Perspectives on Applications of Geospatial Technology and Landscape Ecology for Conservation Planning in the Global South

Henry N. N. Bulley, Oludunsin T. Arodudu, Esther A. Obonyo, Aniko Polo-Akpisso, Esther Shupel Ibrahim and Yazidhi Bamutaze
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Henry N. N. Bulley: BMCC, City University of New York, USA
Oludunsin T. Arodudu: Maynooth University, Ireland
Esther A. Obonyo: Penn State University, USA
Aniko Polo-Akpisso: Laboratory of Botany and Plant Ecology, Université de Lomé, Togo
Esther Shupel Ibrahim: Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Müncheberg, Germany & Department of Geography Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany & National Centre for Remote Sensing, Jos, Nigeria
Yazidhi Bamutaze: Makerere University, Uganda

International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research (IJAGR), 2023, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-23

Abstract: Rapidly changing landscapes and disturbance regimes in the Global South impact the viability of conservation planning. Although conservation planning processes benefit from reliable multi-scale and multi-temporal data on landscape changes, this is not widely understood. In this paper, the authors examine landscape change dynamics and disturbance regimes in the Global South and discuss the methodological needs of characterizing pattern-process relationships of landscape disturbance to facilitate effective conservation planning. For example, geospatial analysis of Nairobi-Namanga Road, in the Kaputei Plains of Kenya, was used to highlight impacts of road infrastructure on wooded grassland and open grasslands, on wildlife migration corridors and livelihoods. The authors discuss how integration of geospatial technologies and landscape ecology metrics could enhance conservation planning and decision-making in the Global South. The benefits of coupling the decision-making process with stakeholder engagements and nature-based solutions to ensure viable conservation of biodiversity were also discussed.

Date: 2023
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