MONITORING THE IMPACT OF LOCAL MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ON FOREST CONSERVATION IN NORTH-EASTERN MADAGASCAR

摘要

This study describes the use of PCA (Principal Components Analysis) and fuzzy logic methods to solve change detection problems and map land cover changes by using AdaBoost Neural Network-based algorithm. The aim is to study the impact on forest conservation of transferring the management of natural resources from national to local level, with a case-study in Didy area in North-Eastern Madagascar (Plates 1 and 2). The test site is located at the transition between humid forest and savanna and lower areas are occupied by rice fields.