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Protecting rain forests and forager's rights using LANDSAT imageryCreating rain forest reserves is vital given the global decline in biodiversity. Yet, the plants and animals that will be protected from untrammeled commercial exploitation within such reserves constitute essential resources for indigenous foragers and farmers. Balancing the needs of local subsistence level populations with the goals of national and international conservation agencies requires a thorough understanding of the mutual impacts that arise from the interaction of park and people. In the Ituri forest of Zaire, LANDSAT TM image analysis and GPS ground truth data were used to locate human settlements so that boundaries of the proposed Okapi Reserve could be chosen to minimize its impact on the subsistence practices of the local foragers and farmers. Using satellite imagery in conjunction with cultural information should help to ensure traditional resource exploitation rights of indigenous peoples whilst simultaneously protecting the largest contiguous area of undisturbed forest.
Document ID
19940004478
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Wilkie, David S.
(Harvard Univ. Cambridge, MA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 1991
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Stennis Space Center, Applications of Space-Age Technology in Anthropology
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Accession Number
94N71233
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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