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CONSERVATION MANAGEMENTUSING INTEGRATED
MIST-GIS IN CAMBODIA PROTECTED AREAS
By Sorn Pheakdey,MIST-GIS Database and Training Officer
WCS Cambodia Program ESRI User Conference ESRI User Conference San Diego, California, USA San Diego, California, USA June 2007June 2007 [email protected]
Presentation Outline
• Protected Area in Cambodia
• Protected Area Management in Cambodia
• What is MIST-GIS?
• How can MIST help in Protected Area Management?
• MIST Advantages and Disadvantages!
• Conclusion
Where is Cambodia?
CAMBODIA
California, USA
Protected Area in CambodiaPROTECTED AREAS OF CAMBODIA
Sea of Cambodia
W.S = Wildlife Sanctuary
P.L = Protected Landscape
M.U.A = Multiple Use Area
R.S = Ramsar Sites
F.A = Forestry Administration
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The Species Richness of Wildlife
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Protected Area Management in Cambodia
Successful Protected Area Management in Cambodia requires: Research Law enforcement patrols Working with local communities Cooperating
Managers need good information about the site and what is happening to inform decisions !!!
• A spatial Management Information System (Computer Software link between Database and GIS)
• Undergoing development by Ecological Software Solutions since 1997 initially for UWA as part of a GTZ project (http://www.ecostats.com/software/mist)
• Designed to:– Provide a simple data entry facility– Store this data– Provide simple, easy to understand reports
and maps to help decision-making for protected areas management
What is MIST-GIS?
Historical use of MIST in Cambodia
• Originally adapted for Cambodia by Ministry of Environment – Biodiversity and Protected Areas Management Project since 2003.
• Ministry of Environment has recently adopted the use of Ranger-Based Data Collection (and MIST-GIS as a tool to analyses the data).
• Now used in 8 protected areas in Cambodia
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MIST-GIS Used by WCS Cambodia Program
- Patrol data
- Checkpoint Patrols data
- Wildlife Research
- Occasional Observations
WCS have used MIST-GIS for:
How do we implement MIST-GIS?
Operation of MIST-GIS requires thefollowing steps:
1. Create a MIST-GIS Database;
2. Establish Management teams;
3. Define the Conservation
Management Sector;
4. Provide appropriate equipment;
5. MIST database training; and
6. Law Enforcement Staff training.
MIST-GIS
How can MIST help Protected Area management?
• However it will allow you to get quickly & easily access the essential up to date information about what happen in Protected Area, especially biodiversity and human activities trend in the area; and
• Help manager to make the right
decision, plan protection measure, plan the future conservation effort to sustain the conservation project to reach the conservation Goal and Vision.
MIST-GIS will not make the decisions for you!
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MIST-GIS DATA FORM
MIST-GIS
DATA INFORMATION
Reports
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Converting Data into Information
Standard Output Produced By MIST-GIS
• Patrol coverage (areas patrolled shown in 1 km² grid cells)
• Distribution and number of illegal activities
• Distribution and numbers of key wildlife species
• Information on patrols (performance indicators)
• Illegal activities (indices and numbers)• Key wildlife species (indices, numbers)
Maps
Reports
Patrol Effort Done by Conservation Patrol Team
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SBCA Direct Evidence NTFP 5
SBCA Sign Logging 6
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Area Sector Observation Type Total
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SBCA All Sectors Gaur Footprint 2
SBCA All Sectors Banteng Footprint 3
SBCA All Sectors Tiger Footprint 1
SBCA All Sectors Green Peafowl Sighting 5
SBCA All Sectors Douc Langur Sighting 15
SBCA All Sectors Woolly-necked Stork Sighting 2
SBCA All Sectors Lesser Adjutant Sighting 1
Key Wildlife Species Recorded in March 2007
MIST Advantages and Disadvantages!
• Fast and accurate data entry– data download (from GPS)– use of look-up lists and tick
boxes for observations– avoid “type-in” mistakes
• User-friendly, easily accessible and easy to maintain and up-date database
• Easy to use, flexible and powerful tool to improve the effectiveness of management through access to up-to-date information
• Currently only available in English language
• Data storage and reports can lack detail required by managers, e.g. description of events at particular sites
• Doesn’t include sources of information not collected during patrols or surveys e.g. interview reports
Advantages ! Disadvantages !
Conclusion!
However it will allow you to get quickly & easily access the essential information you need to make the right decisions. Examples:
– Regular up-to-date data on what is happening in the PA
– Identify areas requiring a management interventions
– Identify core wildlife areas
– Plan next months activities
– How efficient your patrol teams are
– Long-term trends in management activity and wildlife
MIST-GIS will not make the decisions for you!
Acknowledgments
Wildlife Conservation Society, Cambodia Program
Environmental System Research Institute (ESRI), and
Special thanks to SCGIS for granting me the great chance to be here.
Thank you very much indeed for your attention !
