Forest Disturbance

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Forest Disturbance

• Group IV

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Research Questions and Issues

• What are the causes of forest disturbance?
• What are the extent of damage of forest
  disturbance?
• What are the programs implemented to
  prevent/control forest disturbance?

3
Limitations of Data

• Most of data collected were concentrated during
  dry season
• Estimated cost of damage were not properly
  validated

4
Potential of Existing Data

• Provides provision for program implementation.
• Provides policy maker as basis for planning,
  etc.

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Hypothesis for Testing

• Is population growth a factor of forest
  disturbance?

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Major Value Positions that can be Supported by GIS

• Location of activities
• Distribution of locations