Figures: Population Growth and Forest Cover Change by David Dodds

Figure 1. Map of traditional territories of the Miskito in Honduras and Nicaragua. The study site is located on the western coastal lagoon beneath the title "Cabo Camarón" on the northeast coast of Honduras. Source: Nietschmann (1997:195).

 

 

Figure 2. Map of proposed Plapawans reserve system in eastern Honduras. The Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve now covers zones I, II, and III. Source: Herlihy (1997:122).

 

 

Figure 3. Study communities and planting areas. The three communities which plant in Banaka are located on the Caribbean coast: Ibans, Cocobila, and Belen. The plain of Banaka is located in the center of the scene. In addition to Banaka, other planting areas important to these communities are the Río Tinto Negro, Crique Paru, and Río Plátano. Imagery from Landsat Thematic Mapper scene of January 21, 1995 displayed in visible bands (Band 1=blue, Band 2=green, Band 3=red). For a sense of scale, the lagoon is approximately 10 kilometers wide. White lines indicates approximate watershed boundaries.

 

 

Figure 4. Agricultural extensification on the plain of Banaka. Polygons bound areas of agricultural disturbance through time: 1960=white, 1989=yellow, 1995=red. The colored background is imagery from the Landsat Thematic Mapper scene of January 21, 1995 displayed in visible bands (Band 1=blue, Band 2=green, Band 3=red). Dark green areas are broadleaf rain forest. Yellow-green areas are succession from previous agriculture. Pink/red areas are newly cleared fields in 1995. Light blue at top right is the Laguna de Ibans.

 

 

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