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Cartographie et quantification de la perte du couvert forestier dans les parcs nationaux du Sud de la République d'Haïti de 1985 à 2018 : rôle des activités agricoles locales
Salomon, Waselin; Useni Sikuzani, Yannick; Kouakou, Akoua Tamia Madeleine et al.
2021In International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences, 15 (2), p. 477-496
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Keywords :
Forest Cover; deforestation; landsat; lanscape ecology; protected areas; Haïti
Abstract :
[en] In Haiti, national parks were created to preserve the rare forests that are constantly threatened by agriculture and livestock. However, scientific studies on the landscape dynamics of forest ecosystems in Haiti’s parks have received little attention. The objective of this study is to map and quantify the loss of forest cover in the natural national parks of Forêt des Pins (PNN-FP2), La-visite (PNN-LV) and Macaya (PNN-M) from 1985 to 2018. A diachronic analysis, thanks to the supervised classification of Landsat images based on landscape ecology analysis tools, was carried out. The results show a landscape dynamic materialized by forest cover losses of 56%, 36% and 46% respectively within the PNN-FP2, PNN-LV and PNN-M between 1985 and 2018, through the dissection and fragmentation of stains as opposed to the progressive dynamics of agricultural areas and bare soil underpinned by the creation and aggregation of stains. The annual rates of deforestation, significant between 1998 / 1999-2017 / 2018, varied between -0.09% and -2.72% depending on the park. Given that the landscapes of these three national parks studied are very dynamic, it is urgent to adopt a policy of their conservation supported by local socio-economic development measures.
Disciplines :
Environmental sciences & ecology
Author, co-author :
Salomon, Waselin ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > TERRA Research Centre
Useni Sikuzani, Yannick;  Université de Lubumbashi, 1825, Lubumbashi (RD Congo) > Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques > Unité Ecologie, Restauration Ecologique et Paysage
Kouakou, Akoua Tamia Madeleine;  Université Jean Lorougnon Guédé > Unité de Formation et de Recherche Environnement, 150 Daloa (Cote d'Ivoire)
Barima, Sadaiou Sabas;  Université Jean Lorougnon Guédé > Unité de Formation et de Recherche Environnement, 150 Daloa (Cote d'Ivoire)
Theodat, Jean Marie;  e. Université d'Etat d'Haïti (Haïti), Faculté des sciences, URBATeR, URBALaB, Angle Rues Joseph et Mgr Guilloux, Port-au-Prince, Ouest (Haïti)
Bogaert, Jan  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département GxABT > Biodiversité et Paysage
Language :
French
Title :
Cartographie et quantification de la perte du couvert forestier dans les parcs nationaux du Sud de la République d'Haïti de 1985 à 2018 : rôle des activités agricoles locales
Alternative titles :
[en] Mapping and quantification of the loss of forest cover in the national parks of the South of the Republic of Haiti from 1985 to 2018: role of local agricultural activities
Publication date :
30 April 2021
Journal title :
International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences
ISSN :
1991-8631
eISSN :
1997-342X
Publisher :
International Formulas Group (IFG), Gembloux, Cameroon
Volume :
15
Issue :
2
Pages :
477-496
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Funders :
Académie de Recherche et d'Enseignement Supérieur (Belgique). Coopération au Développement - ARES. CCD
AUF - Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie [CA]
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