Mapping boundaries of Community Conserved Areas: Institutional and operational challenges
Pleased to share a poster presented at IUFRO 2014 World Congress Congress Theme: Forests for People Title: Mapping boundaries of Community Conserved Areas: Institutional and operational challenges Authors: Swati Chaliha and Nimesh Ved Abstract: Defining spatial boundaries of Community Conserved Areas (CCA) are perceived as pertinent for stakeholders to have common understanding and for laying down operational rules. In Nagaland, India assigning natural features as boundaries have been a customary practice and cadastral maps do not exist. Having CCA boundaries here is crucial in the wake of current development and conservation paradigm. Process of mapping boundary led to myriad questions. While in one CCA of Nagaland, authors with villager’s support mapped boundary by walking with GPS receivers, and data analysed using GIS; in another CCA efforts involved equipping selected villagers with skills of using GPS for mapping. In the first case, an or...