Regional Deforestation Trends within Local Realities: Land-Cover Change in Southeastern Peru 1996–2011
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Study Region
- Target Area I. Agricultural lands along the IOH and its secondary roads
- Target Area II. Timber Concession areas and Protected Areas
- Target Area III. Tahuamanu River Watershed Area
2.1. Policy Shifts and LULCC
2.2. Tenure Categories, Land Uses and Their LCC Impacts
2.2.1. Agricultural Properties
Agricultural Land Use | Area in ha | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Brachiaria Grass | 3,453 | 53 |
Maize | 1,451 | 22 |
Rice | 902 | 14 |
Plantain | 150 | 2 |
Beans | 135 | 2 |
Manioc | 130 | 2 |
Yaragua Grass | 116 | 2 |
Papaya | 35 | 0.5 |
2.2.2. Timber and Castaña Concessions and Protected Areas
Year | Roundwood Production in m3 | Sawn Timber Production in m3 |
---|---|---|
2000 | 266,611 | 138,105 |
2001 | 132,191 | 68,475 |
2002 | 163,629 | 85,223 |
2003 | 175,376 | 91,341 |
2004 | 158,530 | 72,316 |
2005 | 191,410 | 86,728 |
2006 | 251,636 | 84,405 |
2007 | 196,652 | 99,665 |
2008 | 253,498 | 128,377 |
2009 | 290,449 | 139,315 |
2010 | 330,659 | 134,614 |
2.3. Transportation Routes and Their LULCC Impacts
Iñapari District | Iberia District | Tahuamanu District | Tahuamanu Province | Madre de Dios Region | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Population 1972 | 504 | 4,015 | 817 | 5,336 | 25,174 |
Population 1981 | 812 | 3,013 | 1,103 | 4,928 | 35,788 |
Growth Rate 1972–1981 | 5.4 | −2.4 | 3.4 | −0.2 | 3.9 |
Population 1993 | 870 | 3772 | 1,744 | 6,443 | 71,636 |
Growth Rate 1981–1993 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 6.1 |
Population 2007 | 1,288 | 6,715 | 2,739 | 10,742 | 109,600 |
Growth Rate 1993–2007 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.1 |
2.4. Remote Sensing and Survey Data
Sensor | Image Date |
---|---|
Landsat 5 TM | 23 July 1996 |
ETM+ Landsat 7 | 29 July 2001 |
Landsat 5 TM | 16 May 2006 |
Landsat 5 TM | 30 July 2010 |
Landsat 5 TM | 3 September 2011 |
2010 Reference Data | ||||||
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2010 Classified Data | FOREST | NON-FOREST | WATER | Classified Total | User’s Accuracy | |
FOREST | 60 | 4 | 2 | 66 | 0.90 | |
NON-FOREST | 2 | 54 | 1 | 57 | 0.95 | |
WATER | 5 | 1 | 38 | 43 | 0.88 | |
Reference Total | 67 | 55 | 41 | 166 | ||
Producer’s Accuracy | 0.89 | 0.98 | 0.93 | |||
Overall Accuracy = 0.915 |
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Results on Temporal and Spatial Variation in LULCC Based on before, during, and after Paving
3.2. Results on Temporal Variation and Spatial Variation in LULCC Based on Distance from Highway, Timber Concession Roads, and Tahuamanu River Watershed
3.3. Discussion on Variation in LULCC among Tenure Types and Overlaps
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
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Chávez Michaelsen, A.; Huamani Briceño, L.; Fernandez Menis, R.; Bejar Chura, N.; Valera Tito, F.; Perz, S.; Brown, I.F.; Domínguez Del Aguila, S.; Pinedo Mora, R.; Alarcón Aguirre, G. Regional Deforestation Trends within Local Realities: Land-Cover Change in Southeastern Peru 1996–2011. Land 2013, 2, 131-157. https://doi.org/10.3390/land2020131
Chávez Michaelsen A, Huamani Briceño L, Fernandez Menis R, Bejar Chura N, Valera Tito F, Perz S, Brown IF, Domínguez Del Aguila S, Pinedo Mora R, Alarcón Aguirre G. Regional Deforestation Trends within Local Realities: Land-Cover Change in Southeastern Peru 1996–2011. Land. 2013; 2(2):131-157. https://doi.org/10.3390/land2020131
Chicago/Turabian StyleChávez Michaelsen, Andrea, Leticia Huamani Briceño, Ronny Fernandez Menis, Nemin Bejar Chura, Frank Valera Tito, Stephen Perz, I. Foster Brown, Sandro Domínguez Del Aguila, Raúl Pinedo Mora, and Gabriel Alarcón Aguirre. 2013. "Regional Deforestation Trends within Local Realities: Land-Cover Change in Southeastern Peru 1996–2011" Land 2, no. 2: 131-157. https://doi.org/10.3390/land2020131