): 435–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc75435-3.
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The Hotchkiss River Mixedwood Timber Harvesting Study is a cooperative project involving Canadian Forest Service, Daishowa-Marubeni International Ltd., Manning Diversified Forest Products Ltd., the Forest Engineering Research Institute of Canada and Alberta Land and Forest Service aimed at developing new approaches to natural regeneration and harvesting systems for western Canada's boreal mixedwood forests, at a site near the Hotchkiss River in northwestern Alberta. The study used conventional harvesting equipment to test eleven harvesting and silvicultural systems designed to protect and minimize wind damage to immature white spruce residuals and encourage vigorous hardwood regeneration following harvest of the aspen overstory. Research areas include wind damage, wind firmness and growth response of the immature white spruce, effects of harvesting disturbance and timing on soil properties, conifer and hardwood regeneration after harvest, efficiency of equipment and harvesting costs, modelling of wind flow and long-term growth and yield. Already in its sixth year, the project has a planned 20year series of harvests and surveys. Technology transfer is an important component of this study for delivery and promotion of research results on behalf of the proponents and all related research collaborators. Products include demonstration maps and field guides, self-guided tour trails with interpretive signage and field tours (including active operations) as required. Hotchkiss River has also been designated a Forest Ecosystem Research Network (FERN) site. Key words: silviculture systems, white spruce, Picea glauca, aspen, Populus tremuloides, understory protection, harvesting, Alberta, boreal mixedwoods, technology transfer
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Bowling, Colin, and Vincent Zelazny. "Forest site classification in New Brunswick." Forestry Chronicle 68, no. 1 (February 1, 1992): 34–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc68034-1.
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Six site classification field guides covering nine site regions were published in March, 1989. They completed the design phase of a province-wide site classification program begun in 1981. The site classification system is designed as an on-site, preharvest assessment tool for use in mature and overmature natural stands. It incorporates easily recognizable vegetation and soil characteristics to classify each stand into a Vegetation Type (VT), a Soil Type (ST), and a Treatment Unit (TU). Forest management and silvicultural interpretations are given for each TU, with the primary interpretation being site productivity.
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Eliason, Sara K., Charles R. Blinn, and James A. Perry. "Natural Resource Professional Continuing Education Needs in Minnesota: Focus on Forest Management Guidelines." Northern Journal of Applied Forestry 20, no. 2 (June 1, 2003): 71–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/njaf/20.2.71.
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Abstract Approaches to forest management are changing as the public's expectations for forest resources broaden, environmental concern grows, and scientific knowledge about forests advances. Natural resource professionals rely in part on continuing education to stay abreast of new ideas and strategies for managing forest resources. In Minnesota, new voluntary timber harvesting and forest management guidelines are changing forestry, and continuing education is a vital strategy for encouraging use and demonstrating the application of these nonregulatory guides. To ensure that such educational programs are successful, a series of focus groups was conducted to learn about natural resource professionals' education needs with regard to the voluntary timber harvesting and forest management guidelines. This needs assessment reveals that natural resource professionals want to become familiar with the rationale and background behind the guidelines, learn how to work with the flexibility built into the guidelines, and practice making decisions about which guidelines to use in various situations. Natural resource professionals prefer outdoor workshops with loggers that allow for interaction among participants. We present recommendations for conducting forest management guideline education programs; these recommendations also apply generally to education programs for other natural resource professionals. North. J. Appl. For. 20(2):71–78.
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Larsen, David R., Daniel C. Dey, and Thomas Faust. "A Stocking Diagram for Midwestern Eastern Cottonwood-Silver Maple-American Sycamore Bottomland Forests." Northern Journal of Applied Forestry 27, no. 4 (December 1, 2010): 132–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/njaf/27.4.132.
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Abstract A stocking diagram for Midwestern bottomland eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides Bartram ex Marsh.)-silver maple (Acer saccharinum L.)-American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis L.) forests was developed following the methods of S.F. Gingrich (1967 Measuring and evaluating stocking and stand density in upland hardwood forests in the Central States. For. Sci. 13:38‐53). The stocking diagram was derived from forest inventory data from two different studies of bottomland forests that covered a wide range of soil and hydrologic site characteristics found throughout the central Midwest, including Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, and southern Wisconsin. The minimum of full stocking (B-level) was determined from measurements on open-grown trees. The maximum of full stocking (A-level) in our study was almost one-third higher in stand basal area than A-level stocking, as determined by J.C.G. Goelz (1995. A stocking guide for southern bottomland hardwoods. South. J. Appl. For. 19:103‐104) for southern hardwood bottomlands dominated by cherrybark oak (Quercus pagoda Raf.), Nuttall oak (Quercus nuttallii Palmer), and sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua L.,), or by C.C. Myers and R.G. Buchman (1984. Manager's handbook for elm-ash-cottonwood in the north central states. GTR-98. US Forest Service, North Central For. Exp. Stn., St. Paul, MN. 11 p) for elm (Ulmus spp.), ash (Fraxinus spp.), and eastern cottonwood forests in the north central states. However, A-level stocking in this study was only slightly higher than guides developed for northern red oak (Quercus rubra L.) in Wisconsin (McGill, D.W., R. Rogers, A.J. Martin, and P.S. Johnson. 1999. Measuring stocking in northern red oak stands in Wisconsin. North. J. Appl. For. 16:144‐150). Differences in stocking among these forest types are due to variation in species composition, species silvical characteristics, and possibly the data sources used to construct the stocking diagrams. This stocking diagram can be used by forest managers to make decisions related to stand stocking for management of eastern cottonwood, silver maple, and American sycamore bottomland forests in the Midwest.
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Lussier, Jean-Martin. "Changing our mental model from growing volume to producing value: The case of uneven-aged hardwood management." Forestry Chronicle 85, no. 3 (June 1, 2009): 382–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc85382-3.
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The selection system is a common management system in uneven-aged tolerant hardwoods stands in Crown forests of eastern Canada. This silvicultural system aims to produce a sustained yield of products and services at the stand level, using frequent partial cuttings that harvest the mature and valuable portion of the forest, while tending the rest of the stand to increase its productivity and value for future cuttings. Current practices involve the use of empirical partial cutting guides to decide the number of trees to both harvest and maintain at each cutting cycle, typically to maximize longterm sawlog and veneer production. This paper demonstrates that by replacing this objective function with the maximization of the net value of the harvest for the whole value chain by using a simple mathematical optimization model, forest management can be greatly improved in terms of profitability. Nevertheless, further developments are needed for improving forest management optimization models in order to better balance short-term profitability and long-term ecological, economic and societal objectives. Key words: Selection system, hardwoods, uneven-aged silviculture, optimization, economic, value chain, profitability, steering treatment
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Bell, F. Wayne, Maureen Kershaw, Isabelle Aubin, Nelson Thiffault, Jennifer Dacosta, and Alan Wiensczyk. "Ecology and Traits of Plant Species that Compete with Boreal and Temperate Forest Conifers: An Overview of Available Information and its Use in Forest Management in Canada." Forestry Chronicle 87, no. 02 (April 2011): 161–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc2011-006.
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In boreal and temperate forests in Canada, at least 71 plant species, including trees, shrubs, herbs, grasses, and ferns, have the potential to significantly reduce the growth of conifer regeneration. A thorough understanding of the autecology of these plants—their response to their environment—can help resource managers to improve their approaches to vegetation management, thereby maximizing crop tree growth and survival. In this paper, we highlight key sources of information about the autecology of the major species that compete with forest conifers, including books and field guides, journal series, Web sites, and plant trait databases. We suggest ways that this information can be applied in resource management, recommend approaches for maintaining and updating this information, and underline the needs for developing a single, consolidated, comprehensive source of such information for use by resource managers and researchers. Information gaps are also briefly discussed.
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Santos, Julie Poitras. "Walking the forest imaginary: A breath between us." International Journal of Education Through Art 17, no. 1 (March 1, 2021): 37–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/eta_00049_3.
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Walking the forest imaginary: a breath between us is a site-specific audio artwork that invites the audience to walk into the forest imaginary populated by things magical and unseen. Crafted uniquely in response to Alingsås Nolhaga Park, and using cues in the landscape as guides to research and poetic inscription, the artwork consists of an approximately one-hour walk with audio listening points throughout the park. Audio is accessed digitally through QR codes posted on pre-existing pathways and listened to with individual headphones. Wandering pathways through the woods, participants listen to a hybrid essay that explores the alternate spaces and time scales of the miniature worlds of moss. Focusing on the ancient and present role of bryophytes in creating oxygen and storing carbon, and helping to keep our ecosystem in balance, the work considers this ancient exchange as a form of dialogue.
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Sakhno, Evgeny, Oleksiі Tereshchuk, and Yanchenko Oleg. "GEOSYSTEM MONITORING OF DEFORESTATION IN THE CHERNIHIV REGION." Technical Sciences and Technologies, no. 2(16) (2019): 181–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.25140/2411-5363-2019-2(16)-181-189.
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Urgency of the research. The process of constructing modern forest monitoring systems, the development of technical facilities, high frequency, efficiency and availability of remote sensing materials allow realize the tasks the tasks of effective control of the modern environment. The experience gained by domestic experts allows us to use the results of processing these images to calculate changes in forest areas, determining the types of forests, their species composition and age mainly at the regional level. The deterioration of forests in Ukraine today is one of the most pressing problems, the solution of which is quite effective with the use of modern systems of geosystem environmental monitoring. Target setting. At the current stage of Ukraine's development, there is a problem of monitoring the country's forests, since at the same time, illegal deforestation has increased, which carries threats to the country's ecology and increases the level of corruption and financial losses of the state budget. The estimation of the number of forests of the Pukul village council of Chernihiv oblast was estimated from 2000 to 2017 using the Global Forest Watch service as well as using the ArcMap geodetic software product. After the performed measurements, it is possible to estimate the state of the forest complex of the research site and to propose measures for elimination of the revealed problems. Actual scientific researches and issues analysis. The latest publications on this topic, which are presented in open access, including scientific journals, study guides and data from the global Internet network, were reviewed. Uninvestigated parts of general matters defining. The processes of organization and monitoring of forests should be considered as a single information complex, which makes it possible to assess the state of the country and determine the size of forest plantations and, most importantly, illegal logging, which will affect the environmental and financial situation in the state. And in order to prevent the negative impact of deforestation on the environment, it is necessary to use modern geoinformation software complexes, which allow to estimate the scale of forest areas fairly quickly and precisely and to decide on environmental measures for effective management in forests of Ukraine. The research objective. It is quite effective to use the open system of "Global Forest Watch" for monitoring of forest areas in Ukraine because it enables to determine the chosen site in a certain territory, but the systems do not give data on the areas of each cut area, therefore to get such parameters it is suggested to use the software ArcMap on the basis base map, which enables the data from attribute tables to determine the area of each individual cutting area of the forest. The statement of basic materials. The area of forest plantations with an area of 6200 ha was chosen for forest monitoring in the Chernihiv district of the Pukulsky village council. The monitoring was carried out using the open system "Global Forest Watch", since it enables to determine the amount of forest plantations in the selected area, and then for obtaining more accurate data on the area of forest plantations, the parameters were adapted to the ArcMap software based on the base map, which makes it possible to estimate the area forest areas of cut and planted forest for the selected period of time. Conclusions. Based on the performed researches, it was established that for monitoring of forest plantations in Ukraine it is quite effective to use the open system "Global Forest Watch", which combines data from different sources. This system helps to determine forest areas in the country and their location in the regions of the state. However, in order to improve the accuracy of determining the areas of cuttings and re-planted, it is recommended to use the ArcMap software package, which enables to increase the monitoring of the forest and prevent illegal felling of forest areas.
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Staugler, Betty, Ralph Allen, and Edward Camp. "Florida Fishing Guide Requirements Checklist." EDIS 2020, no. 3 (June 6, 2020): 3. http://dx.doi.org/10.32473/edis-fa218-2020.
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Guides and captains maintaining vessels used for recreational fishing are an important part of coastal economies, but regulations affecting them can be complicated and may differ depending on several factors, including targeted species, number of customers, vessel size, etc. These regulations are often described in multiple locations, since for-hire guides operate at the intersection of multiple state and federal jurisdictions. This 3-page fact sheet written by Elizabeth A. Staugler, Ralph Allen, and Edward V. Camp and published by the UF/IFAS School of Forest Resources and Conservation, Program in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences summarizes the relevant regulations and requirements.https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fa218
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Satsuka, Shiho. "Sensing Multispecies Entanglements." Social Analysis 62, no. 4 (December 1, 2018): 78–101. http://dx.doi.org/10.3167/sa.2018.620405.
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This article explores how matsutake, with its elusive characteristics that evade human senses, guides humans to cultivate a sensitivity to multispecies entanglements. It analyzes the concept of koto, developed by psychiatrist Bin Kimura, to describe how people learn to notice the events and happenings that a variety of beings are engaging in at every moment, even though these practices often elude human consciousness. Drawing examples from a manga series and two ethnographic cases in Japan—a grassroots satoyama forest revitalization movement and a forest biomass study—the article discusses koto as an ‘ontology’ of entangled life. At the same time, koto raises questions about ‘ontology’, as it indicates the traces of struggle in translating the term itself.
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Referowska-Chodak, Ewa. "Plans for the development of infrastructure and tourism activities in landscape parks under the State Forests’ administration." Forest Research Papers 76, no. 4 (December 1, 2015): 377–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/frp-2015-0037.
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Abstract The aim of the study was to present plans (up to 2030) for the development of infrastructure and tourism activities in the Polish landscape parks located in the area of the State Forests’ administration. At the end of 2013, a survey was conducted the results of which were verified and their analysis completed in 2014. The questionnaire was sent to the directorates of all 122 parks. 70.5% of the directorates replied to the open question inquiring about their plans and demands for tourist activities (including educational tourism) and recreation. These were then correlated to parks in areas under the State Forests’ administration. The most commonly proposed/planned actions by the directorates in cooperation with the Forest Districts are: construction of new educational paths (in 41.9% of parks), maintaining the existing ones (24.4%) and the organization of tourism/recreation and educational events (22.1%). The largest share of proposed/planned actions without the cooperation of the Forest Districts comes from the creation of new routes/trails, parking lots, etc. along with their equipment (36.0%), construction of tourist infrastructure (bins, benches, tables, shelters, fire circles, sightseeing towers, bridges, 18.6%) and the issuing of maps, brochures, guides or other publications (17.4%). However, it is of particular importance to take the need for nature conservation in the development of tourism and recreation in areas of landscape parks into account. The literature provides a number of helpful solutions. Furthermore, such activity requires broad cooperation supported by external funds especially between the parks, Forest Districts and municipalities. It is also important to continue the environmental education of both, visitors and locals, as well as the promotion of eco-tourism and responsible use of the environment.
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Gautam, Bishnu Prasad. "A Concept of Optimum Forest Area for the Sustainable Development of Nepal." Journal of Engineering Technology and Planning 2, no. 1 (August 19, 2021): 35–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/joetp.v2i1.39227.
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Forest sector was badly suffered due to anthropogenic activities in the last two centuries before it is getting revitalized due to serious conservation efforts particularly after the Earth Summit in 1992. In order to expedite the development efforts by being considerate to the environment of the planet we live, United Nations has adopted seventeen sustainable development goals (SDGs) to be achieved by 2030. Sustainable development aims for harmony among physical, social and environmental development, and hence, guides for finding a balanced approach of development and conservation. This paper highlights the need for finding a balance between infrastructure development and forest conservation initiatives in Nepal with a focus of attaining SDGs by 2030. The economic status of Nepal is reviewed along with the plans, policies and trends of forest conservation. It highlights the need for a system perspective in which forest conservation is a component of the overall objective of sustainable development. A theoretical framework of optimum forest area for Nepal is presented by considering the contributions and obstacles of the forest sector towards attaining SDGs. Rather than focusing on complicated mathematical models; this paper presents a simple and practical concept of gauging the attainment of SDGs by a single index that may be useful to planners. The optimum forest area for Nepal has not been assessed and will be a scope of future studies. Once the idea of optimum forest area is adopted, major breakthroughs can be expected towards attaining SDGs in Nepal.
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Morera-Chacón, Brayan H., and Víctor J. Acosta-Chaves. "Anfibios del bosque nuboso de El Silencio de Los Ángeles, San Ramón de Alajuela, Costa Rica." Pensamiento Actual 19, no. 33 (November 10, 2019): 190–204. http://dx.doi.org/10.15517/pa.v19i33.39637.
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We present the list of amphibians for the El Silencio de Los Ángeles Cloud Forest (Villa Blanca Hotel and Reserve) in San Ramón de Alajuela, Costa Rica, Central America. We performed nocturnal visual and acoustic surveys in the trail system, mainly from 2013 to 2014. We also received data from the local guides up to 2019. We compared the similarity of amphibian richness of our site against other premontane reserves in Costa Rica with a cluster analysis (Jaccard index, single linkage). We recorded 26 species distributed in 16 genera, eight families and two orders. Notrotiton gamezi was the only threatened species detected. The El Silencio de los Ángeles Cloud Forest site is around 80 % similar to San Lorencito River Station and 55% to Nectandra Reserve. Containing 12% of the Costa Rica’s amphibian richness, this premontane woodland should be considered among the most important clouded forest in Central Costa Rica for amphibian conservation.
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Volkova, Liubov, Andrew L. Sullivan, Stephen H. Roxburgh, and Christopher J. Weston. "Visual assessments of fuel loads are poorly related to destructively sampled fuel loads in eucalypt forests." International Journal of Wildland Fire 25, no. 11 (2016): 1193. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wf15223.
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Fire managers around the world commonly use visual assessment of forest fuels to aid prediction of fire behaviour and plan for hazard reduction burning. In Australia, fuel hazard assessment guides also allow conversion of visual assessments to indicative fuel loads, which is essential for some rate of spread models and calculation of fireline intensity or emissions. The strength of correlation between fuel hazard and destructively sampled (directly measured) fuel load was tested using a comprehensive dataset of >500 points from across a range of eucalypt forests in Australia. Overall, there was poor correlation between the assigned fuel hazard rating and measured biomass for surface, near-surface and elevated fuel components, with a clear tendency for these systems to under-predict fuel load at low hazard ratings, and over-predict it at high hazard ratings. Visual assessment of surface fuels was not statistically different from a random allocation of hazard level. The considerable overlap in fuel load between hazard ratings at higher ranges suggests the need to reduce the number of hazard classes to provide clearer differentiation of fuel hazard. To accurately assess forest fuel condition, improvements in fuel hazard descriptions and calibration of visual assessment with destructively measured fuels is essential.
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Guo, Mishan, Guanglei Gao, Guodong Ding, and Ying Zhang. "Drivers of Ectomycorrhizal Fungal Community Structure Associated with Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica Differ at Regional vs. Local Spatial Scales in Northern China." Forests 11, no. 3 (March 14, 2020): 323. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f11030323.
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Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica, a widely planted tree species, is facing long-lasting, unresolved degradation in desertified Northern China. Ectomycorrhizal fungi (EMF) are closely related to the stand status, because they substantially participate in ecological processes of terrestrial forest ecosystems. EMF may be key to solving the introduction recession. Therefore, we performed DNA sequencing of P. sylvestris root samples from plantations and natural forests as control to characterize the EMF from semi-arid and dry sub-humid regions, using ITS Illumina sequencing and conventional soil physicochemical index determination. The results indicated that (1) the dominant EMF genera were Suillus, Rhizopogon, and Wilcoxina in the Hulunbuir, Mu Us, and Horqin Sandy Lands, respectively. Their dominance retained with stand ageing. (2) Plantation EM fungal diversity differs significantly among the three sandy lands and was significantly lower than in natural forest. The diversity varied with stand age, showing distinct trends at the local scale. (3) At the regional scale, the mean annual sunshine times and the soil organic carbon content affect EMF diversity. The community composition and structure were more characterized by temperature and precipitation. At the local scale, besides the soil organic carbon content, the EM fungal community composition and structure were correlated with total nitrogen and phosphorus content (Hulunbuir), the total phosphorus content (Mu Us), and the pH and total soil porosity (Horqin). The EM fungal community composition and structure have the obvious geographical distribution variation; they were strongly correlated with the meteorological elements and soil nutrients at the regional scale. At the local scale, they were jointly driven by stand age and soil properties. This improved information contributes to increasing the understanding of the interaction between EMF and forest ecosystems and guides sustainable forest management of degraded P. sylvestris plantations.
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Carver, Andrew D., Scott D. Danskin, James J. Zaczek, Jean C. Mangun, and Karl W. J. Williard. "A GIS Methodology for Generating Riparian Tree Planting Recommendations." Northern Journal of Applied Forestry 21, no. 2 (June 1, 2004): 100–106. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/njaf/21.2.100.
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Abstract The purpose of this study was to develop a method for determining optimal planting recommendations for bottomlands and riparian buffer strips within a geographic information system (GIS) framework. The specific objective of this study was the development of a decision support model to generate riparian tree-planting recommendations based on site characteristics. Unlike previous research, this study enhances the usefulness of conventional site evaluation guides by incorporating digital soil surveys and other spatial data at a level of detail and automation previously unavailable. Research was conducted in the Cypress Creek Quadrangle, southern Illinois, and planting recommendations were generated for eight bottomland hardwood species. Model results were consistent with accepted silvicultural recommendations. Species were consistently placed within sites most suitable for each individual's requirements, and as a result, model recommendations should produce riparian forests optimizing growth potential. By adopting this approach, more productive forest cover could be established while concurrently reducing costs associated with on-site evaluations.
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Shakolo, Aliaksandr V. "“Friend-or-foe” opposition and its implementation through the concepts “house” and “forest” in Russian fairy-tale discourse." Russian Language Studies 18, no. 1 (December 15, 2020): 113–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.22363/2618-8163-2020-18-1-113-125.
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Researches of the discursive analysis become more and more significant sphere of linguistics. Both forest and house act as two main and never identical worlds. The fundamental conceptual opposition of fairy-tale discourse is based on the concepts of house and forest, fundamental opposite worlds. The purpose of the article is to examine the two concepts as crucial components of friend-or-foe opposition, and to reveal features of their representation in Russian linguistic culture. During the research, the author used descriptive, inductive and cultural-historical methods. The research showed that the concepts of forest and house are key components of fairy-tale discourse, have nationally specific features in Russian fairy-tales revealed in the texts. The theoretical relevance of the article lies in the fact that contributes to working out the problem of national worldview representation and Russian ethnos mentality. The practical relevance of the article consists in possibility of using its materials in the process of teaching, while compiling lectures, guides for teachers, seminars on fairy-tale discourse. A role of house and forest for Slavic people is really significant. Besides, the results of the study show the necessity of further analysis of fairy-tale discourse, more detailed description of the concepts and their comparison with the concepts of other national fairy-tales.
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Zakari, Soufouyane, Ismaïla Toko Imorou, Omer A. B. Thomas, Mama Djaouga, and Ousséni Arouna. "Application De La Télédétection Et Du Sig Au Suivi Des Formations Végétales De La Forêt Classée Des Trois Rivières Au Nord-Est Du Bénin." European Scientific Journal, ESJ 14, no. 15 (May 31, 2018): 450. http://dx.doi.org/10.19044/esj.2018.v14n15p450.
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The creation of protected areas was intended to counter the advance of the agricultural front and other forms of pressure on natural ecosystems, but today these pressures strongly affect these protected areas. The dynamics of the vegetation was studied in Trois Rivières forest reserve in north-eastern Benin, based on Remote Sensing and GIS techniques. This study aims to analyse the vegetation evolution and determine the drivers of that dynamics using 1995 Landsat TM, 2013 Landsat OLI-TIRS imageries and field surveys. The supervised classification based on the ‘‘Maximum likelihood’’ algorithm was derived from ENVI 5.0 software. The transition matrix derived from Intersect function of ArcToolbox in ArcGIS 9.3 software was used to calculate the different conversion of land cover. The transition matrix was used to measure the intensities and speeds of land cover categories changes from 'PontiusMatrix22' 'and' 'Intensity Analysis02 programs. In addition, 200 household were surveyed from individual interviews and focus group on questionnaires and interview guides basis. The results show that the forest formations decreased from 48 % in 1995 to 20.4 % in 2013. The mosaics of fields and fallows have increased from 3 % to 24 %. The intensity change per land cover category shows that tree and shrub savannahs occurred the most significant change of 73 % of the study area with a 34 % of gain, 32 % of stability and 7 % of loss. In the order hand, the mosaics of fields and fallows, built up areas and dry dense forests occurred the biggest change. According to the perceptions of surveyed people, agriculture, logging and charcoal production are the main direct drivers of Trois Rivières forest reserve degradation.
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Mendenhall, Chase D., Analisa Shields-Estrada, Arjun J. Krishnaswami, and Gretchen C. Daily. "Quantifying and sustaining biodiversity in tropical agricultural landscapes." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 113, no. 51 (October 24, 2016): 14544–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1604981113.
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Decision-makers increasingly seek scientific guidance on investing in nature, but biodiversity remains difficult to estimate across diverse landscapes. Here, we develop empirically based models for quantifying biodiversity across space. We focus on agricultural lands in the tropical forest biome, wherein lies the greatest potential to conserve or lose biodiversity. We explore two questions, drawing from empirical research oriented toward pioneering policies in Costa Rica. First, can remotely sensed tree cover serve as a reliable basis for improved estimation of biodiversity, from plots to regions? Second, how does tropical biodiversity change across the land-use gradient from native forest to deforested cropland and pasture? We report on understory plants, nonflying mammals, bats, birds, reptiles, and amphibians. Using data from 67,737 observations of 908 species, we test how tree cover influences biodiversity across space. First, we find that fine-scale mapping of tree cover predicts biodiversity within a taxon-specific radius (of 30–70 m) about a point in the landscape. Second, nearly 50% of the tree cover in our study region is embedded in countryside forest elements, small (typically 0.05–100 ha) clusters or strips of trees on private property. Third, most species use multiple habitat types, including crop fields and pastures (to which 15% of species are restricted), although some taxa depend on forest (57% of species are restricted to forest elements). Our findings are supported by comparisons of 90 studies across Latin America. They provide a basis for a planning tool that guides investments in tropical forest biodiversity similar to those for securing ecosystem services.
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Fanshawe, John H., and Leon A. Bennun. "Bird conservation in Kenya: creating a national strategy." Bird Conservation International 1, no. 3 (September 1991): 293–315. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0959270900000642.
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SummaryKenya possesses one of the richest and most diverse avifaunas in Africa: this reflects the country's varied habitats and the fact that it lies at the intersection of several biogeographic zones. Some 1,070 species have been recorded; nine are national endemics and 14 can be considered globally threatened. A number of other species or groups are of particular national concern. Alteration and degradation of habitats is taking place rapidly, mainly due to human population growth combined with increased urbanization and industrialization. Overall, forests are the most threatened habitats; the coastal Arabuko-Sokoke Forest is particularly important in global terms. A number of wetlands are also under threat from a variety of causes. Habitat destruction is the key problem; direct threats such as hunting, trade and the use of pesticides and poisons are of relatively minor importance. Specific suggestions to be incorporated within a national bird conservation strategy include: better regulation and development of bird tourism as a means of generating revenue; increased efforts in particular areas of conservation education; provision of appropriate training to bird guides and researchers; and improved integration of research.
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Muniba Nafees, Muhammad Zubair, and Abdullah. "Joint Forest Management Rules: Law and Practice in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa." sjesr 4, no. 1 (March 6, 2021): 268–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.36902/sjesr-vol4-iss1-2021(268-277).
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The study’s main aim was to provide an in-depth insight into the Community Participation (also called Joint Forest Management or JFM) Rules enforced by the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) in 2004 to reform the KP Environment Department from a “policing model” to a participatory one. It sought to find out; whether the JFM rules are followed in letter and spirit or the environment department of the province is still using age-old policies without involving the local communities in the management of forests. The study has uncovered the departmental and bureaucratic constraints towards the JFM Rules that stop the department from embarking on a journey towards a more participatory, inclusive, transparent, accountable, and sustainable management as well as development of forest resources. A qualitative research design was selected for this study and data was collected from a sample assembled on quota sampling technique with the quotas of respondents: 10 forest owners (people who have ownership rights in forests. 5 were taken from Malakand Division and 5 from Hazara Division of KP), 10 forest users (people who occasionally or permanently live in or near forests and use its resources in an arrangement with the forest owners. 5 were taken from Malakand and 5 from Hazara again), 10 government officials (5 from the environment department and 5 from the legal fraternity) and finally 10 environmental activists (including 5 female activists). Themes were developed after carrying out semi-structured in-depth interviews using interview guides. One of the major findings of the research were the sweeping and discretionary powers of the Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) which hinders the progress of JFM as DFO is not only the final authority on registration of a JFM Committee but can influence various other aspects of community participation and JFM like planning, funding and termination. It was also found that the territorial or protection staff (like Ranger, Forester & Guard) were still calling the shots in a top-down approach instead of a bottom-to-top approach by the mobilization and developmental staff (like Community Development Officer or CDO & Female Forest Extensionist or FFE) despite the JFM Rules. It was revealed that there is a great lack of funds and financial independence of the Directorate of CDEGAD (Community Development, Extension, Gender and Development) which is responsible for implementing community participation and JFM. The directorate staff is mostly financially dependent upon the discretion of the DFO. Even after 16 years, the environment department has not internalized JFM Rules. There was a lack of concern by government top management towards addressing this huge environmental problem of the lack of implementation of JFM despite the recent Billion and 10 Billion Trees "Tsunami" Afforestation Projects with the help of the UN under the Bonn Challenge. A very small number of community members reported that they are participating in the forestry and wildlife activities with the environment department. "Rubber stamp" and "token" participation were reported just to give legal cover to the departmental activities and a photo session for the social media instead of truly real incentive participation to achieve sustainable management and development of forest resources. There is a great if not an organized resistance of the majority of forestry staff to JFM Rules and keep these rules hidden under the carpet to carry on the traditional approach which is harmful for the communities, the department, the forests, and the wildlife in the long run. Lack of implementation of JFM Rules also facilitates corruption. Without local support and knowledge, the poverty in the forest-dependent communities cannot be eradicated. Lessons from Nepal's social forestry should be learned and utilized for KP's JFM. Nevertheless, the recent projects by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf led KP and Federal governments have given environmental activists a great glimmer of hope but the long-term positive results of it will depend upon its continuity by the future governments. The positions of CDOs, Female CDOs, and SOs (Social Organizers) need to be strengthened with legal powers regarding JFM. Several environmental policy and regulation needs were also identified in this study, followed by several recommendations for the environment department, provincial government, and civil society for bold and ambitious community-led forestry and wildlife conservation projects.
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Hayatuddin, Khalisa, and Leoman Saputra. "ENFORCEMENT OF CRIMINAL LAW AGAINST IMPLEMENTERS OF FOREST BURNING." Nurani: Jurnal Kajian Syari'ah dan Masyarakat 21, no. 1 (June 9, 2021): 135–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.19109/nurani.v21i1.8518.
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The background in this study is the rise of cases of forest fires due to the element of deliberate humanity who deliberately burned the forest for personal interests to open new land in Kayuagung District, Ogan Komering Ilir Regency. The formulation of the problem in this study are 1) How is criminal law enforcement against the perpetrators of forest fires in Celikah Village, Kayuagung District, Ogan Komering Ilir Regency ?; and 2) What are the obstacles encountered in the enforcement of criminal law against the perpetrators of forest fires in Celikah Village, Kayuagung District, Ogan Komering Ilir Regency ?. The research method used is empirical research. Data sources used in this study consisted of primary data and secondary data. Based on the results of the study showed that 1) Criminal law enforcement against the perpetrators of forest fires in the village of Celikah, Kayuagung District, Ogan Komering Ilir District has gone through a penal effort that is repressive measures of Investigation because the perpetrators threatened with imprisonment in accordance with criminal theory in applying the principle of subsidiarity and in accordance with article 99 paragraph (1) Article 108 jo Article 69 letter h Law of the Republic of Indonesia No. 32 of 2009 concerning Environmental Protection and Management and regulates criminal sanctions alternatively, namely in the form of imprisonment or only fines and 2) Constraints faced by law enforcement agencies in carrying out criminal law enforcement against perpetrators of forest and land burning, namely first, at the level of investigation, constraints faced is the limited budget support for the management of smoke disasters, the tradition of the community opening land by burning, not yet optimized community empowerment to care about smoke disasters, and the limitations of environmental expert witnesses. Second, at the level of the public prosecutor and judge, the obstacles faced are that the police have never been involved at the level of investigation, the lack of certified public guides and judges (expertise) in the field of environment especially forest and land fires, users of tools that are not of Indonesian national standards.
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Lima, Ana Paula Morais de, Rachel Bardy Prado, and Agnieszka Ewa Latawiec. "Payment for water-ecosystem services monitoring in Brazil." Ambiente e Agua - An Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Science 16, no. 4 (August 2, 2021): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.4136/ambi-agua.2684.
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The reduction of tropical forests has generated a loss of ecosystem services across the globe. In Brazil, essential biomes related to water provision (such as the Atlantic Forest and Savanna) have been degraded, compromising water-ecosystem services. Payment for water-ecosystem services (water PES) has been implemented as a tool to stimulate changes in the use and management of these areas. Many water PES projects have emerged in Brazil using forest restoration, aiming to improve water ecosystem services. In this context, this study identified the types of monitoring carried out in Brazilian water PES projects, to include their main characteristics and gaps. Five Brazilian projects were selected for analysis as case studies. Interviews were then conducted with stakeholders to get current data on their monitoring practices. The data from the literature review, case study approach, and interviews were analyzed from the perspective of monitoring guides recommendations. Different aspects were analyzed, such as objectives, institutional arrangements, type of monitoring, indicators, and frequency of monitoring. The study indicates that there is a lack of standardized methods, making it difficult to specify the results of the implemented actions. The central gap is related to benefit monitoring. It is necessary to establish a holistic monitoring system, dealing with the ecosystem as a complex socio-ecological system. Some perspectives to solve the problems were proposed. The results of this work may help not only improve the current and future PES schemes in Brazil but also in other countries, especially developing ones, where vulnerable populations depend upon them.
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Ye, Lu Ping, Zhi Ping Cheng, Nan Sheng You, Qiang Wang, and Xiu Qin Tian. "Impact of Land Use Pattern on Urban Thermal Environment in Wuhan, China." Applied Mechanics and Materials 361-363 (August 2013): 529–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.361-363.529.
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Traditionally, assessing impacts of urban land use on thermal environment is mainly depended on statistical analysis, which cannot exactly express the internal spatial correlation fundamental between urban land use and thermal environmental effects. This study introduces fractal theory to build radius dimension, and makes a quantitative description of the characteristics change from the center of the urban heat island effect on land use spatial pattern to the surrounding. The results suggested that those radius dimensions of five typical land use types are ranked in descending order: cropland, forest, water, bare land and built-up. It is indicated that built-up has positive effect on the performance of urban thermal environment, while forest, cropland and water have negative effect on urban thermal environment. The effect of bare land is not obvious. It is demonstrated that the radius dimension can effectively distinguish the gathered or mitigated effects from various land use spatial structure on urban heat environmental effects, which scientifically guides government to mitigate the UHI extant and degree by urban land use planning.
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Kristianus. "THE ROLE OF TRADITIONAL DAYAK KENINJAL AND MELAYU IN MANAGING CONFLICT OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN THE PINOH LAND AREA OF MELAWI DISTRICT." JURNAL BORNEO AKCAYA 3, no. 1 (June 30, 2016): 79–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.51266/borneoakcaya.v3i1.58.
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The title of this study is The Role of Customs Dayak Keninjal and Melayu in the Conflict Management of Natural Resources in the Tanah Pinoh Melawi. This study was conducted using a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods. Data collection tools such as questionnaires and interview guides. The study was conducted during three months in 2015. An important finding of this study is that the population in the district of Tanah Pinoh majority is Dayak Keninjal and Malay. The role of customs is still quite important as the norm will be retained in regulating social life, culture and the human relationship with nature and the environment. They still recognize the term customary rights. They call tanah perompai. They still considers that the forest is part of the lives of its people. Therefore, even if there are changes of forest into plantations, they still hope that the forest areas are strategic and holy places should not be tampered with in order to remain preserved. In the context of conflict resolution that is in society, the role of traditional leaders such as Temenggungs for Dayak and Penggawa's for Malay still important. Settlement of the issue resolved in stages in accordance with the large-small problem, and the complexity of the problems encountered. If complicated then used government law. However, people often use customary law by way of deliberation and consensus.
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Gryazkin, Anatoliy, Vladimir Beliaev, Natalia Beliaeva, Nikolay Kovalev, and Alexey Shakhov. "The logging waste as inexhaustible resource for alternative energy." Thermal Science 21, no. 2 (2017): 1135–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/tsci150306047g.
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The article shows that during the production and consumption of fuel wood for bioenergy projects in the organization of the Northwest and other regions of Russia there is the problem of lack of raw materials. It is established that the waste timber, during cutting on average, about 20% of the stock of standing timber. This value varies according to region, type forest resources and the skills, and technical equipment performer. Therefore, the main purpose of the article is a system evaluation of the use of forest residues in Russia. The authors present data on volumes of raw materials for production of wood chips and pellets on example, the Northwest region of Russia. Only about 30% of wood chips are now received from wood waste, bulk wood chips, and pellets produced from the wood of stems. Small volume of use of bark, twigs, branches, tops, stumps, and roots is due imperfection of processing technologies. Another important issue addressed in the article ? the lack of standards and guides taxation inventory valuation and structure of the waste in many regions of Russia. This primarily relates to the hardwood. Research has shown that, depending on tree species, the structure and volume of waste are significantly different. Expert evaluation conducted by the authors shows that the proportion of forest residues from 5 to 20% of the stock of wood. It is found that in different forest types share twigs, branches, stumps, and roots vary considerably according to species of tree. But even within the forest reserves such as twigs, branches, and underground parts of the same species depend strongly on the age of stands and their completeness, and the differences may reach 2 to 5 times the size.
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Lei, Xiaoming, Limin Sun, Ye Xia, and Tiantao He. "Vibration-Based Seismic Damage States Evaluation for Regional Concrete Beam Bridges Using Random Forest Method." Sustainability 12, no. 12 (June 23, 2020): 5106. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12125106.
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Transportation networks play an important role in urban areas, and bridges are the most vulnerable structures to earthquakes. The seismic damage evaluation of bridges provides an effective tool to assess the potential damage, and guides the post-earthquake recovery operations. With the help of structural health monitoring (SHM) techniques, the structural condition could be accurately evaluated through continuous monitoring of structural responses, and evaluating vibration-based features, which could reflect the deterioration of materials and boundary conditions, and are extensively used to reflect the structural conditions. This study proposes a vibration-based seismic damage state evaluation method for regional bridges. The proposed method contains the measured structural dynamic parameters and bridge configuration parameters. In addition, several intensity measures are also included in the model, to represent the different characteristics and the regional diversity of ground motions. The prediction models are trained with a random forest algorithm, and their confusion matrices and receiver operation curves reveal a good prediction performance, with over 90% accuracy. The significant parameter identification of bridge systems and components reveals the critical parameters for seismic design, disaster prevention and structure retrofit.
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Putri, Wiwin Failysa, Asar Said Mahbub, and Muh Dassir. "Analisis Kearifan Lokal di Taman Nasional Aketajawe Lolobata Kota Tidore Kepulauan Propinsi Maluku Utara (Studi Kasus Masyarakat Tobelo Dalam di Dusun Tayawi)." Jurnal Hutan dan Masyarakat 11, no. 1 (July 31, 2019): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.24259/jhm.v11i1.4833.
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Local wisdom and local knowledge are very influential on the life of the Inner Tobelo Community in forest management in the Aketajawe Lolobata National Park in the Aketajawe block in Tayawi. This study aims to analyze the forms of local wisdom in forest management in the Tobelo Dalam community, as well as to examine the collaborative forms of the management of Aketajawe Lolobata National Park based on local wisdom.This study was conducted in February 2018 to May 2018 in the Aketajawe Lolobata National Park Aketajawe Block, Tayawi Hamlet, Koli Village, Oba Subdistrict, Tidore City Islands, North Maluku Province, Indonesia. This location was chosen as the location of the study because seeing the area of community life is still very dependent on the forest around it. The approach used in this study is qualitative descriptive and in-depeth interview with the aim of describing the forms of local wisdom in forest management in Aketajawe Lolobata National Park, especially in the Aketajawe Block in the Tayawi Village which includes land use, the system of labor, and utilization of non-timber forest products and directed also to illustrate how the collaboration model of Aketajawe National Park management is based on local wisdom, in this case the Stakeholders is the local Government and Local Community (Tobelo Dalam Community). The results showed that the existence of local wisdom used by the in Tobelo community in forest management based on rules and sanctions that had existed before had a very positive effect, so that the forest was maintained and sustainable. The collaboration or collaboration model between the government and the in Tobelo community is that the government always involves the Tobelo community in managing the national park aketajawe lolobata with the hope that the national park will be preserved, so far the types of collaboration or collaboration between the local government and the in Tobelo community management of the National Park, namely the government makes several in Tobelo Community as Guides for tourists coming to the National Park and also the government employs several Tobelo Dalam Communities to clean resort offices and National Park guest houses in the Tayawi resort, and making some people also as a security to maintain the office and guest house.
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Pratama, Anak Agung Bagus Yoga, and Gde Indra Bhaskara. "Peranan Masyarakat Lokal Desa Kukuh dalam Pengelolaan Daya Tarik Wisata Alas Kedaton, Kabupaten Tabanan." JURNAL DESTINASI PARIWISATA 7, no. 1 (July 1, 2019): 18. http://dx.doi.org/10.24843/jdepar.2019.v07.i01.p03.
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Alas Kedaton tourist is a natural tourist attraction. The tourist attraction offered such as forests, monkeys and bats in this natural attraction. In the middle of the Alas Kedaton forest there is a Dalem Kahyangan Kedaton temple that is unique. The choice of this location as a place of research is to find out how the management and role of the local community of Kukuh Village in developing Alas Kedaton as a tourist attraction.
The research methodology used is this study is a descriptive qualitative research, with observation, interview, literature study and documentation techniques. Data sources are obtained from primary data and secondary data. The theory or concept used is the concept of role, local society, tourist attraction and management.
The result of this research is that management in Alas Kelaton tourist attraction involves local communities actively. The involvement and role of the local community of Desa Kukuh is empowered to become a member of the management body, counter staff, janitors, local guides, security officers, Alas Kedaton Trader Group (KPAK) and as well as forming tourism awareness organisations such as tourism awareness groups (Pokdarwis).
Keywords: The Role of Local Communities,Management, Tourist Attractions
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Watson, Penny J., Sandra H. Penman, and Ross A. Bradstock. "A comparison of bushfire fuel hazard assessors and assessment methods in dry sclerophyll forest near Sydney, Australia." International Journal of Wildland Fire 21, no. 6 (2012): 755. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wf11034.
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Over the last decade, fire managers in Australia have embraced the concept of ‘fuel hazard’, and guides for its assessment have been produced. The reliability of these new metrics, however, remains to be determined. This study compared fuel hazard ratings generated by five assessment teams using two Australian hazard assessment methods, in two dry sclerophyll forest sites on Sydney’s urban fringe. Attributes that underpin hazard scores, such as cover and height of various fuel layers, were also assessed. We found significant differences between teams on most variables, including hazard scores. These differences were more apparent when fuel hazard assessments focussed on individual fuel layers than when teams’ assessments were summarised into an overall fuel hazard score. Ratings of surface (litter) fuel hazard were higher when one assessment method was used than when assessors employed the other; however, ratings of elevated (shrub) and bark fuel hazard were relatively consistent across assessment methods. Fuel load estimates based on the two hazard assessment methods differed considerably, with differences between teams also significant. Inconsistency in scoring fuel hazard may lead to discrepancies in a range of management applications, which in turn may affect firefighting safety and effectiveness.
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Yoshua Manullang, Robinsar Jogi, Siti Jahroh, and Kirbrandoko. "The Influence of Service Quality to the Customer Satisfaction and Revisit Interest of Saporkren Ecotourism at Raja Ampat Regency." International Journal of Business and Management 16, no. 2 (January 9, 2021): 21. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ijbm.v16n2p21.
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Ecotourism is a nature tourism that focuses on a protected area or area that contributes to the welfare of the local community and conservation and education for the community. Meanwhile, as much as 98.9 percent of the forest area under its management rights is still controlled by corporations and capital owners. While the rest which is no more than 1.1 percent of the area of forest management rights is controlled by the community. Enhancing the role of forest areas, especially conservation forests, needs to be done to improve the quality of life of communities around the buffer zones. The purpose of this study is to identify service quality factors that influence customer satisfaction and interest in ecotourism visits in Saporkren, and formulate ecotourism marketing strategies in Saporkren. This is done to increase the number of ecotourism visitors in Saporkren, which of course will provide increased income for the community and improve the quality of life of the Saporkren people.
The population in this study were visitors from the Saporkren ecotourism. The sampling technique uses accidental sampling and purposive sampling. The selected respondents were tourists who were visiting Saporkren and were found by researchers and tourists who had visited Saporkren at least once in the past one year. Endogenous variables (Y) and (Z) in this study are consumer satisfaction and interest in return visits. Exogenous variables (X) in this study are tangibles, reliability, responsiveness, assurance, and empathy. The data processing technique used in this study is Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with LISREL 8.7 software.
Based on the results of the study, only three out of five service quality factors were identified that affected customer satisfaction, namely tangible, reliability, and assurance. And in this study, consumer satisfaction is proven to affect the interest in a repeat visit. After that, from the interviews and Focus Group Discussion (FGD), a strategy that could be implemented in ecotourism in Saporkren was formulated to explore potential tourism that could be exploited in addition to birdwatching for tangibles, and to train and certify tour guides in Saporkren for reliability and assurance.
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Yoshua Manullang, Robinsar Jogi, Siti Jahroh, and Kirbrandoko -. "The Influence of Service Quality to the Customer Satisfaction and Revisit Interest of Saporkren Ecotourism at Raja Ampat Regency." International Journal of Business and Management 16, no. 2 (January 9, 2021): 21. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ijbm.v16n2p21.
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Ecotourism is a nature tourism that focuses on a protected area or area that contributes to the welfare of the local community and conservation and education for the community. Meanwhile, as much as 98.9 percent of the forest area under its management rights is still controlled by corporations and capital owners. While the rest which is no more than 1.1 percent of the area of forest management rights is controlled by the community. Enhancing the role of forest areas, especially conservation forests, needs to be done to improve the quality of life of communities around the buffer zones. The purpose of this study is to identify service quality factors that influence customer satisfaction and interest in ecotourism visits in Saporkren, and formulate ecotourism marketing strategies in Saporkren. This is done to increase the number of ecotourism visitors in Saporkren, which of course will provide increased income for the community and improve the quality of life of the Saporkren people.
The population in this study were visitors from the Saporkren ecotourism. The sampling technique uses accidental sampling and purposive sampling. The selected respondents were tourists who were visiting Saporkren and were found by researchers and tourists who had visited Saporkren at least once in the past one year. Endogenous variables (Y) and (Z) in this study are consumer satisfaction and interest in return visits. Exogenous variables (X) in this study are tangibles, reliability, responsiveness, assurance, and empathy. The data processing technique used in this study is Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with LISREL 8.7 software.
Based on the results of the study, only three out of five service quality factors were identified that affected customer satisfaction, namely tangible, reliability, and assurance. And in this study, consumer satisfaction is proven to affect the interest in a repeat visit. After that, from the interviews and Focus Group Discussion (FGD), a strategy that could be implemented in ecotourism in Saporkren was formulated to explore potential tourism that could be exploited in addition to birdwatching for tangibles, and to train and certify tour guides in Saporkren for reliability and assurance.
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Mangngi Tiga, Melvi Reimon, Eka Intan Kumala Putri, and Meti Ekayani. "Commnunity Perception of Katikuwai Village and Praing Kareha Village Toward Ecotourism Development in Matalawa National Park, NTT." Sodality: Jurnal Sosiologi Pedesaan 7, no. 1 (May 20, 2019): 34–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.22500/sodality.v7i1.22866.
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The Laiwangi Wanggameti area is one of the areas in Matalawa National Park in East Sumba Regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province which has the potential of natural resources that are feasible to be developed as an ecotourism area. The development of Matalawa National Park as an ecotourism area is an alternative to minimize the degradation of the area in the future. The purpose of this study was to analyze the level of rural community dependence on the Laiwangi Wanggameti forest area, analyze the perception of rural communities on ecotourism development and analyze the type of work that the community wants in the natural tourism business. The entire data was obtained through surveys and questionnaires. Qualitative descriptive analysis was used to analyze the overall research objectives. The results showed that the level of dependence of the village community on the Laiwangi Wanggameti forest area was at a high level. The community also has a positive perception of ecotourism development where the community strongly agrees with the development of ecotourism. Meanwhile there are six types of work that people want in business in the field of natural tourism, namely as guides, souvenir service providers, food and drink providers, tourism cooperative managers, parking services and as security guards.
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Kayombo, Canisius John, Chrispinus D. K. Rubanza, and Richard A. Giliba. "Effect of Human Disturbances on Mahungu Green Belt Forest Reserve (MGFR) in Dodoma City, Central Tanzania." East African Journal of Forestry and Agroforestry 2, no. 2 (May 18, 2020): 1–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.37284/eajfa.2.2.156.
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Human disturbances are the human activities, whether legally or illegally conducted in an ecosystem as they may lead to removal or death of plants. The study was piloted at Mahungu Green Belt Forest Reserve (MGFR) in 2015 to examine the effect of human disturbances. Systematic random sampling was applied. A total of 36 plots of 50 m x 50 m were established in the seven transects at an interval of 400 m. Ongoing human activities were identified and recorded. GPS was applied to locate plots, aligning transects and recording coordinates. The compass was used to direct the transect. 100 m tape was used to measure the plots. Inferential statistics was applied whereby human activities frequency and relative frequency were calculated. The identified and recorded most frequently occurred human activities were firewood collection, charcoal making, grazing and trespass routes. MGFR is potential in terms of biological diversity; it is recommended that; introduction ecotourism as and environmentally friendly projects; determination of all plant species of MGFR; education campaigns by Dodoma Universities; encourage woodlot development at household level; awareness creation; provision of environmental conservation education; enhance non-woody income-generating projects; discourage settlement expansion into the remaining forest patch; funds should be made available throughout to ensure regular patrols by field security guides, and enhance alternative sources of energy to the local people
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Stone, Peter G. "A four-tier approach to the protection of cultural property in the event of armed conflict." Antiquity 87, no. 335 (March 1, 2013): 166–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0003598x00048699.
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This vitally important article sets out the obstacles and opportunities for the protection of archaeological sites and historic buildings in zones of armed conflict. Readers will not need to be told that modern munitions are devastating and sometimes wayward, nor that cultural heritage once destroyed cannot simply be rebuilt. The author makes a vivid case for the role of respect for the past in mitigating hostility and so winning the peace as well as aiding the victory, and guides us through the forest of players. Agencies so numerous, so obscure and so often ineffective might prompt the response ‘a plague on all your acronyms’. All the more important, then, that the author and his associates continue their campaign and are supported by everyone who believes that cultural property has a value that lies beyond sectional interests.
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Randolph, KaDonna C., Robert S. Seymour, and Robert G. Wagner. "Developing Optimal Commercial Thinning Prescriptions: A New Graphical Approach." Northern Journal of Applied Forestry 22, no. 3 (September 1, 2005): 170–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/njaf/22.3.170.
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Abstract We describe an alternative approach to the traditional stand-density management diagrams and stocking guides for determining optimum commercial thinning prescriptions. Predictions from a stand-growth simulator are incorporated into multiple nomograms that graphically display postthinning responses of various financial and biological response variables (mean annual increment, piece size, final harvest cost, total wood cost, and net present value). A customized ArcView GIS computer interface (ThinME) displays multiple nomograms and serves as a tool for forest managers to balance a variety of competing objectives when developing commercial thinning prescriptions. ThinME provides a means to evaluate simultaneously three key questions about commercial thinning: (1) When should thinning occur? (2) How much should be removed? and (3) When should the final harvest occur, to satisfy a given set of management objectives? North. J. Appl. For. 22(3):170 –174.
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Subagio, Subagio. "ANALISIS VEGETASI HUTAN TAMAN NASIONAL GUNUNG RINJANI RESORT JOBEN KABUPATEN LOMBOK TIMUR." Prisma Sains : Jurnal Pengkajian Ilmu dan Pembelajaran Matematika dan IPA IKIP Mataram 3, no. 1 (June 21, 2015): 34. http://dx.doi.org/10.33394/j-ps.v3i1.1076.
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This research was aimed at analyzing the forest vegetation of National Parkin Rinjani Mountain for developing plant ecology practicum guide. This research was pure research with descriptive explorative design. This research was donein Resort Joben, Rinjani Mountain.The sample that were used in this research was taken based on the area by using area sampling technique. The data collection were analyzed by using Mullerand Dombois Ellenberg theories. Based on the analysis of the data collection, it was found that there were 44 plant sin 3 level sin individual class ifying which 34 type sofs take with KlokosUdang were dominated, 37 type sofmast with Lembokek were dominated and 23 type softree with Dadap were dominated. Based on the observation and analysis of the data in Resort Joben, Rinjani Mountain, it was found that 34 type sofs take with 238 units; 37 type sofmast with 166 units; and 23 type soft tree with 357 units, there fore the total number of regeneration level was 44 types with 761 units. The highest level of Important Value (IV) index was type sof mast which was 294.1. There sult of validity from practicum guides was shown that the mean score was 3.07 with good category. According to the finding sand discussion of this research, it can be concluded that there is some vegetation type sof National Parkin Resort Joben, Rinjani Mountain, and according to the result of practicum guide validity, it was shown that the result of this research was feasible and in good category
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Hijriah, Nur Djamilah, and Srilian Laxmiwaty Dai. "Perception of Foreign Tourists towards Gorontalo Tourism Destinations." Journal Dimensie Management and Public Sector 1, no. 1 (November 19, 2020): 23–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.48173/jdmps.v1i1.108.
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The purpose of this study for the purpose of this study was to determine the perceptions of transit tourists about Gorontalo Tourism Destinations through tour guides and recommendations from efforts to develop Gorontalo Tourism Destinations. This type of research is qualitative with four data collection techniques, namely observation, questionnaires, interviews and documentation. The results of the study indicate that tourist perceptions are positive because Gorontalo Tourism Destinations are used as the main destinations in their visits. Destinations are developed and attractions are created to be served to tourists. Another thing to note is the provision of information boards for tourists who go to places far from the city, such as the Hungayono Forest. The information board is related to directions to the nearest hospital or health center along with telephone numbers that can be contacted and the nearest police station along with telephone numbers that can be contacted. This is needed so that if something happens, tourists know what to do, where to go and know the phone number to contact the needed party. Of course, this gives tourists a sense of security to visit faraway places without any doubts even if they are accompanied by a tour guide. Not only the environment, but cultural preservation also needs to be maintained and maintained in an effort to achieve the creation of sustainable tourism development.
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Bélanger, L., C. Camiré, and Y. Bergeron. "Ecological land survey in Quebec." Forestry Chronicle 68, no. 1 (February 1, 1992): 42–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc68042-1.
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After a brief review of floristic classifications, ecological survey, as carried out in Quebec, is described. Three stages of development of ecological survey over the past twenty-five years are identified: (1) the pioneer work of Jurdant; (2) major ecological surveys from the late 1960s to the late 1970s; and (3) the diversification of the groups involved in ecological land surveys beginning in the 1980s, including universities, the Quebec Environment Department (MENVIQ) and the Quebec Department of Energy and Resources (MER). Intended for use in integrated land management, ecological survey must be an effective integrator of the various ecological evaluations; the information must be easily communicable and the methodology must be flexible. Ecological land classification has two dimensions: (1) taxonomic; and (2) cartographic. In the taxonomic units, the ecological region, the ecological type and the ecological phase are identified. In cartographic terms, local (ecological phase and type), regional (ecological system and subsystem) and national (ecological district and region) resolution is identified.Quebec universities, MER and MENVIQ are presently involved in ecological land surveys. The new Forest Act, which was enacted in 1986 and which provides for sustainable yield and more intensive forest management, is a major force behind the promotion of the use of ecological inventories as the basis for management activities. Mapping of the ecological regions (1:1,250,000) has almost been completed in Quebec. Total coverage of the commercial forest as a function of ecological districts (1:250,000) could be completed within five years, and the mapping of ecological types (1:20,000) could be completed in 20 years at a rate of 10,000 km2 a year. Although in the past ecological land surveys have been used primarily for environmental impact analyses (for instance, the installation of hydroelectric equipment and transportation corridors), the ecological framework is presently being used to prepare development plans for a number of regional county municipalities (RCMs). Pilot projects are under way to assess the potential applications of the ecological framework to forestry as part of intensive management efforts. Improvements are needed in both the accessibility of the information provided by the ecological framework (maps, site guides) and the development of interpretative tools for silvicultural measures. Key words: ecological survey, ecosystem mapping, ecological land classification, forest ecology, forest site classification, Quebec.