Diferenciação espacial do uso e aproveitamento dos recursos florestais no distrito de Matutuine

Abstract

The present work addresses the spatial differentiation of the use and exploitation of forest resources in Matutuine District. In the study area, agriculture, livestock and forestry exploitation (cutting firewood, production of charcoal and construction material) were recognized as the main forms of use and exploitation of forest resources. The objective of the work is to study the different ways of using and exploiting forest resources. | The study was based on the analysis of Land Sat satellite images from two epochs 1991-2002, maps (topographic, land use and cover and soil), literature review and field work. , ; i During the eleven (11) years that separate the two images used for this work, there was an increase in the agricultural and pasture area and the forest area reduced. Forest degradation is most severe in the Catuana and Misseveni Administrative Posts, where the main factor is human action. To better proceed with the study, the structured work was divided into five chapters. The first presents the introduction in which the problem is addressed, the work objectives, the justification as well as the assumptions about the forms of use and exploitation of forest resources in Matutine. The second chapter refers essentially to the methodological procedure consisting of three phases/The first phase is the bibliographic consultation, the second is the preparation and carrying out of field work and the third and last production and analysis of the results. Also in this chapter, key concepts and the theoretical framework, vegetation parameters and forest classification criteria are presented.(TRADUÇÁO NOSSA)