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Participatory Mapping in Lands of Indigenous Peoples and Maroons in Suriname
SUPPORT FOR THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INTERIOR -COLLECTIVE RIGHTS PARTICIPATORY MAPPING IN LANDS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND MAROONS IN SURINAME FINAL SUMMARY REPORT December 2010 THE AMAZON CONSERVATION TEAM Doekhieweg Oost 24, PARAMARIBO , SURINAME , PH: (597) 568606 FAX: (597) 6850169. EMAIL: [email protected] . WEB: WWW.ACT-SURINAME.ORG TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS………………………………………………………………………………………… 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4 1. INTRODUCTION ……………………………………………………………………………………. 6 2. METHODOLOGY…………………………………………………………………………………… 9 3. COMMUNITY MAPPING PROCESS IN THE INTERIOR OF SURINAME.………………….. 14 3.1 THE INTERIOR AND ITS TRIBAL COMMUNITIES…………………………………………. 14 3.2 TRIBAL MAPPING PROCESSES…………………………………………………………….. 18 3.3 CHALLENGES IN THE COMMUNITY MAPPING PROCESS.…………………………….. 30 3.4 VERIFICATION OF FIELD DATA…………………………………………………………….. 32 3.5 GIS PROCESSING OF FIELD DATA INTO ONE MAP……………………………………… 33 REFERENCES…………….……………………………………………………………………………………… 35 ANNEX 1: ACT TRAINING MANUAL FOR GPS USE AND DATA TRANSFER….………….. 36 ANNEX 2: EXAMPLE OF COMMUNITY WORKSHOP RESULT…………………… …………. 37 ANNEX 3: ACT VERIFICATION MANUAL FOR COMMUNITY MAPPING………………….. 38 ANNEX 4: MAPPING EXPEDITIONS………………………………………………… …………. 39 ANNEX 5: VERIFICATION ROUNDS IN COMMUNITIES………………………………………. 40 ANNEX 6: COMMUNITY MAPPING PARTICIPANTS……………………………… …………. 41 ANNEX 7: TEAM OF CONSULTANTS…………………………………………………………… 47 ANNEX 8: TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE ASSIGNMENT…………………………………. 48 ANNEX 9: MEMORANDUM ACT‐GLIS……………………………………………………… -
The Fishes of the Cichlid Genus Crenicichla in French Guiana
Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde, 56 (2): 221-231 — 1986 The fishes of the cichlid genus Crenicichla in French Guiana (Pisces, Perciformes, Cichlidae) by A. Ploeg Institute of Taxonomic Zoology (Zoblogisch Museum), University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 20125, 1000 HC Amsterdam, The Netherlands Abstract which included the area around the Mana River, including the French Guianan border of A review of the of the cichlid Crenicichla species genus the Maroni River. Heckel, 1840 in French Guiana is presented. Five species C. Seven of Crenicichla have been are encountered, viz.: C. saxatilis (Linnaeus, 1758), species albopunctata Pellegrin, 1904, C. multispinosa Pellegrin, recorded in the literature in French as present 1903, C. ternetzi Norman, 1926, and C. johanna Heckel, Guiana, viz.: C. brasiliensis (Bloch, 1792); C. 1840. Their geographic distribution is indicated. The johanna Heckel, 1840 [including C. j. var. variation ofmorphometric, meristic, and pigment charac- carsevennensis examined. The of these characters is Pellegrin, 1905]; C. lugubris ters are variability compared with the variability within Crenicichla saxatilis Heckel, 1840; C. multispinosa Pellegrin, 1903; from the Suriname River, Surinam 1986). C. saxatilis C. (Ploeg, (Linnaeus, 1758) [including s. ternetzi var. albopunctata Pellegrin, 1904]; C. Résumé Norman, 1926; and C. vaillanti Pellegrin, 1904. On les du de Cichlidés For the the of these passe en revue espèces genre present study occurrence II de Crenicichla Heckel, 1840, de Guyane française. s’agit species in French Guiana is reinvestigated and cinq espèces, à savoir: C. saxatilis (Linnaeus, 1758), C. all material for that of C. type (except albopunctata Pellegrin, 1904, C. multispinosa Pellegrin, brasiliensis) has been examined. -
A Rapid Biological Assessment of the Upper Palumeu River Watershed (Grensgebergte and Kasikasima) of Southeastern Suriname
Rapid Assessment Program A Rapid Biological Assessment of the Upper Palumeu River Watershed (Grensgebergte and Kasikasima) of Southeastern Suriname Editors: Leeanne E. Alonso and Trond H. Larsen 67 CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL - SURINAME CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION ANTON DE KOM UNIVERSITY OF SURINAME THE SURINAME FOREST SERVICE (LBB) NATURE CONSERVATION DIVISION (NB) FOUNDATION FOR FOREST MANAGEMENT AND PRODUCTION CONTROL (SBB) SURINAME CONSERVATION FOUNDATION THE HARBERS FAMILY FOUNDATION Rapid Assessment Program A Rapid Biological Assessment of the Upper Palumeu River Watershed RAP (Grensgebergte and Kasikasima) of Southeastern Suriname Bulletin of Biological Assessment 67 Editors: Leeanne E. Alonso and Trond H. Larsen CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL - SURINAME CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION ANTON DE KOM UNIVERSITY OF SURINAME THE SURINAME FOREST SERVICE (LBB) NATURE CONSERVATION DIVISION (NB) FOUNDATION FOR FOREST MANAGEMENT AND PRODUCTION CONTROL (SBB) SURINAME CONSERVATION FOUNDATION THE HARBERS FAMILY FOUNDATION The RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment is published by: Conservation International 2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 500 Arlington, VA USA 22202 Tel : +1 703-341-2400 www.conservation.org Cover photos: The RAP team surveyed the Grensgebergte Mountains and Upper Palumeu Watershed, as well as the Middle Palumeu River and Kasikasima Mountains visible here. Freshwater resources originating here are vital for all of Suriname. (T. Larsen) Glass frogs (Hyalinobatrachium cf. taylori) lay their -
Note to Readers
Note to readers: This chapter, taken from The Physical Environment: A New Zealand Perspective, edited by Andrew Sturman and Rachel Spronken‐Smith, South Melbourne, Vic. ; Auckland [N.Z.] : Oxford University Press, 2001, has been reproduced with the kind permission of Oxford University Press (OUP). OUP maintain copyright over the typography used in this publication. Authors retain copyright in respect to their contributions to this volume. Rights statement: http://library.canterbury.ac.nz/ir/rights.shtml The Physical Environment A New Zealand Perspective Edited by Andrew Sturman and Rachel Spronken-Sm ith OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 253 Normanby Road, South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 3205 Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide in Oxford New York Athens Auckland Bangkok Bogota Buenos Aires Cape Town Chennai Dar es Salaam Delhi Florence Hong Kong Istanbul Karachi Kolkata Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Mumbai Nairobi Paris Port Moresby Sao Paulo Shanghai Singapore Taipei Tokyo Toronto Warsaw with associated companies in Berlin Ibadan OXFORD is a registered trade mark of Oxford University Press in the UK and in certain other countries © Andrew Sturman and Rachel Spronken-Smith 2001 Authors retain copyright in respect of their contributions to this volume First published 2001 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University Press. Within New Zealand, exceptions are allowed in respect of any fair dealing for the purpose of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright Act 1994, or in the case of reprographi c reproduction in accordance with the terms of the licences issued by Copyright Licensing Limited. -
Kingdom of Libya
KINGDOM OF LIBYA PEDOLOGY and PEDOLOGICAL SURVEY by Dr Jean BOY'.ER Engineer Agronomist and Pedologist Paris october 1967 TABLE OF CONTENTS FIRST PART General part and principles Or pedological survey. CHAPTER l Pedology time schedule p. l CHAPTER II Various study previously done about soils p. 4 CHAPTER III Maps and aerial photos Or Libya to be used ror pedological purposes p. 9 CHAPTER IV Principles objectives and successive stages Or the pedological study p. 12 CHAPTER V Location Or pedological studies in Libya p. 17 CHAPTER VI Priorities p. 23.· CHAPTER VII Members in pedological te~n and work possibility in Libya p. 25 CHAPTER VIII Surveying rulrilment or contract and planning pedological studies p. 30 CHAPTER IX Summarized statenent Or specifi catjon for tender p. 34 CHAPTER X Cost of pedological study p. 50 SECOND PART TENDER DOCUNENTS Preface p. 54 Contract for Pedological study p. 56 TENDER document, Administration section - common section - p. 57 Pedological and Phytoecological survey at scale 1/250,000 in semi Desert p. 63 - changeable section and annex l - Pedological survey in Geffara p. 76 - changeable section and annex l - Pedological survey in Mountains p. 90 Tripolitania and Cyrenaîca - changeable section and annex l - Pedological survey in Oasis p. I02 (scale 1/5,000 and 1/10,000) - changeable section and annex l - Annex 11 - Profile description p. II6 Annex 111 - Soil and xater analyses p. II7 Annexes IV-A and 1V-B F l R S T PAR T GENERAL PART AND PRINCIPLES OF PEDOLOGICAL SURVEY - 1 - CHA PTE R l PEDOLOGY • TIME SCHEDULE MAY. -
State of the Guianas Drivers and Pressures Towards Green Economies
REPORT GUIANASGUI 20201212 Living Guianas Report 2012 State of the Guianas Drivers and pressures Towards green economies Authors WWF Guianas: Dominiek Plouvier (editor in chief), Laurens Gomes Copernicus Institute: Pita Verweij, Nathalie Verlinden CONTENTS Contributors and reviewers WWF: Gerold Zondervan, Laurent Kelle, Patrick Williams, Monique Grooten, Natasja Oerlemans, Natascha Zwaal, Karin Spong PREFACE 3 Local consultants: Jewell Liddell and Donna Ramdial (Guyana), Audrey Guiraud (French Guiana), Gwendolyn Landburg and Sara Ramirez (Suriname). External reviewer: John Goedschalk (Suriname) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4 WWF Guianas WWF has been active in the Guianas since the nineteen sixties, 1. LIVING GUIANAS – WHY WE SHOULD CARE? 7 starting with conservation work on Marine Turtles. The Guianas Introducing the Guianas 7 office opened since 1998. The Guianas and the Amazon Biome 8 WWF Guianas’ mission is to conserve the distinct natural Linking biodiversity, ecosystem services and people 10 communities, ecological phenomena and maintain viable Challenges and opportunities for green economies 11 populations of species of the Guianas in order to sustain important ecological processes and services, while supporting the region’s socio-economic development. 2. STATE OF THE GUIANAS: BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES 13 WWF Biodiversity 13 WWF is one of the world’s largest, most experienced independent Forests 23 conservation organizations, with over 5 million supporters and a Rivers and other freshwater systems 29 global network active in more than 100 countries. Marine and coastal systems 33 WWF’s mission is to stop the degradation of the planet’s natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature, by conserving the world’s biological diversity, ensuring 3. -
Report Cr/01/096N a Mineralogical Examination of a Magnetic Tropical Brown Soil from Cambodia and a Possible Synthetic Analogue Made with Soil from Devon
REPORT CR/01/096N A MINERALOGICAL EXAMINATION OF A MAGNETIC TROPICAL BROWN SOIL FROM CAMBODIA AND A POSSIBLE SYNTHETIC ANALOGUE MADE WITH SOIL FROM DEVON M T Styles, D C Entwisle, D A Gunn, E Hodgkinson, P D Jackson, S J Kemp, L M Nelder, K J Northmore and E J Steadman British Geological Survey Keyworth Nottingham United Kingdom NG12 5GG British Geological Survey COMMISSIONED REPORT CR/01/096N A MINERALOGICAL EXAMINATION OF A MAGNETIC TROPICAL BROWN SOIL FROM CAMBODIA AND A POSSIBLE SYNTHETIC ANALOGUE MADE WITH SOIL FROM DEVON M T Styles, D C Entwisle, D A Gunn, E Hodgkinson, P D Jackson, S J Kemp, L M Nelder, K J Northmore and E J Steadman Date: June 2001 Classification: Open Geographical index: Cambodia, Devon UK Keywords: Mine detectors, tropical red soils, SEM, XRD,magnetic susceptibilty, resistivity Bibliographic reference: BGS Commissioned Report CR/01/096N A mineralogical examination of a magnetic tropical brown soil from Cambodia and a possible synthetic analogue made with soil from Devon M T Styles, D C Entwisle, D A Gunn, E Hodgkinson, P D Jackson, S J Kemp, L M Nelder, K J Northmore and E J Steadman Front cover illustration: Aggregated grains in clay soil from Cambodia NERC 2001 Keyworth, Nottingham, British Geological Survey, 2001 BGS Report CR/01/096N 04/07/01 Table of contents 1. Introduction .............................................................................................................. 1 2. General comments on tropical clay soils pertinent to the investigations undertaken in this report. .................................................................................................................2 2.1 Formation of tropical clay soils (pedogenesis) ................................................. 2 2.2 Moisture sensitivity of tropical clay soils ......................................................... 4 2.3 The Cambodian “Battambang soil” investigated in the current study. -
Ferrallitic and Ferruginous Tropical Soils of West
FERRALLITIC AND FERRUGINOUS TROPICAL SOILS OF WEST AFRICA Terry R. Forbes Agronomy Mimeo 73-20 Department of Agronomy Cornell University Ithaca, New York 14850 Decembe. 1973 Supported by grant csd 2834 to Cornell University by the Agency for International Development under the Institutional Grants Program established by Section 211(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 as amended in 1966. This review of the literature on Ferrallitic and Ferruginous Tropical soils was completed in 1973, but reproduction was delayed until the content could be appraised by C. Charreau of IRAT during his service as Visiting Profes;;or at ('Crnell in early 197h. Professor Charreau has found that the paper reflects the French literature cited accurately. He has noted that much work is under way currently on Ferrallitic and Ferruginous soils and that concepts are changing, especially for Ferruginous soils. Readers are advised to follow the French literature as it appears. For example ORSTOM Memoire No. 61, Les Sols Rouges sur Sables et sur Gr~s d'Afrique Occidentale, by R. Fauck, which was issued in late 1972, adds to the information reported here but was not available to the author. Table of Contents Page I. Introduction ......... ............................. 1 II. Geographic Distribution of Ferrallitic and Ferruginous Tropical Soils ............ ........................ 1 III. A Model of Ferrallitic and Ferruginous Tropical Soils . 2 IV. Fundamental Tenets of the French Classification System Applicable to Ferruginous Tropical and Ferrallitic Soils . 7 V. The Revised Classification of Ferrallitic Soils ... ....... 9 VI. Examples of Ferrallitic Soils ........ ................ 12 VII. Classification of Ferruginous Tropical Soils .. ......... ... 18 VIII. Examples of Ferruginous Tropical Soils ... -
Organisation of Soils Along the Sides of Interfluves in the Western
Asian Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 5(1): 1-19, 2019; Article no.AJSSPN.51629 ISSN: 2456-9682 Organisation of Soils along the Sides of Interfluves in the Western Highlands of Cameroon: Case Study of an Andosolic Toposequence on Trachyte in the Upper Part of the Southern Limb of Bambouto Mountains J. C. Fopoussi Tuebue1*, S. D. Basga2, P. Tematio3 and J. P. Nguetnkam4 1Department of Sciences, Jesus and Mary Secondary High School, P.O.Box 185CS101, Yaounde, Cameroon. 2Institute of Agricultural Research for Development (IRAD), P.O.Box 41, Garoua, Cameroon. 3Department of Earth Science, University of Dschang, P.O.Box 67, Cameroon. 4Department of Earth Sciences, University of Ngaoundéré, P.O.Box 454, Dschang, Cameroon. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out by author JCFT under the supervision of authors JPN and PT. Author SDB contributed to the exploitation of results. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/AJSSPN/2019/v5i130058 Editor(s): (1) Dr. Pankaj Gupta, Dolphin (PG) College of Science & Agriculture, Punjabi University, India. Reviewers: (1) Seweta Srivastava, Lovely Professional University, India. (2) Balthazar Michael Msanya, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania. Complete Peer review History: https://sdiarticle4.com/review-history/51629 Received 16 July 2019 Accepted 21 September 2019 Original Research Article Published 12 October 2019 ABSTRACT The acquisition of knowledge on soils tells how to use them sustainably. So, the organization of soils along the sides of interfluves in the western highlands of Cameroon was put into relief in order to understand their genesis, organization, and evolution. -
Phylogenetic Position and Notes on the Natural History of Pimelabditus
Phylogenetic position and notes on the natural history of Pimelabditus moli Parisi & Lundberg, 2009 (Teleostei: Siluriformes), a recently discovered pimelodid catfish from the Maroni River basin by John G. LUNDBERG* (1), Raphaël COVAIN (2, 3, 4), John P. SULLIVAN (5) & Sonia FISCH-MULLER (2) Abstract. - The recent description of a distinctive new pimelodid catfish, Pimelabditus moli Parisi & Lundberg, 2009, from the Maroni River basin of Suriname and French Guiana, added an unresolved taxon to the family. Here we include P. moli in ongoing molecular and morphological phylogenetic studies of the Pimelodidae. We sequenced > 7.5 KB of aligned bases from the nuclear rag1 and rag2 genes and the mitochondrial mt-rnr1, mt-rnr2 and mt-cyb genes. Results provide strong support for the placement of P. moli as the sister taxon to Pimelodus ornatus Kner, 1858. We also describe a structurally complex pterotic-epioccipital fossa shared by P. moli and P. ornatus that provides an unambiguous synapomor- phy indicating their close relationship. Furthermore, the molecular and morphological data recover the P. moli -P. ornatus Clade as the sister group to the Calophysus-Pimelodus Clade. Pimelabditus moli is a rare species, known from just five specimens. Notes on the provenance, capture and habitat of P. moli are provided. RésuMé. - Placement phylogénétique et notes sur l’histoire naturelle de Pimelabditus moli Parisi & Lundberg, 2009 (Teleostei : Siluriformes), un poisson-chat pimélodidé récemment découvert du bassin du fleuve Maroni. La description récente d’un poisson-chat pimélodidé nouveau et particulier, Pimelabditus moli Parisi & Lundberg, 2009, des versants surinamais et guyanais du fleuve Maroni, a mis en évidence un taxon dont la position phylogénétique n’est pas résolue. -
The Relationship Between Hydrodynamic Properties and Weathering of Soils Derived from Volcanic Rocks, Galapagos Islands (Ecuador)
Environ Geol (2008) 56:45–58 DOI 10.1007/s00254-007-1138-3 ORIGINAL ARTICLE The relationship between hydrodynamic properties and weathering of soils derived from volcanic rocks, Galapagos Islands (Ecuador) M. Adelinet Æ J. Fortin Æ N. d’Ozouville Æ S. Violette Received: 20 March 2007 / Accepted: 13 November 2007 / Published online: 4 December 2007 Ó Springer-Verlag 2007 Abstract The aim of this interdisciplinary study is to Keywords Physical soil properties Á examine a component of the hydrological cycle in Gala- Hydraulic conductivity Á Mineralogical composition Á pagos by characterizing soil properties. Nine soil profiles Galapagos Islands were sampled on two islands. Their physical and hydro- dynamic properties were analyzed, along with their mineralogical composition. Two groups of soils were Introduction identified, with major differences between them. The first group consists of soils located in the highlands ([350 m During the last decades, the Galapagos Islands have a.s.l.), characterized by low hydraulic conductivity experienced a constant increase of human population and (\10-5 ms-1) and low porosity (\25%). These soils are consequently a growing demand for water. Understanding thick (several meters) and homogeneous without coarse that the hydrological cycle is fundamental for water components. Their clay fraction is considerable and resource management, soil porosity, permeability, mineral dominated by gibbsite. The second group includes soils composition and particle size are important elements located in the low parts of the islands (\300 m a.s.l.). within this cycle. Spatial variations of hydraulic properties These soils are characterized by high hydraulic conduc- can influence the amount and distribution of infiltration in tivity ([10-3 ms-1) and high porosity ([35%). -
Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Microfabric of Soils
59 GEOCHEMISTRY, MINERALOGY AND MICROFABRIC OF SOILS GEORGE PEDRO INRA-ORSTOM, Laboratoire des Sols, INRA - Route de St-Cyr, 78000 Versailles, France ABSTRACT The modem characterisation of soils is baskd primarily on the type of pedogenesis and on i their behaviour resulting from the pedoclimatic conditions. This general evolution results from the imbalance of the lithosphere's rocks when the primary minerals become exposed to both the atmosphere and the biosphere: a new state of equilibrium that must correspond with the curreni conditions of the surface environment. This adaptation of pedological covers to their environment assumes two aspects: change in chemical and mineralogical constitution, and development of a characteristic organisation (fabric) at all levels, especially at the microscopic level corresponding to the *i plasma. 1 Constitution: The new constitution is essential due to geochemical processes (weathering) leading to the formation of characteristic minerals (clays and hydroxides). These new com- , ,., ponents (secondary constituents), which can vary with environmental conditions, are of size and have a cryptocrystalline nature. They make up the so called "plasma", a divided phase having an expanded surface area that demonstrates all types of physico- chemical interface phenomena such as ion exchange and hydration with consequences par- titularly on the mi&oscopic fabric. hlicro-organisation: As the plasma is made up of many particles and forms a "solid-water" il system, problems conceming particle arrangement play a major role, especially in .the 'I domains of texture and microstructure. Particle arrangement depends on the mineraloglcal of the solid phase and on the properties of the contact solution which can play a as a result of its composition, concentration, or hydric suction.