National LUP workshop 4.10. - 5.10.2012, Vientiane, Lao PDR TABI Information and Assessment: Livelihoods, Current land Use and Forest Cover

1. Session 4:
Information and Assessment:
Livelihoods, Current land Use and Forest Cover
4.1: Assessment of Livelihoods (especially Ag) by re-call Interview
4.2: Current Land Use and Forest Cover assessment-mapping by
4.2.1: Sateliite or aerial photo imagery review
4.2.2: Field survey
4.2.3: Household mapping of upland field distribution
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2. Session 4.1:
Gathering Information – Assessing Livelihoods and
Land Use > (i) Group or (ii) Household Interview
4.1(i) By Group Interview
1. Agro ecosystem assessment (optional)
2. NTFP
3. Wood
4. Wildlife (protein)
5. Aquatic ife (protein)
Purposes
1. To understand and assess the natural resources
2. To provide information/data for forest land allocation
3. To use as the baseline data for natural resource monitoring, management, and planning
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3. Session 4.1:
Gathering Information – Assessing Livelihoods and Land
Use >> form (i) Group or (ii) Household Interview (Cont.)
4.1 (ii) By Household Interview
1. HH Population, and Rice Sufficieny
2. Livestock
3. Land Use - holdings and Production
4. Income (optional)
5. Goods and chattels (optional)
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4. Reference/Link to TABI “FALUP Tool 1.5 and 3.1”
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5. 4.2: Current Land Use - Forest Cover Mapping by
4.2.1: Imagery review
4.2.2: Field survey
4.2.3: Mapping of upland field distribution (1-2 years)
4.2.1: imagery review
1: Upland field mapping of the year image taken
2: Paddy fields mapping (those may be seen)
3: Plantation and concession area mapping (those may be seen)
4: Forests never been cleared before (+ other areas) mapping –
those are never cleared for agriculture
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> The remaining areas must be bush fallow“
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6. Example of ALOS imagery on upland fields and forest never been cleared for
agri. before
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7. Current Land Use Map: Example 1: Ban Donsai, Ponsai
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8. 4.2.2: Field Survey
If permanent agricultural fields or plantations cannot be seen or mapped
from the Image, then they will have to be field surveyed – semi-detailed:
GPS points around the boundary of contiguous blocks.
1. For ‘forest never been cleared” and ‘upland fields’ : staff and villager
teams should undertake some field surveys to observe and verify,
2. Permanent agriculture fields not appeared in the image, field survey is
required by using GPS.
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9. Photos of Field Survey
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10. 4.2.3: Mapping of upland field distribution (not appeared on the imagery)
Objectives:
1: To increase understanding of the villagers’ upland field activities
2: To serve as the reference for possible upland field re-allocation
Method: “Place the Pin/sticker on Image” (or TOPO 2.5 D)
The best village mapper and staff guide each household in turn
to place a coloured mapping pin/sticker using one color for 1
year and placing for 2 years.
Issue:
• Be able to pin only the rice upland fields, while other crop fields were
not able to do so.
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12. Photos (4): Pinned Placing on the Upland Field Sites Each Year
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13. Map of Current Land Use: Sophood Village
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14. XY
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15. Current Land Use Map: Longkhan Village, Phoukoud District
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16. Table/Data of Current Land Use and Forest Cover: Donxay
Village, Phonexai District
Types of Current Land Use No. of Pieces Area (ha)
1. Virgin Forests 38 626 28.47
Mixed forests Mixed of dense, deciduous, and
37 609 27.69
bamboo forests
Jungle 1 17 0.77
Plantation areas 1 3 0.14
Agricultural land 114 1566 71.21
Wet season paddy fields 1 1 0.05
(Current) upland plantation fields 51 83 3.77
1- years bush fallows young fallows 35 936 42.56
> years bush fallows old fallows 26 538 24.47
Savanna 1 8 0.36
Construction land 1 4 0.18
Residence areas 1 4 0.18
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Total 154 2199 100.00

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19. Thank You
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