Data from ILAM surveys conducted by ARCOS in Bugesera landscape for year 2017

Jean Paul Kubwimana1, Faustin Gashakamba1, Dr Sam Kanyamibwa2

1 Albertine Rift Conservation Society, KIG 14 Ave #45, 1735, Kigali, Rwanda; 2 ARCOS, 1735, Kigali, Rwanda

Corresponding author(s): Jean Paul Kubwimana (jkubwimana@arcosnetwork.org), Faustin Gashakamba (fgashakamba@arcosnetwork.org)

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Resource Citation

Kubwimana J P (2018): Data from ILAM surveys conducted by ARCOS in Bugesera landscape for year 2017. v1.1. Albertine Rift Conservation Society (ARCOS). Dataset/Samplingevent. http://arbmis.arcosnetwork.org/ipt/resource?r=bugesera_ilam_data_2017&v=1.1

Abstract

This is the data collected by ARCOS as part of its Integrated Landscape Assessment and Monitoring (ILAM) programme. The dataset covers all biodiversity records collected in Bugesera Landscape in Year 2017

Keywords: Samplingevent

General description

Purpose: The purpose was to collect biodiversity data that could inform on the status and trends of biodiversity, socio economy of community and ecosystem services as well as threats associated to water-energy-and food security nexus along Bugesera wetland landscape to inform on future planning

Project details

Project title: Integrated Landscape Assessment and Monitoring (ILAM)
Personnel: Jean Paul Kubwimana, Dr Sam Kanyamibwa, Faustin Gashakamba
Funding: The funding for this study was generously given by the Government of Rwanda through its Environment and Climate Change fund (FONERWA). Other partners also contributed to the funding of the surveys including the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) through its Biodiversity Information for Development (BID) programme as well as the International Foundation for Science (IFS) through its research grant programme.
Study area descriptions/descriptor: This dataset covers the wetlands of Bugesera landscape including the Akanyaru and Rweru-Mugesera wetlands
Design description: The Integrated Landscape Assessment and Monitoring (ILAM) model is designed to reflect the State-Pressure-Response Framework (OECD, 1999) which is a popular model in biodiversity and ecosystem services assessment, monitoring and reporting (Kristensen 2004). The Pressure-State-Response framework is based on causality: human activities impose pressures on the environment and change the quality and quantity of natural resources (state). Likewise, society also responds to these changes through environmental, economic and sector policies (responses).
In that regard, a set of 25 indicators have been identified to cover biodiversity, ecosystem services, and socio-economic aspects in the landscape. For biodiversity, key taxa that are looked at include birds, odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) and butterflies. Plants are also sampled along the transects.

Data published through GBIF: http://arbims.arcosnetwork.org/ipt/resource?r=bugesera_ilam_data_2017

Taxonomic coverage

Spatial coverage

General spatial coverage: Bugesera Landscape in Southern Rwanda
Coordinates: 2°26'16.8''S and 1°56'38.4''S Latitude; 29°53'56.4''E and 30°26'16.8''E Longitude 

Temporal coverage: February 1, 2017 - June 30, 2017

Datasets

Dataset description
Object name: Darwin Core Archive Data from ILAM surveys conducted by ARCOS in Bugesera landscape for year 2017
Character encoding: UTF-8
Format name: Darwin Core Archive format
Format version: 1.0
Distribution: http://arbims.arcosnetwork.org/ipt/archive.do?r=bugesera_ilam_data_2017
Publication date of data: 2021-09-28
Language: English
Licences of use: Public Domain (CC0 1.0)

Metadata language: English
Date of metadata creation: 2018-11-12
Hierarchy level: Dataset