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1. Cem BANNEN Dotan D H Regression EE My Recent name File name lD_H_A eqression Files of type DataFit files dft Cancel we A An empty table format with x and y appears in which the raw data from the Excel sheet has to be entered Avallable Solutions Ce Regression Models Interpolation Models Raw data has to contain diameter in A the first x column and K height in the second y Consulting Group gtz GFA Ay Copy all raw data from the excel sheet and paste the data by right mouse click into the table ES RN A a le A AI H Regression d Asvallable Solutions Ge Regression Models 7 Select Cut Copy Copy Special mg Paste Special Clear Insert Delete Entered data appears in the table form and can be checked and edited in this table if required Consulting Group gtz GFA Ay The program is now equipped with EDES i e EES File Edit Format Solve Results Export Plot Window Help Select Solve in the main menu 1 _ AA select Regression or simply press Regression 58 F4 to define the regression set up radic HLETEDiLIDI I Data Statistics Define User Model w Prompt For Solution Setup RES Solution Setup Model Selection The Solution set up window appears Ensure that Single Model is selected and choose below t2. Diameter class scale gt Tr 30 34 9 9425 Stripes 35 449 10996 Saw Colour band measure tape design with gt 45 141 37 combined scale for a girth and b diameter class measurement Calculation of sample plot grid net Consulting Group gtz GFA Ay Annex 8 Summary Table Circular 38 Forest Characteristics Summary Table Attached to Decision No dated DY n7 People s Committee Province District Commune Forest area Vha V Block Stem Canopy average Dominant tree species mm m ee coverage height 3 d 5 OT otal compartment EE mm v Total compartment AAA N O otal compartment WEG otal compartment Al 0j e 0 mob 00 NIO 1 o esla e 3 Le DA 3 D gt kb rand total O S O D a a Day Month year 2008 Consultant organisation 1 Head of organisation 2 Prepared by Seal and signature gtz GFA Ay Consulting Group Forest status classification as stipulated in Decision 682 QD and QP N6 84 of MARD dated 1 August 1994 Group Bare Land la Grassland lb Shrubland lc Scattered natural regeneration gt 1000 trees ha tree height gt 1 m Group Il Regenerated Forest lla Young regenerated forest after shifting cultivation average DBH gt 8 cm Ilo Regenerated forest after exploitation avera
3. Forest inventory despite being conducted in a rather difficult terrain with extreme slopes of up to 70 was completed during one day with a total of 8 sample plots measured by two independent groups For future implementation an average of 4 5 sample plots day team is therefore considered feasible during real implementation Similar experiences have been gained during pilot implementation of forest inventories in Quang Ngai province Participants from Sub FIPI and the Forest Protection Sub Department of Quang Binh province have been trained in GPS GIS technology during repeated practical exercises and are evaluated as fully capable to independently continue piloting of forestland allocation procedures under the PFCG Developed guidelines have provided crucial guidance during the process of data analysis and have been further adjusted based on the training experiences Time requirements for indoor data entry and analysis mainly depend on the number of different forest types to be distinguished during the final reporting and mapping As a conservative estimate an area of 500ha with 10 distinct forest blocks should be feasible within 2 days In conclusion the proposed technical concept in strict compliance with Circular 38 has proven technically feasible at a pilot scale and well within the available capacities of potential service providers to independently continue piloting after this training course However in view of a province wide
4. forest inventory design and implementation as long as the GPS set up is kept unchanged Final result maps for FLA procedures are anyway to be produced by the administration in VN2000 datum which would automatically correct this distortion Developed mapping information is further depicting the inventory design in form of a systematic grid net and the locations of all sample plots to be measured A e LEE os 2 ANS EE a drag Figure 1 Forest blocking and inventory design map overlaid on the administrative three type of forest result map Following the national standard by FIPI a sample intensity of 2 was applied which translates into a grid net distance of 130m between two sample plots and a total number of 11 plots The detailed field survey later revealed two different forest types within the forest block and an area of 7 84 ha had to be separated as independent forest block and the total number of sample plots for the remaining area of 19 05 ha to be reduced to eight sample plots no 4 11 Consulting Group gtz GFA Ay 4 4 Participatory Forest Inventory Forest inventory has been conducted by two teams consisting of project Staff technicians from provincial and district level as well as local forest users After a detailed introduction two teams directly conducted measurements without any technical difficulties encountered underlying the practicability of the proposed concept in terms of a
5. conducted A total of 127 waypoints have been marked and entered into a GIS database during the mapping exercise which comprised one day field work only Intensive two days training on the use of GPS devices set up of projection and map datum editing marking and deleting waypoints find functions map functions downloading of waypoints has been conducted including practical outdoor and indoor exercises All functions as applied during the training are furthermore described in the developed GPS 60CS user guideline in Annex 4 as reminder for coming implementation 4 3 GIS mapping database Map production is based on Garmin MapSource software Trip and Waypoint manager v4 and MapInfo v8 0 professional software Technicians and project staff have recently participated in a GIS training course and therefore showed already good knowledge on main GIS functions Waypoints have been automatically downloaded into a GIS database by use of MapSource software with help of the available project guideline Produced mapping information is detailing the shape location and area per forest block and its location in the existing mapping information provided by the three types of forest result map Due to the use of different map projection systems of the legal mapping information and the developed GIS database the identified forest block area is dislocated by 200m see figure 1 which however is not relevant for the gtz GFA Ay Consulting Group
6. application a number of crucial prerequisites are discussed in the following chapter gtz GFA Ay Consulting Group 6 CONSIDERATIONS FOR PROVINCIAL APPLICATION The project has committed itself to contribute to the development of a participatory and technically sound procedure for the implementation of Circular 38 to become an integrated part of the provincial master plan of Forest allocation and leasing for the period 2007 2010 of Quang Binh province In addition an inter ministerial working group under MoNRE and MARD is operational since June 2008 embarking on the adjustment on forest land allocation procedures and specifically on the revision of technical procedures as detailed in Circular 38 Field experiences as gained during this assignment are of crucial importance for both above mentioned processes to ensure that developed technical and cost norms will be applicable in the field Training outcomes have been discussed with Mr Nguyen Viet Nhung and Mr Phung Van Bang from the Forest Protection Sub Department in their function as members of the PFCG and have been highly appreciated regarding the accuracy and ease of data analysis Pilot results have demonstrated the technical feasibility of the proposed concept on a pilot scale in strict compliance with the legal frame as defined by Circular 38 A package of all available guidelines and databases was further requested by the Sub Department to be used during training o
7. of GPS device Mon 21 07 Forest inventory Dong Hoa commune Dai Son village Tue 22 07 Data entry Dong Hoa commune presentation of CFM concept Wed 23 2507 GPS training outdoor data analysis indoor return to Dong Hoi Fri town Sat 26 27 07 Development of technical guidlines Sc 28 07 Report writing Tue 29 07 Meeting at provincial forest protection department Travel to Hanol Consulting Group gtz GFA Ay ANNEX 3 Overview of main procedures during implementation of forest inventories following Circular 38 2007 TT BNN Step 1 Forest blocking and GPS ground truthing Description Preparation for forest inventories requires accurate data on area ha and current forest vegetation cover e For each forest type dry Dipterocarp forest evergreen forest afforestation etc and status llla2 la etc a separate inventory and data analysis needs to be conducted e Forest blocks with uniform forest type and status have to be identified in the field and marked by use of GPS technology Identified forest blocks may have different size and borderlines than management boundaries Tieu Khu Khoang Lo as defined by the forest administration Equipment Three types of forest result map Garmin GPS hand receiver Guideline GPS 60 CS user manual Step 2 GIS map production Description Collected GPS data is converted into a GIS database for production of digital forest vegetation cover maps MapSource software i
8. 0 DIV 0 I DIV 01 DIV 0I t DIV 0I gees aas THHHHE 149 199 249 290 34 9 440 gt 45 Stem number ha DIV 0 Volume ha DIV 0 Basal area m2 DIV 0 Block size ha 0 Sample plots 0 DIV 0 Consulting Group gtz GFA Ay Ready made print out format do not overwrite any information in this worksheet ee o JL Commune o M o Forestwoek o 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 S me a EN mm m a a GH A a ERA Geen Ge EE m m EE EN e mm Em ME A NE ME AA A a a a A aa I DIV 0I DIV 01 DIV O DIV O DIV O DIV 0 149 19 9 249 299 349 ug Al Stem number ha HDIV O Volume ha DIV O Basal area m HDIV O Block size ha 0 Sample plots 0 _ Average diameter cm DIV 0 Average height m DIV o Stem number block DIV 0 Volume block DIV O Stem number ha Y le ln a b ln x As 14 9 19 9 24 9 29 9 34 9 44 9 gt 45 B Max class diameter Consulting Group gtz GFA Ay Height measurements per diameter class Number of tree Diameter heights class os aa 2 nu 3744 ue 4450 46 48 144 150 50 52 157 163 _ 163 169 54 56 169 175 0 5658 175 182 58 60 182 188 gtz GFA Ay Consulting Group Colour band measure tape Diameter Girth scale gt Colour class _ 08 149 2513 Golden _ 15199 4712 Black
9. AGE Switches between pages Press and hold to switch between GPSmap 60CS landscape and portrait screen EENx i an N 38 51 338 display N 144 90544 922 4 MENU Displays available options for the current page Press twice to come to main menu 5 ENTER To confirm a selected menu option 6 ZOOM Inthe Map page press to zoom in or out 7 FIND To search for waypoints 8 MARK Press to mark current location as waypoint 9 QUIT Returns to the previous selection gtz START GPS UNIT The GPS hand receiver can only detect the current location if used outdoor Try to avoid using the GPS on days with dark cloudy sky as this might effect the accuracy of the measurement To start the GPS press and hold the POWER key until the satellite page will appear The GPS is now automatically searching for satellites This is the main GPS page and can be displayed at any time by repeatedly pressing PAGE To turn of the GPS press and hold the POWER key again until the screen is empty GFA Ay Consulting Group Satellite Location N 38 51 338 14 0944 7 929 gtz MAIN MENU SETUP To change the setting of the GPS press MENU twice The MAIN MENU page appears Use the rocker key to scroll to SETUP 1 Confirm by pressing ENTER On SETUP MENU page scroll to UNITS 2 Confirm by pressing enter GFA 4x Consulting Group Main Menu Setup Menu Display Interface Calendar Page Seq KS E R
10. ICATION 10 h zech 6 1 Proposed project support gtz GFA Ay Consulting Group LIST OF ANNEXES Annex 1 Terms of Reference Annex 2 Mission Itinerary Annex 3 Overview of Forest Inventory Procedure Annex 4 GPS 60CS user guide Annex 5 Maplnfo rough user guide Annex 6 DataFit user manual Annex 7 Forest Inventory Database Annex 8 Summary Table Circular 38 Annex 9 Forest Inventory Results Dong Hoa Annex 10 Summary Table Dong Hoa Annex 11 Comments of DARD and DONRE in Quang Binh LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Forest blocking and inventory design map overlaid on the administrative three type of forest result map 5 Adjusted measure tape with scales for girth and colour diameter classes 6 Extract from the commune forest inventory result map showing forest area forest status and forest vegetation boundaries 8 gtz GFA Ay Consulting Group LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS CBFM DARD Dbh DoNRE FIPI FLA GIS GoV GPS GTZ Ha KfW MARD MoNRE PLUP PFCG Community based Forest Management Province Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Diameter at breast height Province Department of Natural Resources and Environment Forest Inventory and Planning Institute Vietnam Forest Land Allocation Geographic Information System Government of Vietnam Global Positioning System German Agency for Technical Cooperation Hectare Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau Ger
11. Save Tables Save to confirm In case more than one table is opened all tables have to be saved separately Note This handout is not intended or sufficient to equip an untrained person with all required skills to independently develop digital mapping information based on GPS field data The procedure as described above is designed to develop basic information on the form and area of forest blocks which have been identified through GPS ground truthing in the field This manual is based on samples from the KfW 6 project the GTZ RDDL project and the ADB FLITCH project The kind permission to utilise the samples and adjust it to the context of PLUP PFLA in Quang Binh province is herewith acknowledged Consulting Group gtz GFA Ay ANNEX 6 DataFit rough user guide for non linear regression analysis To conduct a regression analysis the following data is EDES i required File Edit Plot Help Raw data diameter x and height measurements y stored in Excel worksheet New Cl Open Ctr Oe File D_H_Regression dft contains the pre defined two factor non logarithmic diameter height function from the Forest Inventory and Planning Institute To conduct a regression start DataFit and select File and Open in the Main Menu A new window appears TF i in which you have to Za browse for the file D i H Regression dft SE E UUD H e a E ES Select the file and click Open
12. Sustainable Management of Natural Resources in Central Vietnam Mission Report Participatory Forest Inventory Pilot Implementation for MARD Circular 38 Field Experience in Quang Binh Province Dr Bjorn Wode August 2008 gtz GFA Ay Consulting Group gtz GFA Ay Consulting Group 1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The consultant would like to express his gratitude to all project staff of the SMNR CV project for the kind support provided especially Mr Nguyen Van Hop Forestry project staff and Mr Nguyen Minh Duc project interpreter for their constant support during the field and office work Special thanks to Mr Cao Xuan Chinh Project Director and Dr Hans Jurgen Wiemer Chief Technical Advisor for providing me the opportunity to conduct this mission in the SMNR CV project Further thanks to Mr Nguyen Viet Nhung and Mr Phung Van Bang from the Forest Protection Sub Department for very effective and open discussions during the final de briefing meeting A ka k pe Ai DN CA bh gt e VK den Pes A Consulting Group gtz GFA Ay TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 3 INTRODUCTION 2 4 PILOT IMPLEMENTATION 3 4 1 Preparation 3 4 2 Forest Blocking 4 4 3 GIS mapping database 4 4 4 Participatory Forest Inventory 6 4 5 Forest Inventory Database 6 4 6 Volume calculation 7 4 7 Documentation of Inventory Results 8 5 TRAINING EVALUATION 9 6 CONSIDERATIONS FOR PROVINCIAL APPL
13. Table Options Map Window Help press Cancel in the shown window Quick Start New Table aaa aa x2 Open 15 x Click File in the Open DEMS Gonmecton Startup Options M enu bar and Close Table press open to Close Al Ze Restore Previous Session Open Last Used Workspace Cancel work onam ap Glose DEMS Gonnmection lt No workspace gt Help from the Ai es A Gules e l a i respective folder Save Query C Open a Table Save Workspace Ctrl K or select new Save Window Ae table a to create Revert Table a New table Page Setup Print Ctrl F Recent Files Two Button pads Main and Drawings appear at the left side of the main window Exit Alt F4 y M El e na z2 Consulting Group gtz GFA Ay MapInfo Professional forest_info Map Before start working on a map the map options EE He Edt Tess Objets Query Table Options Map Window Hel have to be defined Die g a Jal cri D create SBMap Create Prism Map Press Map in the Menu bar and select Create Thematic Map F9 Options to open the window Map options Modify Thematic Map Alb rS Create Legend Change view Clone view Previous View Alt LeFt Arrow View Entire Layer Glear Custom Labels Save Cosmetic Objects Clear Cosmetic Layer Set Clip Region clip Region On Digitizer Setup Options Define Map Units
14. and B were then entered into the Excel databank and volume figures automatically calculated from the inventory data With a calculated volume of 113m3 ha and a basal area of 15 1m ha the forest status was identified as llla2 a so called medium previously exploited forest 2 see Forestry Inventory Hand Book 1995 by FIPI for further details 3 A total of 665 tree height measurements have been obtained during a forest inventory in 2007 in the frame of a CFM pilot under the KfW 6 project 4 Illa2 Medium forest standing stock 80 150m3 basal area 11 15m2 following the national forest classification standard as stipulated in Decision 684 QD and QP N6 84 of MARD dated 1 August 1994 Consulting Group gtz GFA Ay 4 7 Documentation of Inventory Results As part of the final documentation a result map is attached to the final report depicting forest areas and forest status per forest block As this result map forms the basis for legal forestland allocation forest block boundaries as delineated during forest blocking have to be integrated into the forest administrative system Forest units compartments block and if required divided accordingly For the training exercise the entire forest block was inside one forest unit and compartment and therefore did not require any further adjustments Inventory analysis results were finally compiled into a summary table form see Annex 10 following the format provided in Annex 8 or as attached
15. ation of a village pilot under the Provincial Community Forestry Working group gt Prepare inventory measure tools and a comprehensive inventory database Excel format for data collection storage and analysis gt In close cooperation with a national service provider to be selected by Provincial Line Departments develop an inventory design for the assessment of existing forest resources following the technical concept as stipulated in Circular 38 The inventory has to serve the collection of data for i the preparation of a comprehensive forest management plan as basis for sustainable forest utilisation timber trading and benefit sharing and ii the development of standing volume estimates required for land allocation database according to Circular No 38 This combined inventory concept is considered crucial to avoid a duplication of inventory fieldwork activities after the process of FLA in view of CFM planning procedures and for a legalisation of CFM planning data gt Provide field training on participatory mapping and forest blocking by use of GPS and GIS technology gt Provide training on the concept on participatory forest inventory and initiate field implementation gt Provide training on the process of data analysis including the development of diameter height function and calculations of volume estimates for the development of a village land allocation database gtz GFA Ay Consulting Group gt Document preliminary r
16. ble Dong Hoa Forest Characteristics Summary Table Attached to Decision No dated PA Di People s Committee Province Quang Binh District Tuyen Hoa Commune Dong Hoa cacao Village Dai Son s Fees Forest area Gees Forest Forest V ha V Block Canopy Average Dominant tree species unit Compartment Block ha type status m m ha coverage height 1 82 8 19 05 RTN SX llla2 113 80 2167 540 0 7 14 2 2 De Cheo Xwong Ca Truong Vai 3 Total compartment 1 block 19 050 EEE EEE fo a EE ER IR E KL EEN KE ee 5 Oe Me A KENE er i ee Total compartment 0 00 eta tee eee ahs 7 8 9 Total compartment 0 00 Total forest unit 82 19 05 10 11 2 NN S ON E S BEE Total compartment 0 00 A 13 14 O EE WE EE MEN O PE O O E O NEE Total compartment 0 00 A 16 17 18 Total compartment 0 00 Total forest unit 0 00 Grand total 19 05 Consultant organisation 1 FIP Quang Binh Prepared by Nguyen Trong Hieu Day 24 Month 07 year 2008 Head of organisation 2 Tran Xuan Hao Seal and signature GFA Ay Consulting Group Consulting Group gtz GFA Ay Annex 11 Comments of DARD and DONRE in Quang Binh COMMENTS ON CONSULTANT REPORT OF BJOERN WODE 07 2008 We highly appreciate the outcomes of the consultant mission at Dai Son village Dong Hoa commune Tuyen Hoa district of Quang Binh province In this mission technical advances in GIS GPS and IT have been app
17. dentified as feasible concept for a province wide application by the administration gtz GFA Ay Consulting Group 3 INTRODUCTION The project on Sustainable Management of Natural Resources in Central Vietnam SMNR CV is implemented by the Provincial Peoples Committee in the Province of Quang Binh province with assistance from the German Technical Cooperation GTZ and the German Development Service DED As specified in the Operational Plan for 2008 under work area 3 on community forestry the Project is supporting the Provincial Forestry Consultative Group PFCG in adjusting provincial guidelines on forestland allocation in line with national GoV Circular 38 2007 TT BNN This assignment was designed to embark on the initiation of a village pilot under the PFCG following the recently adjusted manual on Participatory Land Use Planning and Forest Land Allocation PLUP FLA see project consultants report 12 2007 Results will further contribute to the development of a provincial guideline on Community based Forest Management CBFM under project activity 3 6 which is intended to be submitted for legal approval by end of the year The main tasks of the consultancy are defined as follows e Prepare inventory tools and a comprehensive inventory database Excel format for data collection storage and analysis e In close cooperation with a national service provider initiate a village pilot on a forest inventory concept for na
18. esults in a brief mission report 10 15 pages and present final mission results to the Provincial Community Forestry Working Group Required preparations prior to the mission Selection of a suitable pilot village with natural forest resources lla and above having standing volume to be allocated to the local population classified as production forest gt Measurement equipment GPS V Garmin hand receiver Blume Leiss height measure tool and mapping information hard and soft copy of forest vegetation cover map forest land use planning map at a scale of 1 10 000 all in UTM datum is made available Local service provider identified and available during the entire time of the assignment v Yy 4 Reporting deadline gt Presentation of preliminary results by end of the field assignment gt Brief mission report 10 15 pages 10 days after completion of field mission al Time schedule and total input days The assignment is scheduled for 14 days including preparation reporting and travel to and from Quang Binh Fieldwork in Quang Binh is intended to start on 15 07 2008 The consultant is expected to conduct a follow up mission 14 days by October November 2008 Consulting Group gtz GFA Ay ANNEX 2 MISSION ITINERARY Period 16 07 2008 29 07 2008 DAY amp DATE LOCATION AND TASK Erl database and manuals Sat 19 07 Travel to Tuyen Hoa preparatory meeting with project staff Sun 20 07 Outdoor forest blocking by use
19. f forest rangers in the new inventory concept However the very high sample intensity as required by FIPI is revealed as the major obstacle in view of a province wide application and integration into existing administrative procedures Instructions as provided by the FIPI with 2 sample intensity are by far exceeding the required level of accuracy needed while Circular 38 on the other hand is too ambiguous and not providing sufficient guidance regarding this matter It was therefore jointly agreed that a Experiences from the pilot result should be provided to the inter ministerial working group to derive at realistic technical and cost norms that can be effectively applied by the administration a Clear procedures and benchmarks for sample intensities for the process of a forest land allocation and b repeated forest management inventories are to be defined and approved as legal procedure a Further capacity building measures will only be provided by the project for a technical concept that is based on outcomes from the 9 Percentage of the total surveyed forest area to be covered by sample plots Currently defined with 2 according to Forest Inventory and Planning Institute Vietnam 10 gtz GFA Ay Consulting Group inter ministerial working group and identified as feasible concept for a province wide application by the administration a Forestland allocation is given high priority by the provincial forestry line departmen
20. from top to bottom by scrolling x down the provided options as shown in the Map Units 2 Distance Are using picture Coordinate Units degrees v Spherical Distance Units meters v Cartesian Coordinate Units Degrees Area Units hectares z square chains Distance Unit meters Display in Status Ba legion Using fe Zoom windo s Device Clipping all objects Area U nit h ectares C Map Scale square millimeters s Device Clipping na points text _ square centimeters Cursor Locatio aan meters utside no points text When Resizing Wi F Scroll Bars Fit Map to New Window Degrees Decimal LZ Autoscroll Preserve Current Scale Degrees Minutes Seconds Military Grid Reference Projection To select the map projection press Projection and select Map Unts A Distance uzing Choose Projection x Category Universal Transverse Mercator SES WGS 84 Universal Transverse Mercator DAD 64 sl Category Members Category Members UTM Zone 48 Northern UTM Zone 45 Northem Hemisphere GS 8 i UTM one 46 Southern Hemisphere Wat 84 Hem Isphere WGS 84 UTM Zone 47 Northern Hemisphere boat 84 UTM one 47 Southern Hemisph i UTM one 48 Northem Hemisphere WGS 64 Press OK to confirm UTM Zone 48 Southern Hemisphere WGS 84 UTM Zone 43 Northern Hemisphere 15 84 Cancel Help IT Scroll Bars hg Autoscroll Preserve Curre
21. ge DBH lt 20 cm basal area 5 10 m Group Ill Natural forest already exploited Illat Degraded forest standing stock 30 80 m8 basal area 6 10 m Illa2 Medium forest standing stock 80 150 mg basal area 11 15 m Illa3 Rich forest standing stock gt 150 m average diameter gt 35 cm Group IV Primary natural forest IV Natural forest not exploited multistored gtz Annex 9 Forest Inventory Results Dong Hoa here Example only Nh p s li u K t qu di u tra gt la Pedo a Dedo a pedo __ Dedo _ gt Cuong _ _ Xuongca _ y Cheotia C2 C5C2 Oo de BREET __ Dedo Pp Sangmon o ffruongvai IMam 66 __ Manda _ __ Xuongca a Pedo __ Dabomg___ _ Vanmgtrung _ gt i N i Nk O o A Sp __ Den 66 Pp Xuongoa _ po eo O1 i eet AJ h O gt de N gt ia ch h N h O GFA 4x Consulting Group gtz GFA Ay Consulting Group Th c d y mau C p ng Chu v Th c do chu vi gt kinh 08 14 9 25 13 Vang 15 19 9 4712 Den pp 20 249 6283j S c Th c do mau chi thi gt E 2529 9 7854 Xanh cap ng k nh _ 30 349 9425 Ch m _ _ 35449 10996 Cua Th c d y d ng d do a chu vi v b AA SS i mau chi th cap ng k nh Tinh to n s 6 m u theo l i 6 vu ng gtz Annex 10 Summary Ta
22. he option NonLinear Press OK to confirm munnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnninn AllModels C Last Solved Models Solver Selection Ce Nonlinear C Linear IT Use this setting as default don t display this dialog Cancel Help gtz GFA Ay Consulting Group The Single Model Regression Setup appears ES single Model Regression Setup Select User defined models and the FIPI Vietnam function will appear in Choose from the window The function name has to f All models appear on a blue background after f Pre detined models selecting it To start the calculation press selected Model Information Group User Defined at the bottom of the window Definition Y 2718282 In a b In Initial Estimates IT User Specify Speci User Models Define After the calculation a window appears confirming that the regression has Datarie AS x been completed successfully Press ok to confirm m KI Solution was successPul Description To view the regression results select Results from the main menu and scroll down to Detailed or simply press F5 EDES i File Edit Format Solve Results Export Plot Windo SUMMARY View Log Select All Deselect All Clear Fits Create Solve Group Consulting Group gtz GFA Ay The results are shown in form ot a Bysshe san table detailing all available statistical eae parame
23. lied for block demarcation timber volume calculation of natural forest and documentation of all forest inventory outcomes However at the moment in national level and in here Quang Binh classification of land type and forest type forest status and forest types in terms of function is still applying instructions in Decision No 682 QDKT dated 1 8 1984 of Ministry of Forestry guiding technical specifications on forest business design Classification of land types and forest types is currently carried out by Forest Inventory Centres or Sub FIPls under FIPI of MARD and these agents are responsible for reporting to competent authorities for approval and declaration for other organizations individuals households for doing their business with forestry Thus the method that the consultant used for the mission has not yet been approved However when applying this method of participatory inventory local people can participate in the process and know correctly about area forest inventory and standing volume of the forest that they are managing On the basis of this method if the local people find out differences in data in terms of area forest status forest inventory or standing volume they can report to competent authorities for proper adjustment FOREST PROTECTION DEPARTMENT HEAD OF DEPARTMENT Nguyen Viet Nhung Signed and sealed
24. lready existing national forest inventory as conducted by FIPI which can be used at strategic national level only 11 gtz GFA Ay Consulting Group ANNEX 1 TERMS OF REFERENCE Sustainable Management of Natural Resources in Central Vietnam SMNR CV Short term Assignment Work Area 3 Community Forestry Consultant Bj rn Wode 1 Background information The project on Sustainable Management of Natural Resources in Central Vietnam SMNR CV is implemented by the Provincial Peoples Committee PPC in the Province of Quang Binh with assistance of the German Technical Cooperation GTZ and the German Development Service DED Its overall objective is that the Stakeholders in the project region manage their natural resources in a sustainable way The implementation of project interventions is structured into three work areas Decentralized Planning LED Participatory SEDP CDP ll Participatory Agricultural Extension PAEM and Value Chain Promotion lll Community Forestry FPDR PLUP FLA CBFM 2 Objectives of the assignment The present short term assignment is designed to assist Quang Binh province in the pilot implementation of a forest resource assessment for the process of allocation of existing natural forest resources to the local population as stipulated in the new MARD Circular No 38 2007 TT BTT dated 25 April 2007 Specific tasks Based on the recently adjusted project PLUP FLA guideline initiate the implement
25. man Financial Cooperation Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Participatory Land Use Planning Provincial Forestry Consultative Group Exchange rate 1 26 000 VND gtz GFA Ay Consulting Group 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This consultancy has been designed as a follow up mission on the development of a technical concept and revised guideline for forest land allocation in compliance with the legal policy frame as stipulated in Circular 38 2007 TT BNN The mission was fielded in Tuyen Hoa for a period of seven days and initiated a pilot on a combined forest inventory in Dong Hoa commune The combined inventory concept is designed to be jointly conducted by technical staff and villagers and is intended to provide technically sound data for a the calculation of volume figures for the process of forest allocation and b the development of Village Forest Management Plans No technical difficulties have been encountered during the implementation and forestland allocation planning procedures for a total forest area of 20 ha completed to the stage of a detailed description of forest characteristics Main results comprise i digital mapping information on the forest vegetation cover and the forest inventory design ii a comprehensive forest inventory database iii stand volume calculations based on a non linear regression analysis and iv forest characteristics detailed in a summa
26. nager v4 Garmin GPS hand receiver USB Interface Cable MapInfo software PC Excel database Guideline MapInfo rough user guide Step 4 Forest inventory Description Inventory equipment needs to be prepared including slope measure tool adjusted girth measure tape plot demarcation ropes and tally sheets One measure team consists of at least one technician and two local forest users e Sample plots comprise an area of 500m2 in which all trees gt 8cm dbh are measured Tree height measurements are limited to three trees per sample plot On average five sample plots day team can be completed Equipment GPS hand receiver slope measure tool adjusted girth measure tape tree height measure tool plot demarcation ropes 30m measure tape tally sheets oil paint chalk Guideline PLUP FLA guideline gtz GFA Ay Consulting Group Step 5 Forest inventory data analysis Description Obtained tally sheet data species girth quality class height is entered into the Excel database Volume calculation is based on a diameter height correlation which is derived from a non linear regression using DataFit software DataFit is a software that simplifies regression analysis curve fitting and statistical analysis As defined in Circular 38 2007 TT BNN the two factor logarithmic equation from FIPI has to be used as standard e Regression results variable a and b are copied back into the Excel database fo
27. nsulting Group MapInfo Professional Forest info Map EZ File Edit Tools Objects Query Table D z lelH ei Jefe froo ely Ae Grid Maker Wersion 1 3 Object Styles ag Regions e Polwlines Spacing bet weer ines 100 meters x Object Types fe Closed Regions Straight Polplines Projection gtz GFA A Consulting Group To change the style of the wl EE E click on the polygon and press BEET ei 0 000287 deg Style in the Region Object windows Pathern KEN YE 0 001178 deg Scroll down and select different Foreground A Y 0000732 ler patterns foregrounds and Mas border styles al Select a grid net or line Pattern Border and disable the Background to style create a semi transparent to Color ensure that mapping features ww E idth rivers contour lines etc under Pinal the polygon will still be visible in Hels E the final result map C Points 02 Press OK to confirm the selected style Remember only if the table is made editable in the layer control window the style can be changed Always define forest blocks as semi transparent polygon to still be able to see the information provided below it Example of a semi transparent polygon overlaid on existing mapping information showing forest status and road network below To save the created map click on the floppy Save Table disk button ei In the menu bar and click
28. nt Scale Degrees Minutes Seconds Military Grid Reference Projection OF Cancel Help gtz GFA My Consulting Group A map can only be adjusted if Layer Control the respective layer has been marked as editable Cosmetic Layer Click on the layer control Es Cancel button in the Button pad 291 Main as indicated by arrow 1 E Display Label Mark the respective layer with a tick under the pencil symbol Thematic in the Layer Control window HotLink as indicated by arrow 2 Lapers Reorder Press OK to close the window To add a waypoint into a map select MapInfo Professional forest_info Map El File Edit Tools Objects Query Table Options Map Window Help the Symbol in the Button pad Drawing as indicated by arrow 1 Click on a position in the map to set a waypoint Select the Symbol in the Button pad Main arrow 2 Click on the waypoint on the map The Info Tool o window is opened and the name of the waypoint can be entered After the name has been entered close the Aa Info Tool window ES Jal Select the Pointer kl in the Button pad Main as indicated by arrow 1 Double click on the selected waypoint to see the coordinates in the window Point Object Waypoint coordinates can be directly adjusted by typing in the window After pressing OK the waypoint will o automatically move into the correct x positi
29. obability K de d K AAA AA d A 4446447 t tett 4446 s Consulting Group gtz GFA Ay Fit Informatica Data Table Model Plot Regression Variable Results Variable Value a 305310944799714 h U dbdb35920014 7 nfartnr Analysis volume function Height rie Copy the values for variable a and b into the Excel sheet Analysis volume function to calculate the stand volume Note A free trial version for 30 days can be downloaded under htto www newfreedownloads com Software Developer Active X DataFit html gtz GFA Ay Consulting Group Annex 7 Forest Inventory Database Extracts from EXCEL files Data input Inventory results gt Mark both columns F and G gt Select Data from the main menu click Sort gt Select Sort by Height click descending gt Copy all trees with height measurements into Datafit CO OO OO OO OO OO OO O O Consulting Group gtz GFA Ay Ready made print out format do not overwrite any information in this worksheet o E gt o E gt o E gt o E o E gt o E gt o E gt ne gt uz gt vz o E ie ne Se ne n 2l ae C17 IS Te 7 SS pal Pes Te Ll EC le ls Pe Pale HDIV O DIV O DIV O DIV O DIV O HEHEH HHRHH HDIV O HEERE DIV 01 HHRHH HHH 2808 HDIV 0 D1V 0 4DIV 0 DIV 0 DIV 0 DIV 0 DIV 0 DIV
30. on on the Map Location x 80132637 deg Y 1433734 deg Style el Cancel Help For help on this dialog press F1 GFA Ay Consulting Group gtz To draw a polygon and calculate an area select the pointer B in the button pad Drawing as indicated by arrow 2 Press S on your keyboard to activate the snap function which will be indicated at the bottom of the window as indicated by arrow 2 Start at the first waypoint until the symbol of a cross appears Click once to confirm and move to the next point and so on until you close the lines to a completed polygon After the polygon has been completed select the pointer kl in the button pad Main as indicated by arrow 1 Region Object Bounds 1 EERE SRR deg i De H1 18 731 den Bounds 2 Ji do 47 58 deg T3 De 53 24 088 deg Double click inside the selected area or polygon Center a Ji do 45 29 deg T De da 21 470 den Total rea 1 473 hectare Total Perimeter 464 3 m Sp erical Line Segmenp Polygons 1 The area of the polygon is shown in the Region Object window under the coordinates e g 1 479 hectares see arrow 2 Cancel Help The perimeter or walking distance around the area is given belo area figure indicated by arrow 3 e g 464 9 meters MapInfo Professional forest info Map To create a new table or new layer to be placed on top of the ES Biss Objects BE Options Map Window Help GPS poin
31. outing Geocache Heading 04 36 33 O4 NOV 03 MN 04 31 22 O4 DEC 03 gtz GFA Ay Consulting Group untsserup ET Scroll down to POSITION FORMAT to change between UTM or VN2000 map datum VN 2000 has to be defined as USER and requires a number of parameters For UTM datum define POSITION FORMAT as UTM by pressing menu and confirm by pressing enter 3 Scroll down to MAP DATUM and set it to WGS 84 Press QUIT repeatedly to leave the Setup until the satellite page appears gtz GFA Ay Consulting Group MARK WAYPOINT Mark Waypoint Press MARK and the MARK WAYPOINT page appears showing the number of the waypoint and its coordinates 22 00T 03 8 06 39PM Press ENTER to confirm The OK sign has to be in yellow colour to mark a waypoint N 3851 336 M 84 47931 The GPS will automatically store the waypoint and by pressing MARK again a new waypoint will be added to the list FIND WAYPOINT For the location of inventa sample plots waypoints have Find Neorest be located in the field again MOUNOINTE Jicocache tities Salect Symbol Change Reference Delete To find a waypoint press FIND and scroll to WAYPOINTS 5 Press enter and a menu page appears Press ENTER to confirm Y g selection FIND BY NAME 6 qer Exito Addrezzez Intersect Shopping food Fuel l c Lodging FIND The list of waypoints is displayed and number of the desired waypoin
32. process of forest management planning by communities see Annex 9 Data entry has been completed for all eight sample plots and required less than one hour during the training exercise 4 6 Volume calculation Due to the absence of tree specific diameter height functions and form factors per tree species for the project region a general volume function had to be developed based on the inventory results As stipulated in Circular 38 the logarithmic equation from the FIPI was applied as described below H 2 718282 nb 3 Whereas H Tree height A B Variables A B LnD 3 Logarithmic diameter at Dbh A non linear regression analysis was conducted by use of DataFit version 9 0 59 software following the developed guideline see Annex 6 Participants were immediately capable to independently conduct the calculation by following the provided guideline and a regression was completed within 20 minutes only However due to the very limited number of only 96 tree height measurements as conducted during the training exercise no plausible results could be obtained and instead regression results from similar forest types in Quang Ngai province have been temporarily used instead It is estimated that a total of at least 500 tree height measurements 160 sample plots with three tree height measurements per plot are required to gain statistically significant results for a specific forest type The values for the equation factors A
33. r Crystal Reports Run MapBasic Program Ctrl U Tool Manager Scroll down and select Grid Maker Tool Manager click Loaded and Autoload to ensure that during coming sessions the grid Tools Loaded Autoload maker is preinstalled Distance Calculator Press OK to confirm E asyLoader Grid Tools HTML Image Map Labeler gtz A button pad named Tools automatically appears Select the grid net symbol create grid see arrow 1 Mark the entire area to be covered by the grid nel The window grid maker will open automatically In the grid maker window select meter in the scroll bar and enter the grid net width the distance between two sample plots see arrow 1 in the window and press ok Under New Table the location were the table will be stored can be selected always place it in the folder with the other existing tables see arrow 2 The grid net appears in your map and is automatically added as a new table to the existing map Grid net points define the area where a sample plot will be located in the forest during the forest inventory The location of each sample plot O has to be added into a table on top of the existing grid net table by placing new points by hand into the table The location of each sample plot can then either be copied into the GPS by hand or the entire sample plot table uploaded into GPS by use of MapSource GFA Ay Co
34. r volume calculation Equipment Filled tally sheets Excel database DataFit version 9 0 59 software D_ H_Regression PG Guideline DataFit user guide Step 6 Result map production Description The final result map for forestland allocation has to define areas per forest status following forestry administrative boundaries Tieu khu Khoang Lo Therefore forest block areas as used during the forest inventory might have to be adjusted accordingly e The result map in Maplnfo defines forest status volume and area following forestry administrative boundaries In addition one layer has to define the forest inventory design to allow the appraisal mission to re check individual plots before approving inventory results Equipment MapInfo software PC Excel worksheet Forest Inventory Results Guideline MapInfo rough user guide Step 7 Summary table on forest characteristics Description e Forest characteristics for a specific commune are documented in a summary table form as stipulated in Circular 38 e Definition of forest status as defined by volume and basal area is given in the Excel sheet forest status Equipment PC Excel worksheet Summary Table Form Circular 38 Guideline so gtz GFA Ay Consulting Group ANNEX 4 GPS 60CS USER INSTRUCTIONS 1 On Off Press and hold to turn GPS on and off 2 Rocker Move up down or right left to move key through lists or on the map 3 P
35. rised the following main technical steps 1 Forest blocking of by use of GPS technology using GSP GARMIN 60CS hand receivers 2 Preparation of forest vegetation mapping information based on GIS technology using MapSource and MapInfo software packages 3 Design and implementation of a comprehensive forest inventory with full participation of local forest users 4 Data entry and storage in a digital database in Excel format 5 Non linear regression analysis for the development of tree height diameter correlations based on the two factor function by the National Forest Inventory and Planning Institute Vietnam FIPI 6 Calculation of volume estimates for the process of forestland allocation 7 Production of GIS database on FLA results 8 Documentation of forest inventory results A brief overview on main activities under each step and accompanied project guidelines is provided in Annex 3 Implementation results and gained field experiences are discussed in further details in the following chapters 4 1 Preparation In preparation of the fieldwork two sets of inventory tools have been prepared by the consultant comprising adjusted girth measure tapes 20m ropes for plot demarcation improvised slope correction tools 30m measure tapes and tally sheet formats for data collection The province administration kindly provided two GPS GARMIN 60CS hand receivers as well as Blume Leiss height measure tools to be used during the
36. ry table as stipulated in Circular 38 Illustrated guidelines and database formats for all planning steps have been developed and applied during the training course which was conducted for representatives from the provincial Forest Protection Sub Department FPD and Sub Forest Inventory and Planning Institute FIPI ofQuang Binh Participants have been trained in the use of GPS and GIS technology for the production of digital mapping information on the current forest vegetation cover during several practical exercises and are evaluated as being fully capable to independently replicate the concept in other areas Outcomes have been presented to representatives of the PFCG and have received very positive feedback regarding the accuracy and ease of data analysis However the very high sample intensity as currently required by the Forest Inventory and Planning Institute was revealed as the major obstacle in view of a province wide application and integration into existing administrative procedures lt was therefore agreed that the training outcomes will be forwarded to the inter ministerial working group under MoNRE and MARD as contribution to the development of a revised Circular on forest land allocation with realistic technical and cost norms that can be effectively applied by the administration Future capacity building by the project is only considered for a concept that is based on outcomes from the inter ministerial working group and i
37. s required to automatically download GPS waypoints via an USB interface cable to the PC The software is furthermore providing pre installed maps for a first re check of the fieldwork results e Map production is conducted by use of Maplnfo professional software in which waypoints are connected to polygons for area calculation and finally added to the existing forest status map from the administration as additional layer of existing forest vegetation cover Equipment Garmin MapSource software Trip and Waypoint manager v4 Garmin GPS hand receiver USB Interface Cable MapInfo software PC GIS database 3 types of forest result map Guideline MapSource user guide MapInfo rough user guide gtz GFA Ay Consulting Group Step 3 Forest inventory design Description After forest blocks have been identified and mapped the forest inventory is designed in form of a systematic grid net overlaid on the forest block GIS database Required number of sample plots and grid net width is calculated by the provided Excel database Forest Inventory Results and is depending on the desired sample intensity and total forest block area A digital grid net is added to the GIS database and the sample plot locations recorded and uploaded to the GPS deceive A print out or copy from the screen on a transparency is required for better orientation during the field implementation Equipment Garmin MapSource software Trip and Waypoint ma
38. t can be entered in the top row by selecting numbers and letters from the menu or by S 07 DEC 03 directly pressing OK and scrolling down to 1110 58 014M the desired number by using the rocker S key 7 Bi n N 38 51 338 After the waypoint has been selected scroll 094 47 930 to the option GO TO and press enter to confirm gtz On the map page use the rocker key to position the white map pointer 8 on a map item to determine the distance from your current position The distance is shown at the top right bar 9 In the provided example the distance is 10m towards North direction The pink line shows the direction from the current position to the desired waypoint waypoint no 2 as shown in the picture The black arrow shows the current walking direction from the current location towards the desired waypoint GFA Ay Consulting Group Heading gtz DOWNLOAD WAYPOINTS The GPS is equipped with two ports under protection weather cover for automatic download of waypoints into MapSource data files 1 USB Connector Port 2 Serial Port Data Cable Both ports can be used to automatically down upload waypoints to from MapSource GFA Ay Consulting Group gtz GFA Ay Consulting Group ANNEX 5 Rough guide for the development of basic intervention area maps using MapInfo Professional software After starting the application MapInfo professional EEN File Edit Tools Objects Query
39. ters A Most important is the Coefficient of H FIFI Wietnam Multiple Determination R 2 which l should always have a value clearly Fit Information Data Table Model Plot Residual Scatter Resid above 0 5 Values of close to or below 0 5 do not show a significant correlation d between diameter and tree height BEIM Cle tal eee and can therefore not be used for Results from project USMY Documentsik E reports ioh stand volume calculations Equation ID FIPI vietnam Model Definition Y 2i 182n2 iIniaith lnix Scroll down to Regression Variable Results and see the values for variables a and b to be later entered into the Forest inventory results xls Excel sheet Fit Information Data Table Model Plot Residual Scatter Regression Variable Results Variable Value Standard Error a 305310944799714 21012 24701 h 0 46465592 0614241 1 61659537 203 A graphic presentation of the regression results is provided under Model Plot in the top menu The graphic is an Input Data VM effective way to roughly FIEI vietnam check the plausibility of the regression results and should be a rising 00 curve similar to the D shown in the picture to the right The curve should show 15 a decrease in increment towards the higher end as the height growth of bigger trees decreases H as well i Fit Information Data Table Model Plot Residual Scatter Residual Pr
40. to the PLUP FLA guideline The table is part of the formal report on the implementation results to be compiled by the consulting organisation in preparation of the forest land allocation appraisal mission 614000 E 1980000 N Y t 1980000 N 614000 Figure 3 Extract from the commune forest inventory result map showing forest area forest status and forest vegetation boundaries gtz GFA Ay Consulting Group 5 TRAINING EVALUATION During a period of seven days in Tuyen Hoa district provincial and district level technicians as well as project staff have been exposed to all procedures required to complete a comprehensive forest inventory required for forest land allocation as stipulated in Circular 38 Despite several interruptions due to district wide power cuts all exercises have been completed as planned and training results documented as provided in several Annexes of this report No major difficulties were encountered during field implementation and participants from various levels proved to be capable to independently conduct forest inventories right away after a brief introduction only Local people actively participated during sample lot layout and actual data collection under supervision of a provincial technician to ensure strict compliance with the technical guideline and the quality of produced data Based on the field exercise time requirements for GPS mapping procedures are estimated at around 30 40ha day team
41. training exercise Three illustrated guidelines on the use of GPS GARMIN 60CS MapInfo professional software and DataFit version 9 0 59 software have been 1 38 2007 TT BNN dated 25 04 2007 on guidelines for procedures for forest allocation forest rental and withdrawal to organisations households individuals and communities gtz GFA Ay Consulting Group developed and applied during the pilot implementation and are provided in Annex 4 5 and 6 for further reference The guidelines are providing step by step guidance of all functions required when applying a specific hard software with attached screen shots for fast reference during the real application lt needs to be emphasised that the guidelines are not intended nor sufficient to equip an untrained person with all required skills to independently conduct forest inventories but are designed as reminder for technicians who have already participated in a comprehensive training exercise 4 2 Forest Blocking As pre selected by the project technicians a natural forest patch of around 20 ha has been mapped by use of GPS technology Forest block boundaries have been defined as uniform forest vegetation cover in terms of forest type and status Block boundaries are not considering forestry administrative boundaries Forest units compartments block but strictly following the characteristics of the natural vegetation only as for each forest vegetation type a separate inventory has to be
42. ts and is requested to be considered accordingly in the budget allocation for 2009 This even implies budget reallocation from other planned forestry activities considered less crucial a Forest inventory could further be tested as valuable input data for the process of forest valuation a topic which is still under discussion at national level 6 1 Proposed project support Following the above discussed pilot outcomes it is considered of crucial importance to timely provide sufficient information in terms of technical guidelines and pilot training results to the GIZ Forestry Program Vietnam to be forwarded to respective members of the inter ministerial working group Furthermore a Vietnamese fourth draft of a technical cost norm was circulated to projects for comments and should be commented by the PFCG and the project as a joint statement for Quang Binh province Following the meeting with the FPD a full documentation of the pilot outcomes was requested and is seen as a very positive signal for the strong interest from the provincial authorities in the approach and is providing a good opportunity to receive detailed feedback on the piloted concept Finally it has to be emphasised that balancing ease of implementation versus accuracy has to safeguard that planning outcomes will still provide sufficient data for operational level planning for village forest management A too low sample intensity would only generate data similarly to the a
43. ts for the description of IS inventory grid nets or sample plots etc select file in the menu and select new table Open Web Service pen DEMS Eonmection Close Table X Close All Close GEMS Gonnection Save Table Ctrl 5 Save Copy As Save Query Save Workspace Chrlrk Save Window As Revert Table ae Glo H e a Hiel Page Setup Print Ctrl P Recent Files Exit Alt F4 E1 jE M mp El p gtz GFA Ay Consulting Group Add the table to the current mapper MapInfo Professional forest_info Map and name the table according to the KS File Edit Tools Objects Query Table Options Map Window Help information to be provided in the table e g gridnet sampleplots etc You will be asked two times to first Ge e name and second to name and save T Open New Browser the new table T Open New Mapper Cancel e Add to Current Mapper Help Table Structure Ge Create New C Using Table Area agrar Eer Glo ES EJ MO aa M JE 8 Es Remember that layers can only be edited if they are made editable Open Layer Control and tick the Layer respective field under the pencil symbol Cosmetic Layer Then press ok and start working on the layer selected To create a grid net for the location of the forest inventory sample plots select tools in the menu and Edit Tools Objects Query Table Option go to tool manage
44. tural forest resources as Stipulated in Circular 38 The inventory has to serve i the preparation of a comprehensive forest management plan as basis for sustainable forest utilisation timber trading and benefit sharing and ii the development of standing volume estimates required for administrative forest land allocation procedures e Provide on the job training on o Participatory mapping and forest blocking by use of GPS and GIS technology o The concept on participatory forest inventory and initiate field implementation o The process of data analysis including the development of a diameter height function and calculations of volume estimates for the development of a village forestland allocation database Field implementation has been conducted in Tuyen Hoa district Dong Hoa commune Dai Son village For detailed information about the Terms of Reference and the mission itinerary please refer to Annex 1 amp 2 gtz GFA Ay Consulting Group 4 PILOT IMPLEMENTATION As part of the previous consultancy the existing project PLUP FLA manual was adjusted to the forest policy frame as defined in Circular 38 2007 T T BNN The new project guideline is providing clear guidance on administrative and technical procedures on the process of PLUP FLA adjusted to the new policy frame The aim of the pilot implementation was to conduct field training for provincial and district forestry technicians in these new procedures and comp
45. vailable capacities at field level A total of eight sample plots have been measured by two teams within one day confirming field experiences from other provinces with an average of around five plots team day Tree measurements are conducted by use of a girth measure tape with an additional colour scale attached to it see figure 2 OT be Pop T Figure 2 Adjusted measure tape with scales for girth and colour diameter classes The girth scale is used to obtain precise data for volume estimates during the forestland allocation process while the colour scale is describing diameter classes for the development of sustainable smallholder forest management plans Local forest users were responsible for tree measurements and showed to be very confident in using the adjusted girth tape 4 5 Forest Inventory Database In order to ease the process of data compilation and analysis a comprehensive inventory databank has been developed using Excel software see Annex 7 The databank only requires the input of the total forest area plot ID tree name girth quality and height All forest characteristics required for the gtz GFA Ay Consulting Group forest land allocation volume basal area stem number average tree height average diameter are automatically calculated by Excel Furthermore stem number and volume distribution per diameter class is shown in form of a column chart and provides all required information for the
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