Community-led mapping for land rights and forest protection in Sarawak with QField

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In parts of Sarawak (Malaysia), indigenous communities are actively resisting deforestation and fighting for land rights. For one The Bruno Manser Fonds working with villages in the Baramarea, community mapping has become a practical way to support that work while also protecting and passing on local knowledge.

The goal is simple to describe, but powerful in practice: create maps that show where …

Building on Top of QFieldCloud

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The main objective was to allow operators to access in the field the graphic and alphanumeric data on trees, shrubs, hedges, turf and street furniture elements in offline mode both in reading and editing mode with the return of these data in GINVE.CLOUD via a synchronisation procedure.

Young Farmers Use QField to Reduce Deforestation by 71% in Ghana's Forests

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How a community-based monitoring program in Ghana's Tano Offin Forest Reserve used QField to achieve remarkable conservation results through Payment for Ecosystem Services