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Walking the broadleaf forest: how an assessment is prepared
Before any report there are days of walking. Here is how the team plans a field assessment and what it records on every walk.
Every assessment starts with a walk: getting to know the terrain, its access routes and the condition of the forest before defining plots or taking samples.
What we record
- Dominant species and signs of illegal logging.
- Damage from fires, pests or bark beetle.
- GPS points of boundaries, streams and roads.
With that information, the office prepares the sampling design and the study schedule.
By Equipo técnico de CONFOAS · Juticalpa, Olancho