Collaborative Protected Area Management in Vietnam

1:15,000 scale (vertical 1:7,500) model of the Que Son District, Quang Nam Province, Vietnam (Sep. 2003)

Note: The model covers a total land area of 675 km² (30 km x 22.5 km). Depicted data reflect the cognitive maps of 80 local people most pertaining to ethnic groups, 30 school children local teachers of a primary and secondary school.

Method/tools: P3DM and GIS

"Aerial view" of the 1:15,000 scale model (1:7,500 vertical scale).
Click the model to see a higher resolution image.

The model has been used for collaborative research and planning purposes with the objective of establishing an elephant conservation area in full consultation with local communities. In this context the model has been used for land use planning and for establishing forest protection groups in villages

More on the The Central Annamites Initiative

More on the existing Human-Elephant Conflicts in Tien Phuoc & Tra My Districts Quang Nam Province, Vietnam

Model produced by local stakeholders in the framework of the USAID/WWF US funded
(2001-2003) MOSAIC (Management of Strategic Areas for Integrated Conservation) project
Organizers: WWF Indochina Programme, Center for Environment, Tourism and Development and Department of Forest Protection of Quang Nam Province